Midland Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: MD) has announced the commencement of a multiphase exploration program on its wholly owned Caniapisc Au project, located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay and Caniapiscau regions of Quebec. The project comprises 315 exclusive exploration rights covering 159 square kilometres.
2026 Exploration Program Highlights
The 2026 program includes further prospecting near gold-bearing boulders identified in 2025, with a selected grab sample grading up to 24.5 g/t Au. Prospecting will also target IP and EM anomalies near the surface. A soil sampling survey of 560 samples will follow up on 2025 soil anomalies and cover unexplored areas. LiDAR and high-resolution imagery will help identify outcropping areas.
Phased Approach
The multiphase program consists of prospecting, soil sampling, and a LiDAR and high-resolution imagery survey. The first phase targets the 2025 gold-bearing boulder zone, unexplained soil anomalies, EM airborne anomalies, and recently identified IP anomalies.
IP Anomalies and Targets
Several IP chargeability anomalies were detected in the southwestern part of the survey area. These anomalies remain unexplained due to a lack of outcrops, but glacially transported Au-bearing boulders found to the south and southwest in 2024-2025 may originate from these up-ice IP anomalies. Au anomalies in B-horizon soils near these IP anomalies further suggest potential gold targets. EM anomalies from the 2025 airborne survey will also be followed up.
Soil Sampling and LiDAR
The soil sampling program will collect 560 samples to follow up on unexplained soil anomalies and explore new areas. The LiDAR and high-resolution imagery survey will aid in identifying outcropping zones.
Caniapisc Au Project Geology
The project lies south of the Caniapiscau Reservoir within the Ashuanipi Subprovince of the Archean Superior Province. It is located in the Raynouard Complex, a 50 km-long volcanosedimentary belt with bimodal volcanic sequences, metasedimentary rocks, and iron formations. Historical exploration south of the project highlights volcanogenic Cu-Zn-Ag-Au and porphyry Cu-Au-Ag-Mo mineralization. The Caniapisc Au project is strategically north of these showings, where a 2014 till survey identified gold anomalies. Five till samples from 2025 confirmed these historical gold-in-till anomalies.
