A Vancouver-based gold exploration company plans to drill at two historical mining sites in Nova Scotia this summer.
Osprey Gold Development will drill in the Goldenville area near Sherbrooke, and in the Caribou Mines area near Upper Musquodoboit.
Company president Cooper Quinn said the existence of historical mining operations at the sites, as well as the success of the currently operating Touquoy Gold Mine, make him confident the results of the exploratory work will be positive.
"The best place to look for gold is where there's gold, and we know that's in Nova Scotia," said Quinn.
The Goldenville site is located about three kilometres south of Sherbrooke, and the other site is about 10 kilometres south of Upper Musquodoboit and 10 kilometres north of the existing Touquoy Gold Mine.
An old foundation remains at Osprey's exploration site in the historical Goldenville, N.S., mining area. (Osprey Gold)