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ESGold’s Montauban Project Shows Key Parallels to Broken Hill’s $100B Deposit

Posted by Alavaro Coronel at 2:42 PM on Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

ESGold Corp. (CSE: ESAU / OTC: ESAUF) is on the brink of a major breakthrough at its Montauban project in Quebec, and investors are paying close attention. The company has identified striking geological similarities between Montauban and Broken Hill, one of the world’s richest metal deposits, valued at over $100 billion. If these parallels hold, ESGold may be standing on a mineralized system of immense scale..

Geological Parallels to a $100 Billion Giant

The recent discovery of rhodonite, a mineral strongly associated with Broken Hill-type deposits, further reinforces the geological potential of Montauban. Historically, these deposits have yielded some of the world’s most valuable metal resources, including high-grade silver, gold, and base metals.

“For the first time, we are applying a disciplined, modern exploration approach to Montauban, similar to how Broken Hill was systematically uncovered,” said André Gauthier, Senior Geologist at ESGold. “Our goal is to use modern technology to answer the key question—just how big is Montauban?”

Cutting-Edge Exploration: Seeing Below the Surface

Unlike historical exploration efforts, ESGold is deploying ambient noise tomography (ANT), a revolutionary technique that scans up to 400 meters below surface. This non-invasive method provides the first-ever deep visualization of the mineralized system, allowing ESGold to strategically plan its next drilling phase.

“Broken Hill was not fully recognized until advanced exploration techniques were applied—this is the exact playbook we are following at Montauban,” added Brad Kitchen, President of ESGold. “Our ANT survey will give us the first-ever deep visualization of the deposit, guiding our next drilling phase to unlock the true scale of this mineralized system.”

Near-Term Cash Flow: Tailings Production Begins Soon

While exploration continues, ESGold is already preparing to generate near-term revenue from tailings reprocessing. Within the next six months, the company will commence gold and silver extraction from Montauban’s tailings, ensuring a steady cash flow without dilution to shareholders.

Financial Projections at a Glance:

  • $23M Year 1 Revenue from tailings production based on current gold and silver prices. 
  • $106.9M in Total Tailings Revenue projected in the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA), with potential upside to $315M over five years. 
  • Rapid Payback Period: Only 0.9 years at $1,750/oz gold, demonstrating strong financial viability. 

What’s Next for ESGold?

The coming months will be pivotal for ESGold as it advances its multifaceted growth strategy:

  • Finalized ANT Results (4-6 Weeks): This underground scan will define high-priority drill targets. 
  • Drilling Phase (6-9 Months): Once the data is analyzed, ESGold will launch a strategic drilling campaign to confirm the full potential of Montauban’s mineralization. 
  • Updated PEA: A revised economic assessment will integrate the latest findings, further refining ESGold’s growth projections. 

Summary

With gold prices soaring and investor demand for high-margin, high-growth projects increasing, ESGold is uniquely positioned to capitalize on both near-term production and long-term exploration upside.

Proven Geological Model: Montauban shares characteristics with one of the world’s richest deposits.
Advanced Exploration Tech: First-ever deep scan using ANT provides unprecedented insight.
Near-Term Revenue: Tailings production ensures cash flow without shareholder dilution.
Strategic Quebec Location: Low-cost hydro, strong mining infrastructure, and supportive regulations.

ESGold Corp. may present a compelling opportunity for those interested in the gold sector. The company is led by a strong leadership team and leverages advanced technology as it works towards identifying and potentially unlocking significant gold discoveries in Canada. 

 

ESGold’s Montauban Project Shows Key Parallels to Broken Hill $100B Deposit

Posted by Alavaro Coronel at 10:09 AM on Monday, March 31st, 2025

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Geological Potential: Montauban shares key characteristics with Broken Hill, one of the world’s most lucrative deposits, valued at over $100 billion in metals. 
  • Rhodonite Discovery: Recent sampling confirmed the presence of rhodonite, a mineral strongly associated with Broken Hill-type deposits, reinforcing the geological parallels between the two systems. 
  • Advanced Exploration: ESGold is using ambient noise tomography to scan depths up to 400 meters, revealing previously unexplored mineral-rich areas. 
  • Near-Term Production: Tailings production is set to begin in the next 6 months, generating cash flow without diluting shareholders. Year 1 revenue estimated at $23M based on current gold and silver prices.  
  • Strong Financial Projections: The PEA projects $106.9M in revenues from tailings, with potential upside reaching $315M over the next five years. A revised PEA is in progress.  
  • Fast Payback: The project is expected to pay back in just 0.9 years at $1,750 gold, underscoring its financial viability. 

