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Goliath Resources Acquires 100% Ownership Of The Golddigger Property Hosting The High-Grade Surebet Gold Discovery And Buys Down 1% Of The NSR, Golden Triangle, B.C.

Goliath consolidates 100% of Golddigger as McEwen warrant extension fails, shifting focus to 2030 resource milestones.

Executive Summary

The most recent news (March 10, 2026) confirms that Goliath Resources has earned a 100% interest in the Golddigger Property, hosting the Surebet discovery, by issuing 3,000,000 shares to the J2 Syndicate. Additionally, the company bought down the Net Smelter Return (NSR) royalty from 3% to 2%. A critical administrative update was also included: the TSX Venture Exchange did not approve the extension of 2,590,673 warrants held by McEwen Inc. (strike price $2.50), meaning they expired end-of-day March 10, 2026. Goliath is now obligated to publish a Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) by June 1, 2030.

Material Impact

The impact is Routine - Positive. While acquiring 100% ownership and reducing the NSR are fundamentally positive steps for project economics and control, these were expected progression steps in an option agreement. - Ownership: Moving to 100% removes third-party option risk and simplifies future M&A potential. - NSR Buy-down: Reducing the royalty by 1% significantly improves the long-term Net Present Value (NPV) of any future mine. - Warrant Expiry: The failure to extend McEwen’s warrants is a minor negative for capital certainty but removes a potential 2.59M share overhang at the $2.50 level. - Resource Timeline: The 2030 deadline for an MRE is exceptionally long, suggesting the company intends to focus on massive scale expansion rather than rushing to a small initial resource.

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Company Overview

Goliath Resources is a precious metals explorer focused on the Golden Triangle of British Columbia. Its flagship is the Golddigger Property, specifically the Surebet Discovery. - Surebet Discovery: A high-grade gold-silver discovery characterized by a vast stacked vein system. - Geological Model: Consists of 5 main mineralized zones and 46 gold-rich lodes. - Recent Success: The 2025 program completed over 64,000 meters, showing high continuity and a 76% visible gold (VG-NE) hit rate. - Metallurgy: Benign rock with high recoveries (92.2% Au, 86.5% Ag) and no deleterious elements like arsenic or mercury.

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