Osisko Gold Makes Discovery At Cariboo Regional Target
Original announcement by canadianminingjournal on
- Company
- Osisko Gold Group
- Ticker
- OSG
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-20 18:48:15 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Osisko Gold has announced a significant discovery at its Proserpine target near the Cariboo gold project in British Columbia. Early drilling returned exceptional gold grades, including 873 g/t Au over 0.5m, and has expanded the known mineralized footprint to 1 km along strike.
Reasoning: High-grade discovery intercepts (up to 873 g/t Au) at a new regional target (Proserpine) that expands the known footprint and remains open.
Positive factors
- exceptional gold grades
- discovery of new mineralized system
- mineralization remains open in all directions
- expanded footprint along strike
Facts used in scoring: 6
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: 873 g/t Au is an exceptionally high-grade interval.
Evidence · text
“873 grams gold from 112 metres downhole”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: Results have expanded the footprint of known mineralization at Proserpine by 1 km along strike.
Evidence · text
“Results to date have expanded the footprint of known mineralization at Proserpine to about 1 km along strike”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (6)
PSP-26-004Proserpine · goldGrade: 95.93Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 4.6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- PSP-26-004
- Project
- Proserpine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- OSG
Geometry
- Grade
- 95.93
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 4.6 m
- From
- 110 m
- To
- 114.6 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- PSP-26-004:110.0-114.6
- Mining Method
- mixed
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 95.93 g/t Au over 4.6m is an exceptional grade intercept.
Positive factors
- exceptional grade
Evidence · text
“PSP-26-004 cut 4.6 metres grading 95.93 grams per tonne gold from 110 metres depth”
PSP-26-004Proserpine · goldGrade: 873Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- PSP-26-004
- Project
- Proserpine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- OSG
Geometry
- Grade
- 873
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.5 m
- From
- 112 m
- To
- 112.5 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- PSP-26-004:112.0-112.5
- Mining Method
- mixed
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 873 g/t Au is a bonanza grade intercept.
Positive factors
- bonanza grade
Evidence · text
“including a 50-centimetre interval of 873 grams gold from 112 metres downhole”
PSP-26-001Proserpine · goldGrade: 5.46Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 8.6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- PSP-26-001
- Project
- Proserpine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- OSG
Geometry
- Grade
- 5.46
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 8.6 m
- From
- 97 m
- To
- 105.6 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- PSP-26-001:97.0-105.6
- Mining Method
- mixed
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 5.46 g/t Au over 8.6m is a strong intercept.
Positive factors
- strong grade
Evidence · text
“PSP-26-001, cut 8.6 metres grading 5.46 grams gold from 97 metres depth”
PSP-26-001Proserpine · goldGrade: 2.17Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 14.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- PSP-26-001
- Project
- Proserpine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- OSG
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.17
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 14.5 m
- From
- 572 m
- To
- 586.5 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- PSP-26-001:572.0-586.5
- Mining Method
- mixed
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 2.17 g/t Au over 14.5m is a moderate/economic grade intercept at depth.
Positive factors
- significant width
Evidence · text
“as well as 14.5 metres of 2.17 grams gold from 572 metres”
PSP-26-009Proserpine · goldGrade: 3.17Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 5.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- PSP-26-009
- Project
- Proserpine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- OSG
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.17
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 5.5 m
- From
- 408 m
- To
- 413.5 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- PSP-26-009:408.0-413.5
- Mining Method
- mixed
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 3.17 g/t Au over 5.5m is a strong intercept.
Positive factors
- strong grade
Evidence · text
“hole PSP-26-009, which cut 5.5 metres of 3.17 grams gold from 408 metres downhole”
PSP-26-003Proserpine · goldGrade: 1.46Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 12.4 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- PSP-26-003
- Project
- Proserpine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- OSG
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.46
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 12.4 m
- From
- 367 m
- To
- 379.4 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- PSP-26-003:367.0-379.4
- Mining Method
- mixed
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 1.46 g/t Au over 12.4m is a moderate grade intercept.
Positive factors
- significant width
Evidence · text
“hole PSP-26-003, which intersected 12.4 metres of 1.46 grams gold from 367 metres depth”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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