Benton Acquires Strategic Land Within Its Dominion Gold-Base Metal Project and Provides Update on Trenching Program

TORONTO, Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Osisko Gold Group Inc. (NYSE: OGG, TSXV: OGG) ("Osisko Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce new results from its ongoing definition infill drilling program on 10-15 metre ("m") target spacing totaling 3,933 m in 36 holes drilled from the 1290 m level in the Lowhee Zone of the Company's flagship, permitted, 100%-owned Cariboo Gold Project (the "Project"), currently under construction in central British Columbia, Canada.

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 5, 2026) - Thunder Gold Corp. (TSXV: TGOL) (FSE: Z25) (OTCQB: TGOLF) ("Thunder Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the following exploration and infill diamond drill results from the Bench Target, at the Company's flagship Tower Mountain Property, 40 kilometres west of Thunder Bay, Ontario.Highlights: TM26-218 intersected continuous mineralization over 298.5 metres averaging 0.409 g/t Au;TM26-218 terminated in 36.0 metres averaging 0.715...

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 5, 2026) - LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF) (FSE: 3WK0) ("LaFleur Minerals" or the "Company") is pleased to report additional assay results from its regional drilling program on the Swanson Gold Project ("Swanson" or the "Project"), led by a near-surface intersection of 6.05 g/t Au over 8.00 metres, including 14.96 g/t Au over 3.00 metres, in hole SW-26-124 at the historical Bartec showing. At Jackson, drilling has extended...

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 5, 2026) - Onyx Gold Corp. (TSXV: ONYX) (OTCQX: ONXGF) ("Onyx" or the "Company") is pleased to report results from the Company's first systematic drill program at the Flipper Zone ("Flipper"), located approximately 3 kilometers south of the Argus Gold System ("Argus") at its 100%-owned Munro-Croesus Project ("Munro-Croesus" or the "Project"), located 75 kilometers east of Timmins, Ontario.The six-hole (6), 2,172-meter first-pass program...

Thunder Gold Corp. [TGOL-TSXV, TGOLF-OTCQB-Z25-FRA] has announced additional drilling from the Bench Target at the...

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 5, 2026) - Oreterra Metals Corp. (TSXV: OTMC) (OTCQB: OTMCF) (FSE: D4R0) (WKN: A421RQ) ("Oreterra" or the "Company"). In advance of the receipt of laboratory assays expected later this month and next, Oreterra's CEO Kevin Keough is pleased to provide for the benefit of shareholders an assessment of the visual results and importance of the recently concluded (news, September 16) Phase 1 drill program at its new Trek South porphyry copper-gold prospect...

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 5, 2026) - Rua Gold Inc. (TSX: RUA) (NZX: RGI) (OTCQX: NZAUF) (WKN: A40QYC) ("RUA GOLD" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on exploration and resource drilling at its Auld Creek gold-antimony project (the "Auld Creek Project") in Reefton, New Zealand. Ongoing resource drilling at Auld Creek continues to demonstrate strong continuity of the high-grade mineralized shoots, with mineralization remaining open

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. (“NOVAGOLD” or the “Company”) (NYSE American, TSX: NG) today announced that it has filed and commenced mailing its management information circular and definitive proxy statement (the “Circular and Proxy Statement”) and related proxy materials (collectively, the “Meeting Materials”) for the special meeting of shareholders to be held on November 3, 2026 (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, shareholders of record at the close of business on September 23, 2026 (the “Record Date”) will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve, with or without variation, (i) a special resolution (the “Arrangement Resolution”) approving a Plan of Arrangement (the “Arrangement”), relating to the transactions announced on July 22, 2026, pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, upon the consummation thereof, NovaGold Corporation, a newly incorporated Delaware company (“New NOVAGOLD”), would become the ultimate parent of NOVAGOLD and its subsidiaries and would acquire the 40% interest in Donlin Gold LLC (“Donlin Gold”) held by Paulson Advisers LLC and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Paulson”) through Donlin Gold Holdings LLC (“Donlin Gold Holdings”)1, increasing NOVAGOLD’s ownership from 60% to 100% in its Tier One2 gold development project in Alaska (the “Transactions”), and (ii) the other resolutions summarized below, each of which is described in greater de

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 5, 2026) - Kenorland Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: KLD) (OTCQX: KLDCF) (FSE: 3WQ0) ("Kenorland" or the "Company") announces that Franco-Nevada Corporation (TSX: FNV) (NYSE: FNV) ("FNV"), a leading gold-focused royalty and streaming company, has acquired an aggregate of 10,000,000 common shares ("Common Shares") of Kenorland (the "Transaction"), representing approximately 12.42% of the outstanding Common Shares."We are pleased to welcome...

Also reports 918.8 m of 0.62% CuEq1, including 302 m of 0.76% CuEq1and901 m of 0.47% CuEq1, including 196 m of 0.73% CuEq1and940.7 m of 0.49% CuEq1, including 165 m of 0.80% CuEq1and841.9 m of 0.54%...

HIGHLIGHTSThree diamond drill holes totaling 1,076.90 metres in the northeastern portion of the Akyanga Deposit intersected multiple zones of gold mineralisation within and below the US$1,500/oz pit shell used to constrain the current Mineral Resource Estimate. Significant results include:MSDD0156: 12.27 m at 5.39 g/t Au from 270.60 m, including 3.78 m at 12.88 g/t AuMSDD0154: 17.25 m at 2.44 g/t Au from 229.00 m, including 5.75 m at 4.39 g/t AuMSDD0155: 15.70.00 m at 2.17 g/t Au from 297.30 m,...

LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF) (FSE: 3WK0) (“LaFleur Minerals” or the “Company”) is pleased...

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 5, 2026) - Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd. (TSXV: GSVR) announces that the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mina Bolanitos S.A. de C.V. ("MBO"), has entered into a property option agreement dated October 5, 2026 (the "Agreement") with Zacatecas Silver Corp. ("Zacatecas Silver.") to acquire a 100% interest in the Company's Loudes Project located in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. Zacatecas Silver will pay MBO US$225,000 and issue...