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Osisko Metals Intersects 323 Metres Averaging 0.43% Cu at Gaspé Project
Globenewswire· 2025-05-05 11:00
Core Insights - Osisko Metals has announced new drilling results from the Gaspé Copper Project, confirming the potential for resource expansion both at depth and to the south of the current deposit [1][4][10] Drilling Results - Drill hole 30-1065 intersected 323.0 metres averaging 0.43% Cu and 3.18 g/t Ag, with a higher-grade section of 13.3 metres averaging 2.50% Cu and 17.8 g/t Ag [5] - Drill hole 30-1061 extended mineralization to a vertical depth of 712 metres, with significant intersections of 172.5 metres averaging 0.18% Cu and 1.52 g/t Ag, and 215.5 metres averaging 0.31% Cu and 2.67 g/t Ag [5] - Drill hole 30-1064 extended mineralization to a vertical depth of 618 metres, with intersections of 164.7 metres averaging 0.26% Cu and 1.94 g/t Ag [5] - Drill hole 30-1067, located 215 metres south of the 2024 MRE model, intersected 136.8 metres averaging 0.32% Cu and 3.18 g/t Ag, indicating that mineralization remains open to the south [5][6] Geological Insights - The new drilling results support a revised geological model, with mineralization occurring as disseminations and veinlets of chalcopyrite, primarily controlled stratigraphically [7][9] - The current drilling program aims to convert the November 2024 Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) to Measured and Indicated categories and to explore deeper stratigraphy [11][10] Resource Estimates - The Gaspé Copper Project currently has Indicated Mineral Resources of 824 million tonnes averaging 0.34% CuEq and Inferred Mineral Resources of 670 million tonnes averaging 0.38% CuEq [16] - The project hosts the largest undeveloped copper resource in eastern North America, strategically located near existing infrastructure [16]