Osisko Development Corp. (NYSE: ODV, TSXV: ODV)
("
Osisko Development" or the
"
Company") is pleased to announce the commencement
of an initial surface diamond drilling exploration campaign to test
for copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry mineralization potential, at
the Company’s Big Hill target area (Figure 2), at its 100% owned
Tintic Project ("
Tintic" or the "
Tintic
Project"), located in the historic East Tintic Mining
District in central Utah, U.S.A. Following receipt of the required
surface drill permits, the Company mobilized a diamond drill rig
from Major Drilling America of Salt Lake City, Utah, which arrived
at site on December 1, 2023, and commenced drilling activities
(Figure 1).
Sean Roosen, Chairman and CEO of Osisko
Development, commented, "With the surface drill permits in
hand, we are very excited to start drilling high-priority targets
on the Tintic property for copper-gold porphyry potential at depth.
There was previously no detailed work completed using modern
exploration techniques in these areas and we expect the initial
holes to provide us with invaluable information to support our
understanding and interpretation of the entire Tintic district and
its potential to host a copper-gold porphyry center."
PORPHYRY TARGET DRILLING
- The Tintic
District, located 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Rio Tinto's Bingham
Canyon Mine, has historically been recognized as an area
prospective for porphyry style copper-gold-molybdenum
mineralization. Styles of mineralization and alteration present
within the Tintic District support an interpretation of a classic
porphyry-epithermal system with a high degree of rheologic and
structural control on mineralization style and distribution (Figure
3).
- Two large
lithocaps, presented as anomalous surface geochemical footprints –
a type of high heat signature indicative of potential significant
subsurface volcanic activity – have been identified within the
Company's Tintic Project property, namely in the Big Hill and
Silver Pass areas (Figure 2).
- An initial 3,000
meter (9,842 feet) of drilling in two holes comprises phase one of
the surface diamond drilling program.
- The objective of
this surface drilling program is to test priority targets for a
potential porphyry style copper-gold-molybdenum mineral system
responsible for the significant high-grade gold and silver
epithermal mineralization and past producing carbonate
silver-lead-zinc replacement deposits on the Tintic property.
- Recall, as noted in
the Company's news release issued on October 11, 2023, drilling of
the Trixie West (Figure 2) high-priority potential
copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry target commenced in early October
2023 from underground at the Trixie test mine
("Trixie"). Approximately 70% of the target drill
hole has been completed to date and is nearing the projected target
zone (Figure 4).
REGIONAL EXPLORATION
POTENTIAL
The Tintic Project is located within the
historic Tintic mining district, a cluster of base and precious
metal deposits covering greater than 200 square kilometres (~80
square miles) within the East Tintic Mountains of north-central
Utah. Commonly divided into Main, East, North, and Southwest
subdistricts, the greater Tintic District is collectively the
second largest metal producing district in Utah following Bingham
(Krahulec and Briggs, 2006).
Significant exploration potential exists for
additional high sulphidation Au-Ag systems similar to Trixie,
additional "fissure zones" adjacent to historic mines such as North
Lily and Eureka Standard, historic Carbonate Replacement Deposits
including Burgin, North Lily and Tintic Standard, and deep
copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry targets associated with known
lithocaps such as Big Hill, Silver Pass and Government Canyon,
which have been scarcely explored by previous operators (Figure
2).
Figure 1: Diamond drill rig to
test potential copper-gold porphyry mineralization set up at the
Big Hill target at Tintic Project (December 2023)
Technical Report
Information relating to the Tintic Project and
the current MRE for the Trixie deposit (the "Trixie
MRE") is supported by the technical report titled "NI
43-101 Technical Report, Initial Mineral Resource Estimate for the
Trixie Deposit, Tintic Project, Utah, United States of America",
dated January 27, 2023 (with an effective date of January 10, 2023)
prepared for the Company by independent representatives of Micon
International Limited (the "Tintic Technical
Report"). Reference should be made to the full text of the
Tintic Technical Report, which was prepared in accordance with
National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects ("NI 43-101") and is available
electronically on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) and on EDGAR
(www.sec.gov) under Osisko Development's issuer profile and on the
Company's website at www.osiskodev.com.
A 3D model and virtual site tour of Trixie and
the wider Tintic Project is accessible on the Company's VRIFY page
at: https://vrify.com/decks/12801.
Qualified Persons
The scientific and technical information
contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by
Maggie Layman, P.Geo., Vice President, Exploration of Osisko
Development, and a "qualified person" within the meaning of NI
43-101.
