Kirkland Lake Discoveries reported new assay results at its Mirado site in Ontario on 20 October. Hole KLM26-039 at Mirado West returned 73.86 g/t gold over 1.00 metre and KLM26-041 returned 36.43 g/t over 1.45 metres. At Mirado North, KLM26-032 returned 2.01 g/t over 19 metres, including 11.22 g/t over 3 metres; Mirado South results included 7.36 g/t over 3.50 metres.

After completing a C$20-million financing on 8 October, the company said it had begun at least 25,000 metres of drilling, with about 15,000 metres allocated to Mirado and 10,000 metres to regional targets. Reported intervals are downhole core lengths, with true widths estimated at about 80%. The company says continuity between zones has not been established and assays for 23 holes remain pending.