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Gold nuggets discovered by women washing clothes in Bendigo Creek.
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Bendigo vs Beauce – From Historic Discoveries to Today's Opportunity
Two gold districts with astonishing parallels — from early discoveries to world-class Saddle Reef systems. Bendigo, Australia produced more than 22 million ounces of gold from geological settings similar to those now being explored in Québec's Beauce region.
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Bendigo, Australia
A historic Victorian gold district where early alluvial discoveries led miners toward deep Saddle Reef systems and long-life production.
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Beauce, Quebec, Canada
A historic Quebec gold district where early placer discoveries and modern exploration point toward a developing Saddle Reef opportunity.
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1847
Gold discovered by Clothilde Gilbert as she walked her horse across Gilbert Creek.
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1850s
Rapid expansion of alluvial mining with thousands of miners working.
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1850s
Alluvial gold rush expands across the Beauce countryside.
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1850s–1900s
Miners dig deep shafts and tunnels to reach richer placer gold deposits.
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1850s–1900s
Deep shafts and tunnels uncover richer placer gold beneath glacial till.
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1869
The Welcome Stranger Nugget weighed over 2,520 troy ounces.
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1866
The McDonald Nugget weighed 45 ounces.
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Late 1800s–Early 1900s
Underground Saddle Reef gold mines developed.
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2021
Beauce Gold Fields discovers high-grade Saddle Reef formation at surface.
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Today
Fosterville Gold Mine continues production as one of Australia's high-grade, low-cost mines.
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Today
Beauce Gold Fields is advancing drill programs to unlock the full potential of the Beauce Saddle Reef.
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Bendigo, Australia
A historic Victorian gold district where early alluvial discoveries led miners toward deep Saddle Reef systems and long-life production.
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Image 1
1851
Gold nuggets discovered by women washing clothes in Bendigo Creek.
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1850s
Rapid expansion of alluvial mining with thousands of miners working.
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Image 3
1850s–1900s
Miners dig deep shafts and tunnels to reach richer placer gold deposits.
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1869
The Welcome Stranger Nugget weighed over 2,520 troy ounces.
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Late 1800s–Early 1900s
Underground Saddle Reef gold mines developed.
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Today
Fosterville Gold Mine continues production as one of Australia's high-grade, low-cost mines.
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Beauce, Quebec, Canada
A historic Quebec gold district where early placer discoveries and modern exploration point toward a developing Saddle Reef opportunity.
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Image 1
1847
Gold discovered by Clothilde Gilbert as she walked her horse across Gilbert Creek.
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Image 2
1850s
Alluvial gold rush expands across the Beauce countryside.
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Image 3
1850s–1900s
Deep shafts and tunnels uncover richer placer gold beneath glacial till.
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Image 4
1866
The McDonald Nugget weighed 45 ounces.
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Image 5
2021
Beauce Gold Fields discovers high-grade Saddle Reef formation at surface.
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Today
Beauce Gold Fields is advancing drill programs to unlock the full potential of the Beauce Saddle Reef.
What is a Saddle Reef?
Saddle Reefs are quartz structures formed in the anticlinal folds of bedrock. These reefs can host high-grade gold mineralization within stockwork quartz veins and silica alteration.
Bendigo's Saddle Reef systems are associated with one of Australia's most important historic gold districts. Beauce's Saddle Reef potential is now being tested through modern exploration and drilling.
Bendigo's Saddle Reefs produced more than 22 million ounces of gold.
Beauce's Saddle Reef potential is just beginning to be tested.
Present-Day Comparison
Fosterville Gold Mine, Bendigo
- High-grade underground mine
- Low-cost, long-life production
- Located in Saddle Reef system
- More than 22 million ounces produced historically
Beauce Gold Fields, Québec
- High-grade Saddle Reef discovery
- Aggressive exploration and drilling
- Positive early results
- Significant upside potential