Figure 2: Lithocap highlights
of porphyry target areas and drill pad locations
Figure 3: Generalized
conceptual deposit model of a high sulphidation epithermal porphyry
system
Figure 4: Trixie West porphyry
target drill hole status
ABOUT OSISKO
DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Osisko Development Corp. is a premier North
American gold development company focused on high-quality
past-producing properties located in mining friendly jurisdictions
with district scale potential. The Company's objective is to become
an intermediate gold producer by advancing its 100%-owned Cariboo
Gold Project, located in central B.C., Canada, the Tintic Project
in the historic East Tintic mining district in Utah, U.S.A., and
the San Antonio Gold Project in Sonora, Mexico. In addition to
considerable brownfield exploration potential of these properties,
that benefit from significant historical mining data, existing
infrastructure and access to skilled labour, the Company's project
pipeline is complemented by other prospective exploration
properties. The Company's strategy is to develop attractive,
long-life, socially and environmentally sustainable mining assets,
while minimizing exposure to development risk and growing mineral
resources.
For further information, visit our website at
www.osiskodev.com or contact:
Sean Roosen |
Philip Rabenok |
Chairman and CEO |
Director, Investor Relations |
Email: sroosen@osiskodev.com |
Email: prabenok@osiskodev.com |
Tel: +1 (514) 940-0685 |
Tel: +1 (437) 423-3644 |
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this news
release may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities legislation (together,
"forward-looking statements"). These forward-looking statements, by
their nature, require Osisko Development to make certain
assumptions and necessarily involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
performance. Words such as "may", "will", "would", "could",
"expect", "believe", "plan", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate",
"continue", or the negative or comparable terminology, as well as
terms usually used in the future and the conditional, are intended
to identify forward-looking statements. Information contained in
forward-looking statements is based upon certain material
assumptions that were applied in drawing a conclusion or making a
forecast or projection, including the assumptions, qualifications
and limitations relating to the significance of the high-priority
target drilling; the utility of modern exploration techniques; the
potential of Tintic to host a copper-gold porphyry center; the
significance of regional exploration potential; the results in the
Tintic Technical Reports; the capital resources available to Osisko
Development; the ability of the Company to execute its planned
activities; the ability of the Company to obtain future financing
and the terms of such financing; management's perceptions of
historical trends, current conditions and expected future
developments; the utility and significance of historic data,
including the significance of the district hosting past producing
mines; future mining activities; the timing and status of
permitting; the results (if any) of further exploration work to
define and expand mineral resources; the ability of exploration
work (including drilling) to accurately predict mineralization; the
ability to generate additional drill targets; the ability of
management to understand the geology and potential of the Company's
properties; the ability of the Company to expand mineral resources
beyond current mineral resource estimates; the ability of the
Company to complete its exploration objectives for its projects in
2023-24 in the timing contemplated (if at all); the ongoing
advancement of the deposits on the Company's properties; the
deposit remaining open for expansion at depth and down plunge; the
ability to realize upon any mineralization in a manner that is
economic; the ability to adapt to changes in gold prices, estimates
of costs, estimates of planned exploration and development
expenditures; the ability of the Company to obtain further capital
on reasonable terms; the profitability (if at all) of the Company's
operations; the Company being a well-positioned gold development
company in Canada, USA and Mexico; sustainability and environmental
impacts of operations at the Company's properties; as well as other
considerations that are believed to be appropriate in the
circumstances, and any other information herein that is not a
historical fact may be "forward looking information". Material
assumptions also include, management's perceptions of historical
trends, the ability of exploration (including drilling) to
accurately predict mineralization, budget constraints and access to
capital on terms acceptable to the Company, current conditions and
expected future developments, regulatory framework remaining
defined and understood, results of further exploration work to
define or expand any mineral resources, as well as other
considerations that are believed to be appropriate in the
circumstances. Osisko Development considers its assumptions to be
reasonable based on information currently available, but cautions
the reader that their assumptions regarding future events, many of
which are beyond the control of Osisko Development, may ultimately
prove to be incorrect since they are subject to risks and
uncertainties that affect Osisko Development and its business. Such
risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks relating to
capital market conditions and the Company's ability to access
capital on terms acceptable to the Company for the contemplated
exploration and development at the Company's properties; the
ability to continue current operations and exploration; regulatory
framework and presence of laws and regulations that may impose
restrictions on mining; the ability of exploration activities
(including drill results) to accurately predict mineralization;
errors in management's geological modelling; the ability to expand
operations or complete further exploration activities; the timing
and ability of the Company to obtain required approvals and
permits; the results of exploration activities; risks relating to
exploration, development and mining activities; the global economic
climate; metal and commodity prices; fluctuations in the currency
markets; dilution; environmental risks; and community,
non-governmental and governmental actions and the impact of
stakeholder actions. Readers are urged to consult the disclosure
provided under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual
information form for the year ended December 31, 2022 as well as
the financial statements and MD&A for the year ended December
31, 2022, which have been filed on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under
Osisko Development's issuer profile and on the SEC's EDGAR website
(www.sec.gov), for further information regarding the risks and
other factors applicable to the exploration results. Although the
Company's believes the expectations conveyed by the forward-looking
statements are reasonable based on information available as of the
date hereof, no assurances can be given as to future results,
levels of activity and achievements. The Company disclaims any
obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or results or otherwise,
except as required by law. Forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of performance and there can be no assurance that these
forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. No stock exchange,
securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or
disapproved the information contained herein.
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