Emperor Metals Expands Near-Surface Mineralization at Duquesne West Gold Deposit; Intersects 52.1 m of 0.8 g/t Au
Emperor Metals (EMAUF) announced results from the first 3 holes of its 19-hole drilling program at the Duquesne West Gold Project. Key findings include an intersection of 52.1 metres of 0.8 g/t gold in DQ24-02 and 30.2 m of 0.4 g/t Au in DQ24-03. The drilling program, representing 1,452 meters of the total 8,166m campaign, aims to expand near-surface mineralization within the conceptual open-pit model. The property currently holds a historical inferred resource of 727,000 ounces at 5.42 g/t Au. A mineral resource update is scheduled for Q1 2025.
Emperor Metals (EMAUF) ha annunciato i risultati dei primi 3 fori del suo programma di perforazione di 19 fori presso il Duquesne West Gold Project. I principali risultati includono un'intersezione di 52,1 metri a 0,8 g/t di oro nel DQ24-02 e 30,2 m a 0,4 g/t di Au nel DQ24-03. Il programma di perforazione, che rappresenta 1.452 metri del totale di 8.166 m della campagna, mira a espandere la mineralizzazione vicino alla superficie all'interno del modello concettuale a cielo aperto. Il sito attualmente detiene una risorsa storica inferita di 727.000 once a 5,42 g/t di Au. Un aggiornamento della risorsa minerale è programmato per il primo trimestre del 2025.
Emperor Metals (EMAUF) anunció los resultados de los primeros 3 agujeros de su programa de perforación de 19 agujeros en el Duquesne West Gold Project. Los hallazgos clave incluyen una intersección de 52,1 metros de 0,8 g/t de oro en DQ24-02 y 30,2 m de 0,4 g/t de Au en DQ24-03. El programa de perforación, que representa 1.452 metros del total de 8.166 m de la campaña, tiene como objetivo expandir la mineralización cerca de la superficie dentro del modelo conceptual a cielo abierto. La propiedad actualmente posee un recurso histórico inferido de 727.000 onzas a 5,42 g/t de Au. Una actualización de recursos minerales está programada para el primer trimestre de 2025.
엠페러 메탈스 (EMAUF)는 듀퀘인 웨스트 금 프로젝트에서 진행된 19개 구멍에 대한 첫 번째 3개 구멍의 결과를 발표했습니다. 주요 발견사항으로는 DQ24-02에서 52.1미터의 0.8 g/t 금이 교차하고, DQ24-03에서 30.2m의 0.4 g/t Au가 포함되어 있습니다. 이 시추 프로그램은 총 8,166m 캠페인 중 1,452미터를 차지하며, 개념적 노천 모델 내에서 지표 부근의 광물화를 확장하는 것을 목표로 하고 있습니다. 현재 이 부지는 5.42 g/t Au의 727,000온스에 대한 역사적 추정 자원을 보유하고 있습니다. 광물 자원 업데이트는 2025년 1분기로 예정되어 있습니다.
Emperor Metals (EMAUF) a annoncé les résultats des 3 premiers forages de son programme de forage de 19 forages au sein du Duquesne West Gold Project. Les principales conclusions incluent une intersection de 52,1 mètres à 0,8 g/t d'or dans DQ24-02 et 30,2 m à 0,4 g/t d'Au dans DQ24-03. Le programme de forage, représentant 1.452 mètres de la campagne totale de 8.166 m, vise à étendre la minéralisation en surface dans le modèle conceptuel à ciel ouvert. La propriété détient actuellement une ressource historique inférée de 727.000 onces à 5,42 g/t d'Au. Une mise à jour des ressources minérales est prévue pour le premier trimestre de 2025.
Emperor Metals (EMAUF) gab die Ergebnisse der ersten 3 Löcher seines 19-löchriges Bohrprogramms im Duquesne West Gold Project bekannt. Zu den wesentlichen Ergebnissen gehören eine Begegnung von 52,1 Metern mit 0,8 g/t Gold im DQ24-02 und 30,2 m mit 0,4 g/t Au im DQ24-03. Das Bohrprogramm umfasst 1.452 Meter von insgesamt 8.166 m der Kampagne und zielt darauf ab, die mineralischen Vorkommen in der Nähe der Oberfläche innerhalb des konzeptionellen Tagebaumodells zu erweitern. Die Liegenschaft hält derzeit eine historische abgeleitete Ressource von 727.000 Unzen bei 5,42 g/t Au. Ein Update der Mineralressourcen ist für das erste Quartal 2025 geplant.
