Auriginal Mining receives drill permits at Roger

Executive Summary

• Auriginal Mining Corp. has secured all necessary work permits to commence a 5,200-metre diamond drill program at its Roger Project in Quebec, with drill site preparation underway and operations scheduled to begin March 5.
• The exploration campaign targets a newly interpreted gold-rich volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) system beneath the historical porphyry-style Au-Cu deposit, utilizing downhole EM surveys to precisely vector toward conductive plates.
• A preliminary 3-D resource model validates the VMS hypothesis, indicating the historical mineralization remains open at depth and to the northeast, with strong geological and geochemical parallels to major VMS deposits like Agnico Eagle's LaRonde 20N.

Key Details

• Permit & Schedule Status: All exploration work permits (ATI) received; drill site preparation is actively underway; drilling anticipated to begin March 5.
• Program Scope: Minimum 5,200 metres of diamond drilling planned for the 2026 campaign.
• Primary Target: New VMS mineralization beneath the existing Rogers gold resource, with the explicit objective of making a new discovery.
• Secondary Target: Depth continuation of the historical porphyry-hosted Cu-Au deposit at the 500 m vertical level.
• Exploration Methodology: Downhole EM (borehole electromagnetic) surveys will be conducted in every new hole to tighten vectoring toward the core of the VMS system.
• Geological Rationale: Recent reinterpretation (relogging, resampling, geochemistry, age dating) suggests the historical Au-Cu deposit sits stratigraphically below a deeper gold-rich VMS system. A continuous sulphide-bearing marker horizon has been traced for 1.5 km in altered felsic to intermediate volcanic rocks typical of VMS environments.
• Historical Data & Conductors: Downhole EM surveys on nine historical holes identified multiple strong off-hole conductors directly beneath and adjacent to the deepest drilling. A strong BHEM anomaly previously detected is believed to relate to massive base-metal sulphide mineralization.
• 3-D Resource Modeling: Preliminary Leapfrog model validates historical drill data, showing significant thickening of mineralization along the axis of an interpreted volcanic dome/cryptodome (the required heat source for VMS systems). Key historical base-metal sulphide intersections align with the NE and SW flanks of this dome structure.
• Strategic Outlook: Company views the Roger porphyry mineralization as open toward the NE and at depth, positioning the project for potential high-grade base-metal discovery and resource expansion.

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