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GoldVenture Weekly

Week ending October 2, 2026 · 393 companies tracked, 350 priced

Breadth
15.1% up
53 up · 263 down · 34 flat · last week 34.3% up
Median move
-5.5%
last week -1.5%
Financed
$851.9M
2 deals · last week $306.8M · 4-wk avg $220.6M
Drill releases
36
4-wk avg 59/wk · 45 material of 97
Gold
$4,144.2
-3.39% wk · silver -5.87%
Reports due
6
within 14 days · 42 in pipeline · 0 filed this week

Gold fell 3.39% week-on-week to $4,144.20/oz, the largest absolute metal move in the period, while broad junior breadth deteriorated sharply: only 15.1% of the 350-company universe closed higher and the median return was -5.54%, compared with 34.3% advancing and a median of -1.47% the prior week. The uranium cohort was the weakest, posting a median return of -10.02% with 0.0% of its six constituents up, while the copper cohort was the least weak at a median of -3.49%; resource estimate releases were the most prominent catalyst class, appearing in the two highest-ranked negative developments of the week.

What changed: breadth 15.1% up vs 34.3% last week; median -5.5% vs -1.5%; 2 deals for $851.9M vs 8 for $306.8M; 45 material releases vs 68.

Top developments

Composite of move, volume, catalyst weight and size · z-score against the commodity cohort
1
Golden Cariboo ResourcesGCC· Gold · mkt cap $8.8M
-33.3%
Resource Updatez -2.76 vs Gold

GCC (Golden Cariboo Resources) declined 33.33% for the week in a window that included two releases: 'Golden Cariboo Announces Inaugural NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate for the Quesnelle Gold Quartz Mine Property, British Columbia' on 2026-09-29, whose first trading day saw a return of -25.93% followed by -10.0% the next day, and an amended version of the same release, 'AMENDED: Golden Cariboo Announces Inaugural NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate for the Quesnelle Gold Quartz Mine Property, British Columbia,' on 2026-09-30, whose first trading day saw a return of -10.0% followed by -5.56% the next day. Release ↗

2
Stallion UraniumSTUD· Gold · mkt cap $22.1M
-37.2%
No material releasez -3.21 vs Gold

STUD (Stallion Uranium) declined 37.21% for the week in a window that included 'Stallion Uranium Recommences Phase II Drilling at Moonlite Project,' published 2026-09-29, whose first trading day saw a return of -20.93% followed by -26.47% the next day; there is no identified catalyst release for the week's full move.

3
Emperor MetalsAUOZ· Gold · mkt cap $44.1M
-22.9%
Drill Resultsz -1.55 vs Gold

AUOZ (Emperor Metals) declined 22.88% for the week in a window that included 'Emperor Metals Continues Success with 32.0 Metres of 5.9 g/t Gold at Duquesne West, Quebec,' published 2026-09-29, whose first trading day saw a return of +7.27% followed by -10.17% the next day. Release ↗

4
Aston Bay Holdings Inc.BAY· Copper · mkt cap $9.1M
+33.3%
No material releasez +3.91 vs Copper

BAY (Aston Bay Holdings Inc.) gained 33.33% for the week; the company published no news release in the window and there is no clear company catalyst.

5
Troilus Mining CorporationTLG· Gold · mkt cap $769.8M
-13.4%
Financingz -0.45 vs Gold

TLG (Troilus Mining Corporation) declined 13.43% for the week in a window that included 'Troilus Receives US$850 Million Credit-Approved Debt Commitment Letter for the Troilus Gold-Copper Project,' published 2026-09-28, whose first trading day saw a return of -6.48% followed by -0.99% the next day. Release ↗

