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Greenridge Exploration Announces Entry into Option Agreement with Thunder Gold Corp. for the Electra Nickel Project
Thunder Gold Expands District Footprint with Electra Nickel Option; Tower Mountain Resource Remains Key Catalyst
Executive Summary
- Thunder Gold Corp. entered into an option agreement with ALX Resources Corp. (subsidiary of Greenridge Exploration Inc.) to earn a 100% interest in the Electra Nickel property.
- The property is located near Thunder Bay, Ontario, and is contiguous to Thunder Gold's flagship Tower Mountain Property.
- Total consideration for the acquisition is CAD$175,000 in cash paid over 24 months plus 1,000,000 common shares of Thunder Gold issued over the same period.
- The Electra property covers 4,571 hectares and contains historical gold results (surface grab samples up to 82.5 g/t Au) and nickel results (1,054 ppm Ni).
- A 2.5% net smelter returns (NSR) royalty is payable to an Ontario vendor group, with a right for Greenridge to purchase up to 1.5% of the NSR at $500,000 per 0.5% increment.
- Thunder Gold may cease cash payments or share issuances at any time, resulting in no interest earned in the property (termination right).
Material Impact
- The acquisition is financially immaterial relative to the company's market capitalization and recent financing ($175k cash vs $39M cap and $2.5M raised in March 2026).
- Share issuance of 1,000,000 shares represents approximately 0.3% dilution against issued shares (305.7M), which is negligible but adds to the fully diluted count (411.2M).
- The strategic value lies in expanding the district footprint contiguous to the Tower Mountain project, potentially unlocking additional gold or nickel resources within the same geological trend.
- Given the low cost and termination rights, this is an incremental land acquisition consistent with the company's "Exploration That Delivers" strategy rather than a transformative event.
- The news does not introduce new resource estimates or major financing, classifying it as routine positive development in line with historical exploration updates.
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Company Overview
- Thunder Gold Corp. focuses on low-cost exploration to define a large gold resource at the Tower Mountain Intrusive Complex (TMIC).
- Flagship Project: Tower Mountain Gold Property in Ontario (~40 km west of Thunder Bay), 100% owned, 2,500 hectares.
- Mineral Resource Estimate (Jan 2026): Indicated 34.5 Mt @ 0.46 g/t Au (514 koz); Inferred 211.1 Mt @ 0.45 g/t Au (3,053 koz).
- Project status: Exploration phase with active drilling programs aimed at converting inferred resources to indicated/measured categories.
- Infrastructure advantages include proximity to Trans-Canada Highway, rail access, and hydro transmission lines.
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