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Bold Ventures Ring of Fire Asset Comes Into Focus
KWG Resources and Fancamp Exploration have announced an acquisition agreement under which KWG will acquire Fancamp's interests in the Koper Lake Project in Ontario's Ring of Fire, with KWG issuing Fancamp a secured convertible promissory note with a principal amount of C$34.5 million. Bold Ventures holds a Right of First Refusal on any proposed acquisition of the Fancamp Koper Lake interests under its Joint Venture Agreement with Fancamp, and is reviewing the acquisition. Bold holds a 10% carried interest in chromite and a 40% working interest in all other metals within the claims.
NewsBold Ventures Purchases Wilcorp Gold Project and Applies to Extend 2020 Warrants
A 100% interest in the Wilcorp Gold Project has been purchased for $20,000 cash and 100,000 Bold common shares, with the vendor retaining a 2% NSR of which 1.5% may be bought for $750,000; Bold holds a right of first refusal on the remaining 0.5%. The company will also apply to the TSX Venture Exchange to extend 5,040,500 warrants exercisable at $0.10 by six months from their original expiry dates. Both items require TSXV approval.
AcquisitionBold Grants Waiver at Koper Lake in the Ring of Fire
A waiver of Bold's Right of First Refusal on Fancamp Exploration Ltd.'s Koper Lake Project interests in the Ring of Fire, Northern Ontario, was granted in exchange for 1,000,000 subordinate voting shares of KWG Resources Ltd. on closing of the acquisition agreement and a $10,000 payment, which has been received. Bold retains a 10% carried interest in chromite and a 40% working interest in all other metals within the claims. Regulatory approval was also received to extend 5,040,500 warrants exercisable at $0.10 by six months from their original expiry dates.
CorporateBold Mobilizes Crew to Burchell Gold-Copper Project
A field crew has been mobilized to the Burchell Gold-Copper Project in the Shebandowan Greenstone Belt, 105 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, for a prospecting, geological mapping and sampling program. The claims, optioned by Bold Ventures in April 2022, were targeted for anomalous copper and gold mineralized trends described in an October 12, 2017 NI 43-101 technical report. The property is adjacent to and along trend with the Goldshore Moss Lake resource.
NewsBold Engages Investing News Network and Updates Burchell Gold-Copper Project
A seven-month advertising and investor awareness campaign has been arranged with Dig Media Inc., dba Investing News Network, with an option to renew for an additional six months. The $24,000 cost is payable in Bold common shares, $12,000 on January 31, 2023 and $12,000 on April 30, 2023, with deemed pricing based on the prior day's close and subject to TSXV approval. Prospecting and sampling continues at the Burchell Gold-Copper Project in the Shebandowan Greenstone Belt, 105 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
CorporateBold Ventures Applauds Progress at Ring of Fire
A project update notes the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Webeque First Nation and Ring of Fire Metals covering collaboration on Ring of Fire development, exploration and negotiations on a partnership agreement for the proposed Eagle's Nest mine. Bold holds a 10% carried interest in the Black Horse Chromite inferred resource of 85.9Mt grading 34.5% Cr2O3 at a 20% cut-off, plus a 40% working interest in other metals in the Koper Lake claims, Ontario. Work is also planned at Traxxin, Burchell and Farwell.
NewsBold Ventures Provides Ring of Fire Update
KWG Resources Inc. has started a magnetotelluric survey over the Black Horse Chromite Inferred Resource at the Koper Lake Project in Ontario's Ring of Fire, covering the undrilled area between the drilled zone and the northeast claim boundary, with the aim of informing a future drilling program and an updated NI 43-101 resource estimate. Bold holds a 10% carried interest to production in the Black Horse inferred resource of 85.9 Mt grading 34.5% Cr2O3 at a 20% Cr2O3 cut-off, plus a 40% working interest in all other metals on the claims.
CorporateBold Ventures Issues Shares for Payment of Services by Investing News Network
109,091 common shares will be issued to Dig Media Inc., dba Investing News Network, at a price of $0.11 per share to settle advertising services provided under the Advertising Campaign Agreement dated October 31, 2022 for the period ending January 31, 2023, subject to regulatory approval. Bold Ventures explores for precious, battery and critical metals in the Thunder Bay and Wawa regions and the Ring of Fire area of Northern Ontario.
NewsBold Ventures Provides Update
An interpretive study from SHA Geophysics Inc. covering a 2006 Geotech VTEM survey and a 1991 Aerodat Mag-EM survey over the western Burchell Gold-Copper property in the Shebandowan Belt west of Thunder Bay, Ontario identified significant conductors recommended for follow-up, including at the Hermia Lake copper showing, and a northeast-trending structure crossing the property for 1.8 km; extending the VTEM survey eastward is under consideration.
CorporateBold Ventures Provides Update at Koper Lake
An update was provided on the Koper Lake Project in the Ring of Fire area of the James Bay Lowlands, Northern Ontario, where operator KWG Resources received the final Quantec Report on a magnetotelluric survey over portions of the Black Horse Chromite project, intended to confirm the Ring of Fire intrusion at depth and identify exploration targets; results are being combined with other data for a three-dimensional model. Bold holds a 10% carried interest in the Black Horse inferred resource of 85.9 Mt grading 34.5% Cr2O3.
CorporateBold Ventures Announces Closing of Second Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement, Extends Offering, and Enters into New Contract with Investing News Network
A second tranche of 125,000 flow-through units closed for gross proceeds of $10,000, with a hold period expiring November 6, 2023. The non-brokered private placement has been extended 30 days, remaining open until the earlier of August 4, 2023 or full subscription, covering up to 7,487,000 FT Units for $598,960 and 4,616,667 working capital units for $277,000. Bold also signed a seven-month investor awareness agreement with Dig Media Inc. (Investing News Network) costing $24,000, payable in two $12,000 share instalments, subject to TSXV approval.
