• Epic Gold outlined new high-grade results at its Hawkins Project in northwestern Ontario, supporting a district-scale gold system thesis.
• Goldfields channel CH-26-001 returned 9.42 g/t gold over 11 meters, including 32.5 g/t over 1 meter.
• Surface grab samples returned up to 72.1 g/t gold from a tonalite outcrop about 300 meters east of historical McKinnon drilling.
• P&E Mining Consultants started an updated NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate for McKinnon, targeted for November 2026.
• An early exploration permit positions Phase I diamond drilling across priority targets, including McKinnon, Debroy, and Goldfields.

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