British Columbia Court Declares The Helix Resources Joint Venture on The Gold Basin Property is Set Aside and is Unenforceable
The ruling removes Helix's claimed property interest, but exploration still depends on completing permit obligations and arranging a contractor.
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Rhea-AI Summary
CANEX Metals (NOMNF) announced that the Supreme Court of British Columbia set aside the Helix earn-in and joint venture agreement as unenforceable.
The October 9, 2026 court order concerns the Gold Basin Property in Arizona and clarifies that Helix has no interest or rights in the property. The agreement, dated February 3, 2026, involved Gold Basin Resources Corporation, Gold Basin Resources (Arizona), Helix Resources and Leichhardt Resources (QLD). The court also awarded Gold Basin the costs of the petition against Helix.
Gold Basin, CANEX's wholly owned subsidiary, spent considerable time and financial resources pursuing the petition. CANEX continues advancing exploration permitting and drilling plans. It is working through final permit obligations and arranging a drill contractor, and plans to update shareholders on exploration timelines shortly.
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Hollow bars mark forward-looking points. How the balance works
Positive
- Moderate pointCourt order sets aside the Helix agreement as unenforceable, confirming no Helix rights in Gold Basin.
- Minor pointPetition costs awarded to Gold Basin against Helix.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Exploration and drilling plans continue advancing; CANEX plans to provide timelines shortly.
Negative
- Moderate pointFinal exploration permit obligations remain to be completed, and a drill contractor is still being arranged.
- Minor pointConsiderable time and financial resources spent by Gold Basin pursuing the petition.
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CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / October 13, 2026 / CANEX Metals Inc. ("CANEX" or the "Company") and its
Highlights:
- The Court Order clarifies that Helix has no interest or rights in the Gold Basin Property
- The Court has declared Helix must pay the cost of the Petition to Gold Basin
- CANEX continues to aggressively advance exploration permitting and drilling plans at the Gold Basin Property, and will update shareholders on exploration timelines shortly
Over the past several months CANEX has been aggressively advancing permitting, exploration, and drill planning at the Company's Gold Basin Property in Arizona under the assertion that the Helix-JV was invalid and had no standing. The Court Order confirms that assertion and makes clear Helix has no rights to, or interest in, the Gold Basin Property. CANEX is working through final exploration permit obligations and working to line up a drill contractor and will update shareholders on exploration plans and timelines shortly.
The Petition against the Helix-JV was originally launched in October 2025 by Gold Basin Shareholders and was subsequently amended in July 2026 to name Gold Basin as the Petitioner. Gold Basin continued to advance the Petition in order to get a clear legal ruling on the Helix-JV and to mitigate any claim Helix might put forth regarding the Helix-JV or expenditures owed. Gold Basin has spent considerable time and financial resources bringing the Petition against Helix and looks forward to recovering legal costs from Helix.
Order From the Supreme Court of British Columbia
On October 9, 2026, a Petition was heard in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and an Order was issued by the Court declaring the Helix-JV agreement between Gold Basin Resources Corporation, Gold Basin Resources (Arizona) Inc., Helix Resources Limited, and Leichhardt Resources (QLD) Pty Ltd., dated February 3, 2026, is set aside and is unenforceable. The order also awards Gold Basin the cost of the petition from Helix.
CANEX is very pleased with the Courts ruling which upholds basic Canadian corporate law, TSX Venture Exchange rules, and protects shareholders rights.
About CANEX Metals
CANEX Metals (TSXV:CANX) is a Canadian junior exploration company and owns
CANEX is also advancing the Louise Copper-Gold Porphyry project in British Columbia. Louise contains a large historic copper-gold resource with drill ready targets below and lateral to historic mineralization offering investors copper and gold discovery potential. CANEX is led by an experienced management team which has made three notable porphyry and bulk tonnage discoveries in North America.
Dr. Shane Ebert P.Geo., is the Qualified Person for CANEX Metals and has approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release.
"Shane Ebert"
Shane Ebert
President/Director
For Further Information Contact:
Shane Ebert at 1.250.964.2699 or
Jean Pierre Jutras at 1.403.233.2636
Web: http://www.canexmetals.ca
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulation services provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Except for the historical and present factual information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release, including words such as "will", "asserts", "potentially", "plans", "seeks", "advancing" and similar expressions, the final treatment of Delinquent Dissenters, whether Gold Basin will be successful in litigation against Helix, Michael Povey or Charles Straw, and whether an exploration permit application is accepted by the Bureau of Land Management, and advancement of the Gold Basin project and Louise Copper-Gold Porphyry project, are forward-looking information that represents management of CANEX's internal projections, expectations or beliefs concerning, among other things, litigation, future operating results and various components thereof or the economic performance of CANEX. The projections, expectations and beliefs contained in such forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause CANEX's actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, those described in CANEX's filings with the Canadian securities authorities, the possibility that legal proceedings may be instituted against CANEX, Gold Basin, and/or others, and risks inherent in the mining industry. Accordingly, holders of CANEX shares and potential investors are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause results to differ materially from those predicted. CANEX disclaims any responsibility to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
SOURCE: CANEX Metals Inc.
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FAQ
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What did the British Columbia court decide about CANEX's Gold Basin joint venture with Helix?
The Supreme Court of British Columbia issued an order on October 9, 2026 setting aside the Helix earn-in and joint venture agreement as unenforceable. Helix has no interest or rights in the Gold Basin Property. The court also awarded Gold Basin the costs of the petition against Helix.
When did the petition against the Helix Gold Basin joint venture begin?
Gold Basin shareholders originally launched the petition in October 2025. It was amended in July 2026 to name Gold Basin as the petitioner.