FinancingBold Ventures Closes Non-Brokered Private Placement
A non-brokered private placement has closed, with 513,000 FT Units and 383,333 WC Units placed for total proceeds of $64,339.98. Proceeds from the WC Units will fund working capital and administration, while FT Unit proceeds will be used to explore Bold's properties. The company explores battery, critical and precious metals projects in the Thunder Bay and Wawa regions and the Ring of Fire area of Northern Ontario.
FinancingBold Ventures Mobilizes Crew to Burchell and Provides Update
A prospecting crew has been mobilized to the Burchell Battery and Precious Metals Project in the Shebandowan Belt west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, to sample untested ground and historical VTEM and Aerodat airborne anomalies. Phase one drilling at the Traxxin Gold Project returned 3.6 g/t Au over 12.3 m in hole BV-21-04, with a 10 km geophysical survey planned for early 2024 and a phase 2 program to follow. Option payment deadlines at Burchell, Traxxin and Farwell were extended in exchange for share issuances.
CorporateBold Ventures Receives Traxxin Exploration Permit – Provides Disclosure of Amendments to Farwell and Burchell Property Option Agreements and Agrees to Issue Shares for Services
A new exploration permit has been received for the Traxxin Gold Project, 130 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, expiring September 2026 and covering line cutting, geophysical surveys, sampling and diamond drilling; a 10 km geophysical survey is planned for early 2024. Option agreements on the Farwell and Burchell properties were amended on September 13, 2023, deferring cash payments, share issuances and work expenditures and adding 400,000 and 350,000 shares respectively. Bold will also issue 184,615 shares at $0.065 to Dig Media Inc. for advertising services.
CorporateBold Ventures Completes Work at Burchell Copper Gold Project and Reports on AGM
Prospecting and sampling at the Burchell Copper and Gold Project in Ontario was completed through September, with 103 grab samples collected and most assays pending. Results from 8 samples ranged from 1.9 ppm to 1130 ppm (0.11%) copper and 2.1 ppm to 1480 ppm (0.15%) nickel, while sheared felsic volcanic rocks along a VTEM conductor axis in the north-central property returned 2.38 g/t gold. At the October 26, 2023 AGM, shareholders approved all matters with 99.78% support, including the 2023 Incentive Stock Option Plan.
CorporateBold Ventures Provides Year End Project Overview
A year-end overview covers four Ontario projects. At Farwell, comparison of the 2022 VTEM survey with the 1987 OGS Dighem data indicates historical drilling did not adequately test conductors, and six diamond drill holes are recommended following a planned high-resolution airborne magnetic survey. At Traxxin, 2021 hole BV-21-04 intersected 3.6 g/t Au over 12.3 m, including 6.13 g/t Au over 4.9 m. A September 2023 Burchell grab sample returned 0.11% Cu and 0.15% Ni.
CorporateBold Ventures Signs One-Year Agreement with Investor News Network
A one-year advertising and investor awareness campaign agreement has been signed with Dig Media Inc., dba Investing News Network, at a cost of $24,000, payable as $12,000 in Bold common shares for services to August 1, 2024 and $12,000 in shares for services to January 31, 2025, with deemed pricing per TSXV Policy 4.3 and subject to TSXV approval. Bold also agreed to issue 342,857 common shares at $0.035 to INN for advertising services under its July 5, 2023 agreement for the period ending January 31, 2024.
CorporateBold Ventures Presenting at the 2024 Ontario Prospectors Exploration Showcase
Bold Ventures will present an update on its projects at the Ontario Prospectors Exploration Showcase in Thunder Bay on April 23, 2024, focusing on its gold and critical minerals properties in Northwestern Ontario. The company stated its exploration work over the past three years has positioned these projects for multiple drill programs. Bold holds a 10% carried interest through to production in the Black Horse Chromite inferred resource of 85.9 Mt grading 34.5% Cr2O3 at a 20% cut-off, plus a 40% working interest in other metals at Koper Lake.
CorporateBold Ventures Completes Electromagnetic Conductor Modelling at Farwell and Amends Option Agreements
Geophysical modelling has been completed on 6 high priority electromagnetic conductors identified by a 2022 helicopter-borne VTEM Plus and magnetic survey at the Farwell project, 55km northwest of Wawa, Ontario, and a drill program has been developed to test these targets, focused on the Farwell Sulphide Zone where historical drilling intersected up to 1.47% Cu over 5.2m. Third amending agreements defer Farwell payments of $50,000, 400,000 shares and $480,000 in work to December 1, 2024, and Burchell payments of $60,000, 350,000 shares and $200,000 in work to November 1, 2024, subject to TSX V approval.
AcquisitionBold Options Claims in Ring of Fire Region
An option agreement has been signed granting an arms-length optionee the right to earn a 100% interest in two claim groups in the Ring of Fire region of Northern Ontario, covering approximately 2,595 acres (1,050 hectares) and about 90 claim units. Terms call for aggregate cash payments of C$135,000 and exploration expenditures of C$250,000 over four years. On earning 100%, Bold receives a 3% NSR, half of which can be bought back for C$1.5 million.
CorporateBold Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement Congratulates First Nations and Province
A non-brokered private placement of up to 8,000,000 working capital units at $0.04 per unit for up to $320,000 and up to 12,000,000 flow-through units at $0.05 per unit for up to $600,000 has been launched. WC Units include one share and one full warrant exercisable at $0.06 for 36 months; FT Units include one share and a half warrant exercisable at $0.10 for 24 months. Finder's fees may be paid; securities carry a four-month-and-one-day hold.
FinancingBold Ventures Closes Initial Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement
A first tranche of a non-brokered private placement closed with 1,755,000 WC Units placed for gross proceeds of $70,200. The full offering is for up to 8,000,000 WC Units at $0.04 (up to $320,000) and up to 12,000,000 flow-through units at $0.05 (up to $600,000); each WC Unit includes a warrant exercisable at $0.06 for three years, and FT Units include half a warrant at $0.10 for two years. Securities are subject to a hold period expiring December 1, 2024, with closing expected on or before August 16, 2024. Proceeds are for working capital, exploration as Canadian Exploration Expense, and property maintenance and acquisitions.