- Successful intersection of significant gold mineralization: 52.1m of 0.8 g/t Au
- Drilling adds incremental ounces outside known high-grade areas
- Results expected to reduce stripping ratio due to gold endowment in previously overlooked areas
- Program represents potential for resource expansion within open pit concept
- Current grades (0.4-0.8 g/t Au) are significantly lower than historical resource grade (5.42 g/t Au)
- Only 18% of planned drilling program completed
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 29, 2024) - Emperor Metals Inc. (CSE: AUOZ) (OTCQB: EMAUF) (FSE: 9NH) ("Emperor") is pleased to announce the results from the first 3 holes in our 19 drillhole program, focused on the conceptual open-pit. This represents 1,452 meters -
Full results for DQ24-01 to DQ24-03 have been released from SGS Laboratories (see Table 1 intercept highlights). These results indicate the potential for resource expansion within the open pit concept. Emperor is targeting a multi-million-ounce resource in a combination of conceptual open pit and underground mining scenarios. The Property hosts a historical inferred mineral resource estimate of 727,000 ounces of gold at a grade of 5.42 g/t Au.1,2
Highlights:
- DQ24-02 intersects 52.1 metres (m) of 0.8 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au) (including 7.0 m of 1.74 g/t Au) within the open pit concept (see Figure 1). The mineralization is both within Quartz Feldspar Porphyry (QFP) and adjacent Mafic Volcanics.
- DQ24-03 intersected 30.2 m of 0.4 g/t Au and DQ24-02 intersected 7.0 m of 1.30 g/t Au. Both these intercepts are adjacent to and within the QFP's.
- Drilling adds incremental ounces outside of known high-grade areas in the open pit scenario. These intercepts are expected to reduce the stripping ratio due to gold endowment in areas that were overlooked and historically unsampled.
- Assay results for additional drill holes are expected to be provided in the next 2 weeks.
CEO John Florek commented: "We have been successful in demonstrating that additional ounces are contained within our conceptual open-pit model, and that the potential for low-grade bulk tonnage was indeed unaccounted for, which we expect will greatly enhance a new mineral resource estimate expected in Q1 of 2025.
As we advance towards the mineral resource estimate, lower-grade and bulk tonnage material will be key for assessing the economics of this deposit and developing an open-pit model."
The 2024 drilling campaign at Emperor's Duquesne West Gold Project in Quebec builds on the success of the 2023 program, which focused on adding inferred ounces within the Conceptual Ultimate Open Pit. The initial 1,452 meters of drilling concentrated on near-surface mineralization, allowing Emperor to add ounces more efficiently and at a lower grade compared to an underground mining scenario.
The 2024 season is a multifaceted program designed to test several scenarios to add ounces and/or expand the footprint:
- Explore Lower Grade Discoveries: Target additional discoveries within the host rock containing high-grade gold lenses, focusing on the conceptual open-pit model.
- Increase the Thickness of the High-Grade Lenses: Incorporate previously unaccounted lower-grade gold from the margins of high-grade lenses to enhance their overall thickness.
- Expand Mineralized Zones: Extend the lateral footprint of mineralized zones along strike and dip.
- Discover New Zones: Explore potential new zones not yet included in the Conceptual Open Pit Model, with a particular focus on eastward expansion.
With the overwhelming majority of drill holes hitting near-surface mineralization along this multi-kilometre trend, we have identified the clear potential for additional high-grade gold mineralization at depth. Emperor Metals plans to significantly expand its resource base with drill testing. A mineral resource update is scheduled for Q1 of 2025, reflecting the results of the ongoing exploration program.
Figure 1: Location of DQ24-01 to 03 DDH.
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Drillhole Discussion:
DQ24-01 to 03
The common theme to the discussion of low-grade bulk tonnage mineralization at Duquesne West is that it is hosted adjacent and within the previously unsampled Quartz Feldspar Porphyries. More drilling is needed to define the full extent and breath of this mineralization (see Figure 2).
In general, this pervasive mineralization expands in thickness as well as continuity along strike and dip. Although this mineralization is lower grade, it is contained in the Conceptual Open-Pit Model and is expanding zones in the footwall of this deposit that will certainly add ounces to the upcoming mineral resource estimate. Additionally new zones are being discovered for follow-up.
By concentrating on drilling near-surface mineralization within an ultimate conceptual open pit, Emperor can add ounces more rapidly and mine at a significantly lower grade compared to an underground mining scenario. Deposits in the region at currently active open pits have been economic at grades equal 0.30 g/t Au (see Agnico Eagles press release dated Feb 15, 2024 - Detour Lake Deposit cut-off grade, pg. 52.)
Emperor plans on a mineral resource update scheduled for Q1 of 2025.
