Pius Golden Fields (TSXV: BGF.V) has received a regional permit to advance exploration at its Saint-Simon-les-Mines alluvial gold project in Quebec, paving the way for a comprehensive drilling and geophysical program next year.
“The acquisition of the ATI licenses represents an important step forward for the 2026 exploration program,” said Patrick Levasseur, President and CEO of Beauce Gold Fields. “With these approvals in place, we can now proceed with acoustic drilling and geophysical surveys designed to validate and refine the exploration target and improve our understanding of paleochannel geometry and gold distribution. This program represents the next step in the systematic advancement of one of the most important historical alluvial gold systems in eastern North America.”
Quebec’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has issued two impact exploration licenses (ATI-703 and ATI-704) that allow the Vancouver-based company to conduct acoustic drilling and refraction seismic surveys within designated palaeochannel exploration areas. Permits remain valid until April 21, 2028.
The licenses target specific polygons within what the company describes as one of the most historically significant alluvial gold systems in eastern North America. Beauce Gold Fields plans to use acoustic drilling to test high-priority delta areas identified through updated geological modelling, while seismic surveys will determine the bedrock topography beneath the surface materials.
This work follows an updated exploration target published in September, which estimates the paleosolv channel contains between 3.86 million cubic meters at 0.81 grams of gold per cubic meter and 4.9 grams of gold per cubic metre, including mass effects. Company officials stress that this target remains conceptual and requires additional exploration before any mineral resource is identified.
Historic mining at Saint-Simon-les-Mines produced large amounts of coarse gold from the 1860s through the 1960s, including multi-ounce nuggets that helped establish the site as Canada’s first gold rush area. The Bosse District has produced some of the largest gold nuggets in Canadian mining history, with samples exceeding 50 ounces.
Beyond validating the historical data incorporated into the modern geological reinterpretation, the 2026 program aims to characterize gold-bearing horizons within the ancient channel system. Beauce Gold Fields continues to explore the source rocks that have fed the extensive alluvial deposits, with an emphasis on recently discovered anti-diagenetic systems.
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