ESGold Corp. ($ESAU / $ESAUF) is leading the charge with its modern approach to exploration and production. The company’s use of cutting-edge technology potentially unlocks the full potential of Montauban, positioning it for both near-term revenue and long-term discovery upside.

COMPANY INSIGHTS 

“For the first time, we are applying a disciplined, modern exploration approach to Montauban, similar to how Broken Hill was systematically uncovered,” stated André Gauthier, Senior Geologist, ESGold. “This deposit shares many geological hallmarks with one of the most famous VMS deposits in the world. Our goal is to use modern technology to answer the key question—just how big is Montauban?”

“Broken Hill was not fully recognized until advanced exploration techniques were applied-this is the exact playbook we are following at Montauban,” added Brad Kitchen, President of ESGold. “Our ANT survey will give us the first-ever deep visualization of the deposit, guiding our next drilling phase to unlock the true scale of this mineralized system.”

WHAT’S NEXT 

ESGold expects to finalize underground scan results within the next 4-6 weeks. These will provide critical insights into Montauban’s mineralization, guiding the next phase of exploration. Drilling is set to begin within 6-9 months. With a rising gold market, a strategic Quebec location, and a self-funded approach, ESGold is poised for strong, sustained growth.

VIDEO: Candente Copper $DNT.ca Announces New Deposit of 2.2Billion Pounds of Copper and 1.2Million Ounces Gold

Posted by AGORACOM at 12:21 PM on Thursday, February 3rd, 2022
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TSX listed Candente Copper owns Canariaco Norte, a large, economic copper deposit in Peru that continues to advance technically and economically toward a sale or production decision. A 2022 Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) is nearing completion that will advance it further toward development

Now it has a sister deposit, Canariaco Sur located 2km away that could help advance developments much quicker.

Canariaco Sur contains 2.2 billion pounds of copper and 1.2 million ounces of gold in an inferred resource calculated with only 15 holes, demonstrating a considerable amount of metal.
Sur contains higher levels of gold and molybdenum than Cañariaco Norte, minimal arsenic levels and mineralization that starts at surface. Cañariaco Sur has the potential to add significant value to the resources at Cañariaco Norte, 2km to the northeast.

Cañariaco Norte is a 100% owned pre-feasibility-stage porphyry copper deposit containing 7.5B pounds Measured and Indicated and can be mined for 22 years once in production. Oh, and Canariaco Norte is in the lowest quartile of production costs for projects waiting to be developed at around 0.98c per pound of copper. If that doesn’t have your attention, the third party validation will, look at these partners supporting Candente in 4 research papers comparing various global copper projects in the last 4 years as it now moves 2 deposits toward development:

RFC Ambrian: Cañariaco Norte in top 10 of 23 projects with potential to involve third party M&A (December 2021)
Haywood: Cañariaco Norte is one of 18 assets selected as likely to be considered by majors looking to acquire (December 2021)
Deutsche Bank: Cañariaco Norte identified as one of 3 projects required to meet the upcoming copper supply-demand gap (February 2021)
Goldman Sachs: Cañariaco Norte identified with incentive copper price in the lowest quartile of the top 84 copper projects worldwide (October 2018)

Canariaco Norte is a deposit itching to become a mine and Candente continues to advance the project forward with studies evaluating various methodologies to reduce CAPEX with multiple scenarios that support developing Canariaco closer to a production scenario.

With the price of copper firmly above $4 dollars, the economics supporting Canariaco going into production only gets stronger, and now Canariaco has a sister deposit helping to expedite matters.
Watch this great interview with Candente CEO Joanne Freeze as walks through Canariaco Sur and the exciting new developments aiding the development of 2 exciting copper porphyry deposits.

