Blue Star Reports Nutaaq Field and Drill Results Including 7.31 g/t Gold Over 5.7 Metres
Blue Star Reports Nutaaq Field and Drill
Results Including 7.31 g/t Gold Over 5.7 Metres
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 1, 2025) -
Blue Star Gold Corp. (TSXV: BAU)
(OTCQB: BAUFF) (FSE: 5WP0) ("Blue Star" or the "Company")
, a leading explorer in Canada's
North announces initial drill results from the recently completed Exploration Program at its projects
located in the High Lake Belt, West Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut (Figure 1). Blue Star's drilling program
ended on August 30
th
after testing five target areas identified during the Phase I Surface Exploration
Program. Results are available from the two targets tested along the 1,600-metre-long Nutaaq trend.
Highlights
25UND-002 returned 2.79 meters (m) of 4.33 grams/tonne gold (g/t Au) from 54.14 metres
downhole, and 7.97 m of 1.40 g/t Au and
5.70 m of 7.31 g/t (including 1.80 m of 21.1 g/t Au)
from 81.9 metres and 105 metres downhole respectively
Drilling expanded the Nutaaq trend 335 metres west-northwest of the Gnu Zone resource area for
a total target area length of at least 1,600 metres
Surface grab samples from a structure parallel to, and 150 metres southeast of the target tested by
25UND-002 returned assay values of
115.5
g/t Au, 115.0 g/t Au
, 10.05 g/t Au and 3.23 g/t Au
Surface samples of the Alone vein located at the east-southeast end of the Nutaaq trend provided
confirmation sample results of 6.64 g/t Au and 12.15 g/t Au
"Continued groundwork along the Nutaaq trend consistently presents the exploration team with additional
targets to build on the Gnu Zone resource," said Grant Ewing, CEO of Blue Star, "The high-grade gold
grabs at surface, along with untested geophysical anomalies, suggest that there is potential to build
additional resource ounces along the 1.6-kilometre-long trend. We are looking forward to advancing this
trend of targets as part of our 2026 drill program, where we plan to test its full potential."
Discussion of the Nutaaq Trend Field Program
The Nutaaq style mineralization on Blue Star's Ulu property is generally characterized as NE-SW
trending tension veins that are hosted within a thick, locally magnetic gabbro sill. These structures are
known to host both Flood Zone-style mineralisation and Nutaaq-style polymetallic sulphide veins with
high gold values. The Gnu Zone resource occurs within a ~200 metre section of this gabbro sill, on the
eastern limb of the Ulu anticline, located less than 1 km from the Flood Zone deposit (Figure 2).
Blue Star's 2025 field program successfully extended the prospective Nutaaq trend through targeted
prospecting and subsequent drilling of both high-grade surface mineralization and new structures parallel
to known Nutaaq veining, highlighted by Loupe electromagnetic (EM) data acquired during the 2024
program. The prospective trend covers over 1,600 metres of strike length and extends into the
structurally thickened fold hinge of the gabbro sill (Figure 2).
The Loupe system is a portable, backpack-mounted time-domain electromagnetic system used for
mapping of near-surface ground conductivity. In 2024 Blue Star collected Loupe EM data over parts of
the prospective gabbro sill to determine whether the EM system could identify concentrations of
polymetallic sulphides commonly found within veining and at vein selvages. In 2025, prospecting the EM
anomalies proved fruitful where sulphide rich white to smoky grey quartz veining was found coincident to
the EM 'bullseye' targets. The two highest grade grab samples returned
115.5 g/t Au and 115.0 g/t Au,
located ~40 metres apart along a single trend. A sample grading 3.02 g/t Au located ~260 metres to the
southwest, along the same NE-SW trend suggests this structure has over 300 metres of strike length and
has yet to be drill-tested (Figure 2, Table 1). This prospective area is located ~600 metres north of the
existing Flood Zone underground workings.
In 2025, two drill holes tested the Nutaaq area. Hole 25UND001 was designed to test beneath two
samples with visible gold that returned grades of 597 g/t Au and 134.5 g/t Au (Table 1 - News Release
Aug 12, 2025). This hole intercepted a 1.5 metre interval within basalt that graded 0.79 g/t Au. The
gabbro-sediment contact was intersected much earlier in the drill hole than expected in the target area,
suggesting the structure is not fully understood.
Hole 25UND002 was designed to test beneath a Loupe-EM anomaly along with a 2025 surface grab
sample grading 8.72 g/t Au. This anomaly is part of an EM trend located within the fold nose of the
gabbro sill, ~335 metres west-northwest of the Gnu Zone resource area and has the potential to extend
over a 400-metre strike length. This drill hole intersected several mineralized intervals, characterized by
white quartz veining and net-textured to blebby pyrrhotite, lesser pyrite and minor sphalerite and
chalcopyrite (Image 1). Highlights include 2.79 metres of 4.33 g/t Au from a quartz vein hosted in a
narrow embayment of greywacke at a depth of 54.14 metres downhole, 7.97 metres of 1.40 g/t Au and
5.70 metres of 7.31 g/t including 1.80 metres of 21.1 g/t Au, hosted in quartz veining in gabbro from 81.9
metres and 105 metres downhole respectively.
Image 1: Net Texture Sulphides in Quartz Veining from 25UND002.
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Next Steps
The Nutaaq trend is shaping up to be a compelling target for the 2026 season. Recent geophysical
surveys and prospecting within the northwest portion of the gabbro sill suggest mineralized trends occur
over ~400 metres of strike length across the fold nose, and surface grabs up to 115.5 g/t Au along
parallel trends have yet to be drill-tested. The Loupe EM survey was extended in the 2025 season to
cover the remaining areas of the Nutaaq trend (Figure 2). Over the winter season, all data will be
reviewed in preparation for a planned robust drill program in 2026.
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.
Table 1: 2025 Samples Grading Over 1 g/t Gold and Drill Results*.
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* Insufficient drilling has been completed to determine true widths; downhole intervals are reported.
Figure 1: Location Map of Blue Star Projects and Landholdings.
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Figure 2: 2025 Drill Hole and Sample Locations on Loupe-EM Grid on the Nutaaq Trend.
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Figure 3: 25UND002 Vertical Cross Section.
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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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