Bonterra commences 2024 drilling campaign at Desmaraisville South Project
Bonterra Resources Inc. announces the start of a diamond drilling program at its 100% owned Desmaraisville South project. Several prospective geological, geophysical and drill targets have been identified throughout the year and have been prioritized following last summer's field work carried out by Bonterra's geology team (see Figure 1 for the location of the drill targets). A drill rig has been mobilized to site and the Company plans to drill from 4,000 to 6,000 meters ("m") before the end of the year. Please refer to the press releases dated May 16, 2024, February 27, 2024, February 5, 2024, December 14, 2023, and December 4, 2023, for exploration updates on the Desmaraisville North and South projects and the surrounding area.
Marc-André Pelletier, President and CEO commented: "The commencement of exploration at our 100% owned Desmaraisville South project follows the diligent efforts of our geologists to design an optimal drilling program targeting several promising areas. Our primary goal for this campaign is to discover new mineralized lenses within 15 kilometers of the Bachelor Mill Complex. Concurrently, the Company is considering an update to the 2021 mineral resource estimate (the "2021 MRE") for the Barry and Gladiator deposits (see press release dated June 23, 2021). Since the 2021 MRE, Bonterra has completed over 100,000 m of diamond drilling in and around the Barry and Gladiator deposits. This exploration comes amid a favorable increase in the price of gold, which was assumed at US$1,600 per ounce in the 2021 MRE.
At our Phoenix JV, the compilation work continues following the 60,000 m drill campaign that was completed in July. Drilling activities are expected to continue later this year with Gold Fields as the operator of the Phoenix JV."
Bonterra is a Canadian gold exploration company with a portfolio of advanced exploration assets anchored by a central milling facility in Quebec, Canada. The Company's assets include the Gladiator, Barry, Moroy, and Bachelor gold deposits, which collectively hold 1.24 million ounces in Measured and Indicated categories and 1.78 million ounces in the Inferred category.
In November 2023, the Company entered into an earn in and a joint venture agreement with Osisko Mining Inc. for the Urban-Barry properties, which include the Gladiator and Barry deposits. In August 2024, Gold Fields Limited announced the acquisition of Osisko Mining for C$2.16 billion. Over the next three years, Osisko Mining (now Gold Fields) can earn a 70% interest by incurring $30 million in work expenditures. This strategic transaction highlights Bonterra's commitment to advancing its exploration assets in a fast growing and consolidating gold camp.
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