Northwire Canada EditionTuesday, October 20, 2026
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GOLD 4138.80 −0.5% SILVER 57.95 +1.2% COPPER 6.61 +0.5% OIL 97.97 −0.6% PALLADIUM 1106.50 −1.4% MMY 0.760 +0.0% MOX 0.205 +0.0% ADZ 0.150 +25.0% NXS 0.150 +0.0% ETG 2.71 −10.6% EMNT 0.355 +1.4% PPM 0.130 −13.3% CERT 2.33 −1.3% KNG 0.940 −3.1% RYR 0.195 +2.6% VCG 1.22 +18.4% NVX 1.11 −0.9% LIO 0.165 +0.0% KG 0.165 +3.1% KC 0.410 +2.5% FUU 0.115 −4.2% GOLD 4138.80 −0.5% SILVER 57.95 +1.2% COPPER 6.61 +0.5% OIL 97.97 −0.6% PALLADIUM 1106.50 −1.4% MMY 0.760 +0.0% MOX 0.205 +0.0% ADZ 0.150 +25.0% NXS 0.150 +0.0% ETG 2.71 −10.6% EMNT 0.355 +1.4% PPM 0.130 −13.3% CERT 2.33 −1.3% KNG 0.940 −3.1% RYR 0.195 +2.6% VCG 1.22 +18.4% NVX 1.11 −0.9% LIO 0.165 +0.0% KG 0.165 +3.1% KC 0.410 +2.5% FUU 0.115 −4.2%
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Great Pacific Gold Provides Wild Dog Project Exploration Update

Great Pacific’s Wild Dog drilling confirms execution pace, though pre-revenue burn and jurisdictional risks persist.

Executive Summary

Exploration Progress at Wild Dog

  • Two diamond drill rigs are actively operating at the Kavasuki and Kasie Ridge targets within the 15-km Wild Dog structural corridor in Papua New Guinea.
  • Kavasuki drilling has completed approximately 1,200m of a planned 1,950m program, delivering multiple high-grade gold intercepts and initiating step-out holes to test down-dip and horizontal continuity.
  • The maiden Kasie Ridge hole (KAS-01) successfully intersected a large, vertically extensive sulphide-bearing hydrothermal system beneath the lithocap that remains open at depth, with assays pending.
  • H2 2026 plans target 13,000m of total drilling across the Main Zone and South Zone.
  • South Zone field exploration is advancing eight prospects for 2027 drilling, with high-grade gold sampled across 5km of largely unexplored epithermal vein structures.
Material Impact

Execution vs. Expectations

  • The June 15 update is a direct follow-up to the company's previously announced 13,000m H2 2026 drilling plan and the mobilization of two rigs. It confirms that operations are proceeding exactly as outlined in prior releases.
  • The Kasie Ridge maiden hole intersecting a sulphide-bearing hydrothermal system open at depth is technically encouraging but aligns with the geological model presented in earlier updates. It does not represent a new discovery or a change in the project's scale.
  • The Kavasuki step-out drilling and South Zone prospecting are incremental steps in a long-term district-scale exploration campaign. No new high-grade intercepts or resource definition milestones are reported in this release.
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Company Overview

Corporate Profile

  • Great Pacific Gold Corp. is a pre-revenue exploration-stage company focused on advancing its flagship Wild Dog Project in Papua New Guinea.
  • The company recently completed the spin-out of its Australian Walhalla Gold Project into a separate listed entity (Walhalla Gold Corp., CSE: WAU) in April 2026, allowing GPAC to concentrate capital and management focus on PNG assets.
  • The company retains a 2% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on the Walhalla project.
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