The company in-situ recovery operation is expected to sell the first copper cathodes in January 2021.

The drill highlights from zone 2 include 155 metres of 1.36 g/t gold starting at 284.3 metres; and 135 metres of 1.5 g/t gold from 340.2 metres.

After adding the Kilgore project in Idaho to its portfolio in April 2020, Excellon Resources has now increased the size of this property by 28%, adding 14.8 sq. km.

Company expects to declare commercial production at its mine in Côte d’Ivoire in March 2021 quarter.

Blakelock sits in a central location in the Abitibi greenstone belt in Ontario.

The miner is on track to complete the remaining 148,000 metres of its 300,000 metre fully funded drill program in 2021.

The deposit is host to 1.5 million indicated tonnes at 2.57 g/t gold, 0.19% copper and 8.37 g/t silver.

The plant is expected to begin processing ore on December 21.