Figure 2: Image showing DQ24-02 intercept in relation to historical DDH (Blue). Notice paucity of drilling to define lenses.
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Table 1 - Intercept Highlights- Host Structures are interpreted to be steeply dipping and true widths are generally estimated to
Hole No. | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Au (g/t Au) |
DQ24-011 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0.18 |
13 | 14 | 1 | 0.19 | |
14 | 15 | 1 | 2.54 | |
15 | 16 | 1 | 0.09 | |
16 | 17 | 1 | 0.005 | |
17 | 18 | 1 | 0.07 | |
18 | 19 | 1 | 0.19 | |
19 | 20 | 1 | 0.1 | |
20 | 21 | 1 | 0.04 | |
21 | 22 | 1 | 0.25 | |
22 | 23 | 1 | 0.73 | |
23 | 24 | 1 | 0.05 | |
24 | 25 | 1 | 0.01 | |
25 | 26 | 1 | 0.005 | |
26 | 27 | 1 | 0.005 | |
27 | 28 | 1 | 0.005 | |
28 | 29 | 1 | 0.005 | |
29 | 30 | 1 | 0.005 | |
30 | 31 | 1 | 0.005 | |
31 | 32 | 1 | 0.005 | |
32 | 33 | 1 | 0.01 | |
33 | 34 | 1 | 1.58 | |
34 | 35 | 1 | 0.13 | |
35 | 36 | 1 | 0.31 | |
36 | 37 | 1 | 0.55 | |
37 | 38 | 1 | 1.26 | |
38 | 39 | 1 | 0.26 | |
39 | 40.35 | 1.35 | 0.41 | |
40.35 | 41.7 | 1.35 | 0.11 | |
Wt. Avg. | 29.7 | 0.31 | ||
Including: (12-23m) | 11 | 0.40 | ||
Including:(33-41.7m) | 8.7 | 0.55 | ||
66 | 67 | 1 | 0.71 | |
67 | 68 | 1 | 0.33 | |
68 | 69 | 1 | 0.02 | |
69 | 70 | 1 | 0.02 | |
70 | 71 | 1 | 0.23 | |
Wt. Avg. | 5 | 0.3 | ||
106 | 107 | 1 | 0.32 | |
107 | 108 | 1 | 0.25 | |
108 | 109 | 1 | 0.1 | |
109 | 110 | 1 | 0.02 | |
110 | 111 | 1 | 0.1 | |
111 | 112 | 1 | 0.06 | |
112 | 113 | 1 | 0.79 | |
113 | 114 | 1 | 0.25 | |
114 | 115 | 1 | 0.16 | |
115 | 116 | 1 | 0.27 | |
116 | 117 | 1 | 0.81 | |
117 | 118 | 1 | 0.41 | |
118 | 119 | 1 | 0.36 | |
119 | 120 | 1 | 0.11 | |
120 | 121 | 1 | 0.41 | |
Wt. Avg. | 15 | 0.3 | ||
165 | 166 | 1 | 0.64 | |
166 | 167 | 1 | 0.79 | |
167 | 168 | 1 | 0.005 | |
168 | 169 | 1 | 0.03 | |
169 | 170 | 1 | 0.39 | |
170 | 171 | 1 | 0.19 | |
171 | 172 | 1 | 0.06 | |
172 | 173 | 1 | 0.01 | |
173 | 174 | 1 | 0.09 | |
174 | 175 | 1 | 0.58 | |
Wt. Avg. | 10 | 0.3 | ||
Hole No. | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Au (g/t Au) |
DQ24-021 | 12.75 | 13.75 | 1 | 0.3 |
13.75 | 14.75 | 1 | 0.33 | |
14.75 | 15.75 | 1 | 0.05 | |
15.75 | 16.75 | 1 | 0.45 | |
Wt. Avg. | 4 | 0.3 | ||
49.5 | 51 | 1.5 | 11.8 | |
51 | 53.5 | 2.5 | 0.005 | |
53.5 | 56 | 2.5 | 0.005 | |
56 | 58.5 | 2.5 | 0.02 | |
58.5 | 61 | 2.5 | 2.15 | |
61 | 63.5 | 2.5 | 0.85 | |
63.5 | 66 | 2.5 | 0.03 | |
66 | 68.5 | 2.5 | 0.005 | |
68.5 | 71 | 2.5 | 0.12 | |
71 | 73.5 | 2.5 | 0.005 | |
73.5 | 76 | 2.5 | 0.005 | |
76 | 78.5 | 2.5 | 0.005 | |
78.5 | 80.7 | 2.2 | 0.005 | |
80.7 | 82.3 | 1.6 | 0.15 | |
82.3 | 84.7 | 2.4 | 0.005 | |
84.7 | 85.7 | 1 | 0.04 | |
85.7 | 86.7 | 1 | 0.23 | |
86.7 | 87.7 | 1 | 0.25 | |
87.7 | 88.7 | 1 | 0.02 | |
88.7 | 90.25 | 1.55 | 0.25 | |
90.25 | 91.25 | 1 | 0.005 | |
91.25 | 92.25 | 1 | 0.95 | |
92.25 | 93.25 | 1 | 1.75 | |
93.25 | 94.25 | 1 | 3.83 | |
