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MONTRÉAL, Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sirios Resources Inc. (TSX-V: SOI; OTCQB: SIREF) (“Sirios” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the commencement of its Phase 1 drill program at the Cheechoo gold project, located in Québec's Eeyou Istchee James Bay territory. This drilling campaign marks a significant milestone in the Company's new vision for the project, targeting high-grade zones with potential for both open-pit and underground development.
The Phase 1 program will consist of 2,000 to 3,000 meters of diamond drilling. Phase 2 will be of greater scope and will be carried out during the winter of 2025.
Phase 1 will focus on delineating and expanding high-grade zones in the eastern part of the Cheechoo gold deposit (figure 1). Phase 2 will expand drilling to the western part of the deposit, including the high-grade Eclipse zone.
Figure 1: Location of the planned drill collars (in blue) for phase 1 (Nov.-Dec. 2024) of the drilling program.
Strategic Objectives
The primary objectives of this drill program are to:
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Gather data to support an upcoming Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) update;
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Test high-priority targets identified during the comprehensive data review conducted by Sirios during the summer of 2024.
Cheechoo’s High-Grade Zones
The Cheechoo gold deposit is hosted in a tonalite intrusion characterized by multiple gold-enriched zones encased in a lower-grade halo (see our interactive 3D model at sirios.com/en/cheechoo). In addition to the Eclipse zone, numerous high-grade intervals throughout the deposit suggest the occurrence of additional high-grade zones. These zones may be found both within and beyond the boundaries of the 2022 Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) conceptual pit (see Table 1).
Table 1: Selection of high-grade gold intercepts
Au (g/t) | Length (m) | From (m) | To (m) | Drill hole |
30.1 | 8.0 | 317.2 | 325.2 | CH17-112 |
30.4 | 7.1 | 130.5 | 137.6 | CH16-052 |
9.5 | 16.8 | 132.5 | 149.3 | CH16-041 |
21.5 | 7.0 | 74.0 | 81.0 | CH16-035 |
8.8 | 16.3 | 21.1 | 37.4 | CH21-280 |
31.3 | 4.6 | 162.3 | 166.9 | CH21-295 |
65.1 | 2.1 | 99.5 | 101.6 | CH17-095 |
9.7 | 14.0 | 125.0 | 139.0 | CH17-112 |
27.5 | 4.8 | 82.2 | 87.0 | CH19-245 |
41.3 | 3.1 | 17.5 | 20.6 | CHRN17-213 |
13.8 | 9.0 | 270.5 | 279.5 | CH20-265 |
15.8 | 7.4 | 110.0 | 117.4 | CH21-285 |
26.6 | 4.3 | 115.5 | 119.9 | CH15-020 |
55.7 | 2.0 | 64.0 | 66.0 | CH19-202 |
