en.Wedoany.com Reported - Canadian mineral exploration company Searchlight Resources Inc. (TSXV: SCLT) announced on April 8, 2026, that it has obtained a two-year drilling and surface exploration permit for the Robinson Creek gold project from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. The project is located approximately 16 kilometers west of Creighton, Saskatchewan, and about 16 kilometers west of Flin Flon, Manitoba. The company plans to conduct surface exploration at Robinson Creek during the summer of 2026, followed by drilling operations based on field results and historical drilling data.
The Robinson Creek gold project consists of two mineral claim blocks, covering a total area of 2.9 square kilometers, located approximately 15 kilometers northwest of Searchlight's Bootleg Lake gold project. The project is a structurally controlled mesothermal vein-type gold system, encompassing three gold mineralization zones: Vein, Bleiler, and Quartz, extending for about 1 kilometer along the strike of the Mosher Lake Shear Zone. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Searchlight is a company focused on mineral exploration and development in Saskatchewan, Canada. Its exploration activities cover gold, uranium, and battery minerals, with a portfolio of over 1,500 square kilometers of mineral claims in the province.
The company has set a preliminary exploration target of 2 to 3 million tons of ore, with gold grades ranging between 1.20 g/t and 1.60 g/t. Management believes the deposit is suitable for open-pit mining. Searchlight has completed the compilation of data from 70 historical drill holes from exploration programs conducted in the 1940s and 1980s, totaling 9,618 meters of drilling. Historical drilling and geophysical surveys have outlined a mineralized zone extending for at least 1,000 meters along the Mosher Lake Shear Zone. Recent aeromagnetic surveys have identified additional exploration potential along the strike extension of the known mineralized trend and in the southern area. Historical drilling data shows that 60 drill holes recorded mineralized intercepts with gold grades exceeding 1.0 g/t, with 45 of these gold intercepts exceeding 2.0 g/t over at least 1 meter.
Stephen Wallace, CEO of Searchlight, stated that the company is excited to return to Robinson Creek to verify historical data and follow up on the structural extensions of known mineralized zones. The planned exploration will be the next step in defining the Robinson Creek gold deposit. Wallace also noted that, at current gold price levels, the Robinson Creek project is becoming a significant asset for Searchlight and its shareholders. According to market data, the international gold price rebounded in early April 2026 after previous fluctuations, with the spot gold price surpassing the $4,800 per ounce mark.
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