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Project 5

Queylus–Chibougamau

Copper, gold, silver and zinc in the Chibougamau mining camp: a porphyry copper system, a high-grade silver showing, a target on the Bruneau – C-3 axis and new VMS horizons.

  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Zinc
  • Tungsten
  • Molybdenum
Boulder (grab sample) found by a MERN geologist, Autumn 2024
16.85% Cu
Recent result
Drill hole KB-02, at 34.4 m, 2019 (MRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026)
10.4% Zn, 0.92% Cu and 34 g/t Ag over 1.44 m
Recent result
Drill hole 11-490-19, from 25.0 m – west sector (MRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026)
0.46% Cu and 0.012% Mo over 52.70 m
Historical result
Drill hole QU-12-02, at 155.00 m (MRB drill map; MRB ArcGIS map)
2,280 g/t Ag, 0.43% Cu and 1.17% W over 1.00 m
Historical result

Overview

About the project

The Queylus–Chibougamau group brings together four sub-projects in the Chibougamau mining camp of Québec: Queylus Porphyry Copper (5a) and Silver High Grade (5b), about 20 km south of Chibougamau on Route 167; C-Nord Cu–Godfather (5g), 7.5 km east of the town; and Kill Bill (5h), 30 km to the east-north-east.

At Queylus, historical drilling outlined a copper–gold–molybdenum porphyry system in tonalite south of Lac Chibougamau, with copper over 50 to 70 m from 25 m depth in its west, centre and east sectors. The neighbouring Silver High Grade showing on the Enard River, stripped in 2016, carries high-grade silver, tungsten, copper and gold, intersected from surface to 265 m along an IP trend of about 2 km; the two sub-projects can be combined.

Godfather lies, in MRB's interpretation, on the north–south mineralized axis that runs from the former Bruneau mine to the C-3 zone of Chibougamau Independent Mines; a high-grade copper boulder was found there in 2024. Kill Bill, on the north flank of the Chibougamau pluton like the former Lemoine VMS mine, hosts the Icon massive sulphide lens and the Uma-Yubari and Hanzo exhalative horizons.

Key facts

Commodities
Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Tungsten, Molybdenum
Region
Chapais–Chibougamau, Québec
Status
To be provided
Project no.
5 (sub-projects 5a, 5b, 5g, 5h)
Claims
5a: 39 · 2,175 ha · 5b: 19 · 1,058 ha · 5g: 9 · 245 ha · 5h: 16 · 887 ha
Ownership
5a, 5b: MRB 100% and J. Robert claims (30%) · 5g: MRB 100% (option of 20 Nov. 2024) · 5h: MRB, transfer from Ressources Tectonic in progress
Access
5a: Route 167, power line, airport 13 km away · 5g: Route 167 on the property · 5h: year-round forestry road
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Project Location

Where the claims are

MRB claim blocks on satellite imagery, with roads and place names. Select the map to zoom with the mouse wheel, or open it in full screen.

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QUÉBECMontréalQuébec City
Regional locationChapais–Chibougamau

Claim outlines: MRB ArcGIS map, layer “Contours MRB” (retrieved 2026-11-02). Imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Regional inset: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors; outline of Québec: Natural Earth.

Sub-projects

4 sub-projects

  • 5a

    Queylus Porphyry Copper

    Cu–Au–Mo porphyry in tonalite, west, centre and east sectors; target 1: 14 holes around 11-490-19, all stopped before 110 m.

  • 5b

    Silver High Grade

    Enard River showing (2016 stripping): silver, tungsten, copper and gold from surface to 265 m, on an IP trend of about 2 km.

  • 5g

    C-Nord Cu-Godfather

    On the interpreted Bruneau – C-3 axis: copper boulder found in 2024 and gold at surface (McKenzie trench); Route 167 crosses the property.

  • 5h

    Kill Bill

    VMS horizons on the north flank of the Chibougamau pluton: Icon massive sulphide lens stripped over 25 m, Uma-Yubari and Hanzo horizons.

Exploration results

Recent exploration results

Recent exploration results – Queylus–Chibougamau
16.85% CuBoulder (grab sample) found by a MERN geologistBlock 5gAutumn 2024
10.4% Zn, 0.92% Cu and 34 g/t Ag over 1.44 mDrill hole KB-02, at 34.4 mBlock 5hMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 20262019
2.84% Cu and 1.31% Zn over 0.18 mDrill hole KB-05, at 49.5 m – Icon South horizonBlock 5hMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 20262019

Exploration results

Historical exploration results

Results from earlier exploration work, as reported in the sources cited (GM numbers refer to assessment reports in Québec's SIGÉOM database).

