TORONTO, ON, Jan. 20, 2021 /CNW/ - QC Copper and Gold Inc.
("QC Copper" or the "Company") (TSXV: QCCU) is
pleased to announce that the Company is scheduled to commence its
20,000m drill program on January 25. This 20,000m drill program comprises 75 drill holes
distributed between the Opemiska Project's Springer and Perry mines
to delineate a near-surface, in-pit mineral resource.
QC Copper also confirms that the province of Quebec's lockdown and curfew protocols have
exempted mining and exploration. However, as the Company operates
its drill program, it will enforce strict protocols to prevent any
outbreaks and ensure that both the staff and the communities
surrounding its project are safe.
QC Copper Presenting at Ore Day
For the latest update on QC Copper, we are pleased to
announce that the Company will be featured at Ore Day this
Friday, January 22. QC Copper will
present a webinar and Q&A between Stephen Stewart, CEO and Charles Beaudry, VP Exploration. To view
Ore Day, please register your attendance here:
www.OREDAY.com
QC Copper Hires Project Geologist
The Company is pleased to announce the hiring of Denis McNichol, géo. a professional geologist in
the province of Quebec, to lead
the diamond drilling program. Denis brings nearly 30 years of
geological and geophysical exploration experience, primarily in the
Abitibi, including advanced technologies applied to diamond
drilling. "We are very happy to bring on board someone with a lot
of experience using core orienting technology and gyroscopic drill
rig orientation to lead this project, said Charles Beaudry, VP Exploration and Director of
QC Copper."
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.
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uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual results might
differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking
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the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual
results could differ from those reflected in the forward
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applicable to QC Copper and Gold Inc. Additional information
identifying risks and uncertainties is contained in filings by QC
Copper and Gold Inc. with Canadian securities regulators, which
filings are available under QC Copper and Gold Inc. profile
at www.sedar.com.
SOURCE QC Copper & Gold Inc.