202633 releases
Trident Provides Updated Information Regarding Its Marketing Engagement with Freedom Financial Research, LLC
At the TSX Venture Exchange's request, Trident Resources restated and supplemented disclosure from its September 21, 2026 release concerning its engagement of Freedom Financial Research, LLC of Charlottesville, Virginia for investor awareness services. Under the agreement dated September 11, 2026, as amended October 1, 2026, FFR will distribute eight dedicated emails across four subscriber audiences for a fixed fee of US$150,000, paid from working capital, with no securities issued. The 30-day term began September 21, 2026, subject to TSXV acceptance.
CorporateTrident Closes Option Agreement with Apogee Minerals on the Knife Lake Copper Project, Saskatchewan
Trident Resources has closed its option agreement, dated July 13, 2026, with arm's length Apogee Minerals Ltd., under which Apogee may earn a 100% interest in Trident's Knife Lake Copper Project in Saskatchewan by paying $400,000 cash, issuing 7,400,000 shares plus shares with a deemed value of $700,000, and incurring $1,000,000 in exploration expenditures over two years. The property remains subject to 2.5% and 1.5% NSR royalties. Trident also signed a 30-day US$150,000 media services contract with Freedom Financial Research, LLC.
AcquisitionTrident Intersects High-Grade Gold Over Significant Widths 220.00 Metres Below Historical Mine Workings at Contact Lake, Grading 8.69 g/t Gold Over 11.97m, Including 31.98 g/t Au Over 3.16m
Drilling at the Contact Lake Project in Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt returned 8.69 g/t gold over 11.97m from 613.03m in hole CL26050, including 31.98 g/t Au over 3.16m, 220.00 metres below the lowest historical Main Zone (BK1) mine workings. Buffer Zone holes CL26049 and CL26051 returned 3.46 g/t Au over 15.00m from 288.00m and 6.43 g/t Au over 7.45m from 209.45m respectively. Seventeen holes totalling 12,066 metres of a planned 20,000-metre program are complete, with about $20 million in cash and marketable securities.
Drill resultsTrident Resources Announces Completion of High-Resolution Airborne Geophysical Survey over the Reindeer Gold Property and the Commencement of a Tightly-spaced Drone Magnetic Survey at Contact Lake
A fixed-wing high-resolution radiometric and magnetic survey covering over 6,600 line km at 50m line spacing with 250m tie-lines has been completed over the entire 29,300-hectare Reindeer Gold Project in Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt. A 25m-spaced drone magnetic survey covering 8 km2 is underway at Contact Lake, where the summer drill program has passed 11,000m of a planned 20,000m. Trident issued 1,000,000 shares to Reinco Exploration to accelerate its earn-in to 100% of Reindeer.
Drill resultsTrident Resources Announces the Commencement of an Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric Geophysical Survey over the Reindeer Gold Property
A 6,600-line km fixed-wing airborne magnetic and radiometric survey began August 17 over the 29,300-hectare Reindeer Gold Property in Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt, flown by Special Projects Inc. and continuing for the next few weeks. At the Contact Lake Gold Project, the 20,000-metre summer drill program is almost halfway complete with assays pending, alongside a roughly 9,000-sample soil and prospecting program covering Contact Lake and Preview. The July 24, 2026 grant of 1,525,000 options and 1,107,500 DSUs requires shareholder approval.
Drill resultsTrident Resources Provides La Ronge Gold Belt Exploration Update and Appoints Indigenous Engagement Consultant
Nine drillholes totalling 6,500m have been completed with assays pending at the Contact Lake Gold Project in Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt, part of a planned 20,000m program across approximately 35 drillholes; recent holes intersected prospective zones deeper than 800m in the Bakos Shear Zone. A regional soil program has collected 5,700 of a planned 9,000 samples at Contact Lake and Preview. Trident also engaged T Global Consulting Services, led by Tia Watt, for Indigenous and community engagement.
Drill resultsTrident Announces Grant of Options and DSUs
A total of 1,525,000 stock options and 1,107,500 deferred share units were granted to certain directors, officers and consultants under Trident Resources' stock option plan dated January 2, 2026. Each option is exercisable at $3.75 per share for five years from the grant date and vests immediately, while the DSUs vest one year from the grant date. Both are subject to the plan's terms, securities law hold periods and TSX Venture Exchange approval.
