Drill Results
Stakeholder Provides Ballarat Exploration Update
Stakeholder Gold’s Yukon Drill Hit Validates Copper-Gold Thesis, But Routine Progress Keeps Upside Capped Near $1.65 Resistance

Executive Summary
- Stakeholder Gold Corp. released an exploration update on June 2, 2026, detailing progress on its 2,000 m drilling program at the 100% owned Ballarat Gold-Copper Project in the Yukon.
- The maiden drillhole (BA2601) at the Loki Copper Zone was extended to 498 m, encountering favorable ultramafic geology and widespread Cu-Ni-PGE mineralization, including disseminated, massive, and net-textured pyrite, pyrrhotite, and chalcopyrite.
- The geological surprise prompted the company to acquire 201 new contiguous claims (~40.2 km²) to cover the eastern extension of the Loki Copper Zone trend.
- Drilling has shifted north to test four structurally hosted gold targets: East Zone, Skye Gold Zone, and Northwest Zone.
- Summer 2026 plans include a 1,250-sample grid soil program at Loki West, 3D geophysical inversion of historical VTEM/magnetic data, and mapping along the Coffee Mine Northern Access Route.
Material Impact
- The June 2 update is a direct follow-through to the April 21 and April 8 announcements regarding the 2,000 m exploration program.
- The discovery of an ultramafic intrusive unit with Cu-Ni-PGE mineralization is a positive geological development, but it aligns with the company's stated thesis of targeting Alaskan-style Ni-Cu-PGE systems in the area.
- The acquisition of 201 new claims is a standard risk-mitigation step following a positive drill intercept, not a transformative asset acquisition.
- The shift to testing gold targets is consistent with the previously announced program scope. No new capital was raised, and no changes to the project timeline or budget were indicated.
- Given that the market was already positioned for these drill results following the March financing and April program announcement, the news is incremental. It validates the exploration thesis but does not contain genuinely unexpected, market-moving information.
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Company Overview
- Stakeholder Gold Corp. operates a dual-strategy model: funding high-risk exploration through a profitable exotic stone quarry business in Brazil.
- Flagship asset: Ballarat Gold-Copper Project, a 100% owned 18,520 ha claim block in Yukon's White Gold District, straddling the proposed Northern Gateway Road.
- The project targets multiple gold and copper zones, with historical production on adjacent claims totaling ~41,452 oz Au.
- The Brazilian subsidiary, Mineração VMC Ltda., operates quarries producing exotic blue and white quartzite, providing essential cash flow to offset exploration costs.
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