Prospector Podcast – Alaska Silver CEO Kit Marrs: High Grade Water Pump Creek Silver Hits & 2026 Drill Expansion Revealed
Join Michael Fox as he interviews Kit Marrs, President and CEO of Alaska Silver (TSX: WAM) (OTCQX: WAMFF), formerly Western Alaska Minerals, who details their massive 86,000-acre Illinois Creek District in western Alaska—home to high-grade silver at Water Pump Creek and the past-producing Illinois Creek oxide gold mine. Kit shares blockbuster drill results like 38 g/t silver and 12% zinc over 5.9m at Water Pump Creek, plus 148 g/t silver over 4.4m at Silver Sage, alongside a 250% tonnage boost in the updated Illinois Creek gold resource. Looking ahead, Alaska Silver’s fully funded 2026 program ramps up with 3,000m of deep drilling at Water Pump Creek South, a second rig at Silver Sage, surface trenching, and PEA studies for multiple deposits, all supported by new heavy-duty rigs and streamlined Alaska permitting—including an all-weather road to the Yukon River. With strong long-term metal price trends favoring their projects, discover why this junior miner is poised for growth amid silver and gold volatility!
