CANEX Receives Exploration Permit for Gold Basin Property, Signs Drill Contract and Initiates Field Exploration
Permits now allow exploration drilling across the known 8-kilometre mineralized trend at Gold Basin and Gold Range.
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CANEX Metals (NOMNF) received an exploration permit for its Gold Basin property in Arizona and signed a drilling contract. The Bureau of Land Management permit allows up to 86 new drill pads, access and trenching. It lasts two years and is extendable for another two years.
CANEX anticipates starting at least 50 reverse circulation drill holes in the second half of November, operating around the clock in two shifts. Fieldwork at Gold Basin and Gold Range is scheduled for next week, followed by drill pad construction in early November. Drilling will target known mineralized zones and new exploration targets; an extension depends on satisfactory performance.
Existing Gold Range permits and the new approval allow drilling across an 8-kilometre mineralized trend. CANEX recently closed $9.5 million in financing and considers itself fully funded for sustained exploration following its acquisition of Gold Basin Resources.
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Hollow bars mark forward-looking points. How the balance works
Positive
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.A signed drilling contract supports a planned minimum 50-hole program starting in the second half of November.
- Moderate pointRecently closed $9.5 million financing leaves CANEX fully funded for sustained exploration, the company said. 15% of market cap
- Moderate pointCompleted Gold Basin Resources acquisition consolidated CANEX's Arizona exploration district.
- Minor pointGold Basin's new permit allows up to 86 new drill pads, exploration access and trenching.
- Minor pointCombined permits allow exploration drilling across the known 8-kilometre mineralized trend.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Fieldwork is scheduled for next week, with drill pad construction planned for early November.
Negative
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Drilling beyond the planned minimum is subject to satisfactory performance.
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CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / October 20, 2026 / CANEX Metals Inc. ("CANEX" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received an exploration permit from the Bureau of Land Management to conduct drilling and other exploration activities at the Company's Gold Basin property in Arizona. A drill contract has been signed, and the Company is looking to start a minimum 50-hole reverse circulation drill program in the second half of November.
Highlights:
- An exploration permit for the Gold Basin property has been received, allowing for the construction of up to 86 new drill pads along with exploration access and trenching
- A reverse circulation drill contract has been signed with drilling scheduled to start in the second half of November
- Field activities will commence shortly to prepare for drilling
Dr. Shane Ebert, President and CEO of CANEX stated, "Over the past year CANEX has achieved multiple major milestones in value creation for our shareholders. With the successful acquisition of Gold Basin Resources, we have consolidated a major underexplored oxide gold district in Arizona. With a favorable British Columbia Supreme Court ruling declaring Helix Resource Ltd. has no interest in the district, shareholder rights have been upheld. With the recent closing of a
Field Program and Drilling
Fieldwork at the Gold Basin and Gold Range properties will commence next week, led by a team of experienced geologists, and will initially focus on documenting controls on mineralization to optimize drill hole orientation, followed by planning and prioritizing drill sites. Drill pad construction will commence in early November. The reverse circulation drill program is anticipated to start during the second half of November with the drill operating 24 hours per day utilizing 2 shifts. A minimum of 50 drill holes are anticipated for the program, however, the program will likely be extended significantly subject to satisfactory performance. Drilling will focus on defining, extending and maximizing resource potential at known mineralized zones and testing new exploration targets across the consolidated Arizona district.
Exploration Permit
A notice level exploration permit has been submitted and accepted by the Bureau of Land Management Kingman Field Office allowing the Company to conduct exploration drilling, trenching, and other exploration activities on federal land within the Gold Basin property. The permit has a 2-year duration and is extendable for a further 2 years. In addition, CANEX holds an existing notice level exploration permit covering the Gold Range property on the eastern side of the consolidated district. Permits in hand now allow for exploration drilling across the known 8-kilometre trend of mineralization.
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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When will CANEX start drilling at Gold Basin, and how many holes are planned?
CANEX anticipates starting a minimum 50-hole reverse circulation drill program in the second half of November. The drill is scheduled to operate 24 hours per day using two shifts. Any extension of the program is subject to satisfactory performance.
What does CANEX's new Gold Basin exploration permit allow?
The permit allows construction of up to 86 new drill pads, exploration access and trenching on federal land within Gold Basin. It has a two-year duration and can be extended for a further two years.