Sector cohorts new

350 companies grouped by flagship-project commodity · cohorts of 5 or more
CohortnMedian moveMedian% upMetal wkBest · worst
Gold
last wk -1.5%
214
-5.3%18.2%-3.39%FFF +89.2% · STUD -37.2%
Copper
last wk -0.9%
41
-3.5%12.2%-2.95%BAY +33.3% · MMA -17.9%
Silver
last wk -1.9%
23
-7.1%13%-5.87%AFF +40.0% · RYO -15.7%
Lithium
last wk +0.6%
12
-5.5%8.3%-7.78%BRW +19.1% · PMI -13.3%
Nickel
last wk -1.3%
7
-5.1%0%-4.73%TN 0.0% · NICN -12.5%
Uranium
last wk +5.7%
6
-10.0%0%0.00%ABA 0.0% · LAM -13.8%

By exchange: CSE 14.9% up, median -5.6% (n=47) · TSX 0% up, median -5.4% (n=45) · TSXV 17.8% up, median -5.5% (n=258)

Metals

Week-over-week · 4-week trend
Gold $4,144.2/oz
-3.39%
-6.5% 4w
Silver $60.45/oz
-5.87%
-8.5% 4w
Platinum $1,696/oz
-4.23%
-6.7% 4w
Palladium $1,156/oz
-7.67%
-16.1% 4w
Copper $6.58/lb
-2.95%
-1.4% 4w
Nickel $15,610/T
-4.73%
-5.8% 4w
Lithium carbonate $18,316.06/T
-7.78%
-19.3% 4w
Cobalt hydroxide $35,291.56/MT
-7.32%
-15.9% 4w
Neodymium (REE) $141,322.99/T
-0.01%
-0.3% 4w
Uranium $89.45/lb
0.00%
-0.1% 4w
Gold : silver 68.6 (last week 66.8)

Capital markets

2 financings announced · $851.9M · average $425.9M · 0 of 2 carry warrants

By type

Debt
$850.0M · 1
Warrant Exercise
$1.9M · 1

By commodity, share of dollars new

Gold
100% · 72%
Copper
0% · 4%
Lithium
0% · 1%
Uranium
0% · 0%
Platinum
0% · 23%

Solid: this week. Grey: prior four weeks.

Deal terms new

Price against the stock's current price and shares issued against shares outstanding, from the financing record.

Median price vs market
-37.5%
1 of 1 priced below market
Median dilution
+9.0%
shares issued ÷ outstanding
Warrant coverage
0/2
deals with a warrant tranche
Largest
$850.0M
TLG · 100% of the week
CompanyTypeAmount ▾Pricevs marketDilutionWarrantsClosesStatus
Troilus Mining Corporation
TLG Gold
Debt$850.0M—
mkt $1.87
——noneSep 28closed
Latin Metals Inc.
LMS Gold
Warrant Exercise$1.9M$0.15
mkt $0.24
-37.5%9.0%noneSep 28closed

9 flagged releases still awaiting review, so totals are a floor.

Insider activity new

C$151K bought and C$1.88M sold on the open market by 14 insiders at 13 companies · 364 companies covered

Net buyers

Directors, officers and 10% holders paying market price with their own cash (SEDI filings). Grants, exercises and plan purchases are excluded. Canadian dollars.

Aurania ResourcesARU1 buy · 1 insider+C$80K
Generation Mining LimitedGENM1 buy · 1 insider+C$8,550
First Mining Gold Corp.FF1 buy · 1 insider+C$8,187

5 more net buyers this week on the insider board.

Cluster buying: First Mining Gold Corp. (2 insiders, C$67K); Generation Mining Limited (2 insiders, C$29K).

Net sellers

Open-market sales; option exercises followed by a sale count only for the sale.

Cygnus MetalsCYG1 sell · 1 insider−C$1.76M
Blackrock SilverBRC1 sell · 2 insiders−C$93K

Insiders in placements: Banyan Gold Corp. C$500K (1% of the round).

Source: SEDI filings as published by TMX Money. Full board at /insiders.

Financial filings new

66 current-period filings from 66 companies · 177 companies tracked for filings

Filed this week

Statements and MD&A first seen in the window. Cash and working capital are read from the balance sheet of processed statements; a material-uncertainty flag means the auditor or the notes cast doubt on going concern.

