Liberty Gold Announces Promising Drill Results from Black Pine Gold Project in Idaho
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Liberty Gold Corp. (TSX: LGD; OTCQX: LGDTF) has released additional reverse circulation and core drill results from its 2025 drilling program at the Black Pine Oxide Gold Project, located in southeastern Idaho, USA. These results, reported on January 22, 2026, stem from infill and targeted step-out drilling efforts aimed at validating geological continuity, enhancing confidence in mineralized domains, and expanding the resource base ahead of an upcoming feasibility study.
Key Findings from the 2025 Drilling Program
The drilling activities at the Discovery Zone have consistently confirmed the expected continuity of oxide gold mineralization in areas that previously had sparse historical drilling. Meanwhile, results from the Rangefront Zone have exceeded expectations, both within the core of the ore body and in expanding mineralization along the margins. Most of the reported drill holes are situated within or adjacent to existing pit designs, with the goal of tightening classification confidence and converting waste blocks into resource areas where drilling was previously limited.
Highlights from the drilling program include:
- Drill hole LBP1197 at the Rangefront Zone returned 0.86 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au) over 123.4 meters, including a high-grade interval of 2.45 g/t Au over 24.4 meters.
- A new high-grade discovery, extending approximately 300 meters to the northeast of the Rangefront resource pit, was further defined by drill holes LBP1213, which showed 0.67 g/t Au over 61.0 meters, and LBP1201, with 0.45 g/t Au over 68.6 meters. This area remains open for further exploration.
- New drilling at Rangefront has identified shallow zones of oxide gold mineralization on the western, northwestern, and southeastern margins, as seen in drillholes LBP1211, LBP1217, and LBP1198, respectively. These findings are expected to convert previously modeled waste blocks into resource material.
- Infill drilling is anticipated to support the conversion of Inferred material to Indicated classification, while also increasing total resource ounces in regions with low-density drill spacing.
Expert Commentary on the Results
Pete Shabestari, Vice President of Exploration at Liberty Gold, commented on the findings, stating, "These results continue to demonstrate the remarkable continuity of the Black Pine mineralized system and its ability to surprise with continued growth and new high-grade zones. The infill drilling is confirming what we already know – we are tightening our geological model ahead of feasibility where historical drill coverage was low and in the higher grade domains. This past year’s drilling has also confirmed that Rangefront remains wide open for expansion, with a current footprint of 1500 meters by 1000 meters, and based on this year’s results, we still have a lot of work to do."
Detailed Drill Interval Highlights
The following table summarizes key intercepts from the Rangefront Zone drilling, with results reported as drilled thickness. Note that true thickness is approximately 70-100% of drilled thickness.
- LBP1197 (240, -77 degrees): 0.86 g/t Au over 123.4 m, including 2.45 g/t Au over 24.4 m.
- LBP1213 (0, -90 degrees): 0.67 g/t Au over 61.0 m, including 1.35 g/t Au over 13.7 m.
- LBP1201 (315, -60 degrees): 0.45 g/t Au over 68.6 m, including 1.30 g/t Au over 6.1 m.
- LBP1198 (190, -60 degrees): 0.53 g/t Au over 32.0 m.
- LBP1211 (240, -73 degrees): 0.40 g/t Au over 12.2 m and 0.26 g/t Au over 53.3 m.
- LBP1217 (333, -65 degrees): 0.24 g/t Au over 16.8 m.
These results underscore the ongoing potential for resource expansion and grade improvement at the Black Pine Gold Project, positioning Liberty Gold for future development phases as the company advances toward its feasibility study.
