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Auriginal starts 5,200 m drill program at Roger

Auriginal Breaks Ground on Roger VMS Drill Program, But Execution Risk Looms Over Unproven Hypothesis

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Mar 25, 2026 · 11:27 AUME · 0.06 Auriginal Mining Corp.
Executive Summary
  • Auriginal Mining Corp. has officially commenced a 5,200-metre diamond drill program at its 100% owned Roger project in Quebec.
  • The program targets extensions of historic copper-gold porphyry mineralization at approximately 500 metres depth and tests a newly interpreted volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) system.
  • Downhole electromagnetic (EM) surveys will be conducted in every new hole to refine vectoring toward conductive plates identified across a 1.5 km strike length.
  • A preliminary 3D model suggests mineralization thickens in a pattern consistent with a volcanic dome or cryptodome, which management posits as the heat source for VMS formation.
  • All permits are secured, site preparation is complete, and field operations are active.
Material Impact
  • The news is fully aligned with prior corporate guidance. The December 2025 announcement outlined a Phase I program of ~4,675 metres, and the January 2026 3D modeling update revised the target to ~5,154 metres for a Q1 2026 start.
  • This release confirms execution but introduces zero new geological data, assay results, or resource estimates. It is a standard operational milestone.
  • The VMS hypothesis remains entirely theoretical and relies on reinterpretation of historic geophysical and geochemical data. No drill intercepts have validated the model.
  • Given the lack of unexpected information and the routine nature of a drill commencement, the market impact is expected to be minimal. The stock is likely to remain range-bound until assay results are released.
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Company Overview
  • Auriginal Mining Corp. (formerly Kintavar Exploration Inc.) is a junior exploration company focused on copper and gold assets in Quebec.
  • Flagship Project: Roger Project (100% owned). Historically explored for porphyry-style Cu-Au mineralization. Management has pivoted the exploration thesis toward a gold-rich VMS system overlying the known porphyry, drawing analogies to Agnico Eagle’s LaRonde 20N deposit.
  • Secondary Asset: Anik JV (25% non-operating interest, 75% owned and operated by IAMGOLD). Located in the Nelligan Gold Camp, currently undergoing an 8-hole, 1,600-metre drill program.
  • Stage: Early-stage exploration. No defined mineral resource estimate is currently reported for the Roger project under NI 43-101.
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