Cupani Metals launches summer exploration program at Blue Lake property
Cupani Metals has launched a multi-phase exploration program including mapping and 3,000 metres of drilling at its Blue Lake property in Quebec.
Cupani Metals launches summer exploration program at Blue Lake property
Cupani Metals Corporation has commenced a multiphase summer exploration program at its Blue Lake property, located 65 kilometers north-east of Schefferville, Quebec. The project targets a 16km by 1.5km region south-east of historical resources, identified by the company as the High Potential Corridor.
The initiative began on 29 June with the reopening of the exploration camp. Between July 3 and July 25, two helicopter-assisted teams, each consisting of a geologist and a field assistant, are conducting mapping work across the High Potential Corridor. These teams are searching for peridotites and olivine pyroxenites featuring blebby and net-textured sulphides, which serve as vectors indicating the proximity of magmatic massive sulphides and mineralised lenses.
This mapping phase will inform the selection of targets for a subsequent drilling campaign. In early August, Cupani will launch helicopter-supported drilling, which is expected to conclude by the end of September. Management plans to drill 12 holes for a total of 3,000 metres. Hole locations are being determined through a combination of geological and geophysical observations.
Parallel to the drilling, Cupani will conduct downhole electromagnetic surveys in August. These surveys will target selected historical holes and four holes drilled in the winter of 2026 to determine if sulphide mineralisation extends further.
"March 2026 drilling proved our mineralization theories are correct. Now its time to drill to find additional mineralised lenses. The orebodies we seek are nearly flat lying, sulphide lenses, and could be a kilometer long, and 200 meters wide like the Blue Lake #2 lens. Downhole electromagnetic surveys will indicate if there are additional sulphide mineralisation nearby and determine extensions of any lenses. Things are progressing very well for Cupani. We have a huge opportunity in front of us."
Management, Cupani Metals, via CNW
The current push follows the completion of a winter drill program in March and April 2026. That phase involved six vertical, wide-spaced holes totaling 1,345 meters, targeting the southeast extension of historical Ni-Cu-PGE deposits. According to the company, assay results from that program confirm the mineralising system continues southeast along the High Potential Corridor, which remains untested for at least 16 kilometers.
The most significant results from the winter program were found in the final two holes, located approximately 1.3 kilometers southeast of historical zones:
| Hole ID | Interval | CuEq | Cu | Ni | Pt | Pd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUP26-06 | 2.35 meters | 1.74% | 0.98% | 0.59% | 0.14 g/t | 0.62 g/t |
| CUP26-05 | 0.5 meters | 1.32% | 0.45% | 0.56% | 0.14 g/t | 0.76 g/t |
Analytical data for hole CUP26-06 also revealed a 0.5-meter massive sulphide interval 13 meters below the primary mineralized section. Cupani stated this suggests magmatic massive sulphides may also exist as veins or horizons within underlying sediments.
The company's Blue Lake project comprises 682 square kilometres of exploration claims. Historical exploration in the 1980s by La Fosse Platinum included the excavation of a 350 metre adit and the drilling of hundreds of holes, though those discovered mineralisations covered an area of less than 10 square kilometers.
Technical verification for the program was provided by Jacquelin Gauthier, VP of exploration and the company's qualified person. Analysis of 803 samples was performed by ALS Global in Val d'Or and Vancouver, using PGM-ICP23 for platinum, palladium, and gold, and the ME-ICP61a multielement package.
The drilling campaign is slated to run through September 2026.
