[20-F/A] Fury Gold Mines Limited Amends Annual Report (Foreign Issuer)
Fury Gold Mines filed Amendment No. 1 to its 2024 20-F annual report to provide additional information about its mineral properties and update technical reports for the Eau Claire and Committee Bay Properties. The amendment specifically updates Item 4 and related exhibits, without modifying other sections of the original filing.
Key corporate developments include:
- Completion of Éléonore South Gold Project unification in February 2024 by acquiring Newmont's 49.978% interest for $3 million, giving Fury 100% ownership
- Acquisition of 10.98% stake in Sirios Resources from Newmont for $1.3 million
- Reduction of stake in Dolly Varden Silver to 16.11% through private sales in March and October 2024
- Completion of 52,700m drilling program at Eau Claire and Percival prospect during 2020-2022
The company maintains listings on both the NYSE American and Toronto Stock Exchange with 151,556,273 common shares outstanding. Fury operates under International Financial Reporting Standards and is classified as a non-accelerated filer.
Fury Gold Mines ha presentato l'Emendamento n. 1 al suo rapporto annuale 20-F del 2024 per fornire informazioni aggiuntive sulle sue proprietà minerarie e aggiornare i rapporti tecnici relativi alle proprietà Eau Claire e Committee Bay. L'emendamento aggiorna specificamente la Sezione 4 e gli allegati correlati, senza modificare le altre parti del documento originale.
I principali sviluppi aziendali includono:
- Completamento a febbraio 2024 dell'unificazione del progetto aurifero Éléonore South con l'acquisizione del 49,978% di Newmont per 3 milioni di dollari, che porta Fury al 100% di proprietà
- Acquisizione del 10,98% di partecipazione in Sirios Resources da Newmont per 1,3 milioni di dollari
- Riduzione della quota in Dolly Varden Silver al 16,11% attraverso vendite private a marzo e ottobre 2024
- Completamento di un programma di perforazione di 52.700 metri presso Eau Claire e il giacimento Percival nel periodo 2020-2022
La società mantiene le quotazioni sia alla NYSE American che alla Borsa di Toronto con 151.556.273 azioni ordinarie in circolazione. Fury opera secondo i Principi Contabili Internazionali (IFRS) ed è classificata come non accelerata ai fini della presentazione dei documenti.
Fury Gold Mines presentó la Enmienda Nº 1 a su informe anual 20-F de 2024 para proporcionar información adicional sobre sus propiedades minerales y actualizar los informes técnicos de las Propiedades Eau Claire y Committee Bay. La enmienda actualiza específicamente el Punto 4 y los anexos relacionados, sin modificar otras secciones del informe original.
Los principales desarrollos corporativos incluyen:
- Finalización en febrero de 2024 de la unificación del Proyecto Aurífero Éléonore South mediante la adquisición del 49,978% de Newmont por 3 millones de dólares, otorgando a Fury el 100% de propiedad
- Adquisición del 10,98% de participación en Sirios Resources de Newmont por 1,3 millones de dólares
- Reducción de la participación en Dolly Varden Silver al 16,11% mediante ventas privadas en marzo y octubre de 2024
- Finalización de un programa de perforación de 52.700 metros en Eau Claire y el prospecto Percival durante 2020-2022
La compañía mantiene cotizaciones en la NYSE American y la Bolsa de Toronto con 151.556.273 acciones comunes en circulación. Fury opera bajo Normas Internacionales de Información Financiera y está clasificada como presentador no acelerado.
Fury Gold Mines는 2024년 20-F 연례 보고서에 대한 수정안 1호를 제출하여 광산 자산에 관한 추가 정보를 제공하고 Eau Claire 및 Committee Bay 광산에 대한 기술 보고서를 업데이트했습니다. 이 수정안은 항목 4 및 관련 부속 자료를 구체적으로 업데이트하며, 원본 제출서의 다른 부분은 변경하지 않았습니다.
주요 기업 발전 사항은 다음과 같습니다:
- 2024년 2월에 Newmont의 49.978% 지분을 300만 달러에 인수하여 Éléonore South 금 프로젝트 통합 완료, 이를 통해 Fury가 100% 소유권 확보
- Newmont로부터 Sirios Resources의 10.98% 지분을 130만 달러에 인수
- 2024년 3월과 10월에 사적 매각을 통해 Dolly Varden Silver 지분을 16.11%로 축소
- 2020년부터 2022년까지 Eau Claire 및 Percival 탐사 지역에서 52,700미터 시추 프로그램 완료
회사는 NYSE American 및 토론토 증권거래소에 상장되어 있으며, 151,556,273주의 보통주가 발행되어 있습니다. Fury는 국제재무보고기준(IFRS)에 따라 운영되며, 비가속 제출자로 분류됩니다.
Fury Gold Mines a déposé l'Amendement n°1 à son rapport annuel 20-F 2024 pour fournir des informations supplémentaires sur ses propriétés minérales et mettre à jour les rapports techniques concernant les propriétés Eau Claire et Committee Bay. L'amendement met à jour spécifiquement l'Item 4 et les annexes associées, sans modifier les autres sections du dépôt initial.
Les développements clés de l'entreprise comprennent :
- Achèvement en février 2024 de l'unification du projet aurifère Éléonore South par l'acquisition de 49,978% des parts de Newmont pour 3 millions de dollars, donnant à Fury une propriété à 100%
- Acquisition d'une participation de 10,98% dans Sirios Resources auprès de Newmont pour 1,3 million de dollars
- Réduction de la participation dans Dolly Varden Silver à 16,11% via des ventes privées en mars et octobre 2024
- Réalisation d'un programme de forage de 52 700 m à Eau Claire et au prospect Percival entre 2020 et 2022
La société reste cotée à la fois sur le NYSE American et la Bourse de Toronto avec 151 556 273 actions ordinaires en circulation. Fury opère selon les Normes Internationales d’Information Financière (IFRS) et est classée comme déposant non accéléré.
Fury Gold Mines hat die Änderung Nr. 1 zu seinem Jahresbericht 20-F für 2024 eingereicht, um zusätzliche Informationen zu seinen Mineralvorkommen bereitzustellen und technische Berichte für die Eau Claire und Committee Bay Grundstücke zu aktualisieren. Die Änderung aktualisiert speziell Punkt 4 und die dazugehörigen Anlagen, ohne andere Abschnitte der ursprünglichen Einreichung zu verändern.
Wichtige unternehmerische Entwicklungen umfassen:
- Abschluss der Vereinheitlichung des Éléonore South Gold Projekts im Februar 2024 durch den Erwerb von Newmonts 49,978% Anteil für 3 Millionen US-Dollar, wodurch Fury 100% Eigentümer wird
- Erwerb eines 10,98% Anteils an Sirios Resources von Newmont für 1,3 Millionen US-Dollar
- Reduzierung des Anteils an Dolly Varden Silver auf 16,11% durch private Verkäufe im März und Oktober 2024
- Abschluss eines Bohrprogramms von 52.700 m bei Eau Claire und dem Percival-Projekt in den Jahren 2020-2022
Das Unternehmen ist sowohl an der NYSE American als auch an der Toronto Stock Exchange gelistet und hat 151.556.273 ausstehende Stammaktien. Fury operiert nach den International Financial Reporting Standards und ist als nicht beschleunigter Einreicher eingestuft.
