Stardust Metal Outlines 2026 Priorities Along the Cadillac Break

Executive Summary

• Stardust Metal Corp. outlined its 2026 priorities, focusing on maiden drilling of a newly identified geophysical anomaly at McGarry, updating mineral resource estimates for McGarry and Omega, and advancing the Kerr‑Deep deep drill program.
• The company will launch a large‑scale tailings characterization program on the historic Kerr‑Addison tailings to assess grade, tonnage and metallurgical recoveries with the aim of producing an initial mineral resource estimate.
• Updated resource estimates will incorporate current gold price assumptions (≈ $4,884/oz), potentially adding significant upside to both McGarry and Omega projects.

Key Details

• Maiden Drill Program – McGarry: Targeting a MT/DCIP‑identified conductive anomaly from ~250 m to >1,000 m depth; an ANT survey will be completed first to refine drill targets for the second half of 2026.
• Kerr‑Addison Tailings Evaluation: Drilling program to quantify tonnage, vertical grade distribution and metallurgical recoveries across a ~73‑ha tailings complex (≈ 1 Mt per vertical metre). Goal is an initial mineral resource estimate for future development options.
• Kerr Deep Zone – Resource Update: Historical drill intersections (e.g., 11 g/t Au over 2.74 m at 853 m depth, 10.3 g/t Au over 2.93 m at 1,280 m) will be compiled into an updated McGarry MRE; a new deep‑drill campaign aims to elevate Kerr Deep to inferred resource status.
• Omega Project – MRE Modernization: Re‑compiling historic drilling data for the Omega deposit (indicated 4.95 Mt @ 1.39 g/t Au, inferred 4.69 Mt @ 2.42 g/t Au) and applying current gold price assumptions (> 4× 2013 levels) to explore resource expansion opportunities.
• Kirkland West Project – Exploration Highlights: Recent high‑grade drill results include BAL21‑024 intersecting visible gold with 86.2 g/t Au (metallic screen) over ~0.5 m at ~923 m depth and additional mineralization at 1,080 m; other holes returned >1 g/t Au in the fault zone.
• Strategic Context: All projects sit on the Cadillac Break, a rapidly consolidating gold corridor adjacent to major producers (Barrick, Agnico Eagle, Pan‑American, Gold Candle). The company plans to evaluate partnership opportunities to accelerate technical work and assess scale/continuity of mineralization.

Notable Quotes

• “Stardust has a compelling opportunity to define a new discovery along the Cadillac Break through our planned maiden drill program… With accelerating regional momentum and growing market focus on the camp, we believe Stardust is well positioned to capitalize on an improving development backdrop,” – Stephen Stewart, Chairman, Stardust Metal Corp.