FinancingBold Ventures Issues Shares for Advertising and Investor Awareness Campaign
400,000 shares at $0.03 per share will be issued to Dig Media Inc., dba Investing News Network, in settlement of advertising services provided from February 2, 2024 to August 1, 2024, subject to regulatory approval. The securities are subject to a four month and one day hold period from issuance. The issuance follows Bold Ventures' February 1, 2024 press release.
CorporateBold Ventures Adds to Management Team
Bruce MacLachlan, P.Geo., has been appointed Director, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Coleman Robertson, P.Geo., Vice President of Exploration, both subject to regulatory approval; David Graham remains Chief Executive Officer. The company also noted the August 1, 2024 closing of the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement, placing 1,755,000 WC Units. The offering covers up to 8,000,000 WC Units at $0.04 for up to $320,000 and up to 12,000,000 flow-through units at $0.05 for up to $600,000, open until August 16, 2024.
ManagementBold Announces Extension of its Non-Brokered Private Placement
The non-brokered private placement announced July 4, 2024 has been extended, remaining open until the earlier of the sale of the remaining 6,245,000 working capital units and 12,000,000 flow-through units and September 18, 2024. The offering covers up to 8,000,000 WC Units at $0.04 for up to $320,000 and up to 12,000,000 FT Units at $0.05 for up to $600,000; a first tranche of 1,755,000 WC Units closed July 31, 2024 for $70,200.
FinancingBold Ventures Acquires 100% Ownership of Traxxin Gold Project and Stakes More Ground
A final cash payment of $40,000 has completed the option agreement on the Traxxin Gold Project, giving Bold Ventures a 100% working interest subject to a 2% NSR, of which 1% can be purchased for $1 million. The company also staked 34 single-cell claims adjoining the property to the northeast. Traxxin, located 130 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, is permitted until September 2026; hole BV-21-04 returned 3.6 g/t Au over 12.3 m.
AcquisitionBold Ventures Announces Closing of Third Tranche, Extension of Non-Brokered Private Placement, and Insider Subscriptions
A third tranche of a non-brokered private placement closed with 737,500 WC Units placed at $0.04 per unit for gross proceeds of $29,500, bringing total funds raised to $224,200 through 5,205,000 WC Units and 320,000 FT Units. The offering has been extended until the earlier of the sale of the remaining 2,795,000 WC Units and 11,680,000 FT Units or October 18, 2024. Two insiders have subscribed for 1,000,000 FT Units for $50,000 on the next closing.
FinancingBold Ventures Announces Final Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement and Insider Subscriptions
The final tranche of a non-brokered private placement closed with 1,000,000 flow-through units placed for gross proceeds of $50,000, bringing the total raised to $274,200 through 5,205,000 working capital units and 1,320,000 FT Units. Each FT Unit was priced at $0.05 and included half a warrant exercisable at $0.10 for two years, with proceeds directed to work qualifying as Canadian Exploration Expenses. Two insiders subscribed for the entire 1,000,000 FT Units; securities are subject to a hold period expiring February 19, 2025.
FinancingBold Ventures receives assays up to 16.3 gpt Au at its Wilcorp Property
Grab sampling from a September 2024 site visit at the Wilcorp gold property, 13 km east of Atikokan, Ontario, returned gold assays ranging from <5 ppb to 16,300 ppb Au. The 16.3 gpt Au sample came from a 10 cm quartz vein in an old pit 35 metres northeast of a 2012 sample that returned 14.4 gpt Au, while sampling 100 metres south returned up to 892 ppb Au. Next fieldwork will target historical workings, including the Eagle Prospect.
Drill resultsBold Ventures Stakes Claims Near Joutel, Québec and Completes Second Phase of Fall Exploration at the Company’s Properties in Northwestern Ontario
26 claims have been staked near Joutel, Québec (with 4 claims pending), about 140 km northwest of Val d'Or, covering geophysical anomalies identified in a 2012 airborne VTEM survey over Bold's former Joutel property, where historical drilling returned anomalous nickel, silver, copper, zinc and gold. A second phase of fall fieldwork — prospecting, soil sampling and lake sediment sampling — was completed in early November on the Wilcorp, Burchell and Traxxin properties near Atikokan, Ontario, to define 2025 trenching and drilling targets. September work returned assays up to 16.3 g/t Au at Wilcorp.
CorporateBold Ventures Signs Amendment to the Burchell Gold and Copper Property Option Agreement
A fourth amendment to the Burchell Gold and Copper Project option agreement has been signed, reducing the cash consideration to $100,000 from $500,000 and exploration requirements to $700,000 from $1,500,000, with the option exercisable by issuing 2,600,000 shares in total, 1,000,000 of which are already issued and $40,000 already paid. The vendors receive $10,000 and 200,000 shares for the amendment, and the buy-back price for half of the 3% NSR rises to $2,500,000 from $2,000,000. Remaining payments, share issuances and expenditures are staged to August 31, 2027, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.
AcquisitionBold Ventures Identifies New Gold Zone at its Burchell Gold and Copper Property
Grab sampling in November 2024 at the Burchell gold and copper property, about 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, returned assays ranging from <15 ppb Au to 56.9 g/t Au from a newly named 111 Zone, with the high-grade sample collected roughly 15 metres southwest of 2023 samples that returned 0.04 to 0.51 g/t Au. The zone is at least 3 metres wide, strikes 050°-060° and dips steeply southeast, hosted in silicified, sericitized sheared mafic volcanics.
Drill resultsBold Ventures Receives Assays up to 68 g/t gold at the Newly Discovered 111 Zone at the Burchell Gold and Copper Property
Grab samples from the newly identified 111 Zone at the Burchell Gold and Copper Property in Ontario returned 10 ppb Au up to 68,000 ppb Au (68 g/t or 2.2 oz/t gold), with the high-grade sample taken about 3 metres north of a 56.9 g/t Au sample reported in November 2024. The 8 December 2024 samples comprised sheared, silicified volcanics with up to 5% disseminated pyrite and visible gold; the east-northeast-trending zone appears at least 3 metres wide. Backhoe stripping, mapping, prospecting and soil sampling are planned for the 2025 field season.
