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Drill Results

Red Pine begins 9,000-metre drill program at Wawa

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Oct 29, 2025 · 16:49 RPX · 0.17 RPX Gold Inc.
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Executive Summary

  • Red Pine Exploration Inc. has initiated a fully funded 9,000-metre near-surface definition drilling program at its Wawa gold project in Ontario.
  • The drilling aims to define higher-grade, near-surface gold mineralization to support the ongoing Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) and potential future open-pit development.
  • The company anticipates completing the PEA in the first half of 2026 and plans to release consistent news flow from the drilling and concurrent surface trenching programs.

Key Details

  • Drilling Program Scope: A 9,000-metre program focused on near-surface gold mineralization.
  • Strategic Objectives:
    • Define gold mineralization for the PEA.
    • Collect samples for environmental, metallurgical, and geotechnical analysis.
    • Assess potential mining and processing opportunities.
  • Priority Areas: Drilling targets areas along the Jubilee shear identified for potential open-pit mining, building on 2025 and prior campaign results.
  • Specific Drilling Targets:
    • Test the crown pillar of the former Jubilee and Surluga mines (areas not tested in prior programs).
    • Test infill areas covered by historical drilling for grade validation and metallurgical purposes.
    • Test margins of new high-grade mineralization areas discovered in 2025.
  • QA/QC Protocols:
    • Core samples sawn in half; half-core stored on-site, other half bagged and sealed.
    • Quarter-core duplicates taken to define gold distribution variability.
    • Analysis via Activation Laboratories Ltd. (Actlabs) using 50-gram fire assay with AA finish or 1-kg metallic screen fire assay for coarse gold/high-grade samples (≥2.25 g/t Au).
    • External standards and blanks inserted every 20 samples; blanks inserted after visible gold samples.
    • ~5% of pulps/rejects sent to Agat Laboratories for umpire testing.
  • Timeline: PEA completion targeted for the first half of 2026.
  • Qualified Person: Jean-Francois Montreuil, PGeo, Vice-President, Exploration, reviewed and approved the technical information.

Notable Quotes

  • "We are pleased with the ongoing progress we have made towards completing a PEA for the Wawa gold project. Given our confidence in a positive outcome, we have commenced a fully funded drilling program to further define the higher-grade, near-surface gold mineralization." — Michael Michaud, President and CEO
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