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Skeena Intersects Thick 58.50 metre Interval Grading 4.06 g/t AuEq within 21C Zone Development Buffer at Eskay Creek

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Skeena Resources Limited (TSX: SKE, OTCQX: SKREF) (“Skeena” or the “Company” - https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/skeena-resources-ltd/) is pleased to report additional diamond drill core results from the Phase 2 drilling campaign at the Eskay Creek Project (“Eskay Creek” or the “Project”) located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia. The Phase 2 infill program, focused upon resource category conversions for the Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”) on open-pit constrained resources, is now complete. One drill rig is active at the Project finalizing a 5,000 m near-mine exploration program. Reference images are presented at the end of this release as well as on the Company’s website.

Eskay Creek Infill Drilling Highlights - 21B, 21C and 21E Zones
  • 27 g/t Au, 59 g/t Ag (4.06 g/t AuEq) over 58.50 m (SK-20-575)
  • 37 g/t Au, 20 g/t Ag (15.64 g/t AuEq) over 10.26 m (SK-20-580)
  • 73 g/t Au, 120 g/t Ag (3.33 g/t AuEq) over 33.85 m (SK-20-655)
  • 36 g/t Au, 6 g/t Ag (2.44 g/t AuEq) over 48.50 m (SK-20-668)
  • 62 g/t Au, 143 g/t Ag (4.53 g/t AuEq) over 40.00 m (SK-20-689)
Gold Equivalent (AuEq) calculated via the formula: Au (g/t) + [Ag (g/t) / 75]. True widths range from 70-100% of reported core lengths. Length weighted AuEq composites are constrained by geological considerations. Grade-capping of individual assays has not been applied to the Au and Ag assays informing the length-weighted AuEq composites. Metallurgical processing recoveries have not been applied to the AuEq calculation and are taken at 100%. Samples below detection limit were nulled to a value of zero.

21C Zone Again Delivers Robust Widths

Drilling results from the 21C Zone continue to produce exceptional grades and widths as exemplified by a 58.50 m intercept grading 3.27 g/t Au, 59 g/t Ag (4.06 g/t AuEq; SK-20-575). This intersection occurs 25 m east of previously reported 49.60 m intersection of 7.17 g/t Au, 146 g/t Ag (9.12 g/t AuEq; SK-20-579). Gold-silver replacement mineralization within the 21C Zone is dominantly hosted in the footwall felsic volcanics which are intensely sericitized; minor exhalative mineralization is hosted within the overlying historically mined Contact Mudstone.

21E Zone – High-Grade Silver

Results received from the 21E Zone are equally impressive as highlighted by 40.00 m of 2.62 g/t Au, 143 g/t Ag (4.53 g/t AuEq; SK-20-689) including subintervals containing high-grade silver grading 12.15 g/t Au, 2,260 g/t Ag (42.28 g/t AuEq) over 1.00 m and 2.29 g/t Au, 889 g/t Ag (14.14 g/t AuEq) over 1.15 m. Infill drilling within the 21E and other zones throughout the Eskay Creek Deposit continues to confirm and upgrade the Inferred resources defined by wide-spaced historical drilling.

About Skeena

Skeena Resources Limited is a Canadian mining exploration company focused on developing the past-producing Eskay Creek gold-silver mine located in Tahltan Territory in the Golden Triangle of northwest British Columbia, Canada. The Company released a robust Preliminary Economic Assessment in late 2019 and is currently focused on infill and exploration drilling at Eskay Creek to advance the project to Prefeasibility. Skeena is also exploring the past-producing Snip gold mine.

Qualified Persons

Exploration activities at the Eskay Creek Project are administered on site by the Company’s Exploration Managers, Raegan Markel, P.Geo. and Adrian Newton, P.Geo. In accordance with National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, Paul Geddes, P.Geo. Vice President Exploration and Resource Development, is the Qualified Person for the Company and has prepared, validated and approved the technical and scientific content of this news release. The Company strictly adheres to CIM Best Practices Guidelines in conducting, documenting, and reporting the exploration activities on its projects.

Quality Assurance – Quality Control

Once received from the drill and processed, all drill core samples are sawn in half, labelled and bagged. The remaining drill core is subsequently securely stored on site. Numbered security tags are applied to lab shipments for chain of custody requirements. The Company inserts quality control (QC) samples at regular intervals in the sample stream, including blanks and reference materials with all sample shipments to monitor laboratory performance. The QAQC program was designed and approved by Lynda Bloom, P.Geo. of Analytical Solutions Ltd., and is overseen by the Company’s Qualified Person, Paul Geddes, P.Geo, Vice President Exploration and Resource Development.

Drill core samples are submitted to ALS Geochemistry’s analytical facility in North Vancouver, British Columbia for preparation and analysis. The ALS facility is accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard for gold assays and all analytical methods include quality control materials at set frequencies with established data acceptance criteria. The entire sample is crushed and 1 kg is pulverized. Analysis for gold is by 50 g fire assay fusion with atomic absorption (AAS) finish with a lower limit of 0.01 ppm and upper limit of 100 ppm. Samples with gold assays greater than 100 ppm are re-analyzed using a 50 g fire assay fusion with gravimetric finish. Analysis for silver is by 50 g fire assay fusion with gravimetric finish with a lower limit of 5ppm and upper limit of 10,000 ppm. Samples with silver assays greater than 10,000 ppm are re-analyzed using a gravimetric silver concentrate method. A selected number of samples are also analyzed using a 48 multi-element geochemical package by a 4-acid digestion, followed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS) and also for mercury using an aqua regia digest with Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) finish. Samples with sulfur reporting greater than 10% from the multi-element analysis are re-analyzed for total sulfur by Leco furnace and infrared spectroscopy.

Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements

Certain statements made and information contained herein may constitute “forward looking information” and “forward looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation. These statements and information are based on facts currently available to the Company and there is no assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations. Forward-looking statements and information may be identified by such terms as “anticipates”, “believes”, “targets”, “estimates”, “plans”, “expects”, “may”, “will”, “could” or “would”. Forward-looking statements and information contained herein are based on certain factors and assumptions regarding, among other things, the estimation of mineral resources and reserves, the realization of resource and reserve estimates, metal prices, taxation, the estimation, timing and amount of future exploration and development, capital and operating costs, the availability of financing, the receipt of regulatory approvals, environmental risks, title disputes and other matters. While the Company considers its assumptions to be reasonable as of the date hereof, forward-looking statements and information are not guarantees of future performance and readers should not place undue importance on such statements as actual events and results may differ materially from those described herein. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements or information except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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