Genesis Metals Corp. reported it is commencing a diamond drilling program to test new gold exploration targets on its Chevrier Gold Project in the Chibougamau Mining Camp of the Abitibi Greentone Belt, Quebec. The current program is expected to include a minimum of 3,000 metres of drilling that will be deployed to test several target areas. The Genesis technical team has developed a series of compelling drill targets in a shallow-till covered area east of the Chevrier East Deposit along the Fancamp Deformation Zone trend. These targets were identified through systematic work programs which have been carried out on the project since 2019, including: New geologic map which characterizes the favorable contacts and structural corridors; Property scale gold-in-till survey, which quantifies the gold grain count in addition to grain shapes; B-horizon soil sampling and geochemical analysis by XRF and Ionic Leach™ methods; Detailed ground magnetic geophysical survey; Induced polarization (IP) geophysical survey; Identification of intensely folded areas representing structural traps favorable for gold mineralization based on Lidar image analysis. The multifaceted exploration programs have highlighted numerous target areas up-ice from the best gold-in-till samples collected anywhere on the +290 square kilometre Chevrier property, including samples collected down-ice from known mineralized zones and deposits. Test survey lines of the various exploration methodologies were performed across zones of known gold mineralization at the Chevrier Main and East deposits in order to benchmark the targeting work. The gold targets are generally characterized by the following: Magnetic low feature which corresponds to zones of magnetite-destructive hydrothermal alteration in the known mineralized areas. IP chargeability high areas which reflect elevated sulfide content often related to gold mineralization. Zones of high strain or damage zone corridors, which are associated with areas of high fluid flow. Corresponding geochemical anomalies in the soil data, primarily gold, as well as the pathfinder element arsenic. All targets are expected to be shallow, likely at the bedrock surface immediately below the typical several metres thick glacial cover.