QC Copper and Gold Inc. (TSX-V:QCCU, OTCQB:QCCUF), part of the Ore Group of companies, announced the start of its fall 2021 drilling program on its Opemiska property near Chapais in Quebec within the prolific Chibougamau region.
The Toronto-based junior explorer said the 6,000-metre program is focused on testing the extensions of the Saddle Zone and the Eastern Veins and on confirming the orientation of multiple mineralized structures in both areas.
In addition, some holes will target some pillars within the mined-out portions of Veins #2 and #3 in order to infill some halo holes and to get additional intersections in the footwalls of existing veins, said the company.
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"This drilling program will help to expand the existing resources and to better understand the vein sets in the Springer-Perry open pit deposit,” Charles Beaudry, who is the director and VP of exploration for QC Copper, said in a statement.
“We are currently in the planning phase of a much larger drilling program scheduled to start in January and which is expected to lead to a revised mineral resource estimate later in 2022. We are confident that expansion is highly probable, and a staged drill approach is planned to first identify on Opemiska and on the adjacent Cooke-Robitaille properties those areas where definition drilling will lead to indicated resources".
Robust drill program for 2022
QC Copper said it has identified “four priority targets” with the potential to add resources to the currently defined NI 43-101 resource within the conceptual pit of the Springer-Perry deposit. These targets are the Saddle Zone, the Eastern Veins, Perry Mine at depth, and the Beaver Lake Fault corridor, including the Cooke and Robitaille Mines.
“Management considers these areas as very likely to augment the existing inventory of resources on the Opemiska project,” noted the company.
QC Copper said it is currently designing this robust drill program for 2022 and working out its logistics.
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