Orford Mining Corporation announced it has discovered two new quartz vein gold systems (Gerfaut East and Central Intrusive) and a new copper showing (at Esperance) on its Qiqavik gold property. Orford completed drilling on both the new quartz vein gold systems and channel sampling on the copper showing and awaits assay results. The Qiqavik gold property (100% Orford) hosts high-grade gold occurrences at surface across its more than 40 km breadth in multiple project areas.

The 2023 work focused on drilling, geophysics, and prospecting on the Gerfaut East, Central, Annick and Eric project areas of the belt. In total 34 Rotary Air Blast (RAB) holes were drilled for a total of 2,435 meters and 32 line-km of ground IP (Induced polarization) surveys were completed. Orford is waiting for results from 88% of the 2620 samples taken from drilling and the 233 surface samples collected.

Highlights: New gold-bearing quartz vein system discovered at Gerfaut East. Surface grab samples returned up to 32.3 g/t Au. Drill results pending.

New style of sulphide rich vein mineralization discovered in the Central Intrusive Zone. Surface and drill assays pending. New mineralized zone discovered south of the Esperance Gold-Copper trend.

Channel sample assay results pending. The newly discovered Gerfaut East vein system is found within a NNE-trending structure that can be traced for over 400m along strike. The Gerfaut East vein system are comprised of a series of sulfide-bearing quartz veins outcropping up to 15 m in length containing galena, chalcopyrite and pyrite.

Assays received to date from surface grab samples have returned up to 32.3g/t Au. Six RAB drillholes were also completed in the Gerfaut East area. These holes intersected quartz veins within the top 50m of drilling.

All drill hole assays are pending. The newly discovered Central Intrusive vein system of the Qiqavik belt property is defined by a series of parallel E-W shears with ankerite alteration and sulfide veins up to 2 cm in width containing galena, pyrite and arsenopyrite in local granodiorite boulders. Grab samples of quartz veins collected in nearby areas during previous program reported up to 30.8 g/t Au.

Three holes were drilled in this area that intersected altered granodiorite containing minor sulfides. Grab sample and drilling assay results for the Central Intrusive area are pending. The Esperance area of the Qiqavik belt property hosts a trend of copper and gold mineralization over 4 km in length hosted in a basalt shear zone.

In 2023, prospecting and mapping identified a new zone of semi-massive sulphide with up to 5% chalcopyrite hosted in a sheared basalt. The new mineralization outcrops discontinuously over 10 m by 25 m and occurs 200 m to the south of the main Esperance trend and may represent a secondary parallel mineralized zone. Four channel samples were collected totalling a 5.0 metre width of the exposed mineralization.

Airborne EM conductors suggest the mineralization may extend to the east for 250m. Channel sample assay results are pending.