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Athena Defines Geophysical Targets and Mobilizes Field Crew at Laird Lake - Seite 2
"Laird Lake continues to impress, proving to be more target-rich than we previously thought, with potential for multiple styles of gold mineralization as indicated by both the geophysical and geochemical anomalies," said Koby Kushner, President and CEO of Athena Gold Corporation. "We are anxiously await results from the phase 1 prospecting program and are excited to commence a follow-up program to ground-truth the till anomalies. This follow-up work will be instrumental in refining our high-priority targets for our upcoming winter drilling program, positioning Laird Lake as one of the next exciting grassroots plays to be tested in the Red Lake Gold District."
Figure 1: Map of Laird Lake project, showing geophysical (pink) and geochemical (blue) anomalies.
Figure 2: Plan and section views of G1 anomaly - the largest geophysical anomaly identified at Laird Lake to date.
Exploration Context and Next Steps
The geophysical anomalies were identified through re-analysis of a 2017 SkyTEM survey, which utilized high-resolution electromagnetic and magnetic data to map shallow conductors within the Balmer Assemblage. Unlike the recently identified till anomalies (Nemo, Bounty, Hugo, Chungus), which are interpreted to reflect near-surface, disseminated gold mineralization detected through Athena's 2025 till sampling program, the geophysical anomalies lack surface expression and are considered "buried" targets. The SkyTEM survey is optimized for connected or massive sulphide deposits, suggesting that the geophysical targets (G1 to G6) may represent distinct mineralization styles from the disseminated till anomalies, enhancing the project's exploration potential.
Athena's systematic, data-driven approach integrates advanced datasets, including LiDAR, geological mapping, geochemical sampling, magnetics, and EM surveys, to de-risk exploration. The G1 anomaly, with its associated surface sampling (0.7 g/t Au) and historical trenching, and the G6 anomaly, validated by historical drilling, are priority targets for Athena's maiden drilling program. The field crew will follow up the successful completion of the 2025 till survey (2,048 samples) and investigate the newly acquired land package expansion to 7,457 hectares, announced in July and September 2025, respectively. The upcoming winter drilling campaign will test both geophysical and geochemical targets, aiming to confirm high-grade vein and disseminated gold mineralization proximal to the Balmer-Confederation contact.
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