- Company completed unification of Éléonore South Gold Project by acquiring Newmont's 49.978% interest for $3M in February 2024, giving Fury 100% ownership
- Strategic acquisition of 10.98% stake in Sirios Resources through purchase of Newmont's 30.4M shares for $1.3M, expanding regional presence
- Completed significant 52,700m drilling program at Eau Claire and Percival prospect from 2020-2022
- Successfully raised $11M through non-brokered private placement at $0.80 per share in April 2022
- Reduced ownership stake in Dolly Varden from 22.03% to 16.11% through multiple private sales in 2024
- Decreased position in Sirios Resources to below 9.9% due to dilutive equity financings in 2024
- Loss of key personnel with resignation of VP Investor Relations and retirement of Board Chair Ivan Bebek
Fury Gold Mines ha presentato l'Emendamento n. 1 al suo rapporto annuale 20-F del 2024 per fornire informazioni aggiuntive sulle sue proprietà minerarie e aggiornare i rapporti tecnici relativi alle proprietà Eau Claire e Committee Bay. L'emendamento aggiorna specificamente la Sezione 4 e gli allegati correlati, senza modificare le altre parti del documento originale.
I principali sviluppi aziendali includono:
- Completamento a febbraio 2024 dell'unificazione del progetto aurifero Éléonore South con l'acquisizione del 49,978% di Newmont per 3 milioni di dollari, che porta Fury al 100% di proprietà
- Acquisizione del 10,98% di partecipazione in Sirios Resources da Newmont per 1,3 milioni di dollari
- Riduzione della quota in Dolly Varden Silver al 16,11% attraverso vendite private a marzo e ottobre 2024
- Completamento di un programma di perforazione di 52.700 metri presso Eau Claire e il giacimento Percival nel periodo 2020-2022
La società mantiene le quotazioni sia alla NYSE American che alla Borsa di Toronto con 151.556.273 azioni ordinarie in circolazione. Fury opera secondo i Principi Contabili Internazionali (IFRS) ed è classificata come non accelerata ai fini della presentazione dei documenti.
Fury Gold Mines presentó la Enmienda Nº 1 a su informe anual 20-F de 2024 para proporcionar información adicional sobre sus propiedades minerales y actualizar los informes técnicos de las Propiedades Eau Claire y Committee Bay. La enmienda actualiza específicamente el Punto 4 y los anexos relacionados, sin modificar otras secciones del informe original.
Los principales desarrollos corporativos incluyen:
- Finalización en febrero de 2024 de la unificación del Proyecto Aurífero Éléonore South mediante la adquisición del 49,978% de Newmont por 3 millones de dólares, otorgando a Fury el 100% de propiedad
- Adquisición del 10,98% de participación en Sirios Resources de Newmont por 1,3 millones de dólares
- Reducción de la participación en Dolly Varden Silver al 16,11% mediante ventas privadas en marzo y octubre de 2024
- Finalización de un programa de perforación de 52.700 metros en Eau Claire y el prospecto Percival durante 2020-2022
La compañía mantiene cotizaciones en la NYSE American y la Bolsa de Toronto con 151.556.273 acciones comunes en circulación. Fury opera bajo Normas Internacionales de Información Financiera y está clasificada como presentador no acelerado.
Fury Gold Mines는 2024년 20-F 연례 보고서에 대한 수정안 1호를 제출하여 광산 자산에 관한 추가 정보를 제공하고 Eau Claire 및 Committee Bay 광산에 대한 기술 보고서를 업데이트했습니다. 이 수정안은 항목 4 및 관련 부속 자료를 구체적으로 업데이트하며, 원본 제출서의 다른 부분은 변경하지 않았습니다.
주요 기업 발전 사항은 다음과 같습니다:
- 2024년 2월에 Newmont의 49.978% 지분을 300만 달러에 인수하여 Éléonore South 금 프로젝트 통합 완료, 이를 통해 Fury가 100% 소유권 확보
- Newmont로부터 Sirios Resources의 10.98% 지분을 130만 달러에 인수
- 2024년 3월과 10월에 사적 매각을 통해 Dolly Varden Silver 지분을 16.11%로 축소
- 2020년부터 2022년까지 Eau Claire 및 Percival 탐사 지역에서 52,700미터 시추 프로그램 완료
회사는 NYSE American 및 토론토 증권거래소에 상장되어 있으며, 151,556,273주의 보통주가 발행되어 있습니다. Fury는 국제재무보고기준(IFRS)에 따라 운영되며, 비가속 제출자로 분류됩니다.
Fury Gold Mines a déposé l'Amendement n°1 à son rapport annuel 20-F 2024 pour fournir des informations supplémentaires sur ses propriétés minérales et mettre à jour les rapports techniques concernant les propriétés Eau Claire et Committee Bay. L'amendement met à jour spécifiquement l'Item 4 et les annexes associées, sans modifier les autres sections du dépôt initial.
Les développements clés de l'entreprise comprennent :
- Achèvement en février 2024 de l'unification du projet aurifère Éléonore South par l'acquisition de 49,978% des parts de Newmont pour 3 millions de dollars, donnant à Fury une propriété à 100%
- Acquisition d'une participation de 10,98% dans Sirios Resources auprès de Newmont pour 1,3 million de dollars
- Réduction de la participation dans Dolly Varden Silver à 16,11% via des ventes privées en mars et octobre 2024
- Réalisation d'un programme de forage de 52 700 m à Eau Claire et au prospect Percival entre 2020 et 2022
La société reste cotée à la fois sur le NYSE American et la Bourse de Toronto avec 151 556 273 actions ordinaires en circulation. Fury opère selon les Normes Internationales d’Information Financière (IFRS) et est classée comme déposant non accéléré.
Fury Gold Mines hat die Änderung Nr. 1 zu seinem Jahresbericht 20-F für 2024 eingereicht, um zusätzliche Informationen zu seinen Mineralvorkommen bereitzustellen und technische Berichte für die Eau Claire und Committee Bay Grundstücke zu aktualisieren. Die Änderung aktualisiert speziell Punkt 4 und die dazugehörigen Anlagen, ohne andere Abschnitte der ursprünglichen Einreichung zu verändern.
Wichtige unternehmerische Entwicklungen umfassen:
- Abschluss der Vereinheitlichung des Éléonore South Gold Projekts im Februar 2024 durch den Erwerb von Newmonts 49,978% Anteil für 3 Millionen US-Dollar, wodurch Fury 100% Eigentümer wird
- Erwerb eines 10,98% Anteils an Sirios Resources von Newmont für 1,3 Millionen US-Dollar
- Reduzierung des Anteils an Dolly Varden Silver auf 16,11% durch private Verkäufe im März und Oktober 2024
- Abschluss eines Bohrprogramms von 52.700 m bei Eau Claire und dem Percival-Projekt in den Jahren 2020-2022
Das Unternehmen ist sowohl an der NYSE American als auch an der Toronto Stock Exchange gelistet und hat 151.556.273 ausstehende Stammaktien. Fury operiert nach den International Financial Reporting Standards und ist als nicht beschleunigter Einreicher eingestuft.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Amendment No. 1
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Fury Gold Mines Limited (the "Company") is filing this Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment No. 1") to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 1, 2025 (the "Original 2024 Form 20-F") to (i) provide additional information regarding its mineral properties under Item 4 of this Amendment No. 1, and (ii) to update the disclosure provided in the Company's technical report summaries for the Company's Eau Claire Property and Committee Bay Property, each as revised and filed as Exhibit 15.2 and 15.8 to this Amendment No. 1. Other than as expressly set forth above, this Amendment No. 1 does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate any other information set forth in the Original 2024 Form 20-F, and the Company has not updated disclosures included therein to reflect any events that occurred subsequent to April 1, 2025.