CompanyFilingPeriodCashWorking capital
Alkane ResourcesALKInterim MD&AQ3 2026
to Sep 30
——
Arizona Metals Corp.AMCInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
——
Aurania ResourcesARUInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$918K
CAD
($30.9M)going-concern doubt
Auro Metals Inc.AUROInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
——
Aztec Minerals Corp.AZTInterim statements (incl. MD&A)Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$3.7M
CAD
—going-concern doubt
BULGOLD Inc.ZLTOInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$817K
CAD
$87Kgoing-concern doubt
Banyan Gold Corp.BYNInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ3 2026
to Jun 30
$57.4M$39.5Mgoing-concern doubt
Big Ridge Gold Corp.BRAUAnnual statements + Annual MD&AFY 2026
to Jun 30
$2.8M
CAD
—going-concern doubt
Brixton MetalsBBBInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ3 2026
to Jun 30
$6.9M
CAD
$11.9M
Bunker Hill Mining Corp.BNKRInterim statementsQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$6.7M
USD
($11.8M)
Canadian North ResourcesCNRIInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$3K
CAD
($1.3M)going-concern doubt
Cascadia Minerals Ltd.CAMInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$14.2M
CAD
$9.7M
Cerro de Pasco Resources Inc.CDPRInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ1 2027
to Jun 30
$22.4M
USD
$21.3Mgoing-concern doubt
Copper Fox Metals Inc.CUUInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ3 2026
to Jul 31
$1.7M
CAD
$1.5M
DFR GoldDFRInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$340K
USD
($5.5M)going-concern doubt
Domestic MetalsDMCUInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$4.5M
CAD
$4.7Mgoing-concern doubt
E3 LithiumETLInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$7.9M$5.3M
Eloro Resources Ltd.ELOInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q1 2027
to Jun 30
——
Endurance Gold CorporationEDGInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
——
Fireweed MetalsFWZInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$74.7M
CAD
$71.9Mgoing-concern doubt
First Mining Gold Corp.FFInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$37.3M
CAD
$18.7M
Fury Gold Mines LimitedFURYInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$8.7M
CAD
$56.2M
Generation Mining LimitedGENMInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$33.4M
CAD
$26.2Mgoing-concern doubt
Globex MiningGMXInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$7.1M
CAD
$39.4M
Gold Terra Resource Corp.YGTInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$247K
CAD
—going-concern doubt
Golden Arrow Resources Corp.GRGInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$285K
CAD
$1.2Mgoing-concern doubt
Goldgroup Mining Inc.GOROInterim statements (incl. MD&A) + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$15.7M
USD
($31.5M)
Gunnison CopperGCUInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$33.2M
USD
($40.9M)
Honey Badger SilverTUFInterim statementsQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$4.4M
CAD
$3.1Mgoing-concern doubt
Kenorland Minerals Ltd.KLDInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$13.8M
CAD
$14.4M
Lahontan Gold Corp.LGInterim statements + Interim statements
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
——
Latin Metals Inc.LMSInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q3 2026
to Jul 31
——
Lion Rock Resources Inc.ROARInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
——
Luca MiningLUCAInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$24.7M
USD
($6.8M)
Midland Exploration Inc.MDInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ3 2026
to Jun 30
$5.7M
CAD
$10.0M
New Break Resources Ltd.NBRKInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$1.6M
CAD
—
New Pacific Metals Corp.NUAGAnnual statements + Annual MD&AFY 2026
to Jun 30
$38.6M
USD
$37.8M
NexGold Mining CorpNEXGInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$101.1M
CAD
$90.3M
Nicola Mining CompanyNIMInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$10.2M
CAD
$12.0Mgoing-concern doubt
North Arrow MineralsNARInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q1 2027
to Jul 31
$1.3M
CAD
$929Kgoing-concern doubt
NorthIsle Copper and Gold IncNCXInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$125.8M
CAD
$123.6M
OceanaGoldOGCInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$654.8M
USD
$366.8M
P2 GoldPGLDInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$16.4M
CAD
$14.7Mgoing-concern doubt
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp.PEMCInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ1 2027
to Jun 30
$3.3M
CAD
$3.2Mgoing-concern doubt
Pacific Ridge ExplorationPEXInterim statementsQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$5.2M
CAD
$5.1Mgoing-concern doubt
Panoro Minerals Ltd.PMLInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$17.6M
USD
($9.0M)
Perpetua ResourcesInterim statements (incl. MD&A)Q2 2026
to Jun 30
$574.2M
USD
$550.8M
Regulus Resources Inc.REGInterim statements (incl. MD&A)Q3 2026
to Jun 30
$3.6M
CAD
$3.0M
Rua GoldRUAInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$29.6M
CAD
$28.4Mgoing-concern doubt
Silver Storm MiningSVRSInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ1 2027
to Jun 30
$8.8M
CAD
($294K)going-concern doubt
Silver Tiger Metals Inc.SLVRInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ1 2027
to Jun 30
$108.6M
CAD
$103.7M
Silver X Mining Corp.AGXInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$49.7M
USD
$35.1M
Silvercorp Metals IncSVMInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q1 2027
to Jun 30
$386.8M
USD
—
Sitka Gold CorpSIGInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$34.9M
CAD
$25.5Mgoing-concern doubt
Sonoro Gold CorpSGOInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$12.3M
CAD
—going-concern doubt
South Pacific MetalsSPMCInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ1 2027
to Jun 30
$3.8M
CAD
$3.0Mgoing-concern doubt
Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd.SPAInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$29.9M
CAD
$30.6M
Standard Uranium Ltd.STNDInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ1 2027
to Jul 31
$1.0M
CAD
$637Kgoing-concern doubt
Stillwater Critical MineralsPGEInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ1 2027
to Jun 30
$12.8M
CAD
$14.9Mgoing-concern doubt
Talisker Resources Ltd.TSKInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$49.7M
CAD
$42.5Mgoing-concern doubt
Tier One Silver Inc.TSLVInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$594K
CAD
($2.0M)
Tinka Resources LimitedTKInterim MD&AQ3 2026
to Jun 30
——
Tudor GoldTUDInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$3.0M
CAD
$22.3Mgoing-concern doubt
Volcanic Gold Mines Inc.VGInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$706K
CAD
—going-concern doubt
Wallbridge Mining Company LimitedWMInterim statements + Interim MD&AQ2 2026
to Jun 30
$74.3M
CAD
$73.5M
West Red Lake GoldWRLGInterim statements + Interim MD&A
not yet processed
Q2 2026
to Jun 30
——

