Auriginal starts trading under new name, AUME symbol

Executive Summary

• Auriginal Mining Corp. (formerly Kintavar Exploration Inc.) has officially changed its name and commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol AUME.
• The company has completed drill planning for a Phase I winter 2026 program at its Roger project in the Chibougamau region, scheduled to start in February 2026.
• The drilling program aims to test a newly interpreted gold-rich Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) system located below the historical porphyry-style Au-Cu deposit, targeting conductors identified by downhole geophysical surveys.

Key Details

• Corporate Change: Kintavar Exploration Inc. renamed to Auriginal Mining Corp.; trading as AUME on the TSX Venture Exchange.
• Drilling Program Scope:
  • Phase I drilling includes approximately 5,000 metres of diamond drilling.
  • Minimum of 4,675 metres of drilling planned for the Roger mineralized system.
  • Target: Intersect the favourable gold-rich base metal sulphide horizon at the 500 m vertical level.
  • Coverage: Testing conductive plates at the 500 m vertical level across 1.5 km of strike.
  • Methodology: Downhole EM (Electromagnetic) surveys will be conducted in every new hole to tighten vectoring toward the core of the VMS system.
• Geological Reinterpretation:
  • Historical view: Porphyry-style Au-Cu system.
  • New view: The historical deposit may sit below a deeper, gold-rich VMS system up stratigraphy.
  • Evidence: A continuous, sulphide-bearing marker horizon traced for at least 1.5 km in altered felsic to intermediate volcanic rocks.
  • Comparison: Geochemical and geological signatures show strong similarities to Agnico Eagle's LaRonde 20N massive sulphide deposit.
• Target Areas:
  • NE Target Area: Multiple moderate to strong conductors located ~100 m below earlier drilling. A specific strong 500-siemens plate lies 250–300 m northeast of previous holes, aligned with historical Cu-Zn-Ag-Au intercepts. This is the top-priority drill target.
  • SW Target Area: Off-hole formational conductors strengthen southwestward, coincident with historical high-grade base-metal intervals, suggesting a second potential massive sulphide centre.
• Strategic Objective: First focused drill campaign designed specifically to test the new VMS interpretation and high-priority targets defined by borehole electromagnetic surveys (BHEM). Drilling will also test the deep continuation of the historical porphyry-style or intrusion-related Au-Cu deposit, which remains open at depth.

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