American Eagle Hits 411 Metres of 0.43% CuEq Near Surface in First 2026 Step-Out East of South Zone
American Eagle Hits 411 Metres of 0.43% CuEq
Near Surface in First 2026 Step-Out East of
South Zone
Highlights:
NAK26-89 returned 411 metres of 0.43% copper equivalent (CuEq) from 47 metres downhole,
within a broader interval of 880 metres of 0.30% CuEq, with mineralization remaining open.
NAK26-89 connects with NAK25-62's 140 metres of 0.74% CuEq, extending near-surface
mineralization 250 metres east of the South Zone and beyond the currently defined zones.
The hole is this drill season's first test of the southern margin of the Babine porphyry stock, among
the least-drilled and most prospective ground at NAK.
One of the Company's three drill rigs is now dedicated to this area, with multiple step-outs planned
along the southern stock margin.
Six drill holes totalling 5,305 metres have been assayed and reported this season. The Company
has completed 18 holes of a planned 80-hole, 55,000-metre program, with three rigs turning
continuously through to at least April 2027.
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 25, 2026) - American Eagle Gold Corp. (TSXV: AE)
(OTCQB: AMEGF) ("American Eagle" or the "Company") reports 411 metres of 0.43% CuEq from 47
metres downhole in NAK26-89, within a broader interval of 880 metres of 0.30% CuEq.
The hole is the season's first test of the southern margin of the Babine porphyry stock.
Drilling in this part
of the property has been limited.
It is among the least-tested ground at NAK and, in the Company's view,
among the most prospective, with the potential to further change the scale of the deposit and the
direction of the Company's exploration.
NAK26-89 followed up NAK25-62, which returned 140 metres of 0.74% CuEq from 124 metres
downhole (
View Jan 15, 2026 NR Here
).
Mineralization was continuous through the first 450 metres, with
narrower high-grade intervals throughout the remainder of the hole down to 927 metres.
Significance of the new Southern Stock Zone Area
NAK26-89 is the 2026 season's first test of the sparsely drilled but highly prospective volume of rock
along the southern margin of the Babine porphyry stock, southeast of the main drilled area.
The hole
showed excellent continuity of mineralization through the first 450 metres of drilling and continued to
show numerous narrower high-grade intercepts to a depth of 927 metres.
Its near-surface mineralization
forms a close spatial link to that of the South Zone, immediately to the northwest.
The goal of the drilling
that follows is to demonstrate continuity from the Main Zone through the South Zone and into the ground
east and south of the stock.
NAK26-89 was a positive first step in this direction.
American Eagle has dedicated one of its three rigs to the ground south of the stock for the foreseeable
future.
The first target is an immediate follow-up to NAK23-09, the "Teck Hole" drilled in 2023.
Based on
NAK26-89 and the holes drilled late in the 2025 season, the Company's current interpretation is that the
southern margin of the porphyry stock is directly analogous to the western margin, where most of the
Company's drilling has taken place.
Similar host rocks and the same varied suite of mineralizing dykes
are present, indicating that there is equal potential to host broad-scale mineralization and higher-grade
sub-zones.
"NAK26-89 is exactly the type of hole we want to be drilling as we work to expand and connect the near-
surface zones at NAK. One of our priorities this year is to determine how much continuity exists beyond
the currently defined South Zone, particularly into the lightly drilled ground to the east and south of the
stock. If we can connect these areas into a broader near-surface mineralized system, it could materially
increase the scale and geometry of what we already know is there. NAK26-89 is an important step in
testing that thesis and gives us a clear direction for follow-up drilling," said Anthony Moreau, Chief
Executive Officer of American Eagle Gold.
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NAK26-89
NAK26-89 was drilled to follow up the strong near-surface mineralization encountered in NAK25-62.
The
hole was drilled easterly, along the southern margin of the Babine stock.
It collared into a mixed package
of dark, biotite-magnetite-altered sedimentary rocks consisting dominantly of coarse pebbly
volcaniclastic-derived sandstone and fine-grained massive sandstone.
At a depth of 450 metres, the
hole transitioned to fine siltstone and sandstone with lenses of thinly bedded, distorted siltstone, which
remained the dominant lithology to the end of the hole.
Mineralization was very strong within the upper
mixed sedimentary package, comprising consistent fracture coatings, patchy disseminations, and
strongly mineralized anastomosing veinlets of chalcopyrite with subordinate bornite.
Within the
underlying siltstone, chalcopyrite mineralization was more punctuated, largely concentrated within coarse
veining and local zones of select bed replacement.
As is common at NAK, pyrrhotite increases in
abundance with depth within the inferred more calcareous sedimentary protolith of the deeper fine-
grained units.
Mineralization in NAK26-89 remains open to the east.
