Canuc Resources Corporation says an early 2026 Natural Resources Canada-sponsored seismic survey could shed new light on “fluid pathways” in Ontario’s Sudbury Basin McLaren Lake Fault Zone.
The survey, to be conducted by Calgary subsurface imaging leader Optiseis Solutions, will take in the north-central part of Canuc’s East Sudbury project, where it is hunting for iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) mineral deposits in areas of known copper, gold and cobalt mineralisation.
“The McLaren Lake Fault Zone is recognised to be a metasomatic iron alkali calcic mineral system that has the potential to host IOCG and affiliated critical mineral and precious metal deposits,” Canuc CEO Christopher Berlet said.
“We are delighted that the geoscientists at Natural Resources Canada have selected this corridor, located within our company claim holdings, to focus their search for critical mineral pathways and deposits.”
Canuc’s ground is centred about 20km northeast of Ontario’s prolific Sudbury mining camp.
Natural Resources Canada commissioned the Optiseis survey through its Critical Minerals Geoscience and Data Initiative (CMGD). Imaging fluid pathways such as faults, fractures and alteration zones underground, and along known fault structures, can help scientists uncover structural controls on mineralisation. The planned survey will combine surface seismic surveys with fibre-optic sensing in boreholes in a bid to intersect significant alteration zones.
Canuc said it would help evaluate the potential of fibre-optic technology for high-resolution subsurface imaging.
Privately-owned Optiseis, based in Alberta, was founded in 2011 by respected geophysicist Andrea Crook.