94.25 | 95.25 | 1 | 3.47 | |
95.25 | 96.25 | 1 | 0.66 | |
96.25 | 97.25 | 1 | 0.38 | |
97.25 | 98.25 | 1 | 1.12 | |
98.25 | 99.25 | 1 | 0.005 | |
99.25 | 100.25 | 1 | 0.28 | |
100.25 | 101.6 | 1.35 | 0.13 | |
Wt. Avg. | 52.1 | 0.8 | ||
Including: (85.7-101.6m) | 14.55 | 0.92 | ||
Including: (91.25-98.25m) | 7 | 1.74 | ||
205 | 206 | 1 | 7.34 | |
206 | 207 | 1 | 0.16 | |
207 | 208 | 1 | 0.01 | |
208 | 209 | 1 | 0.16 | |
209 | 210 | 1 | 0.005 | |
210 | 211 | 1 | 0.26 | |
211 | 212 | 1 | 0.88 | |
Wt. Avg. | 7 | 1.3 | ||
Hole No. | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Au (g/t Au) |
DQ24-031 | 114.6 | 115.6 | 1 | 1.09 |
115.6 | 116.6 | 1 | 1.11 | |
116.6 | 117.6 | 1 | 0.92 | |
117.6 | 118.85 | 1.25 | 0.45 | |
Wt. Avg. | 4.25 | 0.87 | ||
142.2 | 143.2 | 1 | 1.4 | |
143.2 | 144.2 | 1 | 0.64 | |
144.2 | 145.2 | 1 | 0.48 | |
Wt. Avg. | 3 | 0.84 | ||
178.5 | 179.5 | 1 | 2.23 | |
179.5 | 180.5 | 1 | 0.56 | |
180.5 | 181.5 | 1 | 0.19 | |
181.5 | 182.5 | 1 | 0.03 | |
182.5 | 183.5 | 1 | 0.01 | |
183.5 | 184.5 | 1 | 0.03 | |
184.5 | 185.5 | 1 | 0.19 | |
185.5 | 187.4 | 1.9 | 0.06 | |
187.4 | 188.65 | 1.25 | 0.07 | |
188.65 | 189.7 | 1.05 | 0.03 | |
189.7 | 190.7 | 1 | 0.68 | |
190.7 | 191.7 | 1 | 0.07 | |
191.7 | 192.7 | 1 | 0.01 | |
192.7 | 193.7 | 1 | 2.7 | |
193.7 | 194.7 | 1 | 0.12 | |
194.7 | 195.7 | 1 | 0.23 | |
195.7 | 196.7 | 1 | 0.11 | |
196.7 | 197.7 | 1 | 0.26 | |
197.7 | 198.7 | 1 | 0.16 | |
198.7 | 199.7 | 1 | 0.83 | |
199.7 | 200.7 | 1 | 0.24 | |
200.7 | 201.7 | 1 | 0.19 | |
201.7 | 202.7 | 1 | 0.27 | |
202.7 | 203.7 | 1 | 0.19 | |
203.7 | 204.7 | 1 | 0.09 | |
204.7 | 205.7 | 1 | 0.14 | |
205.7 | 206.7 | 1 | 0.07 | |
206.7 | 207.7 | 1 | 2.49 | |
207.7 | 208.7 | 1 | 0.29 | |
Wt. Avg. | 30.2 | 0.4 | ||
Including: (189.7-208.7m) | 19 | 0.5 | ||
330.1 | 331.1 | 1 | 0.42 | |
331.1 | 332.1 | 1 | 1.67 | |
332.1 | 333.1 | 1 | 0.44 | |
333.1 | 334.1 | 1 | 0.95 | |
334.1 | 335.1 | 1 | 0.35 | |
335.1 | 336.1 | 1 | 0.05 | |
336.1 | 337.1 | 1 | 0.06 | |
337.1 | 338.1 | 1 | 0.01 | |
338.1 | 339.1 | 1 | 0.005 | |
339.1 | 340.1 | 1 | 0.005 | |
340.1 | 341.1 | 1 | 0.66 | |
341.1 | 342.1 | 1 | 0.68 | |
342.1 | 343.1 | 1 | 0.12 | |
343.1 | 344.1 | 1 | 0.38 | |
Wt. Avg. | 14 | 0.4 | ||
Including:( 330.1-335.1m) | 5 | 0.766 | ||
400 | 401 | 1 | 0.41 | |
401 | 402 | 1 | 0.36 | |
Wt. Avg. | 2 | 0.4 | ||
478.2 | 479.2 | 1 | 0.12 | |
479.2 | 480.2 | 1 | 0.36 | |
480.2 | 481.2 | 1 | 1.14 | |
Wt. Avg. | 3 | 0.5 | ||
1Host Structures are interpreted to be steeply dipping and true widths are generally estimated to |
Quality Assurance and Control
The Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QAQC) was conducted by Technominex, a geological contractor hired by Emperor Metals, which adheres to CIM Best Practices Guidelines for exploration related activities conducted at its facility in Rouyn Noranda, Quebec. The QA/QC procedures are overseen by a Qualified Person on site.