VIDEO – American Creek $AMK: Drilling Treaty Creek For a 2nd World Class Gold Discovery in 2021 $TUD.ca $ESK.ca $SEA.ca $PVG $AOT

Posted by AGORACOM at 7:00 PM on Sunday, June 13th, 2021
American Creek Provides Update on Its First Quarter Filings

American Creek ( AMK:TSXV ) is located in one of the best mining jurisdictions in the world in B.C. Canada. They are already partnered to a world class discovery and just embarked on this years exploration program to determine how big their Goldstorm deposit really is, and to see if the deposit is not alone. There may yet be a whole storm of deposits out there on the property.

The Treaty Creek project is in the Golden Triangle on one of the largest hydrothermal systems in the world. The “Sulphurets Hydrothermal system” supports numerous world scale deposits, including the high-grade Brucejack mine (opened 2017 by Pretivm) and Seabridge’s KSM which boasts the largest undeveloped gold deposit by reserves in the world.

The southern half of the system contains 188m oz gold, 1.2 bn oz silver, 55bn lbs. copper in resources.

American Creeks Treaty Creek project is a Joint Venture. Tudor Gold owns 3/5th, is the operator and controls all costs associated with development and discovery. American Creek owns 20% and is fully carried until a “Production Notice” is issued and benefits from a “free ride” on any discovery, or discoveries made, to which there is one to date.

In March the 1st the very first resource calculation was released for Treaty Creek’s Goldstorm deposit. It is true world class, opening with 19.4m ounces of gold equivalent in Indicated and 7.9m Inferred. The potential to grow with further drilling is substantial.

A 2021 Phase 1, 30,00m, 4 drill program is underway to define where the mineralization stops in order to truly define the scope of the Goldstorm deposit. It is still open in all directions. Not too many companies have the advantage of this position, let alone at no cost.

There will be 2 more drills and 20,000 more metres added to the program later this summer targeting new discoveries.

Last Year Eric Sprott said the following about the Goldstorm Deposit on Treaty Creek:”

“It certainly looks like they have 20 million ounces and they could easily get to 30 or 40 or 50 million ounces (of gold)” Eric Sprott, July 24, 2020

I wonder how many ounces he will be counting at the end of this drill campaign. Or will it be discoveries?

Drop in and enjoy this illustrative narrative with Kelvin Burton of American Creek and discover the world class scale of Treaty Creek.

Client Feature: Tajiri Resources Client Feature: A New Era of Gold Discovery $GXS.ca $EDV.ca $IMG.ca $GUY.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 7:52 AM on Tuesday, May 25th, 2021
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Management Has Discovery Record of ~20Moz

Reo Gold Project in Burkina Faso is one of 2 Company making gold projects it its property portfolio.  

  • Maiden Drill Program: 
  • Project Focus: Morley and K4-K5 Prospects  

Morley: 

  • Identified a potential high-grade gold bearing structure of 3-10m width and 400 metres in strike. 
  • MRTC0022’s 11 metres of  8.6 g/t Au including 3 metres at 30.9 g/t Au from 20 metres
  • Previous drill and trench exploration identified high grade gold;  
  • MRTR001(trench) 11m @ 7.97g/t,  
  • MRRC005 10m @ 9.63g/t from 74m,  
  • MRRC040 5m @ 16.9g/t from 33m  

There are clear signs of potential for a high grade near surface orebody similar in nature to other mines in the region. 

K4-K5: 

A large gold bearing system 4 x 5 km in size with 30,000m of previous drill data guiding current exploration. 

Targeting 20 new zones for exploration follow up that correlate with the following past results  

  • MRRC0047  13m @ 2.47g/t from  
  • MRRB1608  12m @ 3.23 from 4m 
  • MRRC0081  16m @ 1.95g/t from 7m, 
    • 6m @ 2.27g/t from 54m,  
    • 13m @ 2.19g/t from 85m 
  • MRRC0091  10m @ 3.47g/t from 25m 

Additionally, Tajiri will also test another 3-6 highly prospective targets with 1,500-2,000m of further drilling. 

FULL DISCLOSURE: Tajiri Resources is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.

