Red Pine Exploration drills 0.74 metres of 82.5 g/t gold at Wawa Project, Ontario
Red Pine Exploration Inc. [TSXV: RPX; OTCQB: RDEXF] released assay results from its Wawa gold project in northern Ontario. The new assay results are from two drill holes totalling 1,487 metres completed as part of the exploration drilling program finished in July, 2025. The holes were drilled to follow up on High-grade surface sampling results of 75.90 g/t and 47.80 g/t gold. Results continue to outline the exploration potential of the Wawa gold project beyond the existing mineral resources that will be evaluated in the coming and fully financed preliminary economic assessment.
Highlights from drilling and surface exploration results in the Cooper area: Discovery of 82.50 g/t gold over 0.74 metres in a quartz-tourmaline vein hosted in the Y106 shear in SD-25-556.
Interpretations from surface observations and diamond drilling traced the Y106 shear over more than 500 metres along strike and 320 metres down-dip. Drill hole SD-25-562 returned 0.51 metres at 4.41 g/t gold.
Confirmation that the Jubilee shear extends 525 metres north of the mineral resource. Confirmation that the gabbro dike observed at depth and interpreted to be associated with stronger gold mineralization in the Jubilee South area extends in the Cooper area.
Michael Michaud, president and CEO of Red Pine, commented: “The discovery of high-grade gold in the Cooper area underscores the strength of our exploration model and the untapped potential across the Wawa gold project. With the PEA targeted for completion in H1 2026, we are well positioned to demonstrate the full value of this emerging gold district.”
The Cooper area hosts a network of at least seven extensional shear zones hosting gold-mineralized quartz veins that are oriented northwest to north-northwest and east-northeast. High-grade gold mineralization is present in the quartz veins hosted in each of the extensional shears.
From west to east, the seven extensional shear zones identified in the Cooper area include: the Jasper, Bi-rich, Y106, Root, Cooper 11, Cooper and Ganley veins. Historical mining and underground development occurred in the Cooper vein (past-producing Cooper mine) and in the Jasper vein (capped inclined shaft). This network of extensional shears is emerging as a significant exploration target in the northern extension of the Wawa gold project. The northwest-oriented extensional shears are similar to the Minto mine shear hosting the Minto deposit. The new drilling intersections in the Y106 shear outline the potential of discovering new high-grade satellite deposits around the Jubilee deposit with additional exploration.
The Wawa gold project is in the Michipicoten greenstone belt of Ontario, a region that has seen major investment by several producers in the past five years. The company’s land package hosts numerous historic gold mines and is over 7,000 hectares in size.