Golden Cariboo Resources Launches Autumn Drilling Campaign at Quesnelle Gold Property
Golden Cariboo Resources has commenced its autumn drilling program at the Quesnelle Gold Quartz Mine Property, aiming to significantly extend known gold zones while bolstering its technical team with experienced geologists.
Golden Cariboo Resources Ltd. has initiated its autumn surface drilling campaign at the company's flagship Quesnelle Gold Quartz Mine Property, located approximately 4 kilometers northeast of Hixon, British Columbia. This exploration phase builds upon previous successful programs with the objective of extending the gold-bearing Halo and Main zones' strike length from nearly 600 meters to 2 kilometers adjacent to the black argillite-greenstone contact.
The company has strengthened its technical capabilities with the addition of two Professional Geoscientists to its team. Cheryl Reid brings 20 years of mineral exploration experience across Canada, specializing in VMS and Archean greenstone belt hosted orogenic gold projects. Her expertise encompasses drill supervision, core logging, quality assurance, database management, and field mapping. Catherine Banfield contributes 20 years of international experience in polymetallic mineral exploration and mining projects, offering valuable insight into structural interpretation and geological modeling.
"We are thrilled to kick off our autumn drilling campaign and to welcome Cheryl and Catherine to our team," stated J. Frank Callaghan, President & CEO of Golden Cariboo Resources. "Their combined experience and technical acumen will be invaluable as we continue to expand the gold bearing zones and define new targets."
The Quesnelle Gold Quartz Mine property represents a significant opportunity in British Columbia's mineral exploration landscape. The property includes the Quesnelle Quartz gold-silver deposit, originally discovered in 1865 and developed over approximately 150 by 150 meters at the Main zone straddling Hixon Creek. The geological setting shows strong similarities with the Spanish Mountain gold deposit, situated 120 kilometers southeast along the same geological trend.
As a sediment-hosted vein deposit, the Spanish Mountain deposit belongs to the epizonal orogenic subclass of gold deposits, which includes some of the world's largest deposits such as Muruntau in Uzbekistan and Bendigo in Australia. This geological similarity underscores the potential significance of Golden Cariboo's exploration efforts in the region. The company's property is bordered by Osisko Development and located along a favorable corridor adjacent to the Spanish and Eureka thrust faults over a 94,899-hectare area.
Historically, the region has demonstrated substantial gold potential, with over 101 placer gold creeks along the 90-kilometer trend from the Cariboo Hudson mine north to the Quesnelle Gold Quartz Mine property recording production. Successful placer mining continues in the area to this day, highlighting the enduring mineral wealth of the Cariboo Gold Rush region. For additional information about the company's activities and progress, visit https://www.goldencariboo.com.