Osisko Mining Inc.said July 6 that it has started exploration work at the Souart gold property in Quebec.

The property is located 15 kilometers southwest of its project, and workwill include trenching and drilling designed to confirm and expand upon historicwork on Souart.

Three zones have been defined at Souart including the Nubar zone,with historic estimated resources of 564,000 tonnes at 6.2 g/t of gold; the TourmalineHill zone; and the Barry-Souart zone.