Inomin Mines drilling Beaver-Lynx Project, British Columbia
Inomin Mines Inc. [TSXV: MINE] has started drilling at the 28,000-hectare Beaver-Lynx polymetallic project in south-central British Columbia. The approximately $2.3 million exploration program represents the largest single exploration investment at Beaver-Lynx to date and features the first-ever drilling at the Lynx block.
The Lynx block hosts multiple magnetic zones interpreted to reflect underlying nickel mineralization. Atlas Drilling Ltd of Kamloops, BC has been contracted to complete the drill project. The drilling program will consist of approximately 4,100 metres of drilling at the Onuki zone, a 6 km² target within the Lynx block. Previous outcrop sampling at Onuki returned values up to 2,640 ppm nickel. Onuki is one of several 3-6 km² magnetic targets identified through airborne surveys and surface rock sampling at Lynx.
Mineralization at Lynx exhibits characteristics similar to the Beaver block to the north, where Inomin has delineated multiple zones of near-surface nickel-magnesium-cobalt mineralization with accessory platinum and palladium.
John Gomez, President of Inomin, commented, “We’ve long viewed Lynx as the key to confirming Beaver-Lynx as a district-scale system. If drilling at Onuki delivers results comparable to Beaver, it would mark a major step toward demonstrating the full scope of this emerging polymetallic district.”
A detailed ground magnetic survey is currently underway at Onuki to refine drill targeting. Subject to permitting process of the Beaver block, some drillholes at Onuki zone will be reallocated to the Beaver South zone to continue expanding the mineralized footprint and advance the project.
The 28,000-hectare Beaver-Lynx project is in south-central British Columbia, approximately 50 km north of Williams Lake and adjacent to the Gibraltar mine, Canada’s second-largest open-pit copper operation. The project benefits from exceptional infrastructure, including all-season road access, nearby hydro-electric power, and proximity to active rail line. The surrounding resource communities provide comprehensive services and a skilled workforce.
Exploration to date has focused exclusively on the Beaver block – including multiple drilling campaigns – indicating the property may host large volumes of nickel and magnesium, along with cobalt, platinum, and palladium. Drilling has also intersected chromium, copper, silver, and gold, underscoring the polymetallic nature of the system.
The adjoining Lynx block, located 10 km south of Beaver, hosts multiple high-priority magnetic and geochemical targets comparable in size – and in some cases potentially larger – than those at Beaver. Together, the two blocks outline a significant district-scale critical minerals opportunity.
The 2026 Beaver-Lynx exploration program is being undertaken in collaboration with Sumitomo Metal Mining Canada Ltd. that is funding the exploration. Sumitomo can earn an interest in the project through an earn-in and joint venture agreement with the company. Inomin is the operator of the project.
An airborne magnetics survey completed over Lynx delineated eight-km-wide ring-like magnetic anomaly and several strong magnetic anomalies – all greater than two km in length – denoted as the Bear, Skulow, and Onuki areas. These three areas were the focus of prospecting; of the seventeen rock samples chipped from outcroppings, nine contained greater than 0.1% nickel with the highest grading sample containing 0.27% nickel.
Inomin Mines is engaged in the identification, acquisition, and exploration of mineral properties with strong potential to host significant resources.