12.2 | 9.1 | 85.0 | 94.1 | CH18-191 |
21.2 | 5.2 | 562.5 | 567.7 | CH17-108 |
11.3 | 9.5 | 38.0 | 47.5 | CH15-028 |
22.7 | 4.6 | 213.9 | 218.5 | CH20-266 |
15.3 | 6.8 | 336.0 | 342.8 | CH19-240 |
12.9 | 8.0 | 294.0 | 302.0 | CH17-132 |
26.4 | 3.9 | 143.6 | 147.5 | CH18-184 |
28.4 | 3.6 | 62.5 | 66.1 | CH16-086 |
34.1 | 3.0 | 425.0 | 428.0 | CH17-098 |
50.5 | 2.0 | 77.5 | 79.5 | CH19-201 |
24.0 | 4.2 | 32.0 | 36.2 | CH16-079 |
10.0 | 9.9 | 57.6 | 67.5 | CH18-182 |
17.1 | 5.8 | 228.1 | 233.9 | CH17-125 |
7.0 | 13.8 | 19.1 | 32.9 | CH21-279 |
11.7 | 8.0 | 105.0 | 113.0 | CHRC21-002 |
37.3 | 2.5 | 440.7 | 443.2 | CH18-125E |
18.8 | 4.9 | 202.5 | 207.4 | CH18-183 |
24.0 | 3.8 | 152.0 | 155.8 | CH17-134 |
28.3 | 3.2 | 59.1 | 62.3 | CH18-159 |
18.9 | 4.6 | 59.5 | 64.1 | CH15-020 |
17.5 | 4.9 | 253.0 | 257.9 | CH24-305 |
5.2 | 16.2 | 174.9 | 191.1 | CH15-024 |
11.8 | 7.0 | 121.5 | 128.5 | CH18-191 |
34.2 | 2.4 | 90.0 | 92.4 | CH18-163 |
37.1 | 2.2 | 91.8 | 94.0 | CH18-161 |
16.2 | 5.0 | 280.5 | 285.5 | CH20-258 |
15.8 | 5.0 | 261.0 | 266.0 | CH16-058E |
9.6 | 8.2 | 221.3 | 229.5 | CH17-139 |
27.8 | 2.8 | 156.6 | 159.4 | CH17-112 |
17.0 | 4.5 | 25.8 | 30.3 | CH19-199 |
18.0 | 4.2 | 104.8 | 109.0 | CH21-283 |
18.8 | 4.0 | 117.5 | 121.5 | CH16-088 |
11.8 | 6.3 | 130.0 | 136.3 | CH16-088 |
13.1 | 5.5 | 96.1 | 101.6 | CH18-176 |
12.8 | 5.5 | 138.5 | 144.0 | CH14-017 |
5.0 | 14.1 | 322.6 | 336.7 | CH18-181 |
3.4 | 19.7 | 258.1 | 277.8 | CH17-122 |
30.1 | 2.2 | 125.8 | 128.0 | CH17-124 |
25.6 | 2.4 | 36.8 | 39.2 | CH18-192 |
13.1 | 4.6 | 107.3 | 111.9 | CH16-065 |
30.2 | 2.0 | 137.5 | 139.5 | CH19-204 |
15.1 | 4.0 | 325.0 | 329.0 | CH17-111 |
18.7 | 3.2 | 232.0 | 235.2 | CH21-288 |
14.7 | 3.9 | 55.0 | 58.9 | CH15-026 |
24.8 | 2.3 | 189.2 | 191.5 | CH21-296 |
18.9 | 3.0 | 123.0 | 126.0 | CH18-196 |
22.9 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 9.7 | CH17-119 |
14.7 | 3.7 | 137.0 | 140.7 | CH17-128 |
12.8 | 4.2 | 82.7 | 86.9 | CH16-054 |
21.3 | 2.5 | 323.0 | 325.5 | CH17-109 |
25.8 | 2.0 | 44.7 | 46.7 | CH17-099 |
9.0 | 5.6 | 213.5 | 219.0 | CH13-010 |
13.7 | 3.6 | 37.3 | 40.9 | CH18-182 |
10.6 | 4.5 | 214.0 | 218.5 | CH17-128 |
6.3 | 7.5 | 152.5 | 160.0 | CH17-123 |
7.8 | 6.0 | 134.5 | 140.5 | CH17-098 |
16.1 | 2.5 | 173.4 | 175.9 | CH21-274 |
7.7 | 4.7 | 278.1 | 282.8 | CH17-108 |
5.4 | 6.7 | 58.3 | 65.0 | CH19-221 |
7.1 | 5.0 | 111.0 | 116.0 | CH15-024 |
13.3 | 2.5 | 130.6 | 133.1 | CH14-018 |
7.1 | 4.4 | 305.6 | 310.0 | CH17-111 |
9.8 | 3.0 | 367.0 | 370.0 | CH16-062 |
11.0 | 2.6 | 25.5 | 28.1 | CH17-112 |
Grade capped at 100 g/t Au. Lengths along drill hole.