29 of the processed filings carry material-uncertainty language about going concern.

Filings due

NI 51-102 deadlines within 30 days: 120 days after year-end for annual statements, 60 after quarter-end for interims.

Aug 24
Canagold Resources Ltd.CCM · interim to Jun 30 39 days overdue
Aug 24
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.NDM · interim to Jun 30 39 days overdue
Sep 8
Surge Copper Corp.SURG · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Strike Point GoldSKP · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Selkirk CopperSCMI · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
A2 Gold Corp.AUAU · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
White Gold CorpWGO · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Westward Gold Inc.WG · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Dynasty Gold Corp.DYG · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Prismo MetalsPRIZ · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Torr Metals Inc.TMET · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Altiplano Minerals Ltd.APN · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Targa ExplorationTEX · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Cassiar GoldGLDC · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Element 29 ResourcesECU · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Andina Copper CorpANDC · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Harvest Gold CorporationHVG · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
55 North Gold Inc.FFF · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Aston Bay Holdings Inc.BAY · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Pacifica Silver Corp.PSIL · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
Intrepid Metals CorpINTR · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Sep 8
GR Silver MiningGRSL · interim to Jun 30 24 days overdue
Oct 8
Orosur Mining IncOMI · annual to May 31 6 days left
Oct 8
Aftermath Silver Ltd.AAG · annual to May 31 6 days left
Oct 9
RPX Gold Inc.RPX · annual to Jul 31 7 days left

Showing the 25 nearest of 33 deadlines.