Drill resultsBold Ventures Showcases New Gold Discovery and Recent New Results at Vancouver Resource Conferences
New sampling results were reported from three Ontario properties: MMI soil surveying at Burchell returned coincident Au–Cu–Mo response ratios above 10, with Au RRs up to 40, Cu up to 61 and Mo up to 369; 20 grab samples at Traxxin ran from <5 ppb Au to 345 ppb Au; and 26 grab samples at Wilcorp ran from <5 ppb Au to 7.28 g/t Au. A fourth amendment to the Farwell Option Agreement cuts consideration to 1,550,000 shares, $95,000 cash and $550,000 in exploration spending.
CorporateBold Stakes Claims Near Springpole and Grants Options
208 single cell claims covering 4,180 hectares have been staked as the Springpole East Gold Project, located 120 km east-northeast of Red Lake, Ontario, and 9 km east of First Mining Gold's Springpole Gold Deposit. Prior work by GoldON Resources in 2022 included an airborne magnetic survey and prospecting that found angular boulders of altered granitic rock returning 191 to 1270 ppb Au. Bold also granted 2,200,000 options at an exercise price of $0.07, expiring in five years.
CorporateBold Ventures Announces PDAC 2025 Booth and Plans for Winter Exploration
Bold Ventures will exhibit at the PDAC convention in Toronto from March 2 to 5 (booth #2610) and attend the Metals Investor Forum February 28 to March 1. Winter exploration is planned on the Burchell and Traxxin properties in Ontario, consisting of test lines of VLF and magnetometer ground geophysics targeting the new 111 Zone, the Moss Gold Trend projection over about 1.8 km, the Traxxin Main Zone and its northern extension onto Bedivere Lake, plus two conductive trends.
CorporateBold Ventures Adds Claims to Cover Untested Anomalies at Joutel
Eleven additional claims have been added to the Joutel Property in Québec, approximately 140 km northwest of Val d'Or. The new claims cover untested geophysical anomalies identified in a 2012 airborne VTEM survey, in an area where historical diamond drilling found anomalous nickel, silver, copper, zinc and gold associated with geophysical anomalies. Bold will attend the Metals Investor Forum from February 28 to March 1 and PDAC in Toronto from March 2 to 5 at booth #2610.
CorporateBold Posts Updated Corporate Presentation
Updated maps, a corporate presentation and a condensed presentation covering the Ontario and Québec properties, future plans and current share structure have been posted to the company website. The condensed presentation highlights the Burchell Gold and Copper Property west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, plus the Traxxin and Wilcorp gold projects, and sets out proposed 2025 budgets for Burchell and Traxxin. Priority will be further exploration at Burchell's newly discovered 111 Zone, where late-2024 grab samples returned 10 ppb Au up to 68 g/t Au.
CorporateBold Ventures Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement and First Tranche Closing
A non-brokered private placement of up to 6,000,000 working capital units at $0.05 per unit for up to $300,000 and up to 10,000,000 flow-through units at $0.06 per unit for up to $600,000 has been launched. Each WC Unit includes one share and one warrant exercisable at $0.06 for 24 months; each FT Unit includes one share and a half warrant exercisable at $0.08 for 18 months. A first closing of 600,000 FT Units and 1,760,000 WC Units raised $124,000, with a further closing expected by April 28, 2025.
FinancingBold Ventures Closes Second Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement
A second tranche of the non-brokered private placement first announced April 11 closed for gross proceeds of $376,079.98, comprising 2,901,333 flow-through units at $0.06 and 4,040,000 working capital units at $0.05, bringing total proceeds to $500,079.98. Bold Ventures paid finder's fees of $17,682.50 and issued 307,883 compensation warrants exercisable at $0.08 until October 28, 2026, with the second tranche securities subject to a hold period to August 29, 2025. The offering remains open until May 23, 2025, with two insiders agreeing to subscribe for 250,000 FT Units for $15,000 on final closing.
FinancingBold Ventures Announces Increase and Extension of Non-Brokered Private Placement and Closing of Third Tranche, and Signs Agreement with Investor News Network
The non-brokered private placement first announced April 11 has been increased by up to $150,000, to up to 9,000,000 working capital units at $0.05 and up to 10,000,000 flow-through units at $0.06, and extended up to 30 days, remaining open until June 23, 2025. A third tranche closed for 4,530,000 FT Units and 200,000 WC Units raising $281,800, bringing total gross proceeds to $781,879.98; finder's fees of $14,830 and 245,500 compensation warrants at $0.08 were issued. Bold also signed a 12-month, $24,000 plus HST investor awareness agreement with Investing News Network commencing May 26, 2025.
FinancingBold Ventures Announces Further Increase of Non-Brokered Private Placement
A non-brokered private placement first announced April 11 and increased May 26, 2025 has been increased by a further $19,000 of flow-through units. The offering now comprises up to 9,000,000 working capital units at $0.05 for up to $450,000, and up to 10,316,666 FT units at $0.06 for up to $619,000. It remains open until the earlier of the sale of the remaining units and June 23, 2025, with FT proceeds for Canadian Exploration Expenses.
FinancingBold Ventures Announces Closing of its Fully Subscribed, Upsized Non-Brokered Private Placement
The fourth and final tranche of Bold Ventures' non-brokered private placement closed on June 23, 2025, with 2,283,333 FT Units for gross proceeds of $137,000 and 3,000,000 WC Units for $150,000. The fully subscribed offering, first announced April 11 and upsized May 26 and June 5, raised total gross proceeds of $1,068,900 from WC Units at $0.05 and FT Units at $0.06. Cash finder's fees of $5,250 and 105,000 compensation warrants exercisable at $0.08 until December 23, 2026 were issued on the fourth tranche.
FinancingBold Ventures Provides Update on Field Work at Burchell Property
Prospecting, outcrop mapping and soil sampling were completed in May and June on a 1 km by 800 m grid centred on the 111 Zone at the Burchell Gold and Copper Property, about 100 km west of Thunder Bay, where grab samples returned between 10 ppb and 68 g/t gold last December. More than 600 rock and soil samples were submitted for analysis, with final results pending. Bold also staked 8 claims adjoining its Traxxin Property and 12 adjoining its Farwell Property.
