202611 releases
2026 Metallurgical Program Achieves 90% Copper Recovery And 88% Gold Recovery At The Hope Brook Gold Project
Locked-cycle flotation testing on mineralization from the 100%-owned Hope Brook Gold Project in Newfoundland produced a concentrate grading approximately 24% copper, 300 g/t gold and 93 g/t silver, with 90.3% copper recovery; leaching of cleaner tails brought overall gold recovery to 88%. Rougher flotation tests showed up to 96.6% gold and 98.6% copper recovery, and gravity testing identified 53.7% gravity-recoverable gold. The work, done at Base Metallurgical Labs under Canenco Consulting, supports a flotation and leaching flowsheet for the company's PEA.
Study resultsBig Ridge Gold Corp To Participate In The Gentile Mining Investor Forum And Michael Gentile Mining & Metals European Roadshow
Big Ridge Gold Corp. will take part in the Gentile Mining Investor Forum in London on October 19, 2026, and the Michael Gentile Mining & Metals European Roadshow in Paris, Frankfurt, Zurich and Munich from October 20 to 23. The company is one of six from Michael Gentile's portfolio joining the full five-city program, with one-on-one investor meetings and hosted lunch presentations in each city. Big Ridge will present its 100%-owned Hope Brook Gold Project in Newfoundland.
CorporateBig Ridge Appoints Garett Macdonald To Its Board Of Directors
Garett Macdonald has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Big Ridge Gold Corp. He has over 30 years of industry experience and is currently Vice President of Operations and General Manager of Hemlo Mining Corporation, having previously served as President and CEO of Maritime Resources in Newfoundland and Labrador. In connection with the appointment, he was awarded 300,000 options exercisable at $0.51 per share, expiring September 15, 2031 and vesting immediately. The company is working on the Hope Brook Preliminary Economic Assessment.
ManagementBig Ridge Announces Closing of $7.0 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement Supported by Strategic Shareholders, with Michael Gentile Increasing His Position to 19.9%
A $7,000,000 non-brokered private placement has closed, comprising 23,333,333 units at C$0.30 per unit, each unit consisting of one common share and one warrant exercisable at C$0.46 until July 7, 2029. Michael Gentile acquired 18,103,333 units, giving him approximately 19.9% of outstanding shares on a partially diluted basis. Proceeds will fund exploration at the Hope Brook Gold Project in Newfoundland and Labrador and general corporate overhead, including a Preliminary Economic Assessment, drilling and environmental studies.
FinancingBig Ridge Announces Award Of Stock Options
A total of 4,300,000 stock options were awarded to officers under Big Ridge Gold's Amended and Restated Option Plan, effective July 1, 2026. The options are exercisable at $0.45 per share, expire on July 1, 2031, and vested immediately upon grant. The share-based compensation was awarded to officers and non-executive directors.
CorporateBig Ridge Gold Corp. Announces $7.0 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement Supported By Existing Strategic Shareholders, With Michael Gentile Increasing His Position To 19.9%
A non-brokered private placement of 23,333,333 units at $0.30 per unit for gross proceeds of C$7,000,000 has been initiated, with each unit comprising one common share and one warrant exercisable at C$0.46 for 36 months. Proceeds will fund engineering studies and resource expansion drilling at the Hope Brook Gold Project in Newfoundland and Labrador. Closing is expected in early July, subject to TSX Venture Exchange acceptance; insider Michael Gentile is participating, raising his position to 19.9%.
FinancingBig Ridge Gold Corp Commences 2026 Drill Program At The Hope Brook Gold Project
Drilling has begun on the 2026 program at the 100%-owned Hope Brook Gold Project on the southwest coast of Newfoundland. The program combines infill and step-out drilling at the 240 and Main Zones, aimed at upgrading inferred resources to indicated and testing below the current resource model, plus roughly 2,000 metres of geotechnical and hydrogeological drilling to support open pit and underground mine design. Hope Brook hosts 16,190,000 tonnes at 2.32 g/t gold indicated and 2,215,000 tonnes at 3.25 g/t inferred.
Drill resultsBig Ridge Gold Corp Commences IP Survey At The Hope Brook Gold Project
An induced polarization survey using Wireless Alpha IP has begun at the Hope Brook Gold Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, covering the current deposit and along strike to the southwest, with completion expected by early July and mapping to 500 metres depth. Simcoe Geoscience will acquire about 56 km of coverage over 35 lines, each 1.6 km long. Drilling mobilizes mid-June, with over 30,000 metres planned; environmental baseline studies have also commenced.
CorporateBig Ridge Gold Corp Commences 2026 Work Program At Hope Brook Gold Project
Big Ridge Gold has mobilized its team for the 2026 work program at the Hope Brook Gold Project in Newfoundland & Labrador, with the first drill rig expected in early June. The program includes geotechnical and hydrogeological drilling, infill and expansion drilling at the 240 Zone and Main Zone, finalizing metallurgical test work and producing concentrate samples for potential offtake partners, and completing a Preliminary Economic Assessment. The company will attend the Natural Resource Stocks Expo May 1-2 in Atlanta, Georgia.
NewsBig Ridge Gold Corp Announces Strengthening Of Management Team, Award Of Options And Early Exercise Of Warrants
James Powell was appointed Chief Operating Officer effective March 23, 2026, responsible for operations, permitting and stakeholder engagement at the Hope Brook gold project in Newfoundland and Labrador. In connection with the appointment, the Company awarded 300,000 options exercisable at $0.32 per share, vesting in three equal tranches on March 24, 2026, 2027 and 2028. Shareholders from the July 2025 financing exercised 13,160,000 unit warrants, 63% of those issued, for aggregate proceeds of $2.6 million.
ManagementBig Ridge Gold Corp Provides Corporate Update
A Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Hope Brook Gold Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, prepared by SGS Geological Services, remains on track for completion in the first half of 2026, with metallurgical test work producing concentrates grading 26 to 30% Cu with 270 to 539 g/t Au for potential offtake partners. At the Destiny Gold Project in Quebec, partner Caprock Mining, in which Big Ridge holds 20.25 million shares, is completing a Phase I drill program with initial results expected in Q1 2026.
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202510 releases
Big Ridge Gold Corp Announces Results of Voting at Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Shareholders approved all resolutions at Big Ridge Gold's annual and special meeting held December 23, 2025, including re-election of five directors (Kristina Bates, Mike Bandrowski, Nick Tintor, Richard J. Mazur and Paul Pint), re-appointment of auditors, and an amended and restated share option plan. The Amended SOP, effective December 23, 2025, is a rolling plan capped at 10% of issued and outstanding shares, including 11,335,848 shares already reserved under the predecessor plan, and remains subject to final TSXV approval.
CorporateBig Ridge Gold Corp Provides Corporate Update
SGS Geological Services has been engaged to prepare a Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Hope Brook Gold Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, with completion expected in the first half of 2026. Big Ridge increased its Hope Brook ownership to 100% through transactions between September 2022 and July 2025, avoiding $6,000,000 in committed expenditures, and is producing concentrate samples for offtake and marketing; recent metallurgical work yielded concentrates grading 26 to 30% Cu with 270 to 539 g/t Au. Caprock Mining has commenced a Phase I drill program at the Destiny Gold Project, Quebec.
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202413 releases
Big Ridge Gold Corp - 2023 In Review
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20238 releases
202211 releases
Grant Of Incentive Stock Options
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