22 companies are past a filing deadline with nothing found on their site yet.

66 companies filed financial statements this week, of which 29 received auditor flags for material uncertainty about going concern, including Aurania Resources (ARU, C$918,150 cash), Aztec Minerals Corp. (AZT, C$3,711,637 cash), BULGOLD Inc. (ZLTO, C$817,147 cash), Big Ridge Gold Corp. (BRAU, C$2,783,948 cash), and Banyan Gold Corp. (BYN, $57,435,752 cash, currency not stated); 22 filings were overdue and 33 are due within 30 days.

Drill and discovery board new

24 drill releases this week against a four-week average of 59

Drill results

-7.9%

Assay results from 26 additional drill holes at the Cerro Caliche gold project in Sonora, Mexico included 28.95m @ 2.598 g/t Au (including 13.72m @ 5.101 g/t Au) in SCR-387, 32.00m @ 1.846 g/t Au (including 4.57m @ 10.430 g/t Au) in SCR-391, and 47.24m @ 1.552 g/t Au in SCR-396. Drilling covered 14 RC holes at the newly acquired Diana concession and 12 at the La Colorada zone. Sonoro has completed 72 holes over 14,086.35 metres of a 50,000-metre campaign.

Oct 1Gold
-1.4%

Drilling at the 100%-owned New Polaris Gold Project in northwestern British Columbia returned 3.83% Sb and 19.38 g/t Au over 13.20 m from 451.75 m in hole NP26-01, including 1.21 m at 30.46% Sb and 49.10 g/t Au. Hole NP26-02 returned 3.90% Sb and 14.97 g/t Au over 6.06 m, and NP26-03 returned 3.30% Sb and 15.08 g/t Au over 3.91 m. The 14-hole infill and expansion program totalled 7,277 m and is complete.

Oct 1Gold
-3.2%

Drilling at the Springer rare earth deposit near Sturgeon Falls, Ontario returned 165.3m of 1.36% TREO and 81.3 g/t Ga₂O₃ in hole SL26-29, including 2.95m at 7.54% TREO and 282.7 g/t Ga₂O₃, the program's highest-grade intercept; the hole averaged 0.85% TREO over 412.5m and ended in mineralization more than 400m below surface, 190m beyond the conceptual pit. SL26-30 returned 109.5m at 1.33% TREO and 85.0 g/t Ga₂O₃, with 3.0m at 278 g/t Dy₂O₃. All 13 holes are now reported; initial gallium and updated rare earth resource estimates are targeted for Q4 2026.

Oct 1Rare earths
—

Diamond core drilling has commenced this week at the April Fool Target within the Manhattan District in Nevada, the first systematic drill test of the target, with assay results expected within four weeks of hole completion. Mapping and sampling returned 48 selective rock chip and grab samples, all but one with detectable gold, including 59 g/t gold in sample 616795, three samples above 40 g/t and thirty above 1 g/t. Scorpio Gold also extended its marketing engagement with Sideways Frequency LLC effective September 22, 2026, paying US$200,000 for an initial three-month term.

Oct 1Other
0.0%

Summer 2026 prospecting at the Menarik West Property in Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Québec extended the Adrian gold trend to about 200 metres, with grab samples of 7.13 g/t Au, 4.93 g/t Au and 4.19 g/t Au. First channel samples at Cox returned 0.88 g/t Au over 8.35 m (incl. 5.31 g/t Au over 0.91 m) and 0.99 g/t Au over 6.75 m, with four of five channels mineralized over roughly 250 metres. Both trends coincide with winter 2026 IP chargeability anomalies and are being used to finalize targets for the fully funded Harfang-SOQUEM winter 2027 drill program.

