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Integra Resources has increased the scope of its Pre-feasibility Study aiming at a 32,000 to 35,000 tons per day heap leach facility and an 8,000 to 10,000 tpd mill facility. The augmented scope and increased throughput at DeLamar, subject to on-going studies, is expected to result in a 50% or greater increase in gold and silver production profile over a longer time-frame relative to the 2019 PEA which showed 124,000 oz AuEq per year over 10 years. The PFS is expected to be completed in Q4 2021. Metallurgical testing of the DeLamar unoxidized material has demonstrated that a portion of this resource can be processed through a larger mill with a similar flowsheet to that used in the PEA. Consequently, the company is considering an 8,000 to 10,000 tpd mill in the PFS as compared to the 2,000 tpd plan in the PEA. The potential increase in mill processing capacity, subject to on-going studies, is expected to result in a 50% or greater increase in gold and silver production profile than that considered in the 2019 PEA. The company does anticipate an increase in capex for the upcoming PFS; however, the expectations are that the increase in capex will be in-line with the larger production profile presented. The company expects to derive a larger percentage of economic contribution from an increase in silver ounces in the PFS.