Expansion drilling at the Duquesne West Gold Project in Quebec has hit an exceptional high-grade zone within a conceptual open-pit environment.

Headline assay returned 15.0 m grading 61.5 g/t Au from hole DQ26-20, which includes a blazing-hot sub-interval of 2.4 m grading 369.6 g/t Au.

System continuity confirmed down-plunge from historical 1995 drilling (which hit 16.0 m at 20.9 g/t Au), showing a sharp threefold increase in gold grades at this specific pierce point.

Program footprint: The results represent 18 of 49 holes drilled to date (~15,700 m completed), with rough core resampling and current-season assays only 33% complete.

[CHART/MAP: Long-section map of Duquesne West mineralized domain highlighting hole DQ26-20 pierce point and open-pit constraints]

Intensive satellite exploration has drastically expanded the global inventory for the flagship Koné Gold Project in Côte d'Ivoire.

Total Measured & Indicated resource has climbed to 244 Mt grading 0.80 g/t Au for 6.2 Moz, marking an 1.42 Moz expansion alongside a 24% gain in average grade over the 2024 Feasibility Study.

Inferred resource added an extra 93 Mt grading 0.68 g/t Au (~2 Moz), driven heavily by high-grade satellite targets at Gbongogo Main, Gbongogo South, and Koban which average 1.51 g/t Au.

Mine plan timeline: Management confirmed that actual mine build construction remains fully on-budget and ahead of schedule, heading toward an initial gold pour target in late Q4 2026.

Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) delivers a massive scale boost for the 100%-owned Berg Copper Project located in central British Columbia.

Project base-case economics show an after-tax NPV (8%) of C$4.6B and an IRR of 24% based on conservative long-term pricing (US$4.75/lb Cu, US$20/lb Mo). Spot sensitivities at current pricing yield an NPV of C$9.4B and 36% IRR.

Capital expenditures pegged at a giant C$4.7B initial capex for a 28-year mine life, requiring Surge to look at strategic joint ventures or secondary tier financing models to build.

Total reserves established: Maiden mineral reserves stand at 1.2 billion tonnes grading 0.22% Cu, 0.026% Mo, and 4.1 g/t Ag.

Deep porphyry discovery drilling has unlocked massive scale potential at the La Coipita district in San Juan, Argentina.

Hole DDH-LC26-010 intersected 747.5 m grading 0.69% Cu, 0.06 g/t Au, and 142 ppm Mo from a downhole depth of 396 m.

High-grade interval inside the long core hit 108 m grading 1.06% Cu, confirming the presence of a strong copper-rich porphyry center.

Funding mechanics: The project exploration budget is fully funded via an active option/JV agreement with senior miner Teck Resources.

Corporate exploration framework is hitting critical velocity following the maiden mineral resource estimate at the Odienné project in Côte d'Ivoire.

Resource footprint outlines 1.71 Moz AuEq at a grade of 1.64 g/t AuEq across the inferred class, blending near-surface pit targets at BBM with high-grade underground feeder targets at Charger.

Financial & study runway: Corporate treasury sits robust at ~$18.8M cash with a dedicated $8M exploration budget remaining for 2H 2026. A formal Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) is locked in for release in mid-July.

Borealis Mining (TSXV: BOGO) launches a targeted 5,000-meter exploration drill strategy at its wholly-owned Sandman Gold project.

Mosaic Minerals (CSE: MOC) kicked off initial phase surface field exploration across its newly acquired Golden Island gold property assets.

American Eagle Gold (TSXV: AE) advances its massive 50,000 m drill campaign at NAK in BC, supported by a healthy $55M corporate cash buffer.

Auriginal Mining (Private) logs cross-cutting VMS style sulphides positioned directly above its primary Roger Project copper-gold porphyry footprint.

[Generation Uranium](https://investingnews.com/generation-uranium-increases-and-closes-first-trance of-non-brokered-private-placement/) (TSXV: GEN) has closed out the final tranche of its non-brokered equity financing, bringing total capital raised to $1M.

Resouro Strategic Metals (TSXV: RSM) maps a potential $1B valuation path via its fresh Tiros project PEA, hosting a 1.4-billion-tonne rare earth/titanium resource in Brazil.

Stardust Metal (Private) fully subscribed its $5.26M equity raise led by institutional resource backer Daniel Earle to fund McGarry/Omega drill work.

Radius Gold (TSXV: RDU) reorganizes its executive branch, naming Dr. Luke Longridge as corporate President and Simon Ridgway as Chief Executive Officer.