Grande Portage Receives US Forest Service Special Use Permit for Environmental Infrastructure at the New Amalga Gold Project

The most recent news (January 7, 2026) confirms that Grande Portage has received a fully executed Special Use Permit from the US Forest Service (USFS) for the New Amalga Gold Project. This permit allows the installation of critical environmental monitoring infrastructure, including meteorological stations and stream gauging sensors. This data is mandatory for the formal NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) review and future permits. Additionally, the company reiterated its Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) of 1.438 million ounces of gold at 9.47 g/t (Indicated) and 0.515 million ounces at 8.85 g/t (Inferred). The project strategy remains focused on a "direct-ship" model—a small-footprint underground mine using third-party offsite processing, eliminating the need for an on-site mill or tailings facility.

This development is a significant de-risking event for the following reasons: - Permitting Momentum: Receipt of a USFS permit demonstrates a functional working relationship with federal regulators, specifically following a period of US Federal government shutdowns mentioned in previous releases. - Data Gateway: Environmental baseline data is often the longest lead-time item in mine permitting. Securing the infrastructure permit now keeps the project on track for its 2026 development goals. - Validation of Strategy: The permit specifically covers infrastructure for a "low-footprint" mine, validating that regulators are entertaining the company’s simplified development concept (offsite processing). - High-Grade Confidence: The consistent restatement of a +9 g/t gold resource provides a high margin of safety for a project that will face high transport costs by shipping ore to third-party smelters.

Grande Portage is a Vancouver-based explorer focused on the New Amalga Gold Project (formerly Herbert Gold) in Southeast Alaska. - Flagship Project: New Amalga Gold Project. - Location: 25 km north of Juneau, Alaska, within the Juneau Gold Belt. - Resource: High-grade mesothermal gold system. - Development Concept: Selective underground mining. Ore would be sorted on-site via sensor-based technology (which improved grades by 120% in tests) and shipped to third-party smelters in the Pacific Rim or East Asia. - Ownership: 100% interest (subject to royalties).