Northstar Gold Corp. (CSE:NSG) CEO Brian Fowler talked with Proactive about new drill results from the company’s Cam Copper Mine, located on the Miller Copper Gold Property near Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Fowler discussed the outcome of a recently completed seven-hole, 1,200-metre drill program designed as an infill campaign to test the down-plunge extension of the project’s Number Two Zone.
The program returned several encouraging intercepts, including 3% copper, nearly six grams per tonne gold, 23 grams per tonne silver and 0.5% molybdenum over three metres.
Fowler noted that these results came from drilling at depth, approximately 50 metres below a previous high-grade intercept, and point to stronger mineralization deeper in the system.
The company is now working on a geological model that will be provided to Micon International Limited, which will prepare a resource estimate and NI 43-101 technical report.
These results will also feed into analysis by Novamera, supporting Northstar Gold Corp’s surgical mining initiative at Cam Copper.
Proactive: Welcome back inside our Proactive newsroom. Joining me now is Brian Fowler, CEO of Northstar Gold Corp. Brian, it’s great to see you again. How are you?
Brian Fowler: I'm well thanks. Hope you're good too.
Doing very well. You and I spoke back in December when you were beginning a seven-hole drill program, essentially a definition drilling campaign. You’ve now received the results. I imagine you’re pleased with what you're seeing at the Cam Copper Mine.
Absolutely. In late December we completed a seven-hole, 1,200-metre drill program. It was an infill program testing the down-plunge extension of our Number Two Zone at the Cam Copper Mine on the Miller Copper Gold Property, about 18 kilometres southeast of Kirkland Lake. This morning we announced the drill results, and we’re very pleased with some of the high-grade intercepts encountered at depth.
That includes about 3% copper, almost six grams gold, 23 grams per tonne silver and half a percent molybdenum over three metres. That’s pretty astounding and highly unexpected, but we’ll take it.
What stands out most to you — the copper numbers, the gold numbers, or the combination?
It’s really the combination. The drilling indicates mineralogy that’s higher temperature than what we previously intercepted. Prior to this, our best intercept was 14.8% copper over 2.5 metres. This new hole was about 50 metres below that.
It indicates we’re clearly on a very fertile structure in this VMS system. The down plunge is showing excellent continuity and is actually getting larger at depth. We think we may just be tapping the core of something big.
What happens next with these results?
We’ll complete our geological model and provide that to Micon International Limited, our consortium partner in the surgical mining initiative. Micon will prepare a resource estimate and NI 43-101 technical report.
That will allow Novamera to apply its analysis and develop economic projections. It also supports our efforts to obtain a mining permit and potentially begin a surgical mining program at Cam Copper as early as next year.
Are you considering additional drilling in the Number Two Zone?
Absolutely. The system remains wide open. While we’re focused on advancing the surgical mining initiative, this intercept shows mineralization improving with depth. It suggests the potential for something larger that could eventually support more conventional underground mining.
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