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Beauce Gold Fields Applies for ATI Authorization to Drill Historic Saint-Simon-Les-Mines Placer Gold Channel
Beauce Gold Fields wins ATI nod to drill Saint-Simon-Les-Mines; exploration program advances as 3D model guides targets
Executive Summary
- On 2026-02-26, Beauce Gold Fields (BGF) announced submission of an Application for Authorization for Impact Exploration Work (ATI Authorization) to Quebec’s MRNF to drill and conduct related exploration on the Saint-Simon-les-Mines placer gold property. The plan includes sonic drilling of high-priority deltaic polygons, additional delineation drilling to validate historical data, seismic refraction surveys to define bedrock topography under overburden, and ongoing geological/sedimentological characterization. The ATI filing follows positive discussions with the Saint-Simon-les-Mines municipal council and aligns with an updated exploration target and refined 3D geological framework for the paleoplacer channel.
- Also on 2026-02-26, Beauce Gold Fields released a second item with similar content (ATI authorization for Saint-Simon-les-Mines), emphasizing the goal to test and refine the conceptual Exploration Target that sits within the larger paleoplacer channel system, leveraging the historical data integration and modern geophysics.
- Earlier, on 2026-02-09, Beauce Gold Fields announced a follow-up diamond drilling program at the Grondin Zone planned for March 2026, including up to 1,500 meters of drilling to test along strike and at depth within the Saddle Reef antiform structure. This represents a continuation of the Company’s strategy to define the Saddle Reef geometry and assess system scale and continuity.
- In December 2025, the company reported a Leapfrog 3D geological model for the Grondin Zone that visualized the Saddle Reef system over a 600-meter corridor and highlighted an 88% drill success rate across two campaigns, reinforcing confidence in targeting and downstream exploration plans.
- September 2025 notable items include: a significant increase to the Saint-Simon-les-Mines exploration target (3.86 million m3 at 0.81 g Au/m3 to 3.86 million m3 at 4.9 g Au/m3, nugget-inclusive) from a prior model, using historical logs and LiDAR paleovalley reconstructions; and the plan to pursue ATI authorization expansion to allow more extensive exploration work. These updates suggest a shift from historical placer interpretation toward a more comprehensive lode-target framework.
- The company has also pursued various financings in 2025 (private placements and flow-through offerings) to fund exploration, with warrants outstanding across multiple tranches and expiries through 2025–2027, indicating ongoing capital-raising activity to support the exploration program.
Material Impact
- Fundamental takeaway: The February 26 ATI authorization filings are a positive regulatory milestone that removes a meaningful permitting bottleneck for the Saint-Simon-les-Mines program. They enable the planned 2026 exploration program (sonic drilling, delineation drilling, seismic work, and geological characterization) that is designed to test and refine the updated exploration model of the paleoplacer channel.
- In line with prior expectations: The ATI step is a standard, albeit important, gating milestone following the 3D model updates and municipal discussions. It is not a new resource estimate or financing event, so it is unlikely to be a game changer on its own but incrementally positive as it advances the exploration pipeline.
- Improvements vs. misses: The approvals (or at least the filing for approvals) reduce regulatory risk and support near-term drilling activity, which aligns with the company’s long-standing strategy to delineate and validate the paleoplacer/channel framework and Saddle Reef geometry. It does not introduce new capital, liquidity, or a resource update; thus, upside is contingent on drilling results over the next 3–6 months.
- Overall stance: Material impact is positive in a routine fashion, improving visibility and execution certainty for the next phase of exploration without altering the fundamental risk/return profile (exploration-stage asset with no current resource estimate and ongoing capital raises).
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Company Overview
- Beauce Gold Fields is an exploration company focused on the Saint-Simon-les-Mines placer gold channel in the Beauce region of southern Quebec, with flagship work around the Grondin and Giroux zones and the Saddle Reef antiform structure. Recent work centers on refining the geological model (3D Leapfrog model) and expanding the exploration target to test depth and strike continuity, with the aim of moving from conceptual targets toward defined drill targets and potential new lode discoveries.
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