Opus One Gold Corp (TSX-V: OOR) has released additional assay results from its winter drilling program on the Noyell property, located in the northern Abitibi greenstone belt of Quebec, Canada. The company reported significant gold intercepts, including 8.22 g/t Au over 8.5 meters in hole NO-26-07.
Drilling Program Details
The winter drilling program targeted the Zone 1 discovery area. Holes NO-26-06, 11, and 13 were designed to test a possible western extension of Zone 1 at vertical depths between 350 and 500 meters. However, holes NO-26-11 and 13 experienced severe deviation, ending up close to each other. Despite this, targets were reached and identified in all three holes, though results indicated low to moderate gold grades along the western vector. The best result from this group was in hole NO-26-11, which returned 2.29 g/t Au over 3.28 meters (true width: 2.63 meters).
Infill Drilling Results
Holes NO-26-07 and 10a were drilled as infill holes in the central and eastern portions of Zone 1. Hole NO-26-07 was drilled along the main mineralization vector at a vertical depth of 480 meters. Assay results confirmed the high quality of the gold-bearing structure in the eastern sector, returning 8.22 g/t Au over 8.5 meters (true width: 7.16 meters), including an interval of 49.1 g/t Au over 1.34 meters.
Hole NO-26-10a was drilled in the center of Zone 1 at a vertical depth of 400 meters, in an area previously interpreted as having lower potential. Nevertheless, this hole returned an interval grading 5.68 g/t Au over 1.3 meters (true width: 1.08 meters).
Consistency with Previous Models
Overall, these results align with Opus One's 2025 interpretation of the deposit within Zone 1. The company expects to release more drill results in the coming weeks as assays are received. To date, no results have been released for the West Zone, where five holes were completed this winter, as only a few assays have been received for that sector.
CEO Commentary
Louis Morin, CEO of Opus One, commented: "The main vector of mineralization, as interpreted in 2025 after our drill program, appears to be corroborated by these partial results. Zone 1 still delivers spectacular results where they were expected. This is really good news as it shows the excellent continuity of the gold-bearing structure in that sector of Zone 1. The western extension did not deliver the same level of results, but the zone is still there, and it could open up again a little further west. This is the style of mineralization we have to deal with. It's typically pinch and swell, and the only way to find out where it swells again is to drill."
