Sirios Resources Inc. announced that its validation testing of the PhotonAssay gold assay technology has been successfully completed. As previously announced some one hundred core samples from selected sections of previous drilling at the Cheechoo gold deposit were sent to MSALABS laboratories in Val-d'Or in order to evaluate this new assay technique. Based on these results, core samples taken during the recent 2023 drilling campaign will be analyzed using this technology, which has among other things, a lower environmental impact than other commonly used analytical techniques.

Since analyses will be performed on a standard quantity of approximately 500 grams of material, instead of the usual 50 grams used for fire assay, the company believe it will be more appropriate for analysing samples containing coarse free gold (resulting in the nugget effect). In addition, since PhotonAssay analysis is non-destructive, it will allow the sample to be used in the future for other tests, if required. Finally, the time required to receive analytical results should be shorter.