Independence Gold (TSX-V:IGO) has received two five-year exploration permits for its 3Ts Gold and Silver Project in central British Columbia, enabling expanded drilling and exploration activities through to 2031.
The 3Ts Project, located 185km southwest of Prince George and 16km southwest of Artemis Gold’s (TSX-V:ARTG) Blackwater Mine, comprises 31 mineral claims covering 35,486 hectares in the Nechako Plateau region.
The British Columbia Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals has granted area-based permits for the Resource Area and Ootsa Area of the project. The Resource Area permit allows for up to 250 drill sites, 15km of new trail access, and 2,000m of trenching to expand known gold and silver mineralised zones.
For the Ootsa copper-silver target area, the second permit enables up to 75 drill sites, 15km of trail access, 1,200m of trenching and 160 line-kilometres of geophysical surveys.
The project hosts a low-sulphidation epithermal quartz-carbonate vein district containing at least 19 known mineralised veins. These veins range from 50m to over 1,100m in strike length with true widths up to 32m, with 12 remaining untested by drilling.
President and CEO Randy Turner says the permits mark a milestone for the company as it transitions into an expanded exploration and resource development phase at 3Ts.
“Together, the two permits provide significant operational flexibility across the broader 3Ts land package, allowing the company to simultaneously advance resource growth while also pursuing new opportunities for discoveries,” Turner says.
The company plans to launch a drilling program this spring as it works to advance both resource expansion and early-stage exploration targets across the project area.
Edited by Adam Orlando.
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