QC Copper & Gold to Commence 20,000m Drill Program
QC Copper & Gold to Commence 20,000m
Drill Program
TORONTO, ON
,
Jan. 20, 2021
/CNW/ - QC Copper and Gold Inc. ("
QC Copper
" or the
"
Company
") (TSXV: QCCU) is pleased to announce that the Company is scheduled to commence
its
20,000m
drill program on
January 25
. This
20,000m
drill program comprises 75 drill holes
distributed between the Opemiska Project's Springer and Perry mines to delineate a near-surface,
in-pit mineral resource.
QC Copper also confirms that the province of
Quebec's
lockdown and curfew protocols have
exempted mining and exploration. However, as the Company operates its drill program, it will
enforce strict protocols to prevent any outbreaks and ensure that both the staff and the communities
surrounding its project are safe.
QC Copper Presenting at Ore Day
For the latest update on QC Copper, we are pleased to announce that the Company will be featured
at
Ore Day
this
Friday, January 22
. QC Copper will present a webinar and Q&A between
Stephen
Stewart
, CEO and
Charles Beaudry
, VP Exploration. To view Ore Day, please register your
attendance here:
www.OREDAY.com
QC Copper Hires Project Geologist
The Company is pleased to announce the hiring of
Denis McNichol
, géo. a professional geologist in
the province of
Quebec
, to lead the diamond drilling program. Denis brings nearly 30 years of
geological and geophysical exploration experience, primarily in the Abitibi, including advanced
technologies applied to diamond drilling. "We are very happy to bring on board someone with a lot of
experience using core orienting technology and gyroscopic drill rig orientation to lead this project,
said
Charles Beaudry
, VP Exploration and Director of QC Copper."
About the Opemiska Copper Complex
The Opemiska Copper Complex is located adjacent to Chapais,
Quebec
, within
the Chibougamau region. Opemiska is also within the Abitibi Greenstone belt and within the
boundaries of the Province of Quebec's Plan Nord, which promotes and funds infrastructure and
development of natural resource projects. The Opemiska property covers 12,782 hectares and
covers the past producing Springer, Perry, Robitaille and Cooke mines, owned and operated
by Falconbridge. The project has the ideal in-place infrastructure, including a power station and
direct access to Highway 113 and the Canadian National Railway.
Forward-Looking Statements
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release. Certain information in this press release may contain forward-looking statements. This
information is based on current expectations that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties
that are difficult to predict. Actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any
forward-looking statements. QC Copper and Gold Inc. assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those
reflected in the forward looking-statements unless and until required by securities laws applicable
to QC Copper and Gold Inc. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained
in filings by QC Copper and Gold Inc. with Canadian securities regulators, which filings are
available under QC Copper and Gold Inc. profile at
www.sedar.com
.
SOURCE
QC Copper & Gold Inc.
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