Durango $DGO.ca $ATOXF Applies for Discovery Property Drill Permits in Frotet Evans Greenstone Belt $TRG.ca $KLD.ca $OSK.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:40 AM on Wednesday, April 21st, 2021

Durango Resources Inc. (TSXV:DGO) (Frankfurt-86A1) (OTC:ATOXF), (the “Company” or “Durango”) reports that further to the news of April 1, 2021, Durango has applied for drill permits on its wholly owned Discovery property.

Durango’s Discovery (Découverte) Property is located on strike to the southwest of the past producing Troilus gold mine owned by Troilus Gold Corp. (“Troilus”) (TSX-TLG) and neighbours UrbanGold Minerals Inc. (TSXV-UGM). https://www.durangoresourcesinc.com/_resources/images/Discovery-Property-April-2021.jpg  

The Discovery Property is 6,700ha in size and covers an important geological NE-SW regional structure which continues towards Troilus. The Property has great road access from the Route du Nord and is easily accessible due to the unusually warm spring weather conditions. Durango has applied for 15 exploration drill holes on the Discovery property for the 2021 exploration season.

Durango’s technical team is in the process of preparing an exploration program for the Discovery Property in June 2021, after it completes its exploration program at Windfall Lake and will announce the plans in more detail as they become available.

Durango CEO, Marcy Kiesman, stated, “Durango’s previous grab samples returned up to 7 g/t gold at surface on the Discovery property in a quartz vein in basalt. We look forward to receiving our permits so we can conduct follow up work on the Discovery property this summer.”

The technical contents of this press release were approved by George Yordanov, professional geologist, an Independent Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. The Discovery Property has not yet been subject to an NI-43-101 report.

Discovery (Découverte), Québec

Durango owns 100% interest in the Discovery claims, which are adjacent Osisko Mining Inc. (TSX-OSK) and are 60km away from Troilus Gold Inc.’s past producing mine. The claims are located 100km away from Chibougamau, Québec in the Frotet Evans greenstone belt with year-round road access from the Route Nord. The 6,700-hectare property is compelling due to the structurally important south dipping synclinal fold nose deformed by a northwest fault zone and northeast structures.

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American Creek $AMK.ca: Brookville Capital Covers Treaty Creek Partners $TUD.ca $SEA.ca $ESK.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:11 AM on Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
American Creek Provides Update on Its First Quarter Filings

Brookville Capital Intelligence Report Covers Treaty Creek Partners 

The Brookville Capital Intelligence Report is a weekly newsletter out of London that covers the commodities markets.    It tells subscribers about a wide variety of companies and has delivered some very strong returns. For example it told subscribers about Chalice when it was 15.5 cents and today it’s over $6.   

More information can be found at www.Brookvillecapital.com

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MORE COVERAGE:

Commodity TV is a channel focused on mining companies, experts, analysts and professional opinions of funds managers and more. Their video presentation of Treaty Creek can be found by clicking through the button below.  

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EVEN MORE COVERAGE:

Fundamental Research Corp is one of the largest independent research houses in the world, with a 17-year track record of covering 550+ companies. As of April 05, 2021, FRC’s top picks were up 69.3% on average since initiation of coverage. Last week they initiated coverage on our JV Partner Tudor Gold / Treaty Creek.

The comprehensive report mention on Commodity TV can be accessed on their website by subscribing to their free membership.

LINK TO EVEN MORE COVERAGE

EVEN, EVEN MORE COVERAGE:
Stansberry Research, one of the largest investment research firms in the United States, had initiated coverage of Tudor Gold  / Treaty Creek last year and issued an update on April 7th, 2021.  This article can be accessed by subscribing to the Gold & Silver Report at Stansberry Research.  

LINK TO STANSBERRY GOLD AND SILVER RESEARCH

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Candente Copper $DNT.ca Provides Update for Ausenco Conceptual Desk Top Study on Cañariaco Norte $FCX.ca $TECK.ca $FSUGY $PER.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:27 AM on Monday, April 19th, 2021
  • Ausenco Update for Conceptual Desk Top Study on Cañariaco Norte

Candente Copper Corp. (TSX:DNT, BVL:DNT) (“Candente Copper”, “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Desk Top Conceptual Study (“Study”) that is being conducted by Ausenco is advancing well. The mandate of the study is to identify opportunities for Cañariaco Norte to be built as a smaller higher grade project with a lower initial capital expenditure (“CapEx”) and accelerated payback period.

