Exploring Saskatchewan's Newest Copper-Gold Discovery District
Inspiration Mining is engaged in the business of mineral exploration and the acquisition of mineral property assets in Canada. Its objective is to locate and develop properties of merit, and to conduct exploration on the company's properties.
About Inspiration Mining Corp.
Inspiration Mining is engaged in the business of mineral exploration and the acquisition of mineral property assets in Canada. Its objective is to locate and develop properties of merit, and to conduct exploration on the company's properties.
Rottenstone Northwest Project
The Rottenstone Northwest Project consists of the Rottenstone North (4,512 ha) and Rottenstone West (31,011 ha) gold and base metal properties, located within the Rottenstone Domain — a regional northeast-southwest geological corridor.
The Projects are located along the same northeast-southwest trending geological structures that host multiple high-grade showings in the region, including 73.55 g/t Au over 7.5 metres at the Ranger Showing (Ramp Metals news release dated June 17, 2024) and 1.61% Cu at the Rush VMS discovery — a copper target that trends directly into Inspiration's contiguous project (Ramp Metals news release dated January 20, 2025).
Inspiration Mining is one of the largest landholders in the district, strategically positioned along trend with the camp's most active exploration corridor.
Rush VMS Discovery Confirms District‑Scale Potential*
Ramp Metals Inc. (TSXV: RAMP) has systematically advanced its Rottenstone SW property — contiguous and on-trend with Inspiration's land position — from a surface copper discovery in January 2025 to a confirmed and growing VMS system by April 2026. Over 29 drill holes have now been completed across two seasons, with hit rates of 8/10 holes in the 2025 program and 9/9 holes in the 2026 winter program.
- Rush-001: 1.21% Cu, 9.34% Zn, 5.59 g/t Ag over 3.53m
- Rush-002: 0.44% Cu, 3.44% Zn, 2.84 g/t Ag over 23.70m
- Rush-009: 1.29% Cu, 12.38% Zn, 0.28% Pb, 7.47 g/t Ag over 2.55m
- Rush-010: 0.78% Cu, 1.91% Zn, 0.53% Pb, 12.71 g/t Ag over 27.00m
The 2026 winter program intersected VMS-style mineralization in all 9 holes drilled, and identified a new deeper zone approximately 70m west of the known trend — confirming continuity and significant expansion potential. Ramp is now advancing additional targets including Redridge (2.4 km EM anomaly, soils up to 245 ppm Cu / 852 ppb Ag) and Runway (surface grabs returning Pt-Pd-Ni signatures). Assay results from the 2026 program are pending.
*This section pertains to information about Ramp Metals' neighbouring Rottenstone SW property. Mineralization hosted on adjacent and/or nearby and/or geologically similar properties is not necessarily indicative of mineralization hosted on the company's properties.
Rottenstone North and Rottenstone West give Inspiration a substantial land position along the district's northeast-southwest geological corridor. Historical massive sulphide occurrences at Rottenstone West provide targets for modern exploration.
The 608-metre maiden program at Rottenstone North provides core, geological observations and assay data to inform the next stage of evaluation. The Company is reviewing the results and plans a structural re-log of the core and reassessment of targets before deciding on further drilling.