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Puma Exploration Inc. (PUMXF) generates frequent news as it advances its precious metals exploration projects in Northern New Brunswick. Company updates often center on the Williams Brook Project and the McKenzie Gold Project, both located near the Rocky Brook Millstream Fault, a major regional structure associated with gold deposition. News releases describe surface sampling, trenching, channel sampling, and drilling programs that target gold-bearing quartz veins and structurally controlled mineralized zones.
Readers following Puma Exploration's news can expect detailed technical updates on work at the Lynx Gold Zone within Williams Brook, where channel sampling and drilling have identified high-grade gold intervals and visible gold at surface and depth. Additional coverage includes exploration results from the Jonpol Property, where sampling has returned notable gold and copper values along the Ramsay Brook Fault, and from the McKenzie Gold Project, where the RIM Gold Zone is being tested through trenching and an inaugural drilling program.
Beyond project-level exploration, Puma's news flow also covers corporate and financing developments. These include the Williams Brook option agreement with Kinross Gold Corporation, Kinross' subsequent equity investments in Puma through private placements, and Puma's DEAR strategy of Discovery, Exploration, Acquisition, and Royalties. Transactions involving the Chester and Turgeon projects, resulting in shareholdings and royalties, are also discussed in recent releases.
This news page aggregates Puma Exploration's publicly disclosed updates so investors and observers can review exploration progress, partnership milestones, financing activities, and strategic initiatives across the company's gold-focused portfolio in New Brunswick.
Puma Exploration (OTCQB: PUMXF) reported high-grade surface sampling and the start of an inaugural 2,500 m drill program at its McKenzie Gold Project in northern New Brunswick on November 11, 2025. Summer trenching extended the RIM Gold Zone by ~100 m, with the vein system reaching 35 m width in the north and remaining open in all directions. Grab samples include 126.96, 125.66, 84.41 and 79.69 g/t Au; 121 samples were taken and 36% exceeded 1.0 g/t Au. Puma mobilized an additional excavator to accelerate trenching ahead of drilling.
The release includes a QA/QC note and cautions that grab samples are selective.
Puma Exploration (OTCQB: PUMXF) reported 2025 surface sampling at the Jonpol Property (Williams Brook Project) with high-grade results up to 19.55 g/t Au and 3.32% Cu. Ten trenches totaling 809 metres produced 169 samples, of which 12 exceeded 0.50 g/t Au. Trench T25-10 returned multiple high-grade values including 19.55 g/t Au and 5.64 g/t Au with significant copper. Sampling along the Ramsay Brook Fault suggests a potential >2 km gold-bearing trend. The company cautioned that grab samples are selective and further fieldwork will prioritize delineation and continuity along the RBF.
Puma Exploration (OTCQB: PUMXF) announced that Kinross Gold Corporation has committed to Year 2 of its Option Agreement on the Williams Brook Project in northern New Brunswick.
Year 2 includes a minimum $3.0M work commitment (pending Kinross board approval). Under the Option Agreement, Kinross may earn a 65% interest by funding at least $16,750,000 in exploration over five years. The Williams Brook package totals 40,225 ha. Kinross will act as operator for the second-year program and Puma said final budget and program details will be announced after technical committee confirmation.
Puma Exploration (OTCQB: PUMXF) reported results from its 2025 channel sampling at the Lynx Gold Zone, Williams Brook project, Northern New Brunswick.
Highlights: 146 channels cut across a 750m by 50m area, 411 samples submitted, with 55 samples >1 g/t Au, 121 samples >0.1 g/t Au. Top channel intercepts include 68.90 g/t over 0.50 m, 54.40 g/t over 0.90 m, 53.00 g/t over 0.60 m, 48.00 g/t over 0.50 m and 34.50 g/t over 0.50 m.
Company says results correlate with prior grab sampling and drilling and will guide targeted follow-up drilling; QA/QC used ALS Moncton with fire-assay and gravity finish for samples >3 g/t Au.