CorporateBold Ventures Reports Positive Results of MMI(TM) Soil Survey on Its Burchell Property
An MMI soil survey in the northwest corner of the Burchell Gold and Copper Property in Ontario returned new gold, copper and molybdenum anomalies, with gold response ratios up to 60, copper up to 136 and molybdenum up to 70, and a best 2025 gold RR of 65 in the southern survey area, which has never been drilled based on public information. 82 samples were collected this summer for a 156-sample combined survey covering an 800-metre section of the Moss Trend. Results near the 111 Zone are pending.
Drill resultsBold Ventures Announces Results of A and B Horizon Soil Sampling Program on its Burchell Property
A 474-sample A and B Horizon soil survey on an 800 m by 1 km grid centred on the 111 Zone at the Burchell Gold and Copper Property, about 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, returned a top B Horizon value of 647 ppb Au, with 301 ppb and 76 ppb Au nearby, plus 1590 ppm Zn and 442 ppm Pb. A Horizon samples returned up to 44 ppb Au, 4520 ppm Zn, 547 ppm Cu and 350 ppm Pb. At least three anomaly clusters were identified for follow-up prospecting.
Drill resultsBold Ventures Receives Exploration Permits for the Burchell Gold Copper Project and Highlights Ring of Fire News
Two exploration permits have been received for the Burchell Gold Copper Project, located about 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, covering line cutting, mechanical stripping, geophysical surveys and diamond drilling. A mechanical stripping program at the 111 Zone is anticipated in the coming weeks, with drilling planned to target the 111 Zone and the northwest corner of the property. Bold also noted Canadian Chrome Company's $25 million financing to drill the Black Horse Chromite Deposit, in which Bold holds a 10% carried interest.
CorporateBold Ventures Announces Prospecting and Sampling Results and Mobilizes Crew to Burchell Gold and Copper Project
Prospecting and sampling at the Burchell Gold and Copper Property in the Shebandowan Greenstone Belt, about 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, collected 209 grab samples and 42 channel samples, identifying a 4.5 to 6.5 metre wide (apparent width) anomalous gold zone at the 111 Zone, with one channel sample returning 2.1 g/t Au over 0.5 metres and a historic trench sample of 3.38 g/t Au. A new gold-silver showing returned up to 952 ppb Au and 300 ppm Ag along a 2.9 km discontinuous gold trend. A crew has mobilized for mechanical stripping, mapping and sampling, commencing immediately.
Drill resultsBold Ventures Provides Update at Burchell Gold Copper Project and Ring of Fire News
Mechanical stripping at the 111 Gold Zone and seven additional target areas on the Burchell Gold Copper project, 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, is expected to be completed within two to three days, with washing and sampling underway and channel sampling at the 111 Zone to begin shortly. A ground VLF electromagnetic survey covering the Northwest claim area and the 111 Zone, including about 13 line km surveyed over the summer, has been completed and data is being processed to define first-phase drill targets.
CorporateBold Ventures Discovers New Style of Mineralization on its Wilcorp Property
A grab sample collected in September at the Wilcorp Property in the Atikokan area of Ontario returned 4.3 g/t Au, 277 g/t Ag (8.9 oz/t), 1.8% Cu and 0.16% Zn from sulphide-quartz stringers in carbonatized rock, a new style of mineralization on the 264-hectare property. A further outcrop sample about 90 metres east returned 111 ppb Au. At the Burchell Project, 100 km west of Thunder Bay, a first batch of channel samples has been submitted for analysis.
Drill resultsBold Ventures Highlights Burchell Gold Copper Project News
Nearly 300 channel samples from a recent mechanical stripping program at the Burchell Gold and Copper Property in northwestern Ontario are being analyzed, with sampling ongoing; bedrock was exposed and sampled at 8 locations along a 900-metre portion of the 2.9 km 111 Gold Trend, and a drill program is the planned next step. A diamond drilling data compilation is underway for the property. Bold also acquired 8 new claims adjoining its Joutel project in Québec, bringing it to 49 claims covering 2714 hectares.
NewsBold Ventures and Gold X2 Sign Letter of Intent for 38 Claim Units at Burchell
A binding letter of intent has been signed with Gold X2 Mining Inc. for the sale of 38 mining claim units covering approximately 6.5 km² along the west boundary of Bold Ventures' 242-claim Burchell Property in Ontario, adjoining Gold X2's Moss Project. Consideration is C$500,000 cash, 150,000 Gold X2 common shares valued at approximately C$1.25 million based on the September 18, 2026 closing price, and a 2% NSR royalty on Canadian Critical Minerals excluding copper, half buyable for C$1,000,000. Burchell would then comprise 204 claim units over roughly 39.4 km². Closing is subject to definitive agreements and TSX Venture Exchange approval.
AcquisitionBold Ventures Receives the 2026 ‘Rising Star’ Award at the Central Canada Resource Expo
The 2026 Rising Star Award was presented to Bold Ventures Inc. at the Central Canada Resource Expo in Thunder Bay on the evening of Tuesday, September 8, by CenCan and Mining Life & Exploration News. The award recognizes a mining or junior mining company seen as a future leader and producer in Northwestern Ontario; prior recipients were Kinross Gold Corporation in 2024 and Gold X2 Mining Inc. in 2025. Bold explores precious, battery and critical metals properties in Ontario.
CorporateBold Ventures Announces Wilcorp Drill Results, Highlights Ring of Fire Developments
Drilling at the Wilcorp Property, 12 km east of Atikokan, Ontario, comprising 7 holes totaling 807 meters, returned 3.96 g/t gold over 2.28 meters, including 11.4 g/t gold over 0.69 meters, in hole WC-26-03 at the Eagle Prospect. Hole WC-26-04 intersected 1.7 g/t Au over 2.15 meters and 1.53 g/t Au over 1.0 meters, confirming two gold zones beneath historical trenches. Bold also noted the start of Ring of Fire road construction, where it holds a 10% carried interest in the Black Horse Chromite Deposit.