This Amendment No. 1 consists solely of the preceding cover page, this explanatory note, the updated Item 4, the signature page, the updated certifications from the Company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer as exhibits 12.1 and 12.2 required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the restated exhibits 15.2 and 15.8 and related consents of qualified persons.
Item 4 - Information on the Company
A. History and development of the company
Name, Address and Incorporation
The Company was incorporated under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act (the "BCBCA") on June 9, 2008, under the name Georgetown Capital Corp. The Company was a Capital Pool Company under the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") and, accordingly, on February 23, 2011, the Company completed a qualifying transaction (the "Qualifying Transaction") with Full Metal Minerals USA Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Full Metals Minerals Ltd. Pursuant to the Qualifying Transaction, the Common Shares began trading on the TSXV. On October 15, 2013, the Company changed its name to Auryn Resources Inc. On November 1, 2016, the Company completed its graduation to the TSX and the Common Shares began trading on the TSX. In connection with the Company's graduation to the TSX, the Common Shares were voluntarily delisted from the TSXV. On July 17, 2017, the Common Shares also commenced trading on the NYSE American.
Fury Gold is a reporting issuer in all of the provinces and territories of Canada. In addition, the Common Shares are registered under Section 12(b) of the U.S. Exchange Act by virtue of being listed on the NYSE American. The Company's legal registered and records office is in care of its attorneys at 1500-1055 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC, V6E 4N7 and the mailing address is 401 Bay Street, 16th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2Y4. The SEC maintains a web site that contains reports and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
2020 Merger and Reorganization
On October 9, 2020, the Company concurrently acquired all of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Eastmain Resources Inc. ("Eastmain") while distributing (or "spinning out") shares of two subsidiaries to its shareholders ("Spinco Transactions") in accordance with the terms and conditions of the arrangement agreement dated August 10, 2020 (the "Arrangement Agreement"). The Spinco Transactions resulted in the divestment of the Company's South American exploration assets to focus on Canadian mineral projects. On October 5, 2020, the Eastmain Transaction and the Spinco Transactions received the approval of both the Company's and Eastmain's shareholders, and on October 7, 2020, the British Columbia Supreme Court and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved the Reorganization Arrangement and the Eastmain Arrangement, respectively, and both courts issued final orders approving the Eastmain Transaction and the Spinco Transactions. In accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, the Company changed its name to "Fury Gold Mines Limited" pursuant to a certificate of change of name dated October 8, 2020.
Immediately following the closing of the Transaction, the Company's ticker symbol for the Common Shares was changed to "FURY" effective October 12, 2020 on the NYSE American and October 13, 2020 on the TSX. Eastmain's shares were delisted from the TSX and removed from the OTCQB after the end of trading on October 9, 2020. Immediately following the closing of the Eastmain Arrangement, Eastmain became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fury Gold.
2022 Sale of Homestake Mineral Project to Dolly Varden Silver Corporation for Dolly Varden Shares
On February 25, 2022, the Company announced the completion of the sale of the Homestake Ridge project to Dolly Varden Silver Corporation ("Dolly Varden"), a publicly traded corporation listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. Pursuant to the Homestake Purchase Agreement entered into on December 6, 2021, Dolly Varden acquired 100% of Homestake Resource Corporation from Fury in exchange for a $5 million cash payment and the issuance of 76,504,590 common shares of Dolly Varden. On October 13, 2022, the Company reduced its holdings to 59,504,590 by selling 17 million common shares, representing 22.2% of the Company's interest in Dolly Varden, for gross proceeds of $6.8 million, and resulting in the Company's interest in Dolly Varden being reduced to 25.8%. Following further dilutive equity financings completed by Dolly Varden on December 22, 2022 and November 2, 2023, Fury Gold held 59,504,590 common shares, representing a 22.03% interest in Dolly Varden as at December 31, 2023. The Company's interest in Dolly Varden was further reduced by 5,450,000 shares in a March 2024 private sale, and by 3,000,000 shares in an October 2024 private sale, resulting in in the Company's interest being 16.11% in Dolly Varden as at December 31, 2024.
2022 to 2024 Unification of the Éléonore South Gold Project
On September 12, 2022, the Company and its joint venture partner Newmont Corporation ("Newmont"), through their respective subsidiaries, completed the acquisition of the remaining approximately 23.77% participating interest of Azimut Exploration Inc. in the Éléonore South Joint Venture ("ESJV"), on a pro-rata basis. Following the completion of the transaction, the 100% ESJV participating interests were then held 50.022% by the Company and 49.978% by Newmont with Fury remaining the operator under an amended and restated joint operating agreement.
On February 29, 2024, the Company completed the purchase of Newmont's 49.978% interest in the Éléonore South Gold Project in Quebec ("Éléonore South") for $3,000,000. As a result of the consolidation, Fury Gold is the 100% owner of Éléonore South. The Company also acquired Newmont's 30,392,372 common shares or 10.98% of Sirios Resources Inc. ("Sirios") as part of the transaction for an additional $1,300,000. Sirios shares have been acquired for investment purposes, and Fury will evaluate its investment in Sirios on an ongoing basis with respect to any possible additional purchases or dispositions. In March 2024, the Company sold 1,514,000 common shares of Sirios, resulting in the Company's interest in Sirios being reduced to 10.4%. Following further dilutive equity financings completed by Sirios in 2024, the Company's holding interest in Sirios as at December 31, 2024 was less than 9.9%.
Inter-corporate Relationships
Fury Gold conducts its business through a number of wholly-owned subsidiaries depicted in a diagram under the Organizational structure section. It owns 25% of a shared service provider company, Universal Mineral Services Ltd. (with three other junior resource explores each owning 25%) which is further discussed under "Related Party Transactions" below.
Significant Events and Highlights
2022
2022 Eau Claire Exploration Program
In October 2022, the Company completed the initial drilling program at Eau Claire and the Percival prospect, completing a total of approximately 52,700m from 2020-2022, with the final 17,700m completed in 2022. Additionally, the company completed a B-horizon soil sampling program at Lac Clarkie, a property adjacent to the Eau Claire project.
The Expansion Drill Program, Exploration Drill Program and the Regional Exploration Program are discussed below under "Eau Claire Project - 2023 Eau Claire Exploration Program".
2022 Changes to Management and the Board
On March 9, 2022, the Company announced the appointment of Bryan Atkinson, P.Geo, to Senior Vice President (SVP), Exploration and Michael Henrichsen, P.Geo, to Chief Geological Officer, effective immediately. The Company also announced that Salisha Ilyas, Vice President of Investor Relations, has resigned to pursue other opportunities.
On May 24, 2022, the Company announced that the Company's Board Chair, Ivan Bebek, was retiring from the Board, effective June 29, 2022 and would be an advisor.
2022 Financing
On April 14, 2022, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement with two placees, who include a Canadian corporate investor and a US institutional investor, for a private placement sale of 13.75 million common shares of the Company at a price of $0.80 per share for gross proceeds of $11,000,000.