Historical exploration results – Queylus–Chibougamau
0.46% Cu and 0.012% Mo over 52.70 mDrill hole 11-490-19, from 25.0 m – west sectorBlock 5aMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
0.51% Cu over 30.48 mDrill hole 11-490-02, from 70.71 m – west sector (incl. 1.02% Cu over 9.10 m)Block 5aMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
1.89% Cu and 0.14 g/t Au over 4 mDrill hole 11-490-07, at 52.1 mBlock 5aMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
0.51% Cu and 0.264 g/t Au over 52.50 mDrill hole QU-96-01, from 220.50 m – centre sector (incl. 1.07% Cu and 0.48 g/t Au over 10.12 m at 239.28 m)Block 5aMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
0.41% Cu over 69.45 mDrill hole QU-96-02, from 312.00 m – centre sector (incl. 1.52% Cu over 6.67 m at 339.00 m)Block 5aMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
0.38% Cu over 23.2 mDrill hole QU-96-02, from 202.5 m – centre sectorBlock 5aMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 20261996
1.17% Cu and 1.03 g/t Au over 3.50 mDrill hole QU-12-03, at 189.75 mBlock 5aMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
1.45% Cu and 0.169 g/t Au over 2.45 mDrill hole QU-97-18, at 288.66 mBlock 5aMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
3.36% Cu and 1.50 g/t Au over 0.61 mDrill hole QU-97-09, at 74.32 mBlock 5aMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
11.43 g/t Au, 0.53% Cu and 2.9 g/t Ag over 1.00 mDrill hole INL-10-04, at 76 m – east sectorBlock 5aMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
6.41% Cu, 0.24 g/t Au and 8 g/t Ag over 1.05 mDrill hole QU-12-04, at 62.05 m – east sectorBlock 5aMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
0.94% Cu and 0.56 g/t Au over 14.38 mDrill hole INL-97-04, from 151.33 m – east sector (also 2.93% Cu over 2.5 m at 188 m)Block 5aGM 54947
5.00 g/t Au over 1.50 mDrill hole INL-97-07, at 61.50 m – east sectorBlock 5aMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
5.5 g/t Au and 8.21% CuGrab sample (Copper One), N290 shear zoneBlock 5aMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 20262012
2,280 g/t Ag, 0.43% Cu and 1.17% W over 1.00 mDrill hole QU-12-02, at 155.00 mBlock 5bMRB drill map; MRB ArcGIS map
1.32% Cu over 8.70 mDrill hole QU-12-01, from 60.24 m (incl. 6.84% Cu, 0.66 g/t Au and 13 g/t Ag over 0.80 m at 68.14 m)Block 5bMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
1.36% Cu over 4.33 mDrill hole BR-2, from 77.7 m (incl. 6.81% Cu and 0.34 g/t Au over 0.64 m at 81.4 m)Block 5bMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
5.66% Cu and 0.86 g/t Au over 0.43 mDrill hole FU-5, at 22.25 mBlock 5bMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
0.99% Cu and 0.63 g/t Au over 2.41 mDrill hole BR-3, at 262.6 mBlock 5bMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
12.1 g/t AuGrab sample at surface, McKenzie gold trench (J.-L. Tremblay)Block 5gMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026
8.12% Zn, 1.44% Cu and 51 g/t Ag over 0.8 mIcon showing, at surface (massive sulphide lens stripped over 25 m)Block 5hMRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 20262012

Some exploration results presented here are historical in nature and have not been verified according to current NI 43-101 standards. Grab samples are selective by nature and are not necessarily representative of the mineralization on the property.

Exploration targets

Targets for the next phase

Exploration targets are conceptual in nature and subject to further exploration work. They are not mineral resources.

  1. Target 01 · Block 5a

    Target 1 around 11-490-19

    The 14 historical holes around 11-490-19 all stopped before 110 m. Proposed: about 3,600 m of close-spaced drilling around the hole.

  2. Target 02 · Block 5a

    Depth and IP anomalies

    Two to three deep holes below 300 m in the porphyry system, and drilling of the induced polarization (IP) anomalies.

  3. Target 03 · Block 5b

    Silver High Grade: stripping and depth

    Channel-sample the full width of the 2016 stripping, drill 2–3 holes below 300 m with follow-up of QU-12-02, and drill the strong IP anomaly to the east.

  4. Target 04 · Block 5g

    Compilation and ground work

    Compile the 9 historical drill holes and maps of Godfather, then carry out ground geophysics and prospecting.

  5. Target 05 · Block 5g

    Projected C-3 axis below 200 m

    Drill the projected axis of the C-3 zone below 200 m: a conceptual target at about 300 to 600 m depth along the Bruneau – C-3 corridor (MRB interpretation).