CorporateTrident Unlocks Value from Non-Core Knife Lake Copper Project Through Option Agreement with Apogee Minerals
An option agreement dated July 13, 2026 with Apogee Minerals Ltd. allows Apogee to earn a 100% interest in Trident's Knife Lake copper project in Saskatchewan. Trident will receive C$400,000 in cash payments, 7,400,000 Apogee shares on closing plus additional shares with a deemed value of C$700,000, and Apogee must fund C$1,000,000 in exploration over two years. The property is subject to existing 2.5% and 1.5% NSR royalties. No finder's fees were paid.
AcquisitionTrident Intersects 1.32 g/t over 132.0m including 2.85 g/t over 40.3m from 22.0m Depth at its Preview SW Deposit, Located 2.5km Southeast of the Contact Lake Deposit, Confirming Both High-Grade and Bulk-Tonnage Potential of the La Ronge Gold Belt, Saskatchewan
Inaugural assay results from eleven diamond drill holes (3,142.0m) completed in the 2026 winter program at the Preview South West deposit, part of the Contact Lake Gold Project in northern Saskatchewan, include hole PR26004 at 1.32 g/t gold over 132.0m from 22.00m, including 2.85 g/t over 40.32m and 101.00 g/t over 1.00m; PR26006 returned 1.53 g/t over 51.00m from 275.00m and PR26007 1.08 g/t over 77.59m. A summer program of over 20,000m has commenced, with roughly $26 million in cash.
Drill resultsTrident Resources Intersects 41.46 g/t over 3.42m including 81.75 g/t Over 1.73m in Hole CL26033 at the Contact Lake Project in Saskatchewan
Assay results from the final seven diamond drill holes of the 2026 winter program at the Contact Lake Gold Project in northern Saskatchewan include hole CL26033 with 41.46 g/t gold over 3.42m from 207.58m, including 81.75 g/t over 1.73m and 179.5 g/t over 0.73m; CL26045 returned 5.43 g/t over 16.00m, CL26047 10.05 g/t over 9.30m and CL26048 6.78 g/t over 10.25m. The winter program totalled 10,127m in 29 holes, with 11 Preview Lake holes pending. Summer drilling of roughly 20,000m has begun, with about $26 million in treasury.
Drill resultsTrident Resources Announces Mobilization of Drill Crews and Equipment for the Summer 2026 Drill Program at the Contact Lake Gold Project, Saskatchewan
Drill crews, geologic personnel and two drills have been mobilized to the Contact Lake Gold Project in Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt for a summer program of over 20,000 metres in approximately 35 drillholes, running June to November. Assays remain pending for seven holes from the winter program at Contact Lake and eleven holes at the Preview SW deposit 3km to the southeast. Drilling will target extensions along strike and at depth, including zones below 500 metres.
Drill resultsTrident Resources Intersects Additional High-Grade Gold at Contact Lake Grading 17.88 g/t Au over 11.25m, including 42.53 g/t over 4.50m from 86m Depth
Assay results from eight diamond drill holes in the BK3 Zone at the Contact Lake Gold Project in northern Saskatchewan included 17.88 g/t gold over 11.25m from 86.00m in hole CL26042, including 42.53 g/t over 4.50m and a single 0.50m assay of 350.00 g/t, while CL26035 returned 93.44 g/t over 1.00m from 202.50m. Assays are pending for the final seven winter holes; the winter program totalled 10,127m in 29 holes at Contact Lake and 3,142m in 11 holes at Preview. A summer program of over 20,000m starts in June, and the company has been approved for a C$150,000 TMEI rebate.
Drill resultsTrident Resources Commences Regional Structural Analysis of its La Ronge Gold Belt Properties in Saskatchewan with SRK Consulting
SRK Consulting has begun a two-phase regional structural analysis of Trident Resources' La Ronge Gold Belt properties in Saskatchewan, comprising a GAP analysis of existing mapping, drilling and geochemical data, followed by a litho-structural interpretation of airborne magnetic data, concluding with a summary report and ranked exploration targets. The work is integrated with a three-year collaborative PhD structural study with UBC Okanagan under Dr. Tarryn Cawood. Trident reports more than $28 M in treasury, with assays pending from fifteen holes at Contact Lake and eleven at Preview South.
