Orford Mining Corporation announced that it is planning an exploration program on its prospective Joutel Eagle (Joutel Eagle) gold property in 2024. Joutel Eagle is located along the historical Eagle-Telbel Mine Trend in the Abitibi Greenstone belt. Orford is currently assessing drill targets for a 2024 diamond drilling program on Joutel Eagle.

The Joutel Eagle Property is an advanced exploration stage gold property with approximately 20,000 metres of historic drilling and 3,253 m of current drilling completed by Orford in 2022 & 2023 that has identified multiple gold zones to guide Orford's exploration efforts in 2024. The property is adjacent to Agnico Eagle's past producing Eagle-Telbel operation which produced in excess of 1.1 Moz of gold. The Joutel Eagle Property covers 11 km of strike length of the prolific Casa Berardi structural zone south splay (CBSZ) which is associated with several gold deposits, and together with Orford's 100% owned McClure East property gives Orford over 17 km coverage along the CBSZ.

The most developed zone on the Joutel Eagle Property is the "South Gold Zone". In 2022 & 2023 Orford tested 400 metres of its strike with 3,253 m of drilling. Results have confirmed, extended, and better defined a series of thick, near-surface, gold mineralized zones ("South Gold Zone") within 150 metres of surface and it remains open to depth.

Highlights of the Orford drilling on Joutel Eagle include: Gold mineralization intersected in the top 40 metres in hole 23-JE-008 which reported 1.7 g/t Au over 15.7 m from 21.65 to 37.35 m, including 5.8 g/t Au over 4.1 m (News Release June 23, 2023). 23-JE-004 which reported 4.1 g/t Au over 14.6 m from 100.30 to 114.90 m including 28.7 g/t gold over 0.32 m. Thick mineralized intercepts of up to 1.1 g/t Au over 54.7 m including higher grade intervals of 1.7 g/t Au over 28.6 m (23-JE-015). Historical drilling indicates that mineralization continues to 300 m below the surface and is open at depth.

Drilling to the north of the South Gold Zone has identified a new mineralized trend ("North Gold Zone") which reported 1.3 g/t Au over 16.1 m (23-JE-007). The Joutel Eagle Property also hosts multiple satellite gold and copper intercepts and potential VMS targets based on historical drilling across the property where no subsequent follow up work has been completed. The Gagné Zone is located in the southern part of the property and was last worked in the 1990s.

Historical work reported grab samples from trenching that included: 26.2 g/t Au, 15 g/t Au, 20.23 g/t Au, and 17.8 g/t Au associated with quartz veins that cut the Joutel tonalite. The area has not yet been drill-tested. Future work on the Joutel Eagle Property will consist of drill program planning on the South Gold Zone with spring surface work (mapping, geochemical sampling & trenching) proposed for the Gagné Zone and surrounding areas along with potential follow up drilling.