In addition to seeking a higher copper grade for the starter pit, we are investigating other opportunities to lower the CapEx and operational expenditures (“OpEx”) and consider better environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) practices.  All of the Desk Top work considers the potential for expansion into a larger project over time.

“While the work has taken up more time than we initially anticipated, the opportunities already identified by Ausenco to improve the project are well worth the wait.” says Joanne Freeze, President and CEO. “A more comprehensive Desk Top Study will allow the Company to follow it with a preliminary economic assessment (“PEA”) on the best possible project and we are already seeing detailed optimizations that should make substantial improvements to the project”.

Work to date has focused on:

  1. Geometallurgical modelling which identifies both a wider range of metal contents in the different rock types and a wider range of metal recoveries to concentrate from the various rock types.  Combining these two aspects allows the forecast of concentrate quality followed by production that offers more flexibility and the ability to plan mine scheduling to optimize project value.  
  2. The identification of current markets for our unique copper concentrate which indicate higher potential revenues due to a decrease in treatment costs.

For more details about the Study, please see News Release No. 127 (dated February 25th, 2021): https://www.candentecopper.com/news-releases/news-releases/2021/ausenco-engaged-for-desk-top-studies-on-canariaco-norte-higher-grade-project.

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American Creek $AMK.ca: Coverage from The Fundamental Research Corp & Stansberry $TUD.ca $SEA.ca $ESK.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:15 AM on Monday, April 12th, 2021
American Creek Provides Update on Its First Quarter Filings
  • Fundamental Research Corp is one of the largest independent research houses in the world, with a 17-year track record of covering 550+ companies.
  • As of April 05, 2021, FRC’s top picks were up 69.3% on average since initiation of coverage. Last week they initiated coverage on our JV Partner Tudor Gold / Treaty Creek
  • The comprehensive report on TUD and Treaty Creek can be accessed on their website by subscribing to their free membership.
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Durango $DGO.ca $ATOXF Reports Consolidation Near its Discovery Property in Frotet Evans Greenstone Belt $TRG.ca $KLD.ca $OSK.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:54 AM on Thursday, April 1st, 2021

Durango Resources Inc. (TSXV:DGO) (Frankfurt-86A1) (OTC:ATOXF), (the “Company” or “Durango”) reports that Troilus Gold Corp. (“Troilus”) (TSX-TLG) announced on March 23, 2021 that it entered into a definitive agreement with UrbanGold Minerals Inc. (“UrbanGold”) (TSXV-UGM) to acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of UrbanGold, for approximately $19M.

If the consolidation completes, the Troilus land holdings will be over 142,000 hectares and magnify its position as the largest mineral claim holder in the region. Durango’s Discovery (Découverte) Property is located on strike to the southwest of the past producing Troilus mine and neighbours UrbanGold. The Discovery Property is 6,700ha in size and covers an important geological NE-SW regional structure. The Property has great road access and it is located a few kilometers from the Route du Nord.

Durango’s technical team is in the process of preparing an exploration program for the Discovery Property in June 2021, after it completes its exploration program at Windfall Lake and will announce the plans in more detail as they become available.

Durango CEO, Marcy Kiesman, stated, “Durango is situated on strike with the Troilus Gold mine and will become a direct neighbour of Troilus Gold upon completion of the proposed transaction. This consolidation of the region is positive for Durango and for the exploration and growth of all of the assets in the area.”

The technical contents of this press release were approved by George Yordanov, professional geologist, an Independent Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. The Discovery Property has not yet been subject to an NI-43-101 report.

Discovery (Découverte), Québec

Durango owns 100% interest in the Discovery claims, which are adjacent Osisko Mining Inc. (TSX-OSK) and are 60km away from Troilus Gold Inc.’s past producing mine. The claims are located 100km away from Chibougamau, Québec in the Frotet Evans greenstone belt with year-round road access from the Route Nord. The 6,700-hectare property is compelling due to the structurally important south dipping synclinal fold nose deformed by a northwest fault zone and northeast structures.

Read More: https://agoracom.com/ir/Durango/forums/discussion/topics/758380-durango-reports-consolidation-near-its-discovery-property-in-frotet-evans-greenstone-belt/messages/2310582#message