Sep 30Gold
-5.2%

Drilling at the Camp Creek high-sulphidation target on the wholly owned Thorn Project in NW British Columbia returned 58.00 m of 0.40 g/t gold and 6.40 g/t silver (0.50 g/t AuEq) from 48.00 m in hole THN26-371, and 17.58 m of 0.62 g/t gold, 44.00 g/t silver and 0.24% copper (1.47 g/t AuEq) from 135.52 m in THN26-385, including 1.18 m at 13.39 g/t AuEq. The Glenfiddich Zone was extended to 580 m along strike and 350 m down-dip. A Mineral Resource Estimate with APEX Geoscience is expected in Q1 2027; 6,592.30 m were drilled in 25 holes in 2026.

Sep 29Gold
—

Results from first drillhole IDD001 beneath the Ironclad Gold Mining Licence (GL5828) at the Spur Project in New South Wales, drilled 230m north of the historic Ironclad Mine, returned 3m @ 1.09 g/t Au from 3m, 30m @ 0.47 g/t Au from 84m including 5m @ 1.79 g/t Au from 101m, and 37m @ 0.92 g/t Au from 605m including 14m @ 1.78 g/t Au, plus 5m @ 4.17 g/t Au from 649m. Spur Zone holes returned 60.6m @ 0.53 g/t Au from 26m (SPD086) and 47m @ 0.52 g/t Au from 11m (SPD084). Drilling is underway at Goldenclad, with Ironclad follow-up planned for October.

Sep 29Copper
-22.9%

Drilling at the Duquesne West Project near Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec returned 32.0 m grading 5.9 g/t Au at 335 m vertical depth in hole DQ26-37, including 2.6 m of 22.4 g/t Au, plus 22.0 m of 0.7 g/t Au in DQ26-46 and 14.7 m of 0.5 g/t Au in DQ26-47. Assays have been received for 44 of 66 holes (13,943 m), about 68% of new 2026 drilling and roughly 50% of total expected assays. The 2026 campaign totalled 66 holes for 20,479 m, with drilling to resume in late October ahead of an updated NI 43-101 resource estimate and a Preliminary Economic Assessment.

Sep 29Gold
-2.9%

Infill drill hole TM26-217 at the Bench Target on the Tower Mountain Property, 40 kilometres west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, returned 232.5 metres averaging 0.450 g/t Au from 360.0 metres, including 33.0 metres averaging 1.383 g/t Au. The hole is 200 metres vertically below TM23-137 (42.4 metres averaging 1.106 g/t Au). Six infill holes completed to date have returned an aggregate 2,040 metres averaging 0.445 g/t Au, with drilled grades trending 12.5% above modelled grades, ahead of a December MRE update.

Sep 28Gold
+1.7%

24.0 m at 2.37% Cu from 8.0 m, including 13.1 m at 3.89% Cu, was intersected in hole CPG-170 on the Northern Limb at the Cowley prospect, Whitehorse Copper Project, Yukon. Other results include CPG-159 with 36.3 m at 1.03% Cu, 0.25 g/t Au and 860 ppm Mo from 39.8 m, CPG-171 with 75.61 m at 0.81% Cu from 56.39 m, and first Southern Limb hole CPG-173 with 62.0 m at 1.34% Cu, 0.10 g/t Au, 8.99 g/t Ag and 512 ppm Mo from 48.6 m. The Cowley program has been doubled from 8,000 m to more than 16,000 m, with a second rig added; 51 holes for 7,657 metres completed since drilling resumed.

Sep 28Copper
+3.6%

Drill hole LBX26-112 at the A-Zone–McLeod area of the 100%-owned Ishkōday Gold and Polymetallic Project, 220 km northeast of Thunder Bay, Northwestern Ontario, returned 1.20 m at 6.580 g/t Au (78.80–80.00 m) and 6.00 m at 0.206 g/t Au, 19.80 g/t Ag, 0.28% Cu and 0.83% Zn, including 0.50 m at 1.795 g/t Au, 223 g/t Ag, 3.31% Cu and 8.47% Zn. LBX26-111 returned 3.35 m at 0.523 g/t Au. Planned Phase 1 drilling was increased from 3,865 m to 5,605 m across 22 holes.

