Canadian Securities Exchange Approves Gold Runner Exploration's Option to Acquire the Golden Girl Property from the B-ALL Syndicate in British Columbia's Prolific Golden Triangle
Goliath Solidifies Surebet as a Tier-1 Contender with High-Grade Multi-Element Expansion
The most recent news release (February 24, 2026) reports the final gold-equivalent (AuEq) assay results for the remaining 56 holes of the 2025 drill program at the Surebet Discovery. Key highlights include: - Multi-element assays (Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc) increased the overall grade values by an average of 19.6% compared to previously reported gold-only results. - Significant high-grade intercepts: 24.16 g/t AuEq over 7.00 meters and 34.52 g/t AuEq over 39.00 meters. - The geological model has been updated to include 5 extensive mineralized zones comprising 46 gold-rich lodes. - 76% of the 110 holes drilled in 2025 contained visible gold. - Metallurgy remains excellent with gold recoveries at 92.2% and no deleterious elements. - The company is fully funded for the 2026 exploration season.
The news is Material - Positive. While the market had already seen the visual "hit rate" and preliminary gold assays, the 19.6% grade "kicker" from base metals and silver is substantial. It transforms the project from a pure gold play into a robust polymetallic system, which typically improves project economics (Internal Rate of Return) by providing significant by-product credits. The confirmation of 46 distinct lodes across 5 zones provides the structural density required to move toward a maiden resource estimate. The fact that 100% of holes intersected mineralization in a 1.8 km² footprint suggests a high degree of predictability, reducing the risk of "dry holes" in future infill drilling.
Goliath Resources is focused on the Golddigger Property (91,518 hectares) in the Golden Triangle, B.C. The flagship Surebet Discovery is a high-grade, stacked-vein system. The project is unique for its "layer cake" structure of 12+ mineralized veins and its proximity to tidewater and existing infrastructure (Kitsault), which significantly lowers potential CAPEX compared to other remote Golden Triangle projects.