Project

Lespérance-Lac Shortt

The project is located in the western portion of the Caopatina-Desmaraisville volcano-sedimentary belt hosting the Joe Mann mine and, in addition, the Nelligan and Philibert deposits. It is advantageously located between the Bachelor Mine and the former Shortt Lake Mine. Several VMS and Gold showings are located on the project.
10.04 % Cu, 2.04% Zn and 130.3 g/t Ag over 1.2m (hole 71-3)
0.52 g/t Au and 0.63 % Cu over 39.1m (hole LES-96-07)
0.29g/t Au over 200m inc. 2.70 g/t Au over 10.7m (hole BV-14)

Lespérance-Lac Shortt

Ownership

SOQUEM 100%

Operator

SOQUEM

Metals

Gold (Gold)

Deposit Type

Gold associated with intrusions and porphyries, Orogenic gold, VMS

Stage

Discovery

Size

10073.43 ha

Number of Exclusive Exploration Rights

192

Location

A few kilometres northeast of Desmaraisville

Figures / Maps

Gallery

News Releases

14 October 2025
VAL-D’OR, October 14, 2025. SOQUEM, a subsidiary of Investissement Québec, is pleased to announce the results of its winter 2025 exploration drilling program on the Lespérance-Lac Shortt project (the “project”). The wholly owned project is located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay territory (Desmaraisville sector) in Quebec, Canada. Highlights: Boyvinet area: Hole 1435-24-018 intersected 0.70 […]