Cardston, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 16, 2025) - Stinger Resources Inc. (CSE: STNG) (the "Company") announces that it has granted incentive stock options to certain directors, officers and consultants of the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,100,000 common shares of the Company pursuant to the Company's incentive share option plan. The options are exercisable for a period of 10 years at a price of $0.06 per share. The options, and any underlying common shares issued on exercise thereof, ...

Core Viewpoint - Lahontan Gold Corp. has initiated drilling at its West Santa Fe project, aiming to validate historic drill data and enhance its resource estimates for future development [1][3]. Group 1: West Santa Fe Project - The company has commenced its first drilling campaign at the West Santa Fe project, located 13 km from its flagship Santa Fe Mine [1]. - The initial drilling will focus on "twining" historic drill holes from the 1980s to confirm the validity of the existing drill hole database [1]. - Previous operators conducted 171 drill holes totaling 13,107 meters at West Santa Fe between 1980 and 1995, which may be utilized in future Mineral Resource Estimates (MRE) [1]. Group 2: Santa Fe Mine Project - Lahontan has completed its 2025 Phase Two drilling program at the Santa Fe Mine, executing twenty reverse-circulation drill holes in the Slab and York Resource areas [2]. - The drilling aimed to expand gold and silver resources at depth below the south end of the Slab pit and to grow mineral resources in the York area [2]. - The completed drill holes in the Slab area reached depths of up to 194 meters, remaining in oxidized and hydrothermally altered rock [2]. Group 3: Future Plans and Resource Estimates - The company plans to update the Santa Fe Mine MRE in early 2026, incorporating new drill hole data into a Preliminary Economic Assessment in the first half of 2026 [3]. - Since 2021, Lahontan has completed 99 diamond and reverse-circulation drill holes totaling 22,431 meters at the Santa Fe Mine, with 2025 marking the largest number of drill holes completed in a single year [3]. - The Santa Fe Mine project has a compliant Indicated Mineral Resource of 1,539,000 ounces of gold equivalent and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 411,000 ounces of gold equivalent [4].

TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- McEwen Inc. (NYSE/TSX: MUX) (“McEwen” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the extension of its Environmental Impact Assessment (Manifestación de Impacto Ambiental) for the El Gallo Mine has been granted by the Mexican government. This approval is a critical step that will allow McEwen to begin Phase 1 Mill Construction. The Company is targeting mid-2026 for construction start, and mid-2027 for its first gold pour. McEwen has purchased the ball mill, which ...

Highest grades to date identified in Vortex New target areas for expansion Corporate Update WINNEMUCCA, Nev., Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: HYMC) ("Hycroft" or "the Company") announces initial drill results from the 2025-2026 Exploration Drill Program (the "Exploration Program") at the Hycroft Mine, located in Nevada, USA a Tier-1 mining jurisdiction.   A corporate update on technical studies and new resource are also announced. Highlights from the drilling inclu ...

Core Insights - Kingsmen Resources Ltd. has reported initial results from its surface sampling program at the Almoloya gold-silver project, indicating significant gold mineralization and exploration potential [1][5]. Project Overview - The Almoloya project is a 100% owned gold-silver project located 30 km west of the Las Coloradas silver project in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, consolidating claims into a contiguous land package [1][11]. - The project includes historically significant mines, Cigarrero and Las Juliettas, and has not seen systematic exploration since the early 2000s, leaving substantial potential untapped [11]. Sampling Results - A total of 527 samples were collected from historic underground workings and surface samples, revealing two long N-trending structures and local NW-trending structures, with lengths ranging from 50m to 400m and widths up to 1.2m [2]. - Significant gold values were reported over approximately 500 meters, with 28 samples exceeding 6.16 g/t gold, and 82 samples ranging from 1.14 to 5.9 g/t gold [4][9]. Notable Findings - The highest gold assay recorded was over 34.1 g/t gold over a 0.5m interval, confirming the expansive mineralization system at Almoloya [5]. - The presence of structurally controlled high-grade gold mineralization at the Juliettas prospect indicates high exploration potential, with ongoing sampling planned for the South Block [5]. Company Background - Kingsmen Resources is focused on exploring its two 100%-owned precious-metal districts, Las Coloradas and Almoloya, both located in a historically productive silver belt in Mexico [14]. - Recent drilling at Las Coloradas has confirmed new zones of high-grade mineralization, highlighting the potential for multiple parallel structures across a 4.5-kilometer trend [14].

