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First Class Metals starts drilling on Roy structure at Sunbeam property
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| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Gold assays | 18.8 g/t gold (Au) |
| Lake sediment sample | 111ppb |
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First Class Metals PLC (FCM) announced that drilling has commenced on the Roy structure at its Sunbeam property in Ontario.
- The company began hole SUN-26-01, twin of SP-11-12, in its planned 1,000m program; three further holes are possible before a PDAC convention cessation in early March.
- The soil program covered 33 lines over 4km and collected over 500 A-horizon samples; the highest reported value was 847ppb gold.
- The survey covered 192 stations across 3.8km; Simcoe Geoscience is reprocessing it, and FCM will decide on a northeast extension after interpretation.
- The LiDAR dataset remains under third-party interpretation; initial feedback indicates WNW structures intersect major NE lineaments, according to the company.
- Historic drilling returned 4.01 g/t Au over 1.85m and 1.05 g/t Au over 3.78m; FCM channel samples reached 18.8 g/t Au.
The company said Roy is one of three gold-bearing structures on Sunbeam, each currently exceeding 10km, with further strike continuity indicated.
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First Class Metals PLC announced an exploration update covering work from the 2025 field season and proposed and ongoing work for the 2026 field season. The announcement said drilling had commenced on the Roy structure, supported by soil sampling, geophysical work, LiDAR interpretation and structural studies.
The announcement was made on 23 February 2026 and covers work conducted during the 2025 field season, as well as proposed and ongoing work for the 2026 field season.
First Class Metals PLC is a UK listed company focused on the discovery of economic metal deposits across exploration properties in Ontario, Canada. The company said it currently holds 100% ownership of seven claim blocks covering over 250km² in northwest Ontario, with a further three blocks under option covering an additional 30km2.
First Class Metals PLC is listed on the LSE, having listed there in July 2022. The announcement refers to the company as First Class Metals, FCM and the Company.
First Class Metals PLC said the soil sampling results indicated a robust gold anomaly along the interpreted Roy lineament. The programme covered over 4km of strike and collected over 500 samples; the highest reported value was 847ppb gold (Au), while 8 out of 33 lines featured anomalies > 50 ppb Au.
Previous drilling at Roy returned 4.01 g/t Au over 1.85m and 1.05 g/t Au over 3.78m, according to First Class Metals PLC. The company's stripping and sampling programmes also delivered channel results including 6.27 g/t Au over 0.35m, 4.98 g/t Au over 0.5m and 5.58g/t Au over 0.5m, with assays up to 18.8 g/t gold (Au).
First Class Metals PLC completed a combined Very Low Frequency and magnetic survey covering 192 stations over a combined 3.8km of line survey. The data is with Simcoe Geoscience for advanced reprocessing and interpretation, and the company said it intends to decide whether to extend the survey to the northeast over historic shaft BG45 once the interpretation is received.
First Class Metals PLC said the LiDAR information remains under interpretation by a third-party consultant. Initial feedback indicated that WNW structures exist and intersect the major district-scale NE lineaments, while the company said the interpretation is supporting its theory that intersecting structures may create a focus for high-grade gold deposition.
First Class Metals PLC has commenced drilling with hole SUN-26-01, which is a twin of historic hole SP-11-12. The company said the planned 1,000m programme could continue with a possible three further holes before a cessation for the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in early March.
First Class Metals PLC said the possible further holes would include a new azimuth compared with previous drilling and a structural hole. The company said the structural hole is intended to test the hypothesis of intersecting structures, and that the proposed drill programme was supported by a panel involving consultants and the Ontario Geological Survey.
First Class Metals PLC said Sunbeam lies directly between and is contiguous with two Agnico Eagle properties and is just ~15km from the Hammond Reef gold deposit. The company also said the property is about 230km west of Thunder Bay, roughly 30km northeast of Atikokan and accessible 40km north off highway 11 by the Premier Lake (gravel) road.
Marc J. Sale, CEO of First Class Metals PLC, said the Roy structure would be used as a template to demonstrate and unlock the potential of three district-scale gold-bearing structures on Sunbeam, each of which currently exceeds 10km. The company also said a success at Roy may be used as a template for the 5km of positive soil sampling, the wider trend, and the Pettigrew and Sunbeam trends; these are forward-looking statements subject to the risks and uncertainties set out in the announcement.
First Class Metals PLC said it remains optimistic about its application for a fourth consecutive maximum grant under the OJEP. The announcement did not state when a decision on the application would be made.
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