The Joutel Eagle Property sits to the north of Orford's 100% owned Joutel South Property and to the west of Orford's 100% owned McClure East property
Map of the Joutel Eagle South Gold Zone. (Credit: CNW Group/Orford Mining Corporation)
Orford Mining Corporation (TSXV: ORM) (Orford) is pleased to report that it has received all pending assays from its 2023 drilling program on its Joutel Eagle Property (“Joutel Eagle”) located along the prolific Casa-Berardi Structural Zone in the Abitibi region of Quebec.
Results from assays have confirmed, extended, and better defined a series of thick, near-surface mineralized zones (“South Gold Zone”) within 150 metres of surface including:
Gold mineralization intersected in the top 40 metres in hole 23-JE-008 which reported 1.7g/t Au over 15.7m from 21.65 to 37.35 m, including 5.8g/t Au over 4.1m (Table 1).
23-JE-004 that reported 4.1g/t Au over 14.6m from 100.30 to 114.90m including higher grade intervals (Table 1).
Newly received assay results (Table 1) include 3.8 g/t Au over 10.0 m from 108.0 m to 111.0 m in hole in 23-JE-016.
Thick mineralized intersections of up to 1.1g/t Au over 54.7m including higher grade intervals of 1.7g/t Au over 28.6m (23-JE-015, Table 1) were reported from the South Gold Zone.
Drilling down-dip of shallow mineralization at the South Gold Zone has confirmed the extension of mineralization at depth (e.g., 22-JE-001 & 22-JE-002, Figure 2) with all intercepts remaining open at depth. Historical drilling indicates that mineralization continues to 300m depth and is open below that (Figure 2).
Drilling to the north of the South Gold Zone has identified a new mineralized trend (“North Gold Zone”, Figure 1) which reported 1.3g/t Au over 16.1m (23-JE-007, Table 1).
Note that all drilling intervals are down-hole lengths. True thicknesses cannot be estimated with available information.
David Christie, President and CEO of Orford, commented, “The results from the 2023 drilling campaign on the South Gold Zone at the Joutel Eagle property has proven our hypothesis of a shallow and thick zone hosting continuous gold mineralization. These results will be used to plan infill drilling and expand results at depth in order to achieve a resource estimate. We look forward to also drill testing the newly discovered North Gold Zone along strike.”
The 15 holes drilled at the South Gold Zone during the 20221 and 20232 programs have shown that the South Gold Zone hosts higher grade gold mineralization over wider intervals than had been reported historically. The South Gold Zone mineralization is open at depth and is observed as deep as 300m in historical drilling reporting 2.9g/t over 6.3 including 5.3g/t Au over 2.3m in hole 83-033 (Figure 2). Gold mineralization is associated with sulphides, sericite and quartz-pyrite with associated quartz-carbonate veins of similar style to the nearby Eagle-Telbel Mine.
Two holes (23-JE-006 and 23-JE-007, Table 1) from the 2023 program were drilled to the North of the South Gold Zone in a previously untested area of the property. These holes intersected a new gold-bearing horizon 150 metres to the north of the South Gold Zone and reported 1.3 g/t Au over 16.1 metres from 201.0 metres depth including higher grade intervals of up to 4.5 g/t Au over 1.1 m (Hole 23-JE-007, Table 1).
Measurements were collected during the drill program with a core orientation tool and a full structural interpretation will be completed. Future drill programs will aim to extend the South Gold Zone at depth to provide a basis for a resource estimation, and to make additional discoveries along the North Gold Zone.
Source: Company Press Release