• Athena Gold flagged new exploration results from the Excelsior Springs project in Nevada under Mammoth Minerals’ option to earn 80% over five years.
• RC drilling at Lunchbox Ridge returned 3.76 g/t gold over 10.67 m from 198.2 m on a parallel structure along the Buster Trend.
• Surface sampling at the Blue Dick prospect delivered high-grade gold-silver with base metals, including 10.7 g/t gold and 891 g/t silver.
• Drilling at Blue Dick continues, with 9 of 29 planned RC holes completed within an approximately 5,000 m program.

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