Blue Star Commences Drill Program
Blue Star Commences Drill Program
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 14, 2025) -
Blue Star Gold Corp. (TSXV: BAU)
(OTCQB: BAUFF) (FSE: 5WP0) ("Blue Star" or the "Company")
, a leading explorer in Canada's
North, announces the start up of the drilling campaign, part of the 2025 Exploration Program at its
projects located in the High Lake Belt, West Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut (Figure 1).
A planned 2,000-metre drill program is designed to evaluate select high-priority targets for their resource
potential. These targets are based on a final field review conducted earlier this season as part of the
Phase I Field Program. The targets were prioritized following detailed mapping, sampling, and
lithogeochemical and geophysical reviews. The geophysical reviews included magnetics, induced
polarisation and Loupe-EM data. Additionally, any logs and core sampling results from previous drilling
that occurred within 2,000 metres of the proposed targets were reviewed.
Completed & Ongoing Field Activities
Pending - Detailed structural mapping and channel sampling of newly exposed Flood Zone at the
surface
Ongoing - Lithogeochemical surveys to further define detailed stratigraphy and resolve priority
targets
Completed - Ground-based electromagnetic surveying using the Loupe-EM system, totaling 138
line-kilometres (East Limb, Gabbro Breccia, West Lake, Contact, Bizen, and North Fold Nose)
Completed - Detailed mapping and sampling of targets within 1,000 metres of the Flood Zone
deposit
Completed - Exposure and power-washing of surface Flood Zone mineralisation
"The field team has elevated a series of prospects to drill readiness from our abundant target pipeline
for the current drill program,"
said Grant Ewing, CEO of Blue Star
, "many of these targets are bias
toward proximity to the existing mineral resources, however we are committed to evaluating at least
one high conviction target regardless of location to show the blue-sky potential of Blue Star's
extensive land package."
Discussion of Phase II of the 2025 Exploration Program
Blue Star is expecting to complete up to 2,000 metres of drilling on high-priority targets focused on the
discovery of new significant zones of mineralisation. With assay samples still pending for the Auma
prospect, initial drill planning has focused on Nutaaq, Central, Axis and Twilight. The first drilling will be
undertaken on the Nutaaq zone with discrete targets identified at the visible gold area (NR August 12,
2025), the Alone vein (1.16 g/t to 12.15 g/t Au; NR August 12,2025) and northern Nutaaq structures
(assays pending).
After the initial drill tests at Nutaaq, drilling will test high conviction targets at Axis and Auma, as well as
targets on the South-Twilight Zone, which have recently returned surface sampling values up to 29.2 g/t
Au (NR August 12, 2025)
Nutaaq Drill Target(s)
Nutaaq drilling is targeting select inferred structures based on historical geochemical data, recent
surface follow-up and coincident geophysical anomalies. Targets on this list include the visible gold
showing recently identified (NR dated August 12, 2025), and the Alone vein and North Nutaaq area.
North Nutaaq is an example of the high potential of these targets; prospecting during Phase 1 of the
2025 Exploration Program identified massive pyrrhotite mineralization along with several gossanous
quartz blocks correlating with the Loupe EM Tau anomalies at surface that are traceable for 400 metres.
Several historical grab samples from the area returned gold in rock samples, and a historical soil
sampling program by BHP (circa 1992) highlighted anomalous gold in soils. The initial proposed drill
hole will test three target horizons (Figures 2 & 3).
Axis Target (NR March 18, 2025)
Axis is a historical high-grade target within the inferred axial plane of the ULU anticline with surface
grades up to 35.22 g/t Au. More recent work, including a 2023 Induced Polarisation (IP) survey, resulted
in a chargeability anomaly that outlines an untested target orientation and depth. A derived alteration
model for drill data also highlights the IP trend which is coincident with a structural discontinuity that was
identified using lithogeochemical sampling. Surface mapping identified acicular arsenopyrite and gold
mineralization, along with biotite alteration and brecciation (NR August 12, 2025). The proposed drill
target is shown in Figure 4 below.
References
Flood, E. (1991). Ulu Claims; 1991 Geological, Geochemical and Drilling Report. DIAND Assessment
Report 083063 for BHP-Utah Mines Ltd.
Flood, E., M. Kolebaba, P. Cowley, M. St. Pierre and I. Horne. (1993). 1992 Compilation Geological,
Geochemical and Drilling Report, Ulu Claims; internal report for BHP Minerals Canada Ltd.
Sampling, Assaying & QA/QC
Blue Star field programs collect a variety of samples; prospecting rock samples are selective by nature,
channel samples are saw-cut samples from outcrop intended to be representative of the exposed
mineralisation, and drill core samples are sawn in half with one half retained as core record and the other
half submitted for analysis.
Blue Star samples are delivered under chain of custody to ALS Geochemistry in Yellowknife, NT for
sample preparation which are then forwarded to ALS Canada Inc. in North Vancouver, BC for final
analysis. Samples are prepared using code PREP-31 (crushing and pulverising) and analysed using
codes Au-AA26 (50-gram fire assay with atomic absorption finish) and ME-MS61 (48 element four acid
digestion with ICP-MS finish). Samples returning >10 g/t Au are reanalysed under code Au-GRA22 (50-
gram fire assay with gravimetric finish). Over limits for non-gold elements are ore grade four acid
digestion with ICP-AES finish. The work is being conducted using industry standard procedures,
including a quality assurance and quality control ("QA/QC") program consisting of the insertion of
certified standards, blanks and duplicates into the sample stream.
Qualified Person
Darren Lindsay, P. Geo. and Vice President Exploration for Blue Star, is a Qualified Person under
National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") and has reviewed and approved the technical information
contained in this news release.
Figure 1: Location Map of Blue Star's Exploration Targets.
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Figure 2: Plan Map of the Proposed Initial North Nutaaq Drill Hole.
Soil Contours with Grab Sample Locations, Projected Vein, and Hisotrical Work on Loupe-EM
Tau Background are Shown. The Proposed Drill Hole Trace is indicated, with Targets Shown
as Stars.
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Figure 3: Vertical Cross Section of Initial Proposed North Nutaaq Drill Hole.
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Figure 4: Vertical Section, NW View +/- 200 Metres of Axis Trend Showing Drilling, IP Data,
Generalized Geology, and Target Location.
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About Blue Star Gold Corp.
Blue Star is a mineral exploration and development company focused in Nunavut, Canada. Blue Star's
landholdings total 300 square kilometres of highly prospective and underexplored mineral properties in
the High Lake Greenstone Belt. The Company owns the Ulu Gold Project, comprised of the Ulu Mining
Lease and Hood River Property, and the Roma Project. A significant high-grade gold resource exists at
the Flood Zone deposit (Ulu Mining Lease), and numerous high-potential exploration targets (gold and
critical minerals) occur throughout the Company's extensive landholdings, providing Blue Star with
excellent resource growth potential. The site of the future deep-water port at Grays Bay is 40 - 100 km to
the north of the properties, and the proposed route corridor for the all-weather Grays Bay Road passes
close by the Roma and Ulu Gold Projects.
Blue Star is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol: BAU, the U.S. OTCQB Venture
Market under the symbol: BAUFF, and on the Frankfurt Exchange under the symbol: 5WP0. For
information on the Company and its projects, please visit our website:
www.bluestargold.ca
.
For further information, please contact:
Grant Ewing, P. Geo., CEO
Telephone: +1 778-379-1433
Email:
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