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Drill Results

Beauce receives Saint-Simon-les-Mines drilling approval

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Apr 28, 2026 · 20:37 BGF · 0.05 Beauce Gold Fields Inc.
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Executive Summary

  • Beauce Gold Fields has received ATI authorizations (ATI-703 and ATI-704) from Quebec's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests for its 2026 exploration program at the Saint-Simon-les-Mines placer gold project.
  • The authorization permits the company to conduct sonic drilling and seismic refraction geophysical surveys to validate and refine the geometry and gold distribution of the paleoplacer channel.
  • The planned work targets a conceptual exploration area defined in a September 3, 2025, technical report, which estimates a range of 3.86 million cubic metres of 0.81 g/m³ Au to 4.9 g/m³ Au (including nugget effect).

Key Details

  • Authorization Scope: Includes sonic drilling of high-priority deltaic polygons, additional delineation drilling to validate historical data, and geophysical seismic refraction surveys to define bedrock topography beneath the overburden.
  • Validity Period: The authorizations are valid for two years, expiring on April 21, 2028.
  • Exploration Target Metrics: 3.86 million cubic metres of 0.81 g/m³ Au to 4.9 g/m³ Au (including nugget effect).
  • Project Objective: To perform geological and sedimentological characterization of auriferous horizons and improve the understanding of the Saint-Simon-les-Mines paleochannel system.

Notable Quotes

"The receipt of the ATI authorizations marks an important step forward for our 2026 exploration program. With these approvals in place, we can now proceed with sonic drilling and geophysical surveys designed to validate and refine our exploration target and improve our understanding of the paleoplacer channel geometry and gold distribution. This program represents the next step in systematically advancing one of the most significant historical placer gold systems in eastern North America." — Patrick Levasseur, President and CEO

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