Cartier Resources Inc. announced that it has commenced a drill program on the Benoist property. Five drill holes totalling 3,200 m will be completed from now to late March 2014 in order to evaluate the gold-bearing potential below the Pusticamica deposit. These drill holes will explore the extension of the high grade zone from 250 m down to 650 m depth, where the continuity of the Pusticamica Zone was demonstrated by drilling in 2013.

Following the 2012 and 2013 drilling results a thorough re-interpretation of the deposit was completed. This update of the deposit model reveals the potential of an untested extension of the gold enrichment zone and supports follow-up drilling. The drill program will also allow to follow-up on the gold-bearing potential of a new Zone highlighted by the 2012 and 2013 drilling.

This Zone lies 20 m south to the Pusticamica Zone and consists of high-grade gold intersections of up to 22.8 g/t Au over 3.0 m (hole Pu-12-01). The Benoist property is 65 km northeast of the town of Lebel-sur-Quévillon, 25 km south-east of the Bachelor gold mine in Desmaraisville, and 25 km north-west of the Langlois zinc-copper mine.