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Beauce Gold Fields Applies for ATI Authorization to Drill Historic Saint-Simon-Les-Mines Placer Gold Channel
(TheNewswire) February 26, 2026 – TheNewswire - Montreal, Quebec, Canad...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Beauce Gold Fields Applies for ATI Authorization to Drill Historic Saint-Simon-Les-Mines Placer Gold Channel\n(TheNewswire)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFebruary 26, 2026 – TheNewswire - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Beauce Gold Fields (Champs d’Or en\nBeauce) (TSX Venture: BGF), referred to as\n“BGF” or the “Company,” is pleased to\nannounce that it has submitted an Application for Authorization for\nImpact Exploration Work (“ATI Authorization”) to Quebec’s\nMinistry of Natural Resources and Forests (MRNF) for drilling and\nrelated exploration activities on its Saint-Simon-les-Mines placer\ngold property.\n\n\nThe application follows a positive presentation and\ndiscussion with the municipal council of Saint-Simon-les-Mines, during\nwhich the Company outlined the results of its updated Exploration\nTarget announced on September 3, 2025, and presented the scope of the\nproposed 2026 exploration work.\n\n\n\nPatrick Levasseur, President and CEO of Beauce Gold Fields, commented:\n“Following the significant expansion of our Exploration Target\nannounced in September, the ATI application represents the logical\nnext operational step. Our objective is to systematically test the\nhighest-priority deltaic zones identified in the updated model and\ncontinue refining the geological framework of the paleoplacer\nchannel.” Mr. Levasseur further stated, “The strong reception from\nthe Saint-Simon-les-Mines municipal council reflects the historical\nimportance of gold in the Beauce region and the Company’s commitment\nto responsible and transparent exploration practices.”\n\n\n\n\nClick Image To View Full Size\n\n\nImage: 3D view of the placer gold channel, inset,\ncross-section at Rang Chaussegros\n\n\nThe planned program is designed as a follow-up to the\nexpanded Exploration Target defined in the September 3, 2025 technical\nreport, which outlined a conceptual Exploration Target ranging\nfrom:\n\n\n3.86 million m³ @ 0.81 g Au/m³\nto\n3.86 million m³ @ 4.9 g Au/m³ (including nugget effect).\n\n\nThe Exploration Target mentioned is\nconceptual in nature. There has been insufficient exploration to\ndefine a mineral resource, and there can be no assurance that further\nexploration will result in the definition of such a resource.\n\n\n\nThe Expl...