  6. Target 06 · Block 5h

    Targets 1 to 3 at Icon

    Drill targets 1 to 3 around the Icon lens. Target 3: a new interpretation suggests the KB horizon is offset to the north and untested in the east of the property, where VTEM anomalies lie (Ressources Yorbeau press release, 2020-02-27).

  7. Target 07 · Block 5h

    Uma-Yubari horizon

    Test the Uma-Yubari exhalative horizon, recognized over 600 m at surface in 2021.

  8. Target 08 · Block 5h

    Borehole EM

    Borehole EM surveys in holes KB-05E, KB-09 and KB-10, where casings are in place.

Geology & geophysics

Geological Maps & Exploration

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Queylus – porphyry copper drilling

Queylus (5a): historical drill holes of the west, centre and east sectors and porphyry copper targets 1 to 9 on geophysics, with their main intercepts.

Source: MRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026

Silver High Grade – drill results

Silver High Grade (5b): historical drill holes around the high-grade zone of the Enard River showing, with their intercepts.

Source: MRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026

C-Nord Cu-Godfather – the Bruneau – C-3 corridor in 3D

C-Nord Cu-Godfather (5g): MRB's 3D view of the north–south Bruneau – C-3 corridor. Holes 1 to 3 (C-3 zone, Chibougamau Independent Mines) and 4 (former Bruneau mine) are off the property. The pink ellipse is a conceptual target at about 300–600 m depth (MRB interpretation), not a resource.

Source: MRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026

C-Nord Cu-Godfather – setting

C-Nord Cu-Godfather (5g): claim block on shaded relief, 1.1 km from the former Bruneau mine and 1.3 km from the Jaculet C-3 zone; former Jaculet mine to the south-west.

Source: MRB corporate presentation, 2026

Regional context

Regional geological context

Information on neighbouring properties, reported by other companies. These are not MRB results, and mineralization on neighbouring properties is not necessarily indicative of mineralization on Queylus–Chibougamau.

  • 62,596 t at 1.65% Cu

    Former Bruneau mine

    The former Bruneau mine, next to Godfather (5g), produced 62,596 t at 1.65% Cu and 1.03 g/t Au.

    Source: SIGÉOM deposit record

  • 4.33% Cu over 22.0 m

    C-3 zone (Chibougamau Independent Mines)

    On the neighbouring C-3 zone, Chibougamau Independent Mines (TSX-V: CBG) reported 4.33% Cu, 3.69 g/t Au and 19.62 g/t Ag over 22.0 m from 375.6 m in drill hole BJ-19-17 (vertical depth 340 m), and 7.70% Cu, 3.58 g/t Au and 33.25 g/t Ag over 9.2 m from 496.5 m in hole BJ-19-18 (vertical depth 450 m). Core lengths.

    Source: Chibougamau Independent Mines press release, 2019-04-22

  • 6.4 Mt at 3.0% CuEq

    Corner Bay (Cygnus Metals): measured and indicated resources

    In Cygnus Metals' Chibougamau copper–gold project (Corner Bay), resources are reported at 6.4 Mt at 3.0% CuEq (measured and indicated) and 8.5 Mt at 3.5% CuEq (inferred).

    Source: Cygnus Metals, 2025

  • 1,090,600 t at 1.84% Cu

    Former Jaculet mine

    The former Jaculet mine, about 2.2 km from Godfather, is recorded at 1,090,600 t at 1.84% Cu, 1.44 g/t Au and 6.85 g/t Ag.

    Source: SIGÉOM deposit record

  • 0.76 Mt at 4.2% Cu and 9.56% Zn

    Former Lemoine mine

    The former Lemoine VMS mine, on the same north flank of the Chibougamau pluton as Kill Bill (5h), produced 0.76 Mt at 4.2% Cu, 9.56% Zn, 83 g/t Ag and 4.2 g/t Au.

    Source: MRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026

  • C$18.1M · C$8.25M

    Recent transactions nearby

    IAMGOLD acquired Mines d'Or Orbec for C$18.1 million, and Troilus Gold acquired the Ressources Delta claims in the Chibougamau area for C$8.25 million.

    Source: IAMGOLD press release, 2025-10-20; Troilus Gold press release, 2026-02-17

Field photos

Gallery

Icon showing, 2012 stripping

Kill Bill (5h): massive sulphide lens of the Icon showing, stripped in 2012 (0.8 m × 25 m).

Source: MRB project sheets, Chibougamau congress (final), November 2026

Downloads

Documents

Fact sheets, maps and technical documents will be available here.