공고 • Jul 15
Auriginal Mining Corp Confirms Gold-Rich Vms System and Reports Drilling Results At Roger Project
Auriginal Mining Corp. has confirmed a gold-rich volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) system at the 100%-owned Roger Project. Massive sulphides intersected in Hole AUR-26-03, directly above the Roger porphyry deposit, returned 1.55 g/t Au, 41.2 g/t Ag and 0.18% Cu over 4.2 m, including 2.27 g/t Au, 83.9 g/t Ag and 0.47% Cu over 1.5 m, and 1.64 g/t Au, 11.7 g/t Ag, 0.29% Cu and 0.11% Zn over 4.0 m. Hole AUR-26-04A returned 32.6 g/t Au over 1.2 m. Drilling has expanded the Roger porphyry system 600 m NE and 500 m SW of the historical porphyry-style mineralization and clearly defines the fault offset of the porphyry zone as previously interpreted. Downhole geophysical surveys identified a strong coincident gravity and electromagnetic anomaly 175 m south of hole AUR-26-06, likely related to a sulphide body. The hole is currently being extended a further 200 m to evaluate the geophysical target in the hanging wall. To date, 7 holes have been completed for 4,857 m, with three holes remaining and one hole extension (AUR 26-04A) in the current program. An additional $2.0 million is budgeted for a follow-up drill program at Roger later this summer or fall. Drilling has expanded the known porphyry copper-gold system and has confirmed a second, distinct style of mineralization on the property: a gold-rich VMS system. The massive sulphide mineralization in hole AUR-26-03, together with the visuals from other holes for which assays remain outstanding, gives confidence to call this a VMS system. Pockets of high-grade mineralization at depth within the VMS-style mineralization are being seen, and drilling has clearly defined the offset of the copper-gold porphyry mineralization as Roger had previously been interpreted. Auriginal now has the opportunity to expand this mineralization and update its mineral resource estimate, while continuing to vector into the guts of the VMS system in search of further economic zones. With seven holes complete, three more to drill, and an additional $2.0 million budgeted, Auriginal intends to return to Roger later this summer or fall. The company is in the process of compiling everything learned from this program. The Roger deposit has long been viewed as a porphyry-style Au-Cu system. Auriginal's reinterpretation, based on relogging, resampling, geochemistry, and age dating, suggested that the historical gold-copper deposit sits below an overlying gold-rich VMS system - an interpretation the current drill program has now confirmed. A continuous, sulphide-bearing marker horizon had previously been defined for at least 1.5 km, hosted in altered felsic to intermediate volcanic rocks typical of VMS environments. Geochemical and geological signatures show strong similarities to Agnico Eagle's LaRonde 20N massive sulphide deposit, reinforcing the potential for a second, high-grade base-metal deposit at above and to the south of the Roger Cu-Au zone. Digital modeling of the Roger Zone shows the historical resource to be open at depth and along strike and provides Auriginal with an additional target of opportunity. HOLES AUR-26-03, 26-04, 26-05, 26-06, 26-07 were planned to test the depth continuation of the Roger Cu-Au porphyry mineralization at the 500 m vertical level and to test a strong off-hole conductor identified by surveying of historical holes in late 2025. All holes intersected Roger-style sulphide mineralization and alteration over wide intervals. In addition, massive sulphides were intersected above the Roger porphyry, exactly as predicted by the Company's VMS model. Hole AUR-26-03 (741 m), was drilled to extend the SW limits of the Roger porphyry Cu-Au zone and to test the presence of a VMS mineralized system above and to the south of the Roger deposit. Strong pyrite-chalcopyrite mineralization was intersected over intervals of 8.1 m (627.9-636.0 m) and 4.0 m (669.3-673.3 m) overlying the Roger zone. These intersections are interpreted to correspond to a strong off-hole EM conductor identified from surveys completed last fall and appear to confirm the VMS thesis. Strong assays of 1.55 g/t Au, 41.2 g/t Ag, 0.18% Cu over 4.2 m and 1.64 g/t Au, 11.7 g/t Ag, 0.29% Cu and 0.11 % Zn over 4.0 m was returned from the sulphide intersections. Hole AUR-26-04A (657 m), located 250 m SW of 2026-03, intersected numerous wide-intervals of disseminated, stringer and semi-massive pyrite-chalcopyrite mineralization of between 99.0-234.0 m and between 452.7-586.8 m in the hole. Individual mineralized intercepts of between 1.5 m and 24.0 m were encountered. Intense chlorite and sericite alteration characterizes the mineralized zones. Best assays returned 3.0 m grading 2.11 g/t Au, 2.8 m grading 4.01 g/t Au and 1.2 m grading 32.6 g/t Au. Hole AUR-26-05, (651 m), located 250 m SW of 26-04A, was drilled to test the SW continuation of the Roger Cu-Au zone and to test for massive sulphide mineralization immediately south of the historical Roger resource. Disseminated, stringer and semi-massive sections containing between 2-10% Pyrite-Chalcopyrite-Molybdenite were observed throughout the hole between 88.6 and 234.0 m in the hole. Mineralization was accompanied by moderate to strong chlorite, silica and sericite alteration. Partial assays received from this hole returned 1.65 g/t Au over 12.0 m, including 12.2 g/t over 1.1 m. Hole AUR-26-06 (690 m), located 250 m NE of 26-03, was drilled to test the depth continuation of the Roger Cu-Au zone and to test for massive sulphide mineralization immediately south of the historical Roger resource. Disseminated, stringer and semi-massive sections containing between 2-10% Pyrite-Chalcopyrite-Molybdenite was observed throughout the hole. The alteration style of the most mineralized sections has changed from earlier holes from dominantly silica and sericite to intense chlorite.
