Saskatchewan-based Trident Resources has significantly expanded its inaugural drilling program at the Contact Lake Gold Project, reflecting promising early results and strategic mineral exploration goals.
The company announced an increase from the originally planned 5,000 metres to over 6,500 metres of diamond drilling across 18 to 20 drill holes. This expansion, representing approximately a 30% increase in the program’s scope, was driven by encouraging visual indications of mineralization
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Saskatchewan-based Trident Resources has significantly expanded its inaugural drilling program at the Contact Lake Gold Project, reflecting promising early results and strategic mineral exploration goals.
The company announced an increase from the originally planned 5,000 metres to over 6,500 metres of diamond drilling across 18 to 20 drill holes. This expansion, representing approximately a 30% increase in the program’s scope, was driven by encouraging visual indications of mineralization observed in numerous drill holes completed to date.
Jonathan Wiesblatt, Chief Executive Officer of Trident Resources, explained the decision: “Due to the early visual indications of mineralization and cost-effective execution of the ongoing drilling program, Trident is adding an additional ~1,500 metres of drilling.”
The expanded program aims to achieve two primary objectives: extending the known footprint of the deposit by drilling beneath old mine workings and following up on historical drill holes that intersected high-grade gold, while also closing gaps between known mineralization zones both laterally and at depth.
Trident Resources, trading under the symbols ROCK on the TSX Venture Exchange and TRDTF on the OTCQB, confirmed it has over C$11 million in treasury and is fully funded for the expanded exploration work. The company highlighted that drilling costs have been lower than anticipated, partly due to the advantage of nearby infrastructure that has improved operational efficiency.
The exploration effort at Contact Lake focuses on confirming historical gold grades while testing for new mineralized zones adjacent to and beneath historical underground mine workings. Several drill holes in the program are designed to test continuity between these historical workings and the unmined BK3 Gold Zone, which lies approximately 50 metres northeast of current drilling operations.
The company reported that these holes successfully intersected the Bakos shear at the predicted location, cutting through a broad zone of alteration and veining that extended from the hanging wall through the shear zone into the footwall. The remainder of the drill program will investigate shallow targets and test for deeper extensions of the Main Zone beneath the old underground mine.
Trident’s exploration program is being conducted under the supervision of Cornell McDowell, P.Geo., who has reviewed and approved the technical information in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 standards. McDowell has visited the property multiple times in 2025 to assess historical infrastructure and assist with drill hole planning.
The drilling operations are being managed by Terralogic Exploration with a comprehensive quality assurance and quality control system in place. The company noted that health and safety protocols mandated by the province are being followed, with members of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band participating in the field program.
In parallel with these exploration developments, Trident Resources disclosed details of a marketing arrangement with Resource Stock Digest (RSD). This includes a three-month awareness campaign costing USD $115,000 and a featured company sponsorship initially set for three months at USD $10,000 per quarter, with a total term of 18 months unless terminated with 30 days’ notice. The combined upfront payment for both programs was USD $125,000.
The Contact Lake Gold Project is situated in a historically significant gold mining district in Saskatchewan. Trident anticipates steady news flow in the coming months as results from the expanded drill program become available, along with technical report updates and continued efforts to consolidate properties in this gold-rich region.
The company’s strategic focus on this project reflects broader industry trends toward revisiting historically productive mining districts with modern exploration techniques and geological understanding, potentially unlocking value that previous mining operations may have overlooked.
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