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Kenorland Commences 2025 Winter Drill Program at the South Uchi Project, Ontario
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 12, 2025) - Kenorland Minerals Ltd. (TS...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Kenorland Commences 2025 Winter Drill Program at the South Uchi Project, OntarioVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 12, 2025) - Kenorland Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: KLD) (OTCQX: KLDCF) (FSE: 3WQ0) (\"Kenorland\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the commencement of the maiden diamond drill program at the South Uchi Project (the \"Project\"), located in the Red Lake District of Ontario and held under an option agreement with Auranova Resources Inc. (\"Auranova\").Q1 2025 Winter Exploration ProgramA total budget of $8.0 million has been approved by Auranova for the Winter 2025 exploration program. The maiden drill program will include up to 15,000m of diamond drilling as an initial test of the Papaonga target identified through systematic exploration carried out since 2021. During the 2024 exploration campaign, prospecting identified newly discovered, widespread gold mineralisation across the target area, with rock sampling assay results of up to 13.35 g/t Au. Kenorland is operator of the Project, and drilling activities are expected to conclude in late-March. Figure 1. Plan map of Papaonga target area with planned drill hole locations and gold-in-till geochemistryTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/6489/240477_a9b0f757741a5924_001full.jpgPapaonga Target Drill Program SummaryThe maiden 15,000m drill program will consist of approximately 30 drill holes testing high-priority structural corridors over the 6km strike length of the Papaonga target. It is defined by a large gold-in-till and heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) gold grain anomaly, with newly discovered bedrock gold mineralisation consisting of quartz-sulfide veins and disseminated sulfide (see press release dated September 11, 2024). The underlying geology lies within the eastern pressure shadow of an interpreted early (pre to syn-tectonic) diorite pluton bounded by regional first order, major east-west trending deformation zones to the north and south. Northeast-trending, second-order structures have intensely deformed, folded, and offset the geologically complex stratigraphy. Drilling will target three principal target areas: the sheared margin of the Papaonga diorite, northeast-trending shear zones transecting folded clastic sedimentary rocks, iron formation and volcanic stratigraphy underly...