Orford Mining Corporation reported the mobilization of a diamond drill to the Joutel Eagle Gold Property to begin a 2,000 metre drill program focused around the South Gold Zone. The 2023 program will test 400 metres of strike along the South Gold Zone. Historical drilling results, confirmed by Orford's 2022 drill program, with grades of up to 14.7 g/t gold over 0.64 metres reported within a larger mineralized interval grading 1.11 g/t over 20.64 metres in hole 22-JE-003.

In addition another interval of 1.24 g/t gold over 28.10 metres 1 was reported in hole 22-JE-002 as well as 2.0 g/t over 20.65 metres in hole 22-JE-001 confirming the location of the historical mineralized system. The most developed mineralized zone on the Joutel Eagle property is the "South Gold Zone", which has been tested historically along a strike length of approximately 700 meters and is partially tested to a depth of 500 meters below surface. Orford's goal is to show continuity along strike and at depth, while also testing multiple conductive horizons to the north observed in the recently completed airborne electromagnetic survey.