Legacy Gold Mines (TSX-V:LEGY) outlines its 2026 surface exploration program at the Baner Gold Mine Project in Idaho, US, targeting follow-up drilling of the Main Zone and new regional targets.
The company plans about 20,000 feet of drilling to build on 2025 results, which included intercepts of 0.59 grams per tonne gold over 71.6m in hole LG25-004 and 0.50g/t gold over 108.2m in hole LG25-002.
Legacy Gold has identified an initial exploration target at Baner ranging from 50.3 million to 55.3 million tonnes at grades between 0.72g/t and 0.91g/t gold. The target is conceptual in nature and requires additional exploration to potentially define a mineral resource.
CEO Brian Hinchcliffe says drilling contractors are being finalised for both reverse circulation and core drilling programs, with work expected to commence in Q2 2026, subject to permitting.
“Drilling up-dip this year from previous drilling will allow for a better understanding of Baner’s potential scale of gold mineralisation,” Hinchcliffe says.
The 2026 program will focus on several key targets including up-dip extensions of previous drilling, the Baner East-West Zone which hosts historical workings over 1,000m, and the Northeast Zone where previous drilling intersected 1.6g/t gold over 16.6m.
Additional targets include the Northwest Zone, characterised by gold-in-soil anomalies coincident with geophysical conductors, and the Angel Zone, which features a 555m linear gold-in-soil anomaly.
The company has received confirmation from the US Forest Service that its plan of operations application for the 2026 drill program is complete and will now undergo environmental policy analysis.
The Baner Project is located within the Orogrande Shear Zone, estimated to be 100-200m wide with a general north-northeast trend. Mineralisation is hosted predominantly in quartzite with some biotite gneiss present.
Legacy Gold will be in attendance at this year’s Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), held from 1-4 March in Toronto, Canada. Mining.com.au is a media partner for this year’s convention and will be reporting from the floor.
Edited by Adam Orlando.
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