Albright Metals (ASX:ABR) is planning to drill gold, antimony, copper, and molybdenum targets at the Golden Pike Project in Canada in 2027.
The company has expanded the New Brunswick-based project to about 5,277 hectares by staking contiguous mineral claims north and south of MC7616, which it holds under option from Globex Mining Enterprises (TSX:GMX).
The project hosts the Vail Road gold deposit, with an indicated and inferred mineral resource of 188,000 tonnes @ 9 grams per tonne gold (Au).
An exploration review of Golden Pike highlights the Grant Brook and Albright Brook prospects’ potential for additional gold mineralisation.
At the Grant Brook Trend, a 1.5km gold-copper structure, 2026 rock chip samples returned 2.68g/t, 0.35g/t, and 0.99g/t Au. The 0.99g/t sample also returned 0.38% copper. The company describes mineralised quartz veining in the central area as a ‘drill-ready’ target and is planning 2027 drilling focused on structural data collection.
At the Albright Brook prospect, drilling returned 37.05m @ 1.12g/t Au, as well as 2.46m @ 1.72g/t Au and 0.50% antimony. Meanwhile, extensional drilling will test a 400m prospective trend along the interpreted Cameron Road Granite contact.
An analysis of rock samples has also identified distinct mineral fields within Golden Pike, including gold-copper, gold-antimony, and copper-molybdenum targets.
CEO Greg Hill says the work at Golden Pike “has significantly improved our understanding of the project area, with copper and molybdenum areas of interest now also identified”.
More exploration afoot
Outside its expanded Golden Pike Project, Albright continues growing its larger New Brunswick portfolio.
It has recently added the Winding Hill Project to its landholding by staking mineral claim 12279, which is located around 60km north of Fredericton.
Winding Hill hosts a historical gold, silver, and lead namesake prospect, with results from the New Brunswick Government’s till sampling pointing to potential for bedrock antimony mineralisation.
Hill says the identification of new exploration prospects provides Albright with a ‘strong’ pipeline of exploration opportunities.
“Our strategy is to maintain an active exploration program alongside our high-grade Vail Road gold development project,” Hill says.
The company is finalising exploration plans and drill target rankings for the remainder of 2026 and into 2027, with drilling subject to permitting and contractor availability.
Albright Metals is a mineral explorer and developer focused on gold, antimony, manganese, copper, and other critical minerals across tier-one jurisdictions in Canada and Australia.
Write to Paula Fabe at Mining.com.au
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