Drill resultsBold Reports Positive Results of Induced Polarization Survey at Joutel – Signs Investor Awareness Agreement
A Spring 2026 induced polarization survey at the Joutel Property, 140 km northwest of Val d'Or, Québec, identified 30 chargeability anomalies across the West and East grids, 14 of them first priority, with moderate to strong chargeability associated with moderate to high resistivity and contact or fault zones. The survey, by Simcoe Geoscience, covered 8 north-south lines totalling 19.5 kilometres. Bold also signed a twelve-month investor awareness agreement with Investing News Network commencing August 18, 2026, at a cost of $57,000 plus HST, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.
Drill resultsBold Ventures to Drill at Traxxin Gold Project
Final results from the Spring 2026 diamond drilling program at the Traxxin Gold Project, 130 kilometres west-northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario, have been received, with the two-hole, 483-metre program including 100.7 g/t gold over 2.95 metres in hole TX-26-02 and anomalous values in TX-26-01 of 0.63 g/t gold over 1.0 metres and 0.60 g/t gold over 0.48 metres. Follow-up drilling is planned to commence in the coming weeks, targeting the gold-bearing vein and a newly identified shear zone to the east.
Drill resultsInvestor’s Brief – August 2026
CorporateBold Ventures Identifies Widespread Rare Earth Element Anomalies at Burchell, Plans Next Phase of Exploration
Rare earth anomalies have been identified in grab samples and drill core within the Hermia pluton at the Burchell Project, 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Hole BL-26-05A returned 1022 ppm TREO over 55.2 metres beneath 55.8 metres of overburden in a syenite-carbonatite system, while prospecting returned several outcrops above 500 ppm TREO, to a maximum of 3060 ppm (0.3%), 2.2 to 3.2 km east of the discovery hole, with 20-30% magnet rare earth oxides. Planned work includes ground gravimetric surveying across a 6 km corridor, reprocessing of the 2019 airborne magnetic survey, and extending hole BL-26-05A.
Drill resultsBold Ventures Inc. to Present at the OTCQB Virtual Investor Conference on August 6, 2026
President and COO Bruce MacLachlan will present live at the OTCQB Virtual Investor Conference hosted by VirtualInvestorConferences.com on August 6, 2026 at 11am, with one-on-one meetings available the same day. Investors can ask questions in real time, and an archived webcast will be made available after the event. Toronto-based Bold Ventures explores for precious, battery and critical metals in the Thunder Bay, Wawa and Ring of Fire regions of Ontario.
CorporateBold Ventures Receives Final Results of Spring Drilling at Burchell, Confirms Moss Gold Trend
Final results from the last four holes (630.5 metres) of a 10-hole, 1,503.5-metre diamond drill program at the Burchell Property in Ontario returned 0.54 g/t gold over 6.0 metres from 20.0 metres, including 4.65 g/t gold over 0.57 metres, in hole BL-26-09, plus 0.14 g/t over 15.0 metres and 0.10 g/t over 10.0 metres. Hole BL-26-10 returned 0.17 g/t Au over 3.0 metres in monzodiorite. Follow-up is planned on the Moss Gold Trend, the 111 Zone and the JET REE system.
Drill resultsBold Ventures Intersects 100.7 g/t Gold Over 2.95 Meters at Traxxin Main Zone – Expands East Side Potential
Hole TX-26-02 at the Traxxin Project, 130 km west-northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario, returned 100.7 g/t gold over 2.95 meters, including 476 g/t gold over 0.6 meters, from a quartz vein with visible gold on the east side of the Traxxin Main Zone. The hole also cut a shear-fracture zone from 62.88 to 66.06 meters with gold anomalies of 40 to 157 ppb from 62.0 to 64.66 m. The two-hole, 483-meter spring program included TX-26-01, with results pending.
Drill resultsBold Options Olcott Claims and Notes the Commencement of Ring of Fire Road Construction
An option agreement signed June 17, 2026 gives Bold the right to earn 100% of the Olcott Property, adjacent to its Wilcorp Property east of Atikokan, Ontario, for $150,000 in cash payments, 1,200,000 shares and $750,000 in exploration expenditures over four to five years, with the six vendors retaining a 2.5% NSR, 1.0% of which can be purchased for $1,000,000. The claims host the Jackson-Olcott Occurrence, where 1995 drilling returned 4.6 g/t Au over 8.4 metres. Bold also noted construction of Ring of Fire access roads has begun.
CorporateBold Ventures Commences Summer Fieldwork at Burchell, Follows up at 111 Zone and JET Rare Earth Element System
Summer fieldwork has begun at the Burchell Project, 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, including mapping and sampling along the 111 Zone trend and prospecting within the Hermia Pluton. Planning for the next drill program will target extending hole BL-26-05a at the newly named JET REE Zone, which averaged 1022 ppm Total Rare Earth Oxides over 55.2 metres, and testing below and along trend of hole BL-26-01 at the 111 Zone, which returned 0.42 g/t gold over 19.0 metres. Remaining winter drill results are pending.
Drill resultsBold Ventures Discovers Rare Earth Element System at Burchell Project
Drilling at the Burchell Project, 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, has identified a rare earth element system, with hole BL-26-05A returning 1,022 ppm Total Rare Earth Oxides over 55.2 metres from 55.8 to 111 m within syenite with carbonate veining; 29% of the TREO is magnet rare earth oxides (Nd, Pr, Dy, Tb). The interval averaged 3,244 ppm Sr, 2,287 ppm Ba, 14.7% CaO and 0.89% P2O5. The host Hermia Pluton spans 6 km on the property. Hole BL-26-06A returned no significant results; four holes remain pending from the 6-hole, 834.5 m March 2026 program.