NewsTrident Resources Engages Marketing Groups and Announces the Recent Exercise of 1.38M Warrants for $1.87M in Cash
Gross proceeds of C$1,870,072.98 were received from the exercise of 1,384,549 warrants over the last three months, issued under private placements completed May 16, 2023 and April 4, 2025 at exercise prices of $1.867 and $0.75; proceeds will fund exploration in Saskatchewan and working capital. Trident Resources also entered three-month marketing agreements dated May 1, 2026 with Connect 4 Marketing (CAD$150,000) and New Era Publishing (USD$250,000), plus a 12-month engagement with Market One Media (CAD$50,000 plus GST), all subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval. No securities are issuable as compensation.
CorporateTrident Intersects 15.11 g/t Au over 51.83m from 256.0m in the BK3 Zone at the Contact Lake Gold Project, Saskatchewan
Drill hole CL26036 at the Contact Lake Gold Project in northern Saskatchewan returned 15.11 g/t gold over 51.83m from 256.00m in the BK3 Zone, including 20.69 g/t Au over 28.69m from 280.50m and single assays of 256.00 g/t Au over 0.55m and 1,055.00 g/t Au over 0.50m. Hole CL26032 returned 5.07 g/t Au over 21.50m from 359.50m. Winter drilling has concluded with 29 holes, assays pending for 15 holes, and further drilling planned for late Spring.
Drill resultsTrident Resources Closes Option Agreement to Acquire Strategic Claims adjoining the Contact Lake Gold Project from North-Sask. Ventures Ltd. within the La Ronge Gold Belt
A property option agreement dated April 15, 2026 with North-Sask. Ventures Ltd. has closed following TSX Venture Exchange approval, giving Trident the right to acquire up to 100% of 19 mineral dispositions totalling 3,586 hectares in Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt, contiguous with its Contact Lake Gold Project. Consideration is C$85,000 cash and 40,000 shares over three years, with C$25,000 paid and 10,000 shares issued; North-Sask. retains a 2% NSR, half purchasable for $1,000,000.
AcquisitionTrident Resources Announces Closing of Purchase of Additional 4,711 Hectares at the Contact Lake Gold and Greywacke Gold Projects
The purchase of 7 mineral dispositions totalling approximately 4,711 hectares in the La Ronge Gold Belt, Northern Saskatchewan, from Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. has closed following TSX Venture Exchange approval, giving Trident up to a 100% interest in ground contiguous with its Contact Lake and Greywacke Lake gold projects. Terms are a C$5,000 cash payment on closing and a 2.0% net smelter returns royalty, half of which may be bought back for C$1,000,000. Director Timothy Termuende is also a director of Eagle Plains.
AcquisitionTrident Resources Announces Option Agreement to Acquire Strategic Claims adjoining the Contact Lake Gold Project from North-Sask. Ventures Ltd. within the La Ronge Gold Belt
An option agreement dated April 15, 2026 with North-Sask. Ventures Ltd. gives Trident the right to acquire up to 100% of 19 mineral dispositions totalling 3,586 hectares in Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt, contiguous with its Contact Lake Gold Project. Terms comprise C$85,000 in cash and 40,000 shares paid in four instalments over three years from TSX Venture Exchange acceptance, with North-Sask. retaining a 2% NSR royalty, half of which is purchasable for $1,000,000. Trident reports over C$32M in cash and marketable securities and a 30,000m-40,000 drill program in 2026.
AcquisitionTrident Intersects 461 Gt Au Over 3848M From 7700M Including 548 Gt Over 2614M From Hole 26028 200M Ene Of 2025 Drilling Hole 26025 Intersects 1197 Gt Over 1070M From 32420M At Contact Lake Expands Winter Drill Program
Assay results from the first nine diamond drill holes of the 2026 winter program at the Contact Lake Gold Project in northern Saskatchewan include hole CL26028 with 4.61 g/t Au over 38.48m from 77.00m, including 5.48 g/t over 26.14m and 33.16 g/t over 1.89m, plus 19.07 g/t over 4.25m from 60.00m. Hole CL26025 returned 11.97 g/t Au over 10.70m from 324.30m and CL26026 8.18 g/t over 3.50m. The winter program has been expanded from 10,000m to approximately 13,000m, with assays pending for twenty holes.
