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BTU Metals Corp. (BTUMF) is a junior mining exploration company focused on advancing high-potential gold projects in Ontario, Canada, including the Dixie Halo and Wawa district properties. This page serves as the definitive source for official company announcements, press releases, and news coverage related to its exploration activities and strategic partnerships.
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BTU Metals (BTUMF) announces that Kinross has initiated an 8,000-metre drilling program on BTU's Dixie Halo property, which is adjacent to Kinross's Great Bear gold deposit in Red Lake, Ontario. This follows Kinross's comprehensive data evaluation and permitting process after acquiring the option agreement in Q2 2023. Additionally, BTU is starting work on its Hubcap property near Red Pine's Wawa Gold Project, where previous sampling yielded gold values up to 6.13 g/t.
The company also completed a six-hole drilling program on its Echum Project near Alamos Gold's Island gold mine, revealing anomalous copper and zinc mineralization. BTU has granted 4,300,000 stock options to directors, officers, and consultants at $0.05 for a two-year period.
BTU Metals Corp (TSXV:BTU)(OTCQB:BTUMF) announces that Kinross Gold plans to commence an 8,000-metre core drilling program on BTU's Dixie Halo project in May 2025. The project is adjacent to Kinross's Great Bear gold deposits in the Red Lake Gold camp, Ontario.
Through 2024, Kinross's subsidiary Great Bear Resources (GBR) conducted extensive re-logging and sampling of BTU drill core, completed geological reviews, and performed geophysical compilation work. Under the option agreement signed in February 2023, GBR can acquire a 70% interest in the 16,410-hectare property by spending CAD$2.7 million within three years and an additional CAD$2 million within four years.
GBR currently holds approximately 16.9% of BTU's outstanding shares following a private placement of 25 million common shares in February 2023.
BTU Metals Corp (BTUMF) has provided updates on its exploration activities at the Echum and Hubcap Projects in Ontario's Wawa gold area. At Echum, the company completed six lines of IP geophysical surveying in Q4 2024 and commenced winter diamond drilling, targeting 5 separate locations with 4 already drilled. Core samples are pending assay results.
At the Hubcap Project, surface sampling yielded significant gold values up to 6.13 g/t Au near the boundary with Red Pine. The company collected 86 samples, with 15 samples returning gold values above 0.5 g/t Au. IP grid survey lines established in late 2024 are scheduled for surveying at both Hubcap and Centennial Properties in spring 2025.
BTU Metals has started exploration on its extensive gold properties in the Wawa gold area, northern Ontario. These properties are adjacent to Alamos Gold's Island Gold District and Red Pine Exploration's Wawa Gold Project. Notably, this is the first comprehensive exploration on these lands, covering over 16,048 hectares with more than 750 mining claims. The projects, including Echum, Hubcap, and Centennial, host historic gold mineralization and are close to significant infrastructure. BTU's exploration will involve line cutting, geophysics, prospecting, trenching, and channel sampling, with drilling planned based on initial results. CEO Paul Wood expressed optimism about the potential for discovering significant gold deposits, leveraging historical data and neighboring companies' work. The company is funded to continue exploration throughout the year.
BTU Metals Corp (OTCQB:BTUMF) announced on June 13, 2024, the acquisition of two gold exploration projects: the Echum Gold Project and the Hubcap Gold Project in the Wawa gold district of northern Ontario. These projects, adjacent to Alamos Gold and Red Pine Exploration properties, cover historic gold mineralization areas. The properties span over 16,048 hectares with no ongoing payments or work commitments apart from Ontario's assessment work requirements. The acquisition, costing CAD$25,000 and 5 million BTU shares, positions BTU to commence exploration immediately. The projects benefit from proximity to infrastructure and existing geological data.
BTU Metals Corp. has acquired two extensive gold properties in the Wawa Gold District, the Echum Gold Project adjacent to Alamos Gold and the Hubcap Gold Project adjacent to Red Pine Exploration. Each project covers historic gold mineralization areas in northern Ontario. The properties have no ongoing payments, net smelter royalties not exceeding 2%, and excellent infrastructure proximity. BTU CEO Paul Wood expressed excitement over the projects' potential and plans for exploration. The acquisition includes 763 mining claims over 16,048 hectares, with a consideration of CAD$25,000 and 5 million BTU treasury common shares.
BTU Metals Corp. has entered into a series of transactions with Kinross Gold Corporation to enhance its exploration efforts in the Dixie Halo Project located in Ontario. These transactions involve a purchase agreement where Kinross's subsidiary acquired certain mining claims from BTU, providing BTU with a royalty and potential cash inflows. The deal also includes a subscription agreement, resulting in a CAD$1.25 million private placement for BTU. The agreements are expected to bring in approximately CAD$2.8 million in total and support exploration spending of up to CAD$4.7 million. Kinross now holds a 17.5% stake in BTU, with plans to advance the shared projects.