Opus One Gold has commenced a drilling programme at its fully owned Noyell gold project in the Abitibi mining district of Quebec, Canada.
Located near Matagami, the project currently utilises two drill rigs, with the potential to introduce a third by February if required.
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This initiative builds on the successful 2025 exploration of Zone 1.
The current diamond drilling campaign aims to cover approximately 14,000m over 26 holes.
It seeks to enhance and expand Zone 1 by targeting various drilling points identified for development.
Additionally, the company plans to investigate a newly targeted area around 3km west of Zone 1.
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By GlobalDataThis location has shown indications of gold from historical drilling records dating back to the 1980s and 1990s from previous operators.
The new target zone is believed to be part of the same geological structure as Zone 1, extending into the western section of the property.
Opus One will conduct its initial exploration in this area by drilling five shallow holes.
These efforts align with ongoing activities nearby on the N2 Project by Formation Metals, which has been engaged in defining a significant historical gold resource.
The N2 Project to the west already hosts an established gold resource and is undergoing extensive drilling, as reported in December 2025.
Opus One CEO Louis Morin said: “We are very enthusiastic about our upcoming new drill programme. In 2025, Opus One completed 9,000m of successful drilling on its Zone 1 discovery, carried out a bio-geochemical sampling survey around Zone 1 and a laser-induced breakdown spectrometry study on mineralised core to characterise the gold bearing horizon and host units.
“Additionally, Opus One is developing new quality gold targets on the property. The company is therefore expanding its main mineralised zone, initiating the mineralogical characterisation of its gold bearing structure and gearing up for new discoveries along the same favourable structure and, hopefully, along parallel ones. No doubt 2026 will be another exciting year for the company.”