2022 Completion of Sale of Homestake Ridge Project to Dolly Varden and Investor Rights Agreement
On February 25, 2022, the Company completed the sale of the Homestake Ridge Project to Dolly Varden. Pursuant to the agreement entered into on December 6, 2021 ("Homestake Purchase Agreement"), Dolly Varden purchased 100% of the shares of the Company's subsidiary, Homestake Resource Corporation for a $5,000,000 cash payment and the issuance of 76,504,590 common shares of Dolly Varden (the "Homestake Transaction"). As a result of the sale, the Company has an indirect economic interest in the Homestake Ridge Project through its ownership of shares of Dolly Varden but does not have legal control over either Dolly Varden or the Homestake Ridge Project.
In connection with the Homestake Transaction, Dolly Varden and Fury Gold entered into an investor rights agreement (the "Homestake Investor Rights Agreement") pursuant to which Fury Gold has the following rights, and is subject to the following obligations:
(i) Fury Gold will have the right to appoint two nominees to the Dolly Varden board so long as Fury Gold owns greater than 20% of the Dolly Varden common shares outstanding. As Fury Gold now owns less than 20% but greater than 10% of the Dolly Varden shares outstanding, Fury Gold's nomination right has been reduced to the right to appoint one nominee to the Dolly Varden board. Tim Clark, the Chief Executive Officer of Fury Gold, and Michael Henrichsen, the Chief Geological Officer of Fury Gold, joined the Dolly Varden Board upon closing of the Homestake Transaction. As Fury Gold now owns less than 20% but greater than 10% of the Dolly Varden shares outstanding, only Mr. Clark remains a director.
(ii) Fury Gold will have the right to appoint one member to Dolly Varden's technical committee for the purpose of providing non-binding advice and recommendations to the Dolly Varden board for so long as Fury Gold is entitled to appoint one nominee to the Dolly Varden board.
(iii) Fury will have pre-emptive rights to maintain its ownership percentage in Dolly Varden for so long as Fury Gold owns more than 10% of the outstanding Dolly Varden common shares, subject to certain carve-outs and top-up rights.
(iv) Fury Gold will not sell the Dolly Varden Shares during the one-year hold period following closing and will provide to Dolly Varden the right to direct the sale of any DV Shares proposed to be sold by Fury Gold after the expiry of the initial one-year hold period.
(v) Fury Gold will, for the initial two-year period following closing, and subject to Fury Gold continuing to hold at least 10% of Dolly Varden's outstanding shares, vote its shares in accordance with Dolly Varden management's recommendations at each meeting of the shareholders of Dolly Varden, subject to exceptions for certain excluded matters, including special resolutions, minority shareholder votes required pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 and matters that would materially and adversely impact Fury Gold disproportionately.
(vi) Fury Gold will not, for the initial three-year period following Closing, and subject to Fury Gold continuing to hold at least 10% of Dolly Varden's outstanding shares, acquire additional securities of Dolly Varden, solicit proxies separately from any Dolly Varden board approved proxy circular or otherwise seek to control management, the board or the policies of Dolly Varden.
2022 Partial Sale of Dolly Varden Shareholdings
On October 3, 2022, the Company announced that it had entered into a non-brokered sale agreement to sell 17 million common shares of Dolly Varden at $0.40 per share, representing approximately 7.4% of the outstanding common shares of Dolly Varden. The gross proceeds received by the Company upon the close of the transaction on October 13, 2022, was $6.8 million. At December 31, 2022, the Company held a 23.5% interest in Dolly Varden.
2023
2023 Eau Claire Exploration Program
On February 13, 2023, Fury Gold provided an update on targeting the wholly owned Lac Clarkie project immediately to the east of its 100% owned Eau Claire project in the Eeyou Istchee Territory in the James Bay region of Quebec. The Company has defined a total of eight gold targets through the completion of a B-horizon soil sampling program. Six of the targets lie along the Cannard Deformation Zone, which hosts numerous gold occurrences along its >100 kilometre (km) mapped extent, including Fury's Eau Claire Deposit and Percival Property.
In April 2023, Fury Gold commenced a drilling program at the Eau Claire Deposit, comprising of 10,000 to 15,000 metres, with the goals of i) continuing expansion of the high-grade Eau Claire resource; ii) following up on the 2022 success at the Percival Prospect 14 km to the east of Eau Claire; and iii) advancing several early-stage exploration targets along the Cannard Deformation Zone to the drill ready stage.
On July 10, 2023, the Company announced its 2023 summer exploration program and the restart of all exploration activities, which had been interrupted since June 5, 2023, due to a governmental emergency fire evacuation order.
On August 3, 2023, Fury announced results for the first three 2023 core drill holes at the high-grade Eau Claire gold project. The 2023 drill program focused on the continued expansion of the Hinge Target located immediately west of the Eau Claire Deposit. Drilling at the Hinge Target continues to return multiple stacked zones of gold mineralization from each drill hole, including 5.0m of 3.6 g/t Au within a broader interval of 14.0m of 2.37 g/t Au. Additional drill intercepts include 6.5m of 2.66 g/t Au, 6.0m of 2.77 g/t Au and 1.0m of 10.35 g/t Au.
On October 3, 2023, the Company reported the results for an additional two infill core drill holes from the Hinge Target at the Eau Claire Project. The 2023 drill program continues to focus on infill drilling at the Hinge Target located immediately west of the Eau Claire Deposit. Every hole completed at the Hinge Target to date has intercepted two corridors of stacked gold-bearing quartz tourmaline veins and alteration, including 3.5m of 5.73 g/t gold and 11.27 g/t Tellurium and 7.43g/t gold over 2.5m within a broader interval of 4.65g/t gold and 8.72 g/t Tellurium over 4.5m. Drill holes 23EC-065 and 23EC-068 represent the continuation of a series of infill drill holes designed to tighten up the spacing of the 2022 Hinge Target drilling to a nominal spacing of 60-80m. The stacked intercepts through these new holes continue to exhibit the overall strength of the mineralized system within the Hinge Target.
On November 28, 2023, the Company reported additional results from the 2023 infill drilling program at the Hinge Target at the Eau Claire Project. Drilling continues to intercept multiple zones of gold mineralization, including 5.5m of 4.52 g/t gold and 3.0m of 3.34 g/t gold from 23-EC-069; 1.0m of 20.20 g/t gold and 3.5m of 3.51 g/t gold from 23EC-070; 1.0m of 19.55 g/t gold from 23EC-066; and 3.5m of 3.82 g/t gold from 23EC-067.
On January 17, 2024, the Company reported results from the 2023 drilling program at the Hinge Target at the Eau Claire Project. Highlights from the seven drill holes include 31.77 g/t gold over 3.50m from 23EC-077; 65.0 g/t gold over 0.50m and 14.25 g/t gold over 1.0m from 23EC-074; 2.56 g/t gold over 7.50m from 23EC-068; and 3.41 g/t gold over 6.50m and 5.0 g/t gold over 3.50m from 23EC-075.
On February 6, 2024, the Company announced the final set of results from the 12,000m 2023 drilling program at the Hinge Target, part of the high-grade Eau Claire Project. Highlights from these last five drill holes include 17.62 g/t gold over 3.50m, including 29.80 g/t gold over 2m, and 22.20 g/t gold over 0.50m from 23EC-079; and 5.49 g/t gold over 3.50m from 23-EC-078. The reported intercepts from drill hole 23EC-082 of 17.62 g/t gold over 3.50m is within 135m of surface and is completely open to surface and to the west, above the rest of the Hinge Target.
