
Aquitaine Metals Corp. is pleased to announce the first drill results from the Company’s 2025 Phase 1 drill program at its 100% owned Limousin gold and critical metal project in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Highlights:
Chris Taylor, CEO of Aquitaine stated, “We are very encouraged by these initial results, which show grade and width profiles that were until recently not thought to be characteristic of this area. Our team’s expectations of broad mineralized halos around the high-grade gold veins that were historically exploited have been strongly supported. I commend our French staff for their highly professional conduct, and the high environmental and social engagement standards they are employing.
“I look forward to exploring many more of the compelling targets on our Limousin Project along more than 200 kilometres of aggregate strike length of known gold-bearing structures, which host more than 900 exploration targets defined by a combination of ancient and twentieth century gold mines.”
Results and Program Progress:
The current drilling program is focused on the Gabillou, Pierrepinet West, Pierrepinet East and Puits-Roux targets located along the Laurieras fault structure. Drilling began in February 2025 and will continue into the autumn. For most of the drill sites, two to three drill holes are aligned in a fan pattern targeting the same gold and critical metal bearing structures, veins, breccias and stockworks at varying depths. Figures 1 and 2 are plan maps of the program and Figures 3 and 4 are long sections of the program.
The main objectives of the program are to confirm the historical datasets acquired by Aquitaine from COGEMA and to test the extensions of ore zones both along strike and down dip from the historical mining.
All reported drill holes have successfully intercepted the gold system as evidenced by quartz veining, sulphide mineralization, widespread alteration and locally visible gold. 36 of the holes totalling 7,320 metres will target mineralized zones along the Laurieras structure covering a strike length of over 2 kilometres, with eight additional holes testing other targets.
Drill holes CMA011B, CMA010, CMA009, CMA011 and CMA008 confirmed the historical drill results from COGEMA at the Pierrepinet West target while drill holes CMA006 and CMA007 tested the lateral and down dip extension of the Pierrepinet West target, extending the continuity of mineralization 165 metres below the lowest underground mining level.
Results strongly support the Company’s thesis that significant low-grade gold mineralized halos exist around the high-grade veins (Figure 5). Gold mineralization is mainly composed of coarse grains of visible gold and electrum (mm to cm), with accessory pyrite, arsenopyrite, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite and stibnite (Figure 6).
Table 1: Limousin Project assay results
Hole ID | From (m) | To (m) | Width* (m) | Gold (g/t) | Silver (g/t) | |
CMA006 | 152,90 | 159,08 | 6,18 | 0,37 | 0,45 | |
and | 169,50 | 199,50 | 30,00 | 0,70 | 0,67 | |
including | 178,30 | 184,85 | 6,55 | 1,10 | 1,28 | |
including | 194,00 | 197,50 | 3,50 | 1,03 | 0,44 | |
and | 215,00 | 223,50 | 8,50 | 2,02 | 1,68 | |
including | 220,00 | 222,25 | 2,25 | 6,78 | 3,97 | |
CMA007 | 265,28 | 281,00 | 15,72 | 0,71 | 1,10 | |
including | 275,12 | 277,50 | 2,38 | 1,53 | 1,08 | |
CMA008 | 10,00 | 19,00 | 9,00 | 0,53 | 5,49 | |
including | 14,80 | 16,50 | 1,70 | 1,28 | 6,76 | |
CMA009 | 0,00 | 19,00 | 19,00 | 1,77 | 5,82 | |
including | 14,50 | 16,00 | 1,50 | 18,73 | 28,57 | |
CMA010 | 18,00 | 34,00 | 16,00 | 3,72 | 9,79 | |
including | 28,50 | 34,00 | 5,50 | 10,25 | 23,45 | |
CMA011 | 41,00 | 61,00 | 20,00 | 1,59 | 49,53 | |
including | 50,00 | 59,50 | 9,50 | 3,08 | 17,42 | |
CMA011B | 45,00 | 82,00 | 37,00 | 8,99 | 45,76 | |
including | 56,00 | 76,00 | 20,00 | 16,45 | 81,08 | |
including | 69,50 | 70,00 | 0,50 | 203,00 | 412,00 | |
including | 73,00 | 73,50 | 0,50 | 202,00 | 38,30 |
*Intervals widths are down-hole depths. For most of the drill holes, true widths of mineralization are estimated to be approximately 65-95% of the down-hole interval based on preliminary results, structural observations and historical data. All are diamond drill holes. Vein structures vary in strike between 60 to 70 degrees and dip between 60 to 65 degrees to the northwest. All drill holes intersect both high grade and bulk tonnage domains and often intersect multiple domains within the same drill hole.
Table 2: Limousin Project drill hole locations
Hole ID | Easting (m) | Northing (m) | Elevation (m) | Azimuth (°) | Dip (°) | Depth (m) |
CMA006 | 561966,130 | 6497601,480 | 432,06 | 150,00 | -50,71 | 265,50 |
CMA007 | 561965,687 | 6497602,332 | 431,50 | 151,44 | -70,62 | 342,50 |
CMA008 | 562055,787 | 6497443,263 | 448,10 | 150,01 | -60,66 | 47,80 |
CMA009 | 562073,167 | 6497447,928 | 449,50 | 148,57 | -61,54 | 43,80 |
CMA010 | 562066,785 | 6497465,042 | 446,98 | 150,00 | -69,31 | 62,50 |
CMA011 | 562062,376 | 6497493,326 | 448,33 | 149,89 | -62,25 | 97,60 |
CMA011B | 562061,859 | 6497493,252 | 445,145 | 180,16 | -80,48 | 108,50 |
*The coordinate reference system is Lambert 93 (EPSG 2154)
Figure 1: Progress map of the Phase 1 drill program on the Laurieras fault structure.
Figure 2: Detailed map of the Pierrepinet West and Gabillou targets and the progress of the Phase 1 drill program on the Laurieras fault structure.
Figure 3: SW-NE long section showing the progress of the Phase 1 drill program on the Laurieras fault structure. The location of figure 4 is shown by the red outline.
Figure 4: SW-NE long section of the Gabillou and Pierrepinet West targets and progress of the Phase 1 drill program on the Laurieras fault structure.
Figure 5: Cross section of the Pierrepinet West target within the Laurieras fault. Hydrothermal alteration zone outline shown in blue.
Figure 6: Drill core sample pictures from Phase 1 drill campaign
The Limousin Project
About Aquitaine Metals Corp.
Aquitaine Metals Corp. is a private Vancouver-based gold and strategic metals exploration company that owns 100% of Compagnie des Mines Arédiennes (“CMA”). CMA was founded in 2020 by a team of French mining professionals focused on reviving potentially world class mining projects with economic and strategic importance to the French state. CMA’s exploration activities are focused on its 100% owned Limousin project in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. A significant exploration Phase 1 diamond drill program has been underway since February 2025. This work program is designed to confirm historical datasets, and test extensions of the Pierrepinet and Douillac high-grade gold and critical metals ore zones at the Laurieras and Moulin de Cheni mines.
Aquitaine Metals Corp. supports CMA’s vision of a French mining industry renaissance and is a committed partner to all stakeholders, with a long-term vision of sustainable exploration to advance the Limousin project in a manner that demonstrates good stewardship of land, operational excellence and accountability.
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