Northstar Gold targets Allied Gold Zone expansion at Miller property

Northstar Gold Corp. (CSE:NSG) announced that it is advancing exploration and development work at its 100%-owned Miller Copper-Gold Property, located approximately 18 kilometres southeast of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, while outlining plans for renewed drilling at the Allied Gold Zone and continued advancement of its Cam Copper initiative.

The company said it is continuing work on the high-grade Cam Copper volcanogenic massive sulphide project and associated Surgical Mining initiatives in collaboration with Novamera, while also preparing to resume expansion drilling at the nearby Allied Gold Zone later this year.

Northstar noted that its planned advancement of the Allied Gold Zone comes amid higher gold prices and increased exploration activity in the southern Kirkland Lake camp, including ongoing drilling by Kirkland Lake Discoveries on the KL South Property, which is adjacent to Northstar’s Miller Copper-Gold Property.

The company said it believes renewed exploration activity in the district, combined with higher gold prices compared to levels at the time of its 2022 SRK Exploration Target Study, enhances the significance and strategic value of the Allied Gold Zone and the broader Miller Intrusive Complex gold system.

According to Northstar, SRK Consulting (Canada) previously completed a 3D Exploration Target Study for the Allied and Vein 1 zones at the Miller Property, outlining a conceptual upper exploration target of approximately 250,000 to 500,000 near-surface ounces of gold grading 1.39 to 2.04 grams per tonne (g/t) gold. The company said the exploration target remains open along strike, down dip and at depth, and that additional untested syenite-associated gold targets have been identified across the property.

Northstar highlighted prior drilling at the Allied Gold Zone that intersected broad intervals of near-surface gold mineralization, including 6.6 g/t gold over 117 metres, 4 g/t gold over 50.6 metres, 1.43 g/t gold over 118.5 metres, and 1.2 g/t gold over 107.3 metres.

The company also cited higher-grade gold-copper feeder-style intersections from earlier drilling, including 4.71 g/t gold and 0.51% copper over 6.4 metres, and 9.41 g/t gold and 1.03% copper over 3 metres.

Northstar said a 2023 high-resolution UAV magnetic survey identified a large, greater-than-one-kilometre-deep magnetic anomaly, referred to as SM-01, beneath the Allied Gold Zone. The company said this feature is interpreted as a possible deeper copper-gold intrusive source system.

Northstar said it has recently commenced targeting for strike and depth extensions of the Allied Gold Zone and associated gold-copper feeder structures within the Miller Intrusive Complex.

A proposed 2026 drill program is expected to focus on expanding the near-surface Allied Gold Zone, testing deeper structural feeder zones, and conducting follow-up drilling on the Independence Fault Zone, as well as the Planet and Meilleur syenite areas. The program will also evaluate new geophysical and magnetic targets generated from prior UAV magnetic, induced polarization, and geological modelling work.

In parallel, the company said it is continuing to advance the Cam Copper Zone 2 Surgical Mining initiative with consortium partners Novamera, Micon International Limited, and DIGITAL, with the objective of assessing potential near-term development and production.

Northstar said recent drilling and geophysical programs at Cam Copper confirmed high-grade copper mineralization, including intersections of 14.8% copper over 2.45 metres, 21.7% copper over 1.35 metres, and a zone containing 3.05% copper, 5.9 g/t gold, 22.9 g/t silver, and 0.45% molybdenum over 3.07 metres, as well as 13.95% copper, 0.62 g/t gold, and 32 g/t silver over 0.56 metres.

The company also reported identification of a 350-metre-long, 200 Siemens electromagnetic conductor interpreted as a southeast extension of the Cam Copper Zone VMS horizons.

“Northstar remains fully committed to advancing the Cam Copper surgical mining opportunity, which we believe represents a unique near-term critical minerals development opportunity,” Northstar CEO Brian Fowler said in a statement.

“With gold prices now at historically elevated levels and renewed exploration success occurring immediately adjacent to the Miller Property, Northstar believes this is an important opportunity to advance and potentially unlock additional value from the Allied Gold Zone through renewed drilling.”