Drill resultsBold Ventures Closes Acquisition of 6 Key Claims Contiguous to its Joutel Property, Quebec and Completes IP Survey
Six staked mining claims contiguous to the Joutel Property, 140 km northwest of Val d'Or, Quebec, have been acquired from Emerald Geological Services for 750,000 common shares, a related party transaction as EGS is controlled by two Bold insiders; the shares carry a resale restriction expiring October 2, 2026. The property now consists of 52 staked claims plus the 6 acquired claims, covering 3,217 hectares. An induced polarization survey by Simcoe Geoscience was completed from April to May 2026 over 8 north-south lines totaling 19.5 kilometres, with final interpretations and 3D models pending.
AcquisitionInvestor's Brief - May 2026
CorporateBold Ventures Approved for Trading on the OTCQB Venture Market
Bold Ventures Inc.'s common shares have been approved for trading on the OTCQB Venture Market in the United States under the symbol BVLDF, with trading commencing at the market open on May 7, 2026. The company remains listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol BOL. Bold explores for precious, battery and critical metals in Canada, with properties in the Thunder Bay and Wawa regions and the Ring of Fire area of Northern Ontario.
CorporateBold Ventures Announces Additional Results from Drilling at Burchell
Hole BL-26-03 at the Burchell Project in Ontario returned 0.24% Zn over 14.0 meters including 0.44% Zn over 5.0 meters and 0.79% Zn over 1.0 meter, with 0.13 g/t Au over 7.15 meters within that interval, plus 0.22% Zn over 8.7 meters. Hole BL-26-04a intersected diorite with 0.08 g/t Au over 4.9 meters. Phase I comprised 4 holes totaling 669 meters; a Phase II program of 6 holes over 800 meters is complete with results pending.
Drill resultsInvestor's Brief - April 2026
CorporateBold Ventures to Attend NWOPA 2026 Showcase in Thunder Bay
Bold Ventures will attend the Northwest Ontario Prospectors Association Showcase in Thunder Bay from April 8 to April 9, 2026 at the Valhalla Inn, meeting investors at exhibit #B42. VP Exploration Coleman Robertson will present an exploration update titled Advancing Precious and Base Metal Projects Between Atikokan and Shebandowan on Wednesday, April 8 at 3:10 p.m. The company explores precious, battery and critical metals projects in the Thunder Bay, Wawa and Ring of Fire regions of Ontario.
CorporateBold Ventures Closes $604,200 Non-Brokered Flow-Through Private Placement
A non-brokered private placement of 5,035,000 flow-through shares at $0.12 per share closed for gross proceeds of $604,200, fully subscribed. A cash finder's fee of $48,336 and 402,800 compensation warrants exercisable at $0.12 until April 1, 2028 were issued; the securities are subject to a hold period expiring August 2, 2026. Proceeds will fund Canadian Exploration Expenses, with $504,000 allocated to Ontario properties and $100,200 to a Quebec property, renounced effective no later than December 31, 2026.
FinancingBold Ventures Announces OJEP Grant Approval for its Burchell Base and Precious Metals Project
A CAD $212,500 grant from the Ontario Junior Exploration Program has been approved for Bold Ventures' Burchell Base and Precious Metals Project, located 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The province is investing CAD $10 million across 68 exploration companies, as announced March 19, 2026. A second phase of drilling at Burchell targeting the northwest corner and the interpreted Moss Trend has been completed, with 6 holes totaling more than 800 metres now being logged and marked up for sampling.
CorporateBold Ventures Announces Partial Results of First Phase of Drilling at Burchell
Drilling at the Burchell Project in Ontario returned 0.42 g/t Au over 19.0 meters, including 1.1 g/t Au over 5.0 meters and 2.7 g/t Au over 1.0 meter, in hole BL-26-01 at the 111 Zone, along with 0.18% Cu over 9.0 meters and 0.33% Zn over 19.0 meters; BL-26-02 returned 0.19 g/t Au over 4.0 meters and 0.26% Zn over 25.25 meters. Four holes totaling 669 meters were completed, with results pending from BL-26-03 and BL-26-04a, and a second phase has commenced. The company also staked 279 single cell claims at Traxxin, now 100 square kilometers.
Drill resultsInvestor's Newsletter - March 2026
CorporateTMX Newsfile PDAC Spotlight on Bold
Bold Ventures Inc. (TSXV: BOL) will exhibit at Booth #2610 at the PDAC Convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from March 1 to 4, 2026, showing new assays and hosting a giveaway for a $500 Great Canadian Experience. VP Exploration Coleman Robertson presents From Burchell to the Ring of Fire at 11:10 a.m. on March 2 in the Northern Lights Learning Hub. Bruce MacLachlan will be interviewed by the Northern Miner on March 1 and CEO.CA on March 2.
CorporateBold Ventures Signs Agreement to Acquire 6 Key Claims Contiguous to its Joutel Property, Quebec
An agreement dated February 27, 2026 will see Bold Ventures acquire 6 staked mining claims contiguous to its Joutel Property, 140 km northwest of Val d'Or, Quebec, from 2099840 Ontario Inc. o/a Emerald Geological Services for 750,000 common shares. EGS is controlled by insiders Bruce MacLachlan and Coleman Robertson, and the related party transaction is exempt from MI 61-101 valuation and minority approval requirements; TSX Venture Exchange approval is required. The claims cover 2012 VTEM anomalies, including area 3B with historical intercepts of 0.83% nickel over 3.7 metres.
AcquisitionBold Ventures Provides Update on Burchell Drilling Progress and Announces PDAC Participation at Booth #2610
Four diamond drill holes totaling 669 metres have been completed near the 111 Zone at the Burchell Base and Precious Metals Project, 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, with 663 core samples submitted to the laboratory and results pending. The drill has moved to the Wilcorp property about 13 km east of Atikokan, where drilling has begun. Bold will attend PDAC in Toronto March 1-4, 2026 at booth #2610, and has signed a 12-month, $10,000 promotional contract with Armchair Trader Limited.
