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Executive Summary

• GoldHaven Resources reported high‑grade tungsten (up to 6,550 ppm W), silver (2,370 g/t), lead (>20 %), zinc (3.8 %) and indium (334 ppm) from its 2025 surface program at the Magno Property in BC, confirming a large intrusion‑related mineral system.
• GoldHaven also completed its first diamond drill campaign at the Copeçal Gold Project in Brazil (9 holes, 1,086 m) discovering bornite indicative of a gold‑copper system, and reported surface copper grades up to 15.85 % at Three Guardsmen.
• Hercules Metals announced significant copper–silver intercepts at its Leviathan porphyry system in Idaho (420 m @ 0.60 % Cu & 6 g/t Ag; 113 m @ 1.38 % Cu & 14 g/t Ag) and secured a 2026 drilling contract with Dorado Drilling USA.
• Kodiak Copper filed an NI 43‑101 report for its MPD copper‑gold project, estimating 82.9 Mt of indicated resources at 0.39 % CuEq (519 M lb Cu, 0.39 Moz Au) and 356.3 Mt inferred at 0.32 % CuEq.
• Abitibi Metals disclosed a high‑grade copper‑gold intercept from its Phase 3 drill program at the B26 deposit in Québec (12.83 % CuEq over 5 m; 3.59 % CuEq over 19 m) and outlined a forthcoming 40,000‑m Phase 4 campaign.

Key Details

• GoldHaven – Magno Property (BC):
• Surface program identified new tungsten zone at Vines Lake showing; assays up to 6,550 ppm W.
• Silver grades up to 2,370 g/t, lead > 20 %, zinc 3.8 %, indium 334 ppm from 357 samples.

• 45 samples returned > 100 g/t Ag.

• GoldHaven – Copeçal Gold Project (Brazil):

• Inaugural diamond drilling: 9 holes, 1,085.7 m total depth.

• Discovered bornite mineralization suggesting a gold‑copper system.

• GoldHaven – Three Guardsmen Project:

• Surface sampling returned copper grades up to 15.85 % Cu.

• Hercules Metals – Leviathan Porphyry (Idaho):

• Intercept 420 m @ 0.60 % Cu, 6 g/t Ag; includes 113 m @ 1.38 % Cu, 14 g/t Ag.
• Noted increase in copper and molybdenum grades within a magnetotelluric conductor.

• Signed 2026 drilling contract with Dorado Drilling USA; planning order‑of‑magnitude study before maiden resource estimate.

• Kodiak Copper – MPD Project (BC):

• NI 43‑101 indicated resources: 82.9 Mt, 0.39 % CuEq → 519 M lb Cu, 0.39 Moz Au across seven zones.
• Inferred resources: 356.3 Mt, 0.32 % CuEq → 1.889 B lb Cu, 1.28 Moz Au.

• Resource pits remain open; drilling planned throughout 2026 for growth.

• Abitibi Metals – B26 Polymetallic Deposit (Québec):

• Phase 3 drill hole 1274‑17‑269W6: 12.83 % CuEq (6.15 % Cu, 7.93 g/t Au) over 5 m, within a broader 3.59 % CuEq over 19 m starting at 913 m depth.
• Phase 3 total: 24,544 m across 40 holes, extending mineralization down‑plunge by ~250 m.
• Holds 50 % interest; option to earn additional 30 %; two rigs active, third to start Feb 2026 for a planned 40,000 m drill campaign.

Notable Quotes

• “These results represent a meaningful step forward in defining Magno as a large, zoned, intrusion‑related mineral system,” – Robert Birmingham, President & CEO, GoldHaven Resources.
• “The latest results demonstrate continued expansion of the high‑grade hypogene enrichment at Leviathan…” – Dillon Hume, Vice President Exploration, Hercules Metals.
• “These Phase 3 results provide confirmation of the strength, continuity, and scale of the high‑grade Western Down‑Plunge extension at B26,” – Jonathon Deluce, CEO, Abitibi Metals.