07:37 AM EDT, 05/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- First Mining Gold ( FFMGF ) on Tuesday highlighted initial drilling results from the 2024 Phase 2B winter diamond drilling program at its Duparquet Gold Project in Quebec, Canada.

Highlights include drill hole DUP24-018 returning 3.11 g/t of gold over 13.16 meters, and hole DUP24-019 returning 3.07 g/t of gold over 10.32 meters and 3.19 g/t over 4.53 meters.

"These initial results from our winter program are encouraging and continue to demonstrate the upside potential at the Duparquet Gold Project," Dan Wilton, CEO of First Mining, said. "These results demonstrate the strong continuity of higher grade mineralization at Duparquet, and the near-surface high grade open pit potential at this past-producing mine.

Follow-up programs are underway, and the company is increasing its exploration activity in the Abitibi gold belt, Wilton said.