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Independence Gold is Chasing 1M Ounces with Expansion Drilling at the 3Ts Project

CEO.CA Apr 9, 2026 7:21

Summary

Independence Gold launched a 10,000-metre drill program at 3Ts, aiming to grow its 765,000-ounce resource toward one million gold-equivalent ounces.

A 2025 resource update moved half the ounces into the indicated category (supported by enough drilling confidence for planning) for the first time.

Newly discovered Johnny, Ian and Larry veins, plus the untested Dobby target running 18 grams, are expected to add ounces.

New five-year permits unlock 250 drill targets over the main zone and 75 pads to the east, removing past drilling restrictions.

Proximity to Artemis Gold's Blackwater mine, which is already mining, gives 3Ts year-round graded road access most isolated juniors lack.

Key points on Artemis Gold

  • The host notes Independence Gold sits about 160 km from Artemis Gold's Blackwater mine, and Turner says the access road runs right past the operating Blackwater site — a year-round graded road that gives the 3Ts project easy accessibility.
  • Turner describes a good working relationship with Artemis as neighbors, having cooperated in the past on practical issues ranging from forest fires to fuel.

Mr. Randy Christopher Turner B.Sc., P.Geo.'s takeaways

  • Top takeaway Turner defines success for the current program as expanding 3Ts to about 1 million ounces gold equivalent plus testing never-drilled targets based on geophysics, geochem, prospecting and mapping.
  • He argues the 2025 discoveries — the Ian, Larry and Johnny veins — are open north, south and at depth and will add considerably to ounces as the 10,000-metre program tests their extensions.
  • He emphasizes the two new five-year permits (250 targets over the main ore body and 75 drill pads to the east) as opening a brand-new area and removing past drilling restrictions.
  • He frames the neighboring Artemis Blackwater mine as a practical advantage: year-round graded road access past the site and an established relationship on shared issues like forest fires and fuel.
  • He expects resource expansion plus blue-sky exploration from untested veins and new geophysics-derived targets to add up to what he calls a great year ahead.