TORONTO, Dec. 10, 2020 /CNW/ - QC Copper and Gold Inc.
("QC Copper" or the "Company") (TSXV: QCCU), is
pleased to announce that it has successfully received its permits
from the Quebec Government for its 20,000m drill program, comprising of 75 drill
holes to be distributed between the Springer and Perry mines, with
the objective of delineating a near surface, in-pit mineral
resource.
The planned 20,000 metre diamond drilling program, expected to
commence in January 2021, will be
divided 75% - 25% between resource delineation and brown field
exploration, with certain exploration holes focused on the adjacent
Cooke-Robitaille Property. The exploration holes will focus
on extensions of the Cooke Mine and will follow up on the new
structural model proposed by the Company in a November 3rd webinar, hosted by VP
Exploration Charles Beaudry.
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.
QP Statement
The technical information contained in
this news release and the referenced webinar have been reviewed and
approved by Charles Beaudry, P.Geo
and géo., Director and Vice President Exploration for QC Copper and
Gold Inc., who is a Qualified Person as defined in "National
Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects".
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