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Kenorland Minerals and Auranova Resources Announce Upcoming 2026 Spring Drill Program at the South Uchi Project, Ontario
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 18, 2026) - Kenorland Minerals Ltd. (TSXV:...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Kenorland Minerals and Auranova Resources Announce Upcoming 2026 Spring Drill Program at the South Uchi Project, OntarioVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 18, 2026) - Kenorland Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: KLD) (OTCQX: KLDCF) (FSE: 3WQ0) (\"Kenorland\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the approval of a Phase 3 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\").2026 Spring Exploration ProgramThe Spring 2026 exploration program and budget have been approved by Auranova and will include up to 3,000 metres of drilling across six drill holes at the Papaonga target area. This phase of drilling follows the successful identification of a new gold-bearing structural corridor discovered during the Phase 2 Fall 2025 drill program (see press release dated January 28, 2026). The planned drill holes are designed as large step-outs towards the west and east, testing strike extensions of the mineralised structural corridor concealed beneath deep glacial cover. Kenorland remains the operator of the Project, and drilling activities are scheduled to commence by the end of March.Figure 1. Plan map of Papaonga target area with planned Phase 3 drill hole locationsTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/6489/288907_1f0bae36546f4a4d_001full.jpgThe upcoming drill program will consist of a series of drill fences approximately one kilometre apart, stepping out along strike from drill holes 25PADD031 and 25PADD034, which intersected an approximately 200-metre-wide mineralised corridor characterised by strong deformation, pervasive sericite-albite-silica alteration and disseminated sulphide mineralisation within mafic to felsic volcanic stratigraphy and feldspar porphyry intrusions. Within this corridor, multiple 10-metre-scale intervals contain anomalous gold values, highlighting the potential for significant mineralisation. Interpretation of regional magnetic datasets have identified the gold-bearing structure as a belt-parallel, east-west trending deformation zone, concealed beneath deep till and glaciolacustrine cover sequences. Despite limited bedrock exposure over the target area, grab samples from volcanic stratigraphy immediately north of...