Drill resultsTrident Resources Announces Strategic Appointment of David Chan, P.Geo as Technical Advisor
David T.M. Chan, B.Sc., P.Geo., has been appointed Technical Advisor to Trident Resources Corp., effective immediately. Chan is a Professional Geoscientist and NI 43-101 Qualified Person with more than 36 years of experience in mineral exploration, resource estimation and geological modelling, including prior work with Cameco at and around the Contact Lake Mine and other programs in northern Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt, as well as the McArthur River Mine.
ManagementTrident Resources Announces Purchase of Additional 4,711 Hectares at the Contact Lake Gold and Greywacke Gold Projects
Under a mineral property purchase and sale agreement dated February 25, 2026 with Eagle Plains Resources Ltd., Trident Resources can acquire up to a 100% interest in 7 mineral dispositions totalling approximately 4,711 hectares in the La Ronge Gold Belt, Northern Saskatchewan, contiguous with its Contact Lake and Greywacke Lake gold projects. Terms are C$5,000 cash on closing plus a 2.0% NSR royalty, half of which can be bought for C$1,000,000. The related-party transaction requires TSX Venture Exchange acceptance.
AcquisitionTrident Resources Accelerates Winter Exploration Program with the Addition of a Third Drill Rig to the Contact Lake Gold Project in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada
A third drill rig has been mobilized to the Contact Lake Gold Project in Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt, adding to two rigs already working a planned 10,000-metre winter diamond drilling phase; the new rig will begin in the Preview target area 2.5 km east of the Contact Lake mine site. Trident expects 30,000 to 40,000 metres of drilling at Contact this year and holds over CAD $32 million in cash and marketable securities.
Drill resultsTrident Resources Named in 2026 TSX Venture 50 List of Top Performing Companies
Trident Resources has been named a 2026 Top 50 Company by the TSX Venture Exchange, recording a 302% increase in share price and 1,238% market capitalization growth over the past year. The TSX Venture 50 ranks the top 50 of more than 1,600 TSXV issuers based on market capitalization growth, share price appreciation and trading value. The Company's gold projects in Saskatchewan include the Contact Lake and Greywacke Lake projects and the Knife Lake copper project.
CorporateTrident Closes $18.6 Million Offering
A private placement of 4,948,000 flow-through common shares at $3.76 each closed for gross proceeds of $18,604,480, comprising 4,600,000 shares under a brokered offering led by Haywood Securities Inc. with Research Capital Corporation, and 348,000 shares non-brokered. Underwriters received a cash fee of 6.0% of the brokered gross proceeds. Proceeds will fund exploration, mineral resource expansion and drilling at Trident's gold projects in Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt, with renunciation effective no later than December 31, 2026. Final TSX Venture Exchange approval is pending.
FinancingTrident Announces Full Exercise of Over-Allotment Option and Expected Proceeds of $18.6 Million to Fully Fund Expanded 2026 Drilling at Saskatchewan Gold Projects
The underwriters, led by Haywood Securities Inc. with Research Capital Corporation, have fully exercised the over-allotment option for an additional 600,000 flow-through common shares at $3.76 per share, raising aggregate gross proceeds of the bought deal offering to $17,296,000. A concurrent non-brokered private placement of 348,000 FT Shares at $3.76 will add $1,308,480. Proceeds fund exploration, resource expansion and drilling at Trident's gold projects in Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt, with closing expected on or about February 18, 2026.
FinancingTrident Announces $15 Million Bought-Deal Financing
A bought-deal financing of 4,000,000 flow-through common shares at $3.76 per share for gross proceeds of $15,040,000 has been agreed with underwriters led by Haywood Securities Inc. and including Research Capital Corporation. The underwriters hold an option for up to 600,000 additional FT shares for up to $2,256,000 in further proceeds, and will receive a cash fee of 6.0% of gross proceeds. Proceeds will fund exploration, resource expansion and drilling at Trident's La Ronge Gold Belt projects in Saskatchewan, with closing expected on or about February 18, 2026.
FinancingTrident Intersects 573 Gt Au Over 150M Including 935 Gt Au Over 70M And 1505 Gt Au Over 20M Below Historical Mining Infrastructure At The Contact Lake Gold Project In Northern Saskatchewan
Drilling at the Contact Lake Gold Project in Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt returned 5.73 g/t Au over 15.0m from 472.0m in hole CL25017, including 9.35 g/t Au over 7.0m and 15.05 g/t Au over 2.0m, within a broader 2.61 g/t Au over 48.95m. Hole CL25016 returned 2.62 g/t Au over 37.44m from 465.6m, including 5.70 g/t over 9.0m and 11.53 g/t Au over 2.3m. These are the final six holes of the 19-hole, 6,838m 2025 program; a fully funded 10,000m winter 2026 program in up to 40 holes with two rigs has commenced.
