VAL-D’OR, Québec , 01 oct. 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cartier Resources Inc. (TSXV: ECR, FSE: 6CA) (“Cartier or the Company”) announces the deployment of a second drill on its East Cadillac property, 100% owned by Cartier and located 45 km east of Val-d ‘Gold. This addition is part of the ongoing 28,000 m drilling program targeting high-grade gold areas.
Highlights
- The second drill rig now in operation, is focusing on the recently discovered high-grade gold VG10 Zone and exploration along the VG Structure with a known length of 1.5 km to date. Approximately 35 shallow holes are planned.
- Zone VG10, discovered in 2023located in the center of East Cadillac, was successfully drilled in 2024, where 60% of the holes contained visible gold. THE best intersections 2024 published to date include:
- 142.2 g/t Au over 0.5 m
- 137.4 g/t Au over 0.5 m
- 43.2 g/t Au over 1.0 m included in 15.7 g/t Au over 3.0 m
- 30.2 g/t Au over 1.0 m
- The first drill continues to explore regional high-grade gold targets on the property.
“We are excited to accelerate exploration of the high-grade gold zones at East Cadillac with the second drill,” commented Philippe Cloutier, President and CEO. “The continuity and grades of the VG9-VG10 Zones have been impressive and we aim to increase their potential. At the same time, our first drill continues to provide encouraging visual results on regional targets.”
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
Cartier includes in the batches of samples sent to the laboratory, 5% of the number of samples in the form of certified standards and another 5% in the form of sterile samples to ensure quality control. The samples are analyzed at the Techni-Lab laboratory (Actlabs), located in Ste-Germaine-Boulé, Quebec, Canada. Samples of 3 to 5 kg are crushed by the laboratory up to 90% passing a mesh of 10 mesh (2.00 mm) then 500 g of sample is pulverized up to 90% passing a mesh of 200 mesh (0 .07 mm). The 50 g pulps are analyzed by pyroanalysis and are read by atomic absorption. Samples with results ≥ 1.0 g/t and
Qualified people
The Company’s scientific and technical information contained in this press release was written and revised by Mr. Gaétan Lavallière, P.Geo., Ph.D., Vice-President and Mr. Ronan Déroff, P.Geo., M.Sc., Senior Geologist, Project Manager and Geomatician, qualified persons within the meaning of Regulation NI 43-101. Mr. Lavallière approved the information contained in the press release.
About Cartier Resources Inc.
Cartier Resources Inc., which was founded in 2006, is an exploration company based in Val-d’Or, Quebec, Canada. The projects are all located in Quebec, which consistently ranks among the best mining jurisdictions in the world. Cartier is actively advancing the development of its Flagship Project consisting of the Mine Chimo and East Cadillac properties. The Company has significant corporate and institutional support, including Agnico Eagle Mines, O3 Mining and Quebec investment funds.
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