2023 Changes to Management and the Board
On February 22, 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Brian Christie as an Independent Director, effective immediately. Mr. Christie most recently served as Vice President, Investor Relations at Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, prior to which Mr. Christie worked for over 17 years as a precious and base metals mining analyst and brings with him extensive experience in the capital markets and the mining industry. Mr. Christie holds a BSc. in Geology (University of Toronto) and an MSc. in Geology (Queen's University) and is a member of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) and the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI). On May 15, 2023, the Company announced the appointment of Mr. Christie as Board Chair, replacing Mr. Jeffrey Mason, who was appointed Board Chair on January 11, 2023 and continues to serve as Independent Director of Fury Gold. The Company also announced that Michael Henrichsen, Chief Geological Officer, resigned from his role to pursue other interests.
On June 23, 2023, Phil van Staden, having previously served as the Company's Corporate Controller since 2020, was appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company and brings over 15 years of diverse international experience in various accounting roles and industries throughout South Africa and Canada. He holds B. Commerce and B. Commerce Honours degrees, respectively, from the University of Pretoria and the University of South Africa. Mr. van Staden took over from Dr. Lynsey Sherry, who had been the Chief Financial Officer since November 2020. Mr. van Staden was appointed (permanent) Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2024.
On September 5, 2023 Fury announced that it had appointed Ms. Isabelle Cadieux as an Independent Director, effective immediately. Ms. Cadieux, a professional geologist, brings more than 30 years of experience in mineral exploration and financing in the mining sector. She last held the position of Managing Director, Investment at SIDEX, a Québec institutional fund that finances exploration companies, including Fury, and continues to hold shares in Fury, where she served from 2001 until 2023. She holds an M.Sc. in Mineral Exploration (MINEX) from McGill University and a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Ottawa. Ms. Cadieux acted as President of the Ordre des géologues du Québec (OGQ) in 2008, sat on the Board of Directors from 2005 to 2010, and was Director of the Canadian Council of Professional Geoscientists from 2007 to 2011 where she represented the OGQ. From 2011 to 2016, she was a member of the Executive Committee of the UQAT-UQAM Chair in Mining Entrepreneurship. Throughout her career, she has been involved in various sector-related organizations, among others the Québec Mineral Exploration Association (AEMQ), the Canadian Institute of Mines and Metallurgy (CIM), Minalliance and Mine d'Avenir.
2023 Financings
In March 2023, the Company closed a bought-deal private placement (the "March 2023 Offering") of 6,076,500 Common Shares of the Company that qualify as "flow-through shares" (the "FT Shares") at a price of $1.44 per FT Share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $8.750 million. The proceeds from the March 2023 Offering were used to incur "flow-through mining expenditures" in connection with the exploration of the Company's Eau Claire and ESJV projects. As at December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $544,000 available to incur flow-through mining expenditures before December 31, 2024.
2023 Corporate developments
On October 12, 2023, the Company filed a short form base shelf prospectus (the "Shelf Prospectus") with the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in all of the provinces and territories of Canada and has filed a corresponding registration statement on Form F-10 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of the completion of these filings, the Company is permitted to publicly offer up to $75 million of common shares, subscription receipts, warrants, and units or any combination thereof to investors in Canada and the United States during the 25-month period from October 12, 2023, that the Shelf Prospectus is effective.
2024
2024 Exploration Program
On June 28, 2024, the Company announced the filing of a Canadian law compliant Technical Report for the Increased Mineral Resource Estimate for the high-grade Eau Claire deposit as well as a Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate for the Percival deposit located in the Eeyou Istchee Territory of the James Bay region of Quebec. The Eau Claire project now contains a combined mineral resource of 1.16Moz gold (Au) at a grade of 5.64 g/t Au in the Measured and Indicated category as well as an additional 723koz gold at a grade of 4.13 g/t Au in the Inferred Category. Gold mineralization remains open for expansion in all directions at both the Eau Claire and Percival deposits through additional drilling.
On September 9, 2024, the Company announced results from the diamond drilling program at the greenfield Serendipity Prospect on its wholly owned Eau Claire project in the Eeyou Istchee Territory in the James Bay region of Quebec. The Serendipity Prospect lies within the same prospective geological setting as the Company's Percival Deposit. In total 3,871 metres (m) were drilled in 10 holes across five distinct targets at Serendipity. Drill hole 24SD-009 targeted a biogeochemical anomaly overlying the easterly extension of the structure controlling the mineralization at Serendipity and intercepted 12.16 g/t gold over 3.0 m (Figures 1 and 2, Table 1). Drill hole 24SD-002 targeted a biogeochemical anomaly at the hinge of an interpreted fold within volcanic stratigraphy and intercepted 5.27 g/t gold over 1.0 m. The two noted intercepts above are separated by over 2 kilometres (km) indicating the potential for a large mineralizing system at Serendipity. The Company is in the process of planning follow-up drilling at Serendipity for 2025.
On October 7, 2024, the Company announced the discovery of high-grade lithium outcrop on the western claim block of its 100% owned Éléonore South project in the Eeyou Istchee Territory in the James Bay region of Quebec. The outcrop sampling program targeted the historical Fliszar showing lepidolite bearing pegmatite as well as new rock exposures over an area of approximately 1000 x 500 metres (m) resulting in the collection of 34 samples. Seven samples returned high-grade values above 1.75% lithium oxide (Li2O) with a peak value of 4.67% Li2O. The Company's focus remains on the gold prospectivity of the Éléonore South project. However, the announced lithium results provide additional exploration targets as the overall project is advanced.
On October 24, 2024, the Company announced the results from the summer exploration program at its 100% Committee Bay project in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. The 2024 exploration program defined three drill ready shear zone hosted targets advanced through a combination of till sampling, rock sampling and geological mapping:
- Three Bluffs Shear, where drilling in 2021 intercepted 13.93 g/t Au over 10 metres (m) (see news release dated December 1, 2021);
- Raven Shear where 7 rock samples have averaged 16.12 g/t gold; and
- Burro West where a 300 by 300 m discrete >90th percentile gold in till anomaly has been defined with a peak value of 50 ppb gold.
On November 12, 2024, the Company announced the finalization of drill targeting at the Éléonore South gold project in the Eeyou Istchee Territory in the James Bay Region of Quebec. Drilling will target robust geochemical gold anomalies within the same sedimentary rock package that hosts Newmont's Éléonore Mine. The completed biogeochemical sampling survey covered an interpreted fold nose within the Low Formation sediments where an orientation level study identified a large-scale gold anomaly in a similar geological, geophysical, and structural setting to that of the nearby Éléonore Mine. Six priority drill targets across over 3 kilometres (km) of prospective folded sedimentary stratigraphy have been identified. These six targets encompass multi point gold anomalies above the 90th percentile of the data and correlate with moderate pathfinder elemental anomalies, most notably arsenic which is associated with gold mineralization at the Éléonore Mine. The Company intends to mobilize crews in Q1 2025 for an initial fully funded 3,000 - 5,000 metre (m) diamond drilling program.
