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Irving Resources Inc. (OTCQX: IRVRF; CSE: IRV) is a junior exploration company focused on gold in Japan, and its news flow centers on exploration results, joint venture progress and corporate developments. Company releases describe work on epithermal gold-silver systems and silica-rich mineralization that may be suitable for use as smelter flux, particularly at the Omu gold-silver project on Hokkaido, the Yamagano joint venture on Kyushu, and extensive holdings on the Noto Peninsula of Honshu.
Investors following IRVRF news can expect detailed updates on diamond drilling campaigns, including reported gold and silver grades, silica content and interpretations of mineralized intervals. Recent announcements have covered shallow-angle and vertical drilling at the Omui Mining License and Omu Sinter, deep drilling at East Yamagano targeting resistive zones identified by audio-magnetotelluric data, and systematic soil and rock sampling programs across multiple license areas.
Irving’s news also highlights joint venture and option arrangements with partners such as JX Advanced Metals Corporation, Newmont Overseas Exploration Limited and Sumitomo Corporation. These updates often explain earn-in terms, operator roles and the areas covered by agreements, alongside commentary from the company’s technical advisor and qualified person under National Instrument 43-101.
In addition to technical exploration news, IRVRF releases include information on non-brokered private placements, use of proceeds, annual general meeting results and board changes. Readers who want to monitor how the company advances its Japanese gold-focused exploration portfolio, evaluates silica-rich smelter flux potential and manages its capital structure may find this news feed useful for tracking ongoing developments.
Irving Resources (OTCQX:IRVRF) closed the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement on February 12, 2026, raising $2,150,000 through the issuance of 8,600,000 units at $0.25 per unit. Each unit includes one common share and one-half warrant.
Each warrant (one whole warrant per two units) is exercisable at $0.35 for three years. Two directors, including the CEO, subscribed for 1,600,000 units for $400,000. Finders' fees of $9,600 were paid. Securities issued in Tranche 1 are subject to a hold period expiring June 12, 2026. A second tranche is expected before month-end.
Irving Resources (OTCQX:IRVRF) announced an upsized non-brokered private placement increasing gross proceeds from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000. Units will be issued at $0.25 per Unit, each Unit comprising one common share and one-half of a transferable share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant will allow the purchase of one share at $0.35 per share for three years from issuance. Proceeds are intended for resource exploration properties and general working capital. Securities will be subject to a four-month hold. Finder's fees may apply for some subscriptions, and the placement may close in tranches.
Irving Resources (OTCQX:IRVRF) reported drill and geochemical updates from the Yamagano joint venture in Kyushu, Japan, plus proposed 2026 drilling plans.
Key technical highlights: drill hole 25SY-002A reached 951.8 m and returned multiple anomalous gold intervals including 2.11 g/t Au from 837.43–838.33 m. A separate hole, 25SY-003 reached 900.3 m and is awaiting assays. Three-phase soil programs collected a combined 673 soil samples and 57 rock samples, with peak soil and float assays including 7.94 g/t Au (soil) and 86.8 g/t Au (rock float). Yamagano JV ownership: Newmont 60%, Sumitomo 12.5%, Irving 27.5%. Preparations are underway to seek drilling on the Yamagano mineral right in 2026, subject to a draft Master Plan and JV arrangements.
Irving Resources (OTCQX:IRVRF) reviewed year one of its farm-in with JX Advanced Metals at the Omu Project, Hokkaido, Japan on Dec 15, 2025. Under the Option Agreement JX may earn up to a 75% interest at Omu Sinter Pit and a capped interest (≤75%) at Omuisenbu by incurring ¥300,000,000 in exploration/property expenditures over three years.
Key technical results: hole 24OMI-001 returned 101.1 m averaging 1.14 g/t Au, 16.0 g/t Ag, 84% silica; hole 25OMI-002 included 2 m @ 24.22 g/t Au, 173.40 g/t Ag; hole 25OMS-001 at Omu Sinter returned 41.81 m @ 96.6% silica, 0.54 g/t Au, 8.7 g/t Ag. A ~200 m north-south mineralized corridor is defined and mineralization remains open along strike.
Irving Resources (OTCQX:IRVRF) updated exploration progress on its Noto Peninsula epithermal gold-silver holdings in Honshu, Japan. The Company holds 99 prospecting licenses (337.37 sq km) in a joint venture with Newmont (60%) and Sumitomo (12.5%), with Irving at 27.5%.
Fieldwork from June 2024 to October 2025 returned 106 rock chips and 528 soils initially; additional programs collected 81 rock chips and 150 soils at the Shika blocks (19 blocks granted in early 2025). Best soil values include 54.7 ppb Au at Mii and historical BLEG highs of 50.8 ppb Au. Shika analytical results are pending. Work used strict QA/QC and ALS laboratory analyses.
Irving (OTCQX:IRVRF) reported broad, shallow gold-silver mineralization at the Omui and Omu Sinter targets, Omu project, Hokkaido, Japan, from 2024–2025 drilling.
Key results: multiple low-angle holes at Omui returned intercepts up to 101.1 m (previous hole) and new holes with higher-grade intervals (e.g., 26.38 m @ 2.50 g/t Au, 22.03 g/t Ag; 2.00 m @ 24.22 g/t Au, 173.40 g/t Ag). A vertical hole at Omu Sinter returned 41.81 m @ 0.54 g/t Au, 8.7 g/t Ag with 96.6% silica. Most mineralization lies within 50 m of surface, open along strike and potentially suitable for small open-pit extraction and smelter flux use.
Irving Resources (OTCQX:IRVRF) has reported significant gold discoveries from diamond drill hole 25SY-001 at its East Yamagano Joint Venture in Japan. The drill hole, reaching a depth of 752 metres, encountered multiple mineralized vein zones with notable gold intersections including 5.0 metres grading 2.90 gpt Au (including 1.0 metre at 8.3 gpt Au), 1.2 metres grading 4.14 gpt Au (including 0.5 metre at 8.38 gpt Au), and 2.0 metres grading 2.48 gpt Au (including 1.0 metre at 4.53 gpt Au).
The company has also completed a 951.8-metre deep diamond drill hole (25SY-002A) approximately 1.07 km south of 25SY-001, showing significant silicification and stockwork vein zones. The East Yamagano JV is owned by Newmont (60%), Irving (27.5%), and Sumitomo (12.5%).
Irving Resources (OTCQX:IRVRF) has appointed Mackenzie Clugston, former Canadian Ambassador to Japan, as an independent director to its board. Clugston brings extensive diplomatic experience, having served three times at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo and as Canadian Ambassador to Japan from 2012 to 2016.
Prior to this appointment, Clugston has been providing strategic counsel to Irving since April 2019. His 34-year career in the Canadian Foreign Service included roles as Canadian Consul General in Osaka and Ambassador to Indonesia. After retirement, he served on boards of major Japanese corporations and as a professor at Kwansei Gakuin University.
The appointment aims to strengthen Irving's presence in Japan, particularly for its Omu gold-silver silica flux project with JX Advanced Metals and the Yamagano gold joint venture with Newmont Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation.
Irving Resources (OTCQX:IRVRF) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on August 20, 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia. At the meeting, shareholders approved two key items: the re-election of all incumbent directors including Kevin Box, Douglas Buchanan, Quinton Hennigh, and Akiko Levinson, and the re-appointment of Davidson & Company LLP as the company's auditor.
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