Emperor Metals QA/QC protocols are maintained through the insertion of certified reference material (standards), blanks and lab duplicates within the sample stream totaling approximately one QA/QC sample per 7 samples. Drill core is cut in-half with a diamond saw, with one-half placed in sealed bags with appropriate tags and shipped to the SGS Sudbury laboratory and the other half retained on site in the original core box. A dispatch list consists of 88 or 176 samples along with their corresponding QA/QC samples for a single batch. This allows complete batches (88 samples) for fire assay. A file for sample tracking records tags used and weights of sample bags shipped to the SGS Lakefield. Shipment is done by Manitoulin Transport and coordination by Technominex staff in Rouyn-Noranda.
The third-party laboratory, SGS prep laboratory in Sudbury Ontario, processes the shipment of samples using standard sample preparation (code PRP91) and produces pulps from the specified samples. The pulps are then sent off to SGS Burnaby for analysis. Chain of custody is maintained from the drill to the submittal into the laboratory preparation facility all the way to analysis at the SGS Burnaby B.C. laboratory.
Analytical testing is performed by SGS laboratories in Burnaby, British Columbia. The entire sample is crushed to
About the Duquesne West Gold Project
The Duquesne West Gold Property is located 32 km northwest of the city of Rouyn-Noranda and 10 km east of the town of Duparquet, Quebec, Canada. The property lies within the historic Duparquet gold mining camp in the southern portion of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt in the Superior Province.
Under an Option Agreement, Emperor agreed to acquire a
The Property hosts a historical inferred mineral resource estimate of 727,000 ounces of gold at a grade of 5.42 g/t Au.1,2 The mineral resource estimate predates modern Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM) guidelines and a Qualified Person on behalf of Emperor has not reviewed or verified the mineral resource estimate, therefore it is considered historical in nature and is reported solely to provide an indication of the magnitude of mineralization that could be present on the property. The gold system remains open for resource identification and expansion.
A reinterpretation of the existing geological model was created using AI and Machine Learning. This model shows the opportunity for additional discovery of ounces by revealing gold trends unknown to previous workers and the potential to expand the resource along significant gold-endowed structural zones.
Multiple scenarios exist to expand additional resources which include:
- Underground High-Grade Gold.
- Open Pit Bulk Tonnage Gold.
- Underground Bulk Tonnage Gold.
1 Watts, Griffis, and McOuat Consulting Geologists and Engineers, Oct. 20, 2011, Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate Update for the Duquesne-Ottoman Property, Quebec, Canada, for XMet Inc.
2 Power-Fardy and Breede, 2011. The Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) constructed in 2011 is considered historical in nature as it was constructed prior to the most recent CIM standards (2014) and guidelines (2019) for mineral resources. In addition, the economic factors used to demonstrate reasonable prospects of eventual economic extraction for the MRE have changed since 2011. A qualified person has not done sufficient work to consider the MRE as a current MRE. Emperor is not treating the historical MRE as a current mineral resource. The reader is cautioned not to treat it, or any part of it, as a current mineral resource.
QP Disclosure
The technical content for the Duquesne West Project in this news release has been reviewed and approved by John Florek, M.Sc., P.Geol., a Qualified Person pursuant to CIM guidelines.
About Emperor Metals Inc.
Emperor Metals Inc. is an innovative Canadian mineral exploration company focused on developing high-quality gold properties situated in the Canadian Shield. For more information, please refer to SEDAR (www.sedarplus.ca), under the Company's profile.
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John Florek, M.Sc., P.Geol
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Emperor Metals Inc.
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