2024 Changes to Management and the Board
On January 10, 2024, the Company announced the appointment of Phil van Staden, the current Interim CFO of the Company, to the position of Chief Financial Officer effective as of January 1, 2024.
On June 27, 2024, as a result of the voting at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Shareholders held on June 26, 2024, the Company confirmed that each director nominee listed in the Company's management information circular dated May 14, 2024, in connection with the AGM were re-elected as directors of the Company and that Deloitte LLP was re-appointed as the Company's auditor. Mr Mason did not stand for re-election as a director in 2024.
2024 Financings
On June 13, 2024, the Company closed the $5 Million financing announced on May 23, 2024. The Company issued 5,320,000 common shares of the Company that qualify as "flow-through shares" as defined under subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and section 359.1 of the Taxation Act (Québec) (the "FT Shares") at a price of C$0.94 per FT Share for total gross proceeds to the Company of C$5,001.
2024 Corporate developments
On February 29, 2024, the Company, and its joint operation partner Newmont Corporation ("Newmont"), through their respective subsidiaries, closed a transaction whereby the Company acquired 100% control of the joint operation interests, the Éléonore South project, consolidating these properties into the Company's portfolio at which time the joint venture operation was dissolved. The 49.978% that Newmont held was acquired by the Company for $3,000 while incurring $22 in transaction costs. As part of the transaction, the Company acquired 30,392,372 shares of Sirios Resources Inc. from Newmont which represented a 10.98% share at the time. The Company has sold a portion of the Sirios shares to retain under 9.9% which is the insider reporting threshold in Canada.
2024 Partial Sale of Dolly Varden Shareholdings
On March 14, 2024, the Company announced that it had sold 5.45 million common shares of Dolly Varden at $0.735 per share, for gross proceeds of $4,006, lowering its holdings to 19.99% and decreasing its right to one director on Dolly Varden under its Investors Rights Agreement, to which notice have been given. On October 4, 2024 the Company sold another 3 million common shares of Dolly Varden for gross proceeds of $3,356 lowering its interest to 16.11% as at December 31, 2024.
2025
The Company entered into the Arrangement Agreement with QPM on February 25, 2025. Under the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, Fury Gold has agreed to acquire QPM pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under Section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "CBCA") whereby Fury Gold will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of QPM on the basis of 0.0741 of one common share of Fury Gold for each share of QPM (the "Exchange Ratio") as consideration for the acquisition. On March 6, 2025, Fury and QPM amended and restated the Original Arrangement Agreement in order to address certain technical matters related to QPM's share capital (the "Amended and Restated Arrangement Agreement", as further amended on March 19, 2025 and together with the original Arrangement Agreement, the "Arrangement Agreement"). In addition, each outstanding option and warrant of QPM will become exercisable to purchase shares of Fury following closing in accordance with the Exchange Ratio. Fury anticipates that approximately 8,385,030 common shares of Fury will be issued on closing of the Arrangement and that an additional 879,277 common shares will be issuable upon exercise of QPM options and warrants after closing. Fury Gold has obtained the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American for the completion of the acquisition and related share issuances. Closing remains subject to the approval of the shareholders of QPM, the receipt of a final court order approving the Arrangement under the CBCA and satisfaction of other customary conditions to closing. Closing is anticipated to occur by April 30, 2025 if the required shareholder and court approvals are obtained. QPM's main asset is the Sakami gold project located in Eeyou Istchee James Bay territory in Québec, Canada (the "Sakami Project"). QPM's other assets include the Cheechoo-Eleonore Trend gold project which is adjacent to the northwest to the Sakami Project, and the Elmer East gold and lithium project located in Eeyou Istchee James Bay territory in Québec, Canada. QPM also holds a 68% interest in the Kippawa rare earths project and a 100% interest in the Zeus heavy rare earths project, both of which are located in the Témiscamingue region of Québec, Canada.
B. Business Overview
Fury Gold Mines is a Canadian-focused gold exploration company strategically positioned in two prolific mining regions: the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Region of Quebec and the Kitikmeot Region in Nunavut. Fury Gold has a portfolio of mineral properties of which three are considered material at this time: the Eau Claire property located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Region of Northern Quebec (the "Eau Claire Project"), the Committee Bay gold project located in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut (the "Committee Bay Project") and the Éléonore South property also located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Region of Northern Quebec ("Éléonore South Project") which was determined to have become material as of March, 31, 2025.
Since 2016, the Company has been actively exploring its mineral projects with the goal of identifying new areas of significant mineralization. As discussed in relevant project sections below, the majority of this work has taken place away from the known deposit areas in the form of regional exploration and prospect drilling at satellite targets. Though this work has yet to lead to the discovery of any new material mineral deposits, it has strengthened the Company's understanding of the geological systems and provided new evidence with respect to the projects' continued perspectivity. The Company expects to continue its exploration on the Eau Claire Project and Éléonore South project through 2025.
The Company has not yet determined whether any of its mineral property interests may contain economically recoverable mineral reserves. The Company's continuing operations and the underlying value of the Company's mineral property interests are entirely dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable mineral reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete the exploration of its mineral property interests, obtaining the necessary mining permits, and on future profitable production or the proceeds from the disposition of the exploration and evaluation assets. See "Risk Factors" section for further information.
Reliance on Key Personnel
Most aspects of the Company's business require specialized skills and knowledge. Such skills and knowledge include the areas of geology, mining, metallurgy, engineering, environment issues, permitting, social issues, capital markets, financing and accounting. While competition in the resource mining industry can make it difficult to locate and retain competent employees in such fields, the Company has been successful in finding and retaining personnel for the majority of its key processes. See "Risk Factors - Qualified and Experienced Employees, Management, and Board Members".
In addition, some members of Fury Gold's technical and management teams have a track record of successfully monetizing assets for all stakeholders. Fury Gold conducts itself to the highest standards of corporate governance and sustainability.
Competitive Conditions
The mineral exploration industry is competitive and Fury Gold will be required to compete for the acquisition of project opportunities. As a result of this competition, Fury Gold may not be able to acquire or retain prospective mineral projects, technical experts that can find, develop and mine such mineral properties and interests, workers to operate its mineral properties, and capital to finance exploration, development and future operations. The Company competes with other mining companies, some of which have greater financial resources and technical facilities, for the acquisition of mineral property interests, the recruitment and retention of qualified employees and for necessary investment capital with which to fund its operations and projects. See "Risk Factors - Competitive Conditions".
Cyclical and Seasonal
The Company's mineral exploration activities may be subject to seasonality due to adverse weather conditions affecting exploration including, without limitation, incremental weather, frozen ground and restricted access due to snow, ice or other weather-related factors. Further, the mining business, and particularly the precious metals industry, including the gold industry, is subject to metal price cycles. Moreover, the mining and mineral exploration business is subject to global economic cycles effecting, among other things, the marketability and price of gold products in the global marketplace. See "Risk Factors - Commodity Price Fluctuations and Cycles".
Intangible Properties
The Company's intangible property, including its mineral and surface rights, is described elsewhere in this document. The Company's business is not materially affected by intangibles such as business or commercial licenses, patents and trademarks or other intellectual property.