NAK26-89 Assay Results (Table 1)*
Hole
From (m)
To (m)
Length (m)
Cu %
Au g/t
Ag g/t
Mo ppm
CuEq %
NAK26-89
47
458
411
0.22
0.13
1.1
66
0.43
within
NAK26-89
47
927
880
0.15
0.08
0.7
72
0.30
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* Copper Equivalent (CuEq) values shown in the tables for drill intercepts are calculated on the basis of US$4.50/lb for Cu, US$3,375/oz for Au,
US$60/oz for Ag, and US$25/lb for Mo, with 80% metallurgical recoveries assumed for all metals (since it is unclear what metals will be the
principal products, assuming different recoveries is premature at this stage). The formula is: CuEq = Cu % + (Au grade in g/t x (Au recovery / Cu
recovery) x [Au price ÷ 31] / [Cu price x 2200 x 1%]) + (Ag grade in g/t x (Ag recovery / Cu recovery) x [Ag price ÷ 31] / [Cu price x 2200 x 1%]) +
(Mo grade in % x (Mo recovery / Cu recovery) x [Mo price] / [Cu price]). The assays have not been capped. The reported intervals represent drill
intercepts, and insufficient data are currently available to state the true thickness of the mineralized intervals.
Drill Hole Collar Details (Table 2)
Hole
UTM_Grid
UTM_East
UTM_North
Azimuth
Inclination
Depth (m)
NAK26-89
NAD83_Z9
675464
6129295
95
-65
932
QA/QC and Sampling Protocol
Sampling at NAK follows a rigorous methodology and internal QA/QC protocol. Drill core is halved on
site, and samples are submitted to ALS Geochemistry in Langley, British Columbia, for preparation and
analysis. ALS is accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard for assays. All analytical methods include
quality control standards inserted at set frequencies. The entire sample interval is crushed and
homogenized, and 250 g of the homogenized sample is pulped. All samples were analyzed for gold,
silver, copper, molybdenum, and a suite of 45 other major and trace elements. Analysis for gold is by fire
assay fusion followed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) on 30 g
of pulp. Silver, copper, molybdenum, and all other major and trace elements are analyzed by four-acid
digestion followed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS).
Internal QA/QC protocols dictate that individual core samples are no less than 70 cm and no greater than
3 m in length. To control standard, blank, and duplicate sample frequency, and to better constrain
pass/fail re-analysis intervals, samples are submitted to the lab in 50-sample batches. Within each 50-
sample batch, there is one gold-copper standard and two coarse-reject duplicates, inserted at regular
intervals, and two blank samples, inserted sequentially following well-mineralized samples where
possible, for a total of 10% QA/QC samples.
About American Eagle Gold Corp.
American Eagle is advancing the NAK copper-gold porphyry project in British Columbia's Babine
Porphyry District, located 4.5 km north of the Hearne Hill South Property. The Company is backed by
approximately $50 million in cash and four cornerstone strategic shareholders. American Eagle is
currently conducting an approximately 55,000-metre drill program, expected to run through April 2027,
with three rigs operating continuously across the seasons. Approximately 80 drill holes are planned, and
the goal for the season is to significantly expand tonnage while both extending known high-grade zones
and discovering new ones. The Company is funded for multiple years from cash on hand, with the current
program designed to support future technical studies and demonstrate the viability of NAK as a mine
within the current metal cycle.
Anthony Moreau, Chief Executive Officer
416.644.1567 |
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www.americaneaglegold.ca
Q.P. Statement
Mark Bradley, B.Sc., M.Sc., a Certified Professional Geologist and an independent "qualified person"
for the purposes of NI 43-101, has verified and approved the technical information contained in this news
release.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking
statements"). All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements and
are frequently identified by words such as "plans," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "believes,"
"estimates," "targets," "potential," "will," "may," and "could." Forward-looking statements in this news
release include, without limitation, statements regarding: the interpretation of the drill results reported
herein, including the extent, continuity, geometry and grade of mineralization at NAK; the expectation that
mineralization along the southern margin of the Babine stock is, or may be shown to be, continuous with
mineralization in the Main Zone and the South Zone; the potential to extend mineralization further south
and east of the stock; the scope, timing and completion of the Company's approximately 55,000-metre,
approximately 80-hole drill program and its anticipated continuation through April 2027; the sufficiency of
the Company's funding; and the Company's intention to advance NAK toward future technical studies
and to demonstrate its viability as a mine within the current metal cycle.
Forward-looking statements reflect management's expectations as at the date of this news release and
are based on assumptions that management believes are reasonable, including that the intercepts
reported herein are representative of the mineralization intersected and that continued drilling and
pending assays will be broadly consistent with results reported to date; that the geological interpretation
of the deposit is materially correct; that the metal prices and metallurgical recoveries assumed in
calculating copper equivalent values remain reasonable; and that field work, permits, land access,
funding and stakeholder relationships, including with the Lake Babine Nation, continue without material
interruption. Actual results may differ materially. In particular, reported intervals represent drill intercepts
and true widths are not yet known; assays have not been capped; no mineral resource or mineral reserve
has been estimated at NAK and mineralization identified to date may never be shown to be economic;
any open pit referred to in this news release is conceptual, is not supported by a mineral resource
estimate or technical study, and may never be developed; and the Company remains subject to the risks
inherent in mineral exploration, including permitting, environmental, community and Indigenous
engagement, weather and wildfire, contractor and equipment availability, metal price volatility, and its
ability to raise additional financing, as more fully described in the Company's continuous disclosure
documents filed on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca
.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as
at the date of this news release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise them except
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