Drill resultsCorrection From Source: AME Roundup Attendees Can Visit Bold Ventures Inc. Exhibition Booth 1624 on January 28th and 29th
A correction to the January 24, 2026 news release confirms Bold Ventures will exhibit at the AME Roundup Conference from booth 1624 on January 28 and 29, not January 25 and 26 as previously stated. The company is also at booth 512 at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference on January 25 and 26. Management will be present with rock samples, photos and maps of its critical and precious metals exploration properties.
CorporateBold Ventures Announces that President Bruce MacLachlan will be Participating in Three Interviews at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference
President and COO Bruce MacLachlan will take part in three interviews at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference: with Investing News Network on January 25 at 11:20 a.m. PT, Blue Sun Productions for Business Television on January 25 at 2:00 p.m. PT, and Red Cloud TV on January 26 at 10:45 a.m. PT. Bold will have booth 512 at VRIC and booth 1624 at the AME Round Up Conference on January 25 and 26. The Company will pay $4,100 to Blue Sun and $2,000 to Red Cloud for advertising services concluding at the end of VRIC.
CorporateInvestor’s Newsletter – January 2026
CorporateBold Ventures Closes $200,000 Non-Brokered Private Placement
A non-brokered private placement closed for gross proceeds of $200,000 through 2,500,000 working capital units at $0.08 per unit, each comprising one common share and one warrant exercisable at $0.12 until January 21, 2029. A cash finder's fee of $11,200 was paid and 140,000 compensation warrants issued to one finder on the same terms. Securities are subject to a hold period expiring May 22, 2026, with proceeds for general working capital, property maintenance, exploration and offering expenses.
FinancingBold Ventures Commences Diamond Drilling Program at Burchell Base and Precious Metals Project
A diamond drilling program has begun at the Burchell Base and Precious Metals Project, about 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, and is expected to exceed 1,000 meters. Drilling will test the 111 Zone, where stripping identified a 14-meter wide discontinuous anomalous gold zone adjacent to a 15-meter wide discontinuous anomalous zinc-copper zone and a grab sample returned 68 g/t Au, plus the Moss Trend area and the Hermia Cu-Au Prospect. Rugged Aviation Inc. of Murillo, Ontario is the contractor.
Drill resultsBold Ventures Closes $776,800 Non-Brokered Private Placement
A non-brokered private placement closed for gross proceeds of $776,800, comprising 6,000,000 working capital units at $0.08 for $480,000 and 3,297,776 flow-through units at $0.09 for $296,800. Cash finder fees of $36,719.99 and 454,333 compensation warrants exercisable at $0.12 were issued to two finders, with securities subject to a hold period expiring May 1, 2026. Three insiders subscribed for 420,000 FT Units for $37,800.
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20257 releases
Bold Ventures Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement
A non-brokered private placement of up to 6,000,000 working capital units at $0.08 for up to $480,000 and up to 6,500,000 flow-through units at $0.09 for up to $585,000 has been launched. Each WC Unit includes one share and one full warrant exercisable at $0.12 for 36 months; each FT Unit includes one share and half a warrant exercisable at $0.12 for 24 months. WC proceeds fund working capital, property maintenance and exploration; FT proceeds fund Canadian Exploration Expenses. Finder's fees may apply; four month and one day hold period.
FinancingBold Ventures Closes $378,000 Non-Brokered Flow-Through Private Placement
A fully subscribed non-brokered private placement of 4,200,000 flow-through units at $0.09 per unit closed for gross proceeds of $378,000. Each FT Unit includes one common share and half a warrant, with a full warrant exercisable at $0.12 until December 10, 2027. Proceeds are allocated to Canadian Exploration Expenses qualifying as flow-through critical mineral mining expenditures, with $270,000 for Ontario properties and $108,000 for the Quebec property; a $30,240 finder's fee was paid and 336,000 compensation warrants issued.
FinancingBold Ventures Announces Results of Fall Sampling Program at Burchell
Fall mechanical stripping and channel sampling at the Burchell copper-gold property in the Shebandowan Greenstone Belt, about 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, covered eight stripped areas near the 111 Gold Zone and collected more than 400 channel samples and 80 grab samples. At Stripped Area 1 a 14-metre-wide envelope of discontinuous gold mineralization was identified, with a channel sample of 2.1 g/t Au over 1.0 metre and grab samples of 8.0 g/t and 32.4 g/t Au. Stripped Area 4 returned 0.13 g/t Au and 0.7% Zn over 4.3 metres. Three areas warrant further stripping ahead of winter drilling.
Drill resultsBold Ventures Sees Progress in the Ring of Fire
A second agreement between Ontario and a First Nation on development of access roads to the Ring of Fire was signed on November 27, 2025, following an October 29, 2025 agreement, and Bold Ventures provided links to the related news conferences. Bold holds a 10% carried interest through to production in the Black Horse Chromite deposit at the Koper Lake Project in Ontario, which hosts an NI 43-101 Inferred Resource of 85.9 Mt grading 34.5% Cr2O3 at a 20% Cr2O3 cut-off, plus a 40% working interest in all other metals in the Koper Lake claims.
NewsBold Attends International Conferences London UK
President Bruce MacLachlan and V.P. Exploration Coleman Robertson will attend The Northern Miner International Metals Symposium on November 30 and December 1, 2025 at the ETC Venue, 133 Houndsditch, London, UK. They will also hold investor meetings and present at the Resourcing Tomorrow conference at the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper St, London, UK, December 2–4, 2025, at booth E08. Bold explores for precious, battery and critical metals in the Thunder Bay, Wawa and Ring of Fire regions of Ontario.
CorporateBold Ventures Provides Recent News at Koper Lake in the Ring of Fire and Burchell Gold and Copper Project
Links to the Government of Ontario's October 29 Ring of Fire news conference and news release were provided, relating to access, infrastructure and First Nation partnerships in the area where the Koper Lake Project is located. Bold holds a 10% carried interest in the Black Horse Chromite NI 43-101 Inferred Resource of 85.9 Mt grading 34.5% Cr2O3 at a 20% Cr2O3 cut-off, plus a 40% working interest in all other metals on the Koper Lake claims. Mechanical stripping, mapping and channel sampling at the Burchell Gold and Copper Project is expected to finish in the coming days.
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