Environmental Protection
Exploration activities are subject to numerous and often stringent environmental laws and regulations. Compliance with such laws and regulations increases the costs of and delays planning, designing, drilling and developing the Company's properties. To the best of management's knowledge, the Company is in compliance in all material respects with all environmental laws and regulations applicable to its exploration and drilling activities. Fury Gold is committed to meeting or surpassing all applicable environmental legislation, regulations, permit and license requirements, and to continuously improving its environmental performance and practices. The Company embraces safe, socially and environmentally responsible and sustainable work practices during all activities. Fury Gold seeks to utilize innovative technologies and techniques to reduce its environmental footprint across all of the Company's projects. This includes awarding drill contracts to an EcoLogo certified contractor at Eau Claire, the use of Rotary Air Blast (RAB) drilling at the Committee Bay Project, which reduces water usage, footprint and time on the ground, and the use of drone imagery to allow targeted ground-based follow up of outcrop. Current costs associated with compliance are considered to be normal. See "Risk Factors - Environmental Regulatory, Health & Safety Risks" and "Risk Factors - Environmental Protection".
Employees
As at December 31, 2024, the Company had approximately 9 equivalent full-time employees located primarily in Canada. The Company shares certain technical and administrative functions provided by Vancouver-based Universal Mineral Services Ltd. on a full-cost recovery basis (See "Related Party Transactions"). The Company also relies on consultants and contractors to carry on many of its business activities and, in particular, to supervise and carry out mineral exploration and drilling on its mineral properties. No management functions of Fury Gold are performed to any substantial degree by a person other than the directors or executive officers of Fury Gold.
Social and Environmental Policies
Building and maintaining good corporate citizenship is an important component of Fury Gold's business practices. The Company has
Fury Gold endeavours to contribute to the communities in which it operates by focusing on activities that can make a meaningful, positive and lasting difference to the lives of those affected by its presence. Fury Gold prioritizes creating mutually beneficial and long-term partnerships with the communities where it operates, respecting their interests as our own. Fury Gold establishes constructive local partnerships to contribute to local priorities and interests and to have communities benefit both socially and economically from its activities. The Company seeks opportunities to maximize employment and procurement for local communities through the provision of suitable training opportunities and resources.
Fury Gold endeavours to engage in open and transparent dialogue with governments, local communities, Indigenous peoples, organizations and individuals on the basis of respect, fairness and meaningful consultation and participation.
Further information regarding Fury Gold's corporate governance policies and charters can be found on its website at https://furygoldmines.com/about-us/governance/.
Indigenous and Local Community Engagement
Fury Gold respects and engages meaningfully with Indigenous and local communities at all of its operations. The Company is committed to working constructively with local communities, government agencies and Indigenous groups to ensure that exploration work is conducted in a culturally and environmentally sensitive manner. The Company's engagement with Indigenous and local communities is governed by the principles set out in its Indigenous and Community Relations Committee Charter. Moreover, Fury Gold is committed to:
• sharing information about its projects and operations, providing meaningful opportunities for input and dialogue and involving local and Indigenous communities in archaeological work, environmental assessments and related studies;
• making meaningful efforts to reach agreements with local and Indigenous groups on the preferred method of participation and engagement processes;
• exploring opportunities for local and Indigenous communities to benefit from its projects and activities, which may include employment, contracting, training, community benefits and agreements, as appropriate to the type and stage of activity being undertaken; and
• engaging in candid and respectful dialogue with a view to resolving or minimizing any disagreements and ensuring full communication in respect of any unresolved issues.
Fury Gold is committed to responsible mineral exploration. The Company is dedicated to collaborating with Indigenous peoples and communities to establish and maintain effective, lasting, and mutually beneficial relationships. To achieve this commitment, we strive for relationships based on transparency, mutual respect, and trust. Accordingly, Fury implemented an Indigenous Relations Policy in 2024, which can be found on the Company's website at www.furygoldmines.com/about-us/governance.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company received its Ecologo certification for mineral exploration. Ecologo is the first comprehensive certification for mineral exploration companies and their service providers that features third-party certification of environmental, social and economic practices in Quebec.
Additionally, during the first quarter of 2022, the Company undertook a qualitative environmental, social and governance ("ESG") assessment with Digbee, a technology company which provides qualitative assessment tools to mining companies to track their ESG achievements. Fury Gold received an overall score of BB with a range of CC to A broken down into a corporate score of BB with a range of B to A and a project score of BB with a range of CC to A for both the Eau Claire and Committee Bay projects. These results are considered strong for an exploration company and the Company is continually evaluating and implementing initiatives to improve future scores. Fury Gold conducted a second annual Digbee ESG Certification in 2024, and achieved an overarching score of BBB with a range of CC to AA as of June 2024. A corporate score of A with a range of BB to A was obtained, which is considered to be strong for an Exploration company. The Eau Claire project achieved a score of BB with a range of CC to AA. The Company continues to evaluate and implement initiatives to improve future scores.
During 2023 and 2024, the Company's subsidiary, Eastmain, entered into a Services Agreement with Stajune Ventures Inc, a business entity of the Cree Nation of Eastmain which provided for the local First Nation personnel, to provide services for the Summer exploration activities at the Eau Claire project during those years.
Fury Gold's Indigenous and Community Relations Committee Charter can be viewed on its website at https://furygoldmines.com/about-us/governance/.
Cultural Awareness
In 2021, employees and the board of directors participated in a multi-module accredited in-house learning program aimed at developing Indigenous cultural competency. This program is provided to any new board members as part of the director onboarding process. In 2024, employees and the board of directors completed additional cultural awareness training which focused on the Indigenous communities in the regions of its projects in Quebec.
Fury, in partnership with the Cree Hunters Economic Security Board and 15 other mining and exploration companies, contributed to a voluntary fund totalling C$750,000 for the Reconstruction Initiative Forest Fires Fund 2023. This initiative aimed to support the rebuilding of cabins destroyed by the 2023 wildfires in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay territory of Quebec.
C. Organizational Structure
The following diagram depicts the Company's corporate structure as of December 31, 2024, and its material subsidiaries, including the name, jurisdiction of incorporation and proportion of ownership in each:
Not reflected in the above organization chart is the Company's non-material 25% interest in a shared service provider entity, Universal Mineral Services Ltd ("UMS"). (See interest of "Related Party Transactions - Universal Mineral Services").
