Q-Gold Resources (TSX-V:QGLD) plans diamond drilling at its Mine Centre Gold Project in Ontario, Canada, after summer exploration returned grab samples up to 600 grams per tonne gold.
The company completed three field rotations from June through August across targets north and south of the historical Foley mine.
The program combined geological mapping, vein tracing, prospecting, grab sampling, and systematic channel sampling. Assays from the first two rotations have been received, with results from the third pending.
June prospecting focused on documented mineralised veins and showings, returning 55.9g/t gold (Au) at the Pacitto Showing, 32.1g/t Au at the Government vein, and 34.7g/t Au at the Nugget vein.
The July rotation targeted mineralised zones identified during initial work. Assay highlights included 95.1g/t Au at the South Foley Vein, 600g/t Au at the northern end of the Government vein within the Ferguson Showing, and 73.4g/t Au at the Daisy vein within the Ferguson Showing.
The August rotation advanced surface work through geological mapping, vein tracing, channel sampling, and structural measurements. Channel sampling covered vein extensions at North Foley, South Foley follow-up targets, the Nugget Vein, and the Government and Daisy veins.
“The 2026 surface program has given us a broader and better-defined set of targets at Mine Centre,” CEO Andreas Rompel says.
Q-Gold is integrating assay results with new mapping, vein tracing, and structural measurements to rank drill targets across North Foley, South Foley, Nugget, Ferguson, and Pacitto. The planned campaign expects to increase drill density around the previously drilled Foley Mine and test select surface targets.
Most veins in the area remain untested despite historical drilling of certain structures.
Q-Gold Resources is a Canadian explorer whose flagship asset is the Quartz Mountain Gold Project in southern Oregon, US, alongside its Mine Centre Gold Project in Ontario and silver assets in Peru.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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