Drill resultsTrident Resources Announces Closing of Option Agreement to Acquire Strategic Claims from Edge Geological Consulting Within the La Ronge Gold Belt
Trident Resources has closed its October 21, 2025 property option agreement with Edge Geological Consulting after receiving TSX Venture Exchange approval, giving it the right to acquire up to 100% of 16 mineral dispositions across 5 claim blocks totalling 5,395 hectares in Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt area. Terms call for C$51,000 cash (paid) and 450,000 shares, with 150,000 issued and 150,000 due on each of the first and second anniversaries. Ross McElroy is a director of both companies, making it a related party transaction. The company reports over C$14M in cash and marketable securities and a 10,000m winter drill program at Contact Lake.
AcquisitionTrident Resources Commences 10,000 Metre Winter Drilling Program at the Contact Lake Gold Project in the La Ronge Gold Belt of Saskatchewan
A 10,000 metre winter diamond drilling program has begun at the Contact Lake Gold Project in Saskatchewan's La Ronge Gold Belt, comprising up to 40 holes on land and ice-based locations at Contact Lake plus several land-based holes at the adjacent Preview SW deposit. The program follows 2025 drilling that returned intercepts including 43.25 m at 7.03 g/t Au and 39.50 m at 4.43 g/t Au. Trident holds more than $12 million in cash and marketable securities.
Drill resultsTrident Resources Corp. Announces Filing of Updated MRE Technical Report for Its La Ronge Gold Belt Properties
An NI 43-101 technical report supporting updated mineral resource estimates for the Preview SW, Preview North, North Lake and Greywacke deposits in the La Ronge Gold Belt, Saskatchewan, has been filed on SEDAR+ with an effective date of November 6, 2025. Indicated resources total 24,733 ktonnes at 1.127 gpt for 896,500 oz gold and inferred 38,595 ktonnes at 0.910 gpt for 1,129,600 oz, using US$2,600/oz gold, up 18% and 190% respectively. A minimum 10,000 metre winter drilling program at Contact Lake has commenced mobilization.
Study resultsTrident Resources Intersects 728 Gt Au Over 150M Including 1669 Gt Au Over 60M As Well As 443 Gt Au Over 395M At The Contact Lake Gold Project In Northern Saskatchewan Large Winter Drill Program Forthcoming
Drill results from ten additional holes at the Contact Lake Gold Project in Saskatchewan include hole CL25006 with 7.28 g/t gold over 15.0m from 272.0m, including 16.69 g/t Au over 6.0m, and hole CL25007 with 4.43 g/t Au over 39.5m from 329.5m, including 9.43 g/t Au over 6.0m. Hole CL25005 returned 5.66 g/t Au over 5.94m and 42.95 g/t Au over 2.55m, and CL25008 returned 7.41 g/t Au over 6.0m. Thirteen of nineteen holes have been reported; a fully funded winter drill program will commence shortly, with over $12 million in cash and marketable securities.
Drill resultsTrident Resources Announces Appointment of Tim J. Termuende, P.Geo as Board Chair
Tim J. Termuende, P.Geo, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Trident Resources Corp., effective immediately; he previously served as a director of the Company. Termuende is Executive Chairman and a founding director of Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. with over 45 years of mineral exploration experience, and held executive roles at Copper Canyon Resources, Taiga Gold and Eagle Royalties. Trident holds the Contact Lake, Greywacke Lake and Knife Lake projects in Saskatchewan.
ManagementTrident Resources Engages New Era Publishing Inc. for Corporate Marketing and Investor Awareness Services
A marketing and media services agreement dated January 2nd, 2025 has been signed with New Era Publishing Inc. of Vancouver for an initial three-month term, with USD$100,000 payable on execution and USD$150,000 on completion of the initial term, continuing month-to-month thereafter; no securities will be issued as compensation and New Era is arm's length. Trident also granted 2,980,000 RSUs to directors, officers, consultants and employees, vesting over two years. Both the agreement and the new Equity Incentive Plan require TSX Venture Exchange and, for the Plan, shareholder approval.
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