Puma Exploration (OTCQB: PUMXF) completed a 3,662 m 2025 drilling program at the Lynx Gold Zone (Williams Brook), with visible gold (VG) observed in 6 of 15 holes.
Drilling extends the known mineralized footprint to 800 m strike, 50 m width and 250 m depth and remains open in all directions. Deepest VG occurred at 355.33 m (WB25-181). The campaign was fully funded by optionee Kinross as part of a C$2 million 2025 commitment; assays are pending. Puma also granted 4.5M stock options at $0.18 exercisable to Oct 15, 2029.
Puma Exploration (OTCQB:PUMXF) provided an update on its 2025 drilling program at the Williams Brook Project in New Brunswick. The company reported that hole WB25-181 intersected visible gold at 355 metres downhole depth at the Lynx Gold Zone, representing the deepest gold occurrence to date at the project. The program has completed six holes totaling 1,343 metres and is part of a fully funded $2M exploration program in collaboration with Kinross Gold.
The company plans to drill 3,500 metres at the Lynx Gold Zone and an additional 1,500 metres at the Jaguar Gold Zone. Surface exploration work included collecting 410 samples at Lynx and 570 samples across the entire project. Historical drilling at Jaguar reported intervals including 0.52 g/t Au over 55m, while recent grab samples yielded up to 34.70 g/t Au.
Puma Exploration (OTCQB: PUMXF) has announced the resumption of exploration operations at its properties in Northern New Brunswick following the lifting of the province's ban on mineral activities on Crown land. The ban was lifted on August 26, 2025, at 12:01 am, despite ongoing wildfire hazards in the region.
Additionally, the company held its 2025 Annual and Special Meeting where shareholders voted on key matters. The meeting saw participation from 33.9% of outstanding shares (60,924,037 common shares), with shareholders approving all items including director elections, auditor appointment, and a new stock option plan with approval rates ranging from 93.6% to 100%.
Puma Exploration (OTCQB:PUMXF) has announced a temporary suspension of its exploration operations involving heavy equipment at its properties in Northern New Brunswick. The stoppage comes in response to the province's ban on Crown land activities due to extreme wildfire hazards.
Company CEO Marcel Robillard acknowledged the unprecedented nature of the situation and expressed gratitude to firefighters battling the ongoing blazes. The suspension affects activities such as excavation, trenching, and drilling, and will remain in effect until further notice.
Puma Exploration (OTCQB: PUMXF) reported exceptional high-grade gold samples from its Lion Gold Zone (LiGZ) at the Williams Brook Project in Northern New Brunswick. The sampling program revealed significant grades including 55.70 g/t Au, 54.50 g/t Au, 15.30 g/t Au, and 12.70 g/t Au.
The LiGZ, discovered in 2024, now spans 400 meters along strike and 10-25 meters in width. Of the 390 total samples collected in 2024-2025, 35% returned grades above 0.1 g/t Au. The zone features altered and brecciated gold-mineralized quartz veins up to 2 metres wide and remains open in all directions.
The company's 2025 exploration program includes 3,500 metres of drilling at the Lynx Gold Zone, completion of 2,135 km of drone magnetic surveys, and extensive trenching at multiple zones including the Cheetah Gold Zone.
Puma Exploration (OTCQB: PUMXF) has launched a 3,500-metre drill program at its Lynx Gold Zone (LGZ), part of the Williams Brook Gold Project in Northern New Brunswick. The program is part of a larger fully funded $2M exploration initiative and 5,000-metre drilling campaign developed with Kinross Gold.
The Lynx Gold Zone, discovered in 2020, has demonstrated significant potential with previous drilling highlights including 5.55 g/t gold over 50.15 metres from surface in 2021 and 34.93 g/t gold over 3.00 metres in 2022. The current gold mineralized envelope at LGZ measures 750 metres along strike, 100 metres in width, and 175 metres in depth.
Following the initial 3,500-metre program, an additional 1,500 metres of drilling will target the best prospects based on ongoing trenching, stripping, and surface channel sampling results.