Osisko Development Intercepts 13.61 g/t Gold Over 4.15 Meters in Initial Infill Drilling at QR Mine Prospect, Cariboo Gold Project

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MONTREAL, Feb. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Osisko Development Corp. (NYSE: ODV, TSXV: ODV) ("Osisko Development" or the "Company") is pleased to announce drilling results from its 2024 initial exploration and historic data validation infill drill campaign at its Quesnel River Mine Prospect ("QR Mine Prospect") within the Company's wider 100%-owned Cariboo Gold Project ("Cariboo" or the "Project") located in central British Columbia ("BC"), Canada.

Chris Lodder, President, stated, "Today's infill results are promising and reinforce the prospectivity of the historic QR mine area, as well as several surrounding skarn and intrusion related gold targets. This limited drill program aimed to validate historical exploration data from work conducted by previous owners between the 1970s and 2000s, which lacked preserved drill core. A proposed follow-up targeted geophysical survey—combined with the existing data—will guide the next phase of exploration and target generation on the property."

DRILL ASSAY HIGHLIGHTS

This news release includes assays from thirteen (13) surface infill diamond drill ("DD") holes totaling approximately 1,732 meters completed in 2024 (see Table 1). Select assay highlights include:

  • 13.61 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold ("Au") over 4.15 meters ("m") in hole QRM-24-006, including

    • 31.90 g/t Au over 1.50 m

  • 5.98 g/t Au over 11.40 m in hole QRM-24-010

  • 4.27 g/t Au over 12.00 m in hole QRM-24-013

  • 14.10 g/t Au over 3.55 m in hole QRM-24-009, including

    • 18.55 g/t Au over 0.95 m

2024 EXPLORATION PROGRAM SUMMARY

  • Historic Database. The Company is reviewing a historical drill database comprising over 130,000 meters of drilling in more than 1,300 drill holes. This extensive dataset is the product of exploration work competed by previous owners between the late 1970's and 2000's, and focused on several distinct localized zones of gold skarn mineralization, some of which were exploited through mining operations by previous owners. However, several drilling campaigns lack the necessary validation documentation by way of drill core data.

  • The 2024 drill campaign was designed as an initial program to target areas of mineralization outlined by historic drill data, aiming to validate and confirm its accuracy.

    • The intersected gold mineralization in the thirteen new holes appears to be consistent with the mineralization observed historically at the QR Mine (see Figure 5). Additionally, the mineralization is three dimensionally located adjacent to the mineralization noted in the historical data (see Figure 4).

    • These results provide preliminary validation criteria for the potential use of the historic data for future exploration activities and target generation.