Sep 27Gold

Week ahead new

Closings, filings the issuer owes, and warrant tranches reaching expiry

Financings closing

Open rounds with a closing date on or after the week ending.

Oct 7
Sun Peak Metals Corp.PEAK · Private Placement · $10.0M at $0.40 (+8.1% vs market) · warrants at $0.55
Oct 8
Perseverance Metals Inc.PMI · Private Placement · $10.0M at $0.65 (0.0% vs market)
Oct 9
Galway Metals Inc.GWM · Private Placement · $14.0M at $0.72 (-32.7% vs market) · warrants at $0.80

11 open rounds are past their closing date or have none; they are hidden here and need a status update.

Technical reports due

NI 43-101 s.4.2 gives issuers 45 days from announcing results to file. From the report-hunt pipeline.

Warrant radar new

4 tranches expiring within 90 days of Oct 2, out of 233 outstanding on record. Strike against the current price; proceeds assume full exercise.

CompanyExpiresStrikePriceIn / out of moneyMax proceedsFrom
Canstar ResourcesROXOct 30$0.10$0.050-50.0%$1.9MPrivate Placement of Oct 30 · Warrant radar ↗
Solstice Gold CorporationSGCOct 31$0.10$0.125+25.0%$611KPrivate Placement of Oct 31 · Warrant radar ↗
Orestone Mining Corp.ORSDec 16$0.16$0.075-53.1%$4.5MPrivate Placement of Dec 17 · Warrant radar ↗
Puma Exploration Inc.PUMADec 24$0.03$0.135+440.0%$313KPrivate Placement of Dec 24 · Warrant radar ↗

Corporate

Acquisitions and management changes
-6.0%

39,268,426 common shares of Elton Resources Corp., representing approximately 19.94% of Elton's issued and outstanding shares on an undiluted basis, were acquired by Generation Mining Limited on completion of Chicane Capital I Corp.'s qualifying transaction with Elton on September 29, 2026. The shares were issued as consideration under an asset purchase agreement dated December 20, 2022, under which Elton acquired Generation Mining's rights and obligations under a December 22, 2009 concession agreement with Inuvialuit entities. The shares were acquired for investment purposes.

Sep 30Platinum
-14.9%

A purchase agreement with Nevada Select Royalty, Inc., a subsidiary of Gold Royalty Corp., will see Blackrock's subsidiary Blackrock Gold Corp. acquire the Tonopah East project, 146 unpatented mineral claims on the eastern margin of the Fraction caldera in west-central Nevada, for US$48,344.37 in cash plus a 3.0% net smelter returns royalty and reimbursement of claim maintenance fees. The 12.1 square kilometre parcel increases landholdings from 26.6 to just under 39 square kilometres. Closing is anticipated on or about September 30, 2026.

Sep 28Silver

Most researched new

Company pages viewed this week, and whether anything happened
Company
Views
Moved
News
11
-14.5%
no
Regulus Resources Inc.REG watched, quiet
7
-1.0%
no
6
-5.2%
yes
Electrum Copper watched, quiet
6
—
no
Garibaldi Resources Corp.GGI watched, quiet
5
-7.1%
no
Pacific Ridge ExplorationPEX watched, quiet
5
-2.6%
no
5
-13.2%
no
Strike Point GoldSKP watched, quiet
5
—
no

Themes

Release mix this week against the prior four-week weekly average
Drill Results
36
-39% vs 4-wk avg 59
Financing
14
-26% vs 4-wk avg 18.8
Resource Update
3
+20% vs 4-wk avg 2.5
Study Results
1
-88% vs 4-wk avg 8.5
Acquisition
4
-53% vs 4-wk avg 8.5
Management
9
-2% vs 4-wk avg 9.2
Corporate
25
-41% vs 4-wk avg 42.5
Other
5
0% vs 4-wk avg 5

The token 'forum' appeared 4 times this week and is flagged as newly emerging, distinguishing it from recurring terms such as 'gold' (13 occurrences) and 'mining' (9 occurrences).