Kenorland starts 2025 winter drill program at Hunter Project, Quebec

Kenorland Minerals has commenced its first diamond drill program at the Hunter Project, a gold-copper target in the southern Abitibi greenstone belt of Quebec. The project is held under an option agreement with Centerra Gold, which is funding exploration.

The Winter 2025 exploration campaign includes up to 4,300 meters of diamond drilling, testing targets identified through systematic exploration since 2021. Previous sonic drilling and geochemical surveys outlined a 3.5 by 2.0 km multi-element anomaly with gold, copper, molybdenum, silver, tungsten, and bismuth mineralization.

“This drill program is an important step in advancing the Hunter Project, where we’ve identified a compelling geochemical footprint in an underexplored area,” said Zach Flood, President and CEO of Kenorland Minerals.

Priority Target Area

The Hunter Project has been systematically explored using VTEM surveys, drill-for-till sonic sampling, airborne magnetics, and induced polarization (IP). The primary drill target is a structurally controlled zone of silica-epidote-sericite alteration, associated with gold and copper mineralization.

The underlying geology consists of felsic volcanic rocks intruded by porphyritic intrusive phases within a north-south trending structural corridor. This setting is similar to the Duparquet gold deposit, located 6.5 km to the south along the Destor-Porcupine Fault Zone.

Mineralization includes disseminated sulphides, vein-hosted chalcopyrite, and molybdenite, with geological characteristics suggesting a possible syn-volcanic Au-VMS system or an intrusion-related gold deposit.

About the Hunter Project

Covering 19,262 hectares, the Hunter Project is in a region known for world-class deposits like Horne and LaRonde. The area is largely covered by glacial till and lake sediments, which have historically limited exploration.

The project is optioned to Centerra Gold, which can earn:

• 51% interest by spending $5 million on exploration over four years.

• 70% interest by defining a 1-million-ounce gold-equivalent resource and completing a technical report.

If Centerra earns 70%, Kenorland and Centerra will form a joint venture. If Kenorland’s stake is diluted below 10%, it will convert into a net smelter return (NSR) royalty of 2% on unencumbered claims and 1.5% on encumbered claims.

Drilling is expected to conclude in early April 2025.

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