Core Insights - Orosur Mining has made significant progress in its drilling activities at the Anzá gold exploration project in Colombia and the El Pantano gold/silver exploration project in Argentina, with a focus on advancing towards a NI43-101-compliant mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Pepas prospect by January 2026 [1][3]. Group 1: Anzá Project - The Anzá project covers approximately 330km² in the Mid-Cauca gold belt, following the acquisition of Minera Monte Aguila in November 2024 [2]. - The company is focusing on three main targets: Pepas, APTA, and El Cedro, with Pepas being a shallow, high-grade gold zone [3]. - Infill drilling at Pepas commenced in July 2025, and external geological consultants visited the site in November 2025 for quality assurance and to support the development of a new NI43-101 technical report [3][4]. - The final stages of the Pepas MRE drill-out program were extended to include additional holes, with notable results including hole PEP-067 reporting 83.7m at 4.29 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from surface [4]. Group 2: El Pantano Project - Orosur holds 51% ownership of the El Pantano project under a joint venture agreement with Deseado Dorado, with the project spanning roughly 550km² [5]. - The company is currently in phase two of the joint venture and may earn up to 100% ownership by investing $2 million (C$2.75 million) in exploration by February 2027 [5]. - Seven holes have been drilled at El Pantano, with samples from the first five submitted for fire assay gold analysis, and drilling is progressing ahead of schedule, expected to finish by the end of January 2026 [6].

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 11, 2025 / Irving Resources Inc. (CSE:IRV)(OTCQX:IRVRF)(FSE:1IR) ("Irving" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on its epithermal gold-silver holdings on the Noto Peninsula, Honshu, Japan (Figure 1). The Company's 99 Noto prospecting licenses (337.37 sq km) cover four discrete potential target areas displaying stream sediment gold, silver, arsenic, antimony, mercury and/or copper anomalism and, once granted, would make Irving the largest holder of pros ...

Core Viewpoint - Austral Gold Limited has released an updated corporate presentation outlining its operations, growth strategy, and outlook for 2026 and beyond [1] Group 1: Company Overview - Austral Gold is a growing gold and silver mining producer focused on building a portfolio of quality assets in the Americas [2] - The company's growth strategy is based on three strategic pillars: production, exploration, and equity investments [2] Group 2: Strategic Focus - Austral Gold is advancing its portfolio of producing and exploration assets to lay the foundation for its growth strategy [2] - Under its equity investments pillar, Austral holds shares and options in ASX-listed Unico Silver, as disclosed in the September 2025 Quarterly Report [2]

Core Insights - The article highlights significant new diamond drilling assay results from Barton Gold Holdings Limited at the Tolmer gold and silver prospect, indicating high-grade mineralization and structural similarities to the historical Tarcoola goldfield [1] Group 1: Drilling Results - Recent diamond drilling at the Tolmer prospect confirmed a local structural model similar to the eastern portion of the historical Tarcoola goldfield, which includes the Perseverance Mine [1] - Notable assay results include: - Hole TBM255D: 0.4m @ 414 g/t Ag and 2.2m @ 4.65 g/t Au from 60.8m [1] - Hole TBM256D: 1.44m @ 221 g/t Ag, 0.6m @ 465 g/t Ag, and 15.25m @ 4.84 g/t Au from 139.75m [1] - Hole TBM257D: 2m @ 119 g/t Ag and 3m @ 4.11 g/t Au from 101m [1] Group 2: Future Plans - The company plans follow-up drilling in the 'western silver zone' anticipated for the first half of 2026, alongside other major exploration programs [1] - The drilling program aimed to identify structural controls and guide future targeting within the eastern gold zone [1]

NYSE-A:CTGO TSX-V:DV | NYSE-A:DVS MERGER TO CREATE A NEW NORTH AMERICAN HIGH-GRADE, MID-TIER SILVER & GOLD PRODUCER AND DEVELOPER I N V E S T O R P R E S E N TAT I O N D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 5 W W W . C O N T A N G O O R E . C O M W W W . D O L L Y V A R D E N S I L V E R . C O M DISCLAIMER LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information contained in this presentation furnished by or on behalf of Dolly Varden Silver Corporation ("Dolly Varden") or Contango ORE, Inc. ("Contango") has been prepared in respect of the proposed ...