공지 • Apr 02
Troilus Mining Corp. Provides Update on 2026 Exploration Program At the Copper-Gold Troilus Project in North-Central Québec, Canada
Troilus Mining Corp. provided an update on its 2026 exploration program at the copper-gold Troilus Project in north-central Québec, Canada. The Company’s 2026 program includes approximately 40,000 metres of drilling focused on near-mine resource growth, high-grade target definition, and regional exploration across its 435 km² land package. Drilling is progressing on a combination of mine-plan optimization targets and previously identified regional opportunities generated during the 2025 field program. Objectives of the 2026 drill program include supporting potential resource expansion within and adjacent to reserve pits outlined in the May 2024 Feasibility Study, targeting higher-grade mineralization that could positively influence future mine planning, including early-year strip ratio optimization, and advancing near-mine and regional targets identified through geophysical surveys and surface programs completed in 2025 to enhance long-term optionality across the 435 km² land package. 2026 Drill Target Highlights include Mine Plan Optimization & Near-Pit Growth, testing unsampled historic intervals within the Z87 hanging wall, underground targets below the Z87 reserve pit, high-grade extensions in the Connector Zone between Z87 and ZJ, resource expansion at the West Rim and Allongé targets, and high-grade VMS targets in the Southwest footwall. Near-Mine & Regional Growth includes follow-up drilling at the recently identified Bear Lake mineralized trend and initial drilling at the Waubimo multi-element soil anomaly. Nearly 10,000 metres of drilling are allocated to testing unsampled historic intervals within the hanging wall of the formerly mined Z87 Pit, located within the Phase 1 reserve pit (Years 1–5 of the current mine plan). These historic gaps in drilling are currently assigned minimal value in the resource model. Testing these areas provides an opportunity to identify additional mineralization within the early years of production, with potential implications for mine sequencing and strip ratio optimization. Approximately 15,000 metres of drilling is planned to better define high-grade trends at the open pit-underground transition below the Z87 reserve pit, as well as to test the zone’s down-plunge continuity. The campaign is designed to evaluate the extent of potential underground resources and support future studies on extending the life of mine and the incorporation of underground mining alongside open pit operations. Prior results from Z87 underground targets include 42.49 g/t AuEq (41.30 g/t Au, 0.12 % Cu) over 2 metres (hole TLG-Z8718-017), 4.77 g/t AuEq (4.49 g/t Au, 0.18 % Cu) over 8 metres and 3.27 g/t AuEq (3.11 g/t Au, 0.10 % Cu) over 12 metres (hole TLG-Z8718-018), 9.09 g/t AuEq (8.25 g/t Au, 0.54% Cu) over 3 metres and 3.70 g/t AuEq (3.23 g/t Au, 0.30 % Cu) over 10 metres (hole TLG-Z8718-035), 10.58 g/t AuEq (10.03 g/t Au, 0.35 % Cu) over 2 metres and 7.81 g/t AuEq (7.54 g/t Au, 0.17 % Cu) over 6 metres (hole TLG-Z8718-44W). Drilling will target up-dip extensions of previously identified high-grade ore shoots within the “Connector Zone” between the formerly mined Z87 and J open pits. This work is designed to evaluate continuity toward surface within an area already integrated into the mine plan, offering potential near-term enhancement. The West Rim target, located approximately 200 metres from the X22 reserve pit, will be tested for down-dip and along-strike extensions of previously intersected mineralization. Prior results include 1.66 g/t AuEq (1.64 g/t Au, 0.92 g/t Ag, 0.01 % Cu) over 20 metres including 3.10 g/t AuEq (3.07 g/t Au, 1.62 g/t Ag, 0.01 % Cu) over 8 metres (hole WR-24-003), 0.74 g/t AuEq (0.69 g/t Au, 1.78 g/t Ag, 0.02 % Cu) over 32 metres including 1.37 g/t AuEq (1.32 g/t Au, 1.5 g/t Ag, 0.02 % Cu) over 11 metres (hole X22-24-080). The Allongé target, located approximately 900 metres along strike from the North Reserve Pit, will be tested to evaluate extensions of previously identified mineralization. Historic drilling returned 1.13 g/t AuEq (0.90 g/t Au, 1.82 g/t Ag, 0.14 % Cu) over 23 metres including 3.47 g/t AuEq (3.39 g/t Au, 1 g/t Ag, 0.04 % Cu) over 4 metres. This target represents a potential strike extension of the mineralized system proximal to the current mine footprint. Drilling will also test high-grade volcanogenic massive sulfide (“VMS”) targets within the footwall of the Southwest Zone, located within approximately 150 metres from the reserve pit. This work builds on drilling and trenching results completed in 2025 and aims to evaluate potential higher-grade mineralization in close proximity to planned operations. Follow-up drilling is planned at the recently identified Bear Lake mineralized trend, located approximately 1 kilometre from the Southwest reserve pit. Initial drilling returned 0.85 g/t AuEq (0.81 g/t Au, 0.18 g/t Ag, 0.02 % Cu) over 6 metres including, 3.65 g/t AuEq (3.62 g/t Au, 0.00 g/t Ag and 0.01 % Cu), 2.02 g/t AuEq (2.00 g/t Au, 0.00 g/t Ag, 0.01 % Cu) and 0.31 g/t AuEq (0.27 g/t Au, 0.34 g/t Ag, 0.02 % Cu) (hole BL-25-001). The program will evaluate continuity and scale potential outside the current mine plan footprint. Initial drilling is planned at the Waubimo target, a multi-element soil anomaly enriched in tungsten, molybdenum, bismuth, copper, cobalt, tellurium, and gold, supported by geophysical anomalies identified in 2025. The target is located approximately 4 kilometres south of Sumitomo’s Regnault deposit and has seen limited historical drilling.