A. Property, Plant and Equipment and Exploration and Evaluation Assets
Summary of Mineral Properties
At December 31, 2024, the Company's three main 100% held material mineral properties were the Eau Claire Project and the Éléonore South Project located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Region of Northern Quebec, and the Committee Bay Project located in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. The Éléonore South Project has been determined to have become material effective March 31, 2025 as a result of the Company increasing its ownership interest to 100% and increasing exploration expenditures. The Company also held a number of non-material mining properties that are described in the table below:
Property | Jurisdiction | Ownership | Operator | Number of Claims |
Area of Claims (hectares) |
Number of Leases |
Area of Leases (ha) |
Property Stage |
Mineralization Style |
Infrastructure |
Material Properties | ||||||||||
Eau Claire | Quebec | 100 | Fury Gold Mines | 446 | 23284.5 | Resource | Orogenic Gold | 30 person camp | ||
Eleonore South | Quebec | 100 | Fury Gold Mines | 282 | 14760.46 | Exploration | Orogenic Gold | 20 person camp | ||
Committee Bay | Nunavut | 100 | Fury Gold Mines | 142 | 179704.52 | 57 | 58689.69 | Resource | Orogenic Gold | 100 person camp |
Non-Material Properties | ||||||||||
Lac Clarkie | Quebec | 100 | Fury Gold Mines | 564 | 29734.48 | Exploration | Orogenic Gold | None | ||
Lac Lessard | Quebec | 100 | Fury Gold Mines | 47 | 2475.54 | Exploration | Orogenic Gold | None | ||
Reservoir | Quebec | 100 | Fury Gold Mines | 116 | 6089.69 | Exploration | Orogenic Gold | None | ||
Lidge | Quebec | 100 | Fury Gold Mines | 36 | 1900.8 | Exploration | Orogenic Gold | None | ||
Radisson | Quebec | 100 | Fury Gold Mines | 152 | 7850.34 | Exploration | Orogenic Gold | None | ||
Eastmain Mine | Quebec | 25 | Benz Mining | 152 | 8014.36 | Resource | Orogenic Gold | 30 person camp | ||
Ruby Hill East | Quebec | 25 | Benz Mining | 88 | 4640.05 | Exploration | Orogenic Gold | None | ||
Ruby Hill West | Quebec | 25 | Benz Mining | 178 | 9380.16 | Exploration | Orogenic Gold | None | ||
Gibson MacQuoid | Nunavut | 100 | Fury Gold Mines | 38 | 45424.93 | Exploration | Orogenic Gold | None |
A map showing the locations of the Company's mineral properties is provided below:
Quebec Properties
The Company has two material properties located in the Province of Quebec, Canada, namely the Eau Claire Project and the Éléonore South Project.
The Eau Claire Project is a resource stage project, 100% held and operated by Fury, comprised of 446 claims, totaling 23,284 hectares(ha). Located in 1:50,000 scale NTS map sheets 33B04 and 33B05, approximately 320 km northwest of the town of Chibougamau and 800 km north of Montreal in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Region of Quebec. The centre of the property is located at approximately 75.78 degrees longitude west and 52.22 degrees latitude north.
The early exploration stage Éléonore South Project, 100% held and operated by Fury, comprises 282 claims, totaling 14,760 hectares (ha). Located in 1:50,000 scale NTS map sheets 33B12 and 33C09, approximately 200 km east of the Cree community of Wemindji, 330 km northwest of the town of Chibougamau and 800 km north of Montreal in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Region of Quebec. The centre of the property is located at approximately 75.98 degrees longitude west and 52.58 degrees latitude north.
A map showing the locations of the Company's material and non-material Quebec mineral properties is provided below:
Nunavut Properties
The Company has one material property located in the territory of Nunavat, Canada, namely the Committee Bay Project.
The Committee Bay Project, 100% held by Fury, is a resource stage project comprising 156 claims and 57 crown leases, totalling 254,623.05 hectares (ha). located in 1:250,000 scale NTS map sheets 56J, 56K, 59O and 56P, approximately 430 km northwest of the town of Rankin Inlet. The approximate centre of the Project is located at Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) co-ordinates 7,400,000m N and 570,000m E (NAD 83, Zone 15N).
A map showing the locations of the Company's material and non-material Nunavut mineral properties is provided below:
Below as a summary of all mineral resources for the Company's material mineral properties as at December 31, 2024, as discussed in detail below. The Company does not have any mineral reserves as at December 31, 2024. The Company does not have any mineral resource estimates for its non-material properties:
Project | Measured Mineral Resources | Indicated Mineral Resources | Measured + Indicated Mineral Resources |
Inferred Mineral Resources | ||||||||
Tonnes | Au g/t | Contained Au (oz) |
Tonnes | Au g/t | Contained Au (oz) |
Tonnes | Au g/t | Contained Au (oz) |
Tonnes | Au g/t | Contained Au (oz) | |
Eau Claire | 1,612,000 | 5.67 | 294,000 | 4,781,000 | 5.64 | 866,000 | 6,393,000 | 5.64 | 1,160,000 | 5,445,000 | 4.13 | 723,000 |
Committee Bay | 2,075,000 | 7.85 | 523,835 | 2,075,000 | 7.85 | 523,835 | 2,934,000 | 7.63 | 720,364 | |||
Total | 1,612,000 | 5.67 | 294,000 | 6,856,000 | 6.31 | 1,389,835 | 8,468,000 | 6.18 | 1,683,835 | 8,379,000 | 5.36 | 1,443,364 |
Notes on the Eau Claire Mineral Resources:
(1) The Mineral Resource Estimates were initially reported by Dupere, Eggers and Dean (2024) with an effective date of May 10, 2024.
(2) The resources reported above are reviewed in detail within this Report and are accepted as current by the Qualified Person, Ms. Valerie Doyon P. Geo, Senior Project Geologist of the Company.
(3) The classification of the current Mineral Resource Estimate into Measured, Indicated and Inferred has been completed in accordance with the definitions for mineral resources in S-K 1300, which are consistent with current 2014 CIM Definition Standards - For Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves.
(4) All figures are rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimate and numbers may not add due to rounding.
(5) The mineral resources are presented undiluted and in situ, constrained by continuous 3D wireframe models, and are considered to have reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction.
(6) Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. An Inferred Mineral Resource has a lower level of confidence than that applying to an Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted to a Mineral Reserve. It is reasonably expected that most Inferred Mineral Resources could be upgraded to Indicated Mineral Resources with continued exploration.
(7) The Project mineral resource estimates are based on a validated database which includes data from 1202 surface diamond drill holes totalling 406,431 m, and 426 surface channels (Eau Claire deposit) for 1,345 m. The resource database totals 273,402 drill hole assay intervals representing 267,721 m of data and 2,254 channel assays for 1,316 m.
(8) The MRE for the Eau Claire deposit is based on 280 three-dimensional ("3D") resource models representing the 450, 850 and hinge zones. The MRE for the Percival deposit is based on 29 3D resource models representing high grade and lower grade halo zones.
(9) Grades for Au were estimated for each mineralization domain using 1.0 metre capped composites assigned to that domain. To generate grade within the blocks, the inverse distance cubed (ID3) interpolation method was used for all domains of the Eau Claire deposit and ID2 for Percival deposit. An average density value was assigned to each domain.
(10) Based on the location, surface exposure, size, shape, general true thickness, and orientation, it is envisioned that parts of the Eau Claire and Percival deposits may be mined using open-pit mining methods. In-pit mineral resources are reported at a base case cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t Au. The in-pit resource grade blocks are quantified above the base case cut-off grade, above the constraining pit shell, below topography and within the constraining mineralized domains (the constraining volumes).
(11) The pit optimization and base-case cut-off grade consider a gold price of $1,900/oz and considers a gold recovery of 95%. The pit optimization and base case cut-off grade also considers a mining cost of US$2.80/t mined, pit slope of 55⁰ degrees, and processing, treatment, refining, G&A and transportation cost of USD$19.00/t of mineralized material.
(12) The results from the pit optimization, using the pseudoflow optimization method in Whittle 4.7.4, are used solely for the purpose of testing the "reasonable prospects for economic extraction" by an open pit and do not represent an attempt to estimate mineral reserves. There are no mineral reserves on the Property. The results are used as a guide to assist in the preparation of a Mineral Resource statement and to select an appropriate resource reporting cut-off grade. A Whittle pit shell at a revenue factor of 0.52 was selected as the ultimate pit shell for the purposes of this mineral resource estimate.
(13) Based on the size, shape, general true thickness, and