VANCOUVER, British Columbia – TDG Gold Corp. (TSXV: TDG | OTCQX: TDGGF) has announced a C$2.2 million regional exploration program focused on a 15-kilometre structural corridor northwest of the recently discovered Aurora Complex. The program aims to systematically evaluate numerous untested copper-gold and epithermal gold-silver targets identified through historical exploration and the company’s recent geological compilation.
Program Details and Methodology
The 2026 program will include approximately 55 line-kilometres of direct-current induced polarization (DCIP) geophysics and a property-wide, grid-based regional soil geochemical survey comprising 2,000 samples. This systematic approach is designed to evaluate a highly prospective but historically underexplored area extending northwest from the Aurora Complex and north of TDG’s existing Shasta epithermal gold-silver mineral resource.
According to TDG, the corridor has the potential to host both near-surface epithermal gold-silver targets and Aurora Complex-style copper-gold targets within 300–400 metres of surface. The program will also include work in the immediate Shasta area to evaluate opportunities for expanding mineralization at depth and near the existing resource.
Strategic Objectives
The primary objective of the 2026 program is to collect the technical information required to design capital-efficient drill programs for the 2027 exploration season. Mobilization is already underway, with camp opening activities commenced and geophysical crews expected on site during the second week of July. The program is expected to continue throughout the summer field season.
Fletcher Morgan, TDG’s CEO, commented: “TDG controls a continuous 15 km-long prospective corridor adjacent to a recent, significant new copper-gold discovery in an established mining district with existing infrastructure. TDG now has two parallel value drivers in the Toodoggone: searching for additional Aurora-style copper-gold systems, while advancing our existing gold-silver Shasta project towards a potential development decision.”
Strategic Rationale and Historical Context
Since 2022, TDG has progressively assembled geological, geochemical and geophysical datasets that have consistently strengthened its interpretation of a northwest-trending structural corridor prospective for copper-gold porphyry and epithermal mineralization. The 2025 Aurora discovery at the southeastern end of this corridor provides additional support for the company’s interpretation that systematic evaluation of the remaining corridor is warranted.
The area under investigation forms part of a fertile, approximately 15-kilometre structural corridor that includes a series of target areas extending northwest from the Aurora Complex through the broader Shasta-Newberry trend and beyond.
