Quebec Explorers, Cogesco spend more than $1 million

Joint-venture partners Quebec Explorers and Cogesco Mining Resources spent more than $1.3 million on a recent drilling program to explore the Dubuisson Twp. property in northwestern Quebec.

The 6-month program, completed in February, 1987, consisted of rehabilitating the underground drilling stations at the eastern extension of the drift, drilling to test the continuity at depth of the ore-bearing zone delineated previously and surface drilling of two new anomalies.

The surface program consisted of 14 holes for a total of 7.14 ft. One gold-bearing diorite sill was defined over a strike length of 492 ft and to a depth of 410 ft.

Among significant values were hole 14W-2 intersecting one metre assaying 4.60 g gold per tonne. Hole 13W-1 cut 0.24 m averaging 18.58 g.

While no significant gold values were encountered in the other anomaly, according to Quebec Explorers President Peter Blanar, the strong mineralization encountered favors future drilling further westward.

Mr Blanar said the underground program was disappointing because the diorite sills encountered were thinner and contained fewer continuous ore shoots at depth than had been anticipated from the previous year’s program.

Drill-indicated reserves decreased by 43,700 tonnes from 256,200 tonnes grading 7.55 g gold per tonne estimated 1985/86 to 212,500 tonnes grading 7.07 g estimated in 1986/87.

Also, the previously inferred tonnage decreased from 107,650 tonnes grading 8.87 g estimated in 1985/86 to 24,500 tonnes grading 8.60 g in 1986/87.

Since these results are subject to interpretation, Aur Resources has been retained to review them and recommend a program.

Pending the outcome of this study, the future directions of the company include further exploration of the previously identified, unmineralized zone at the western extension of the drift.

The company also plans to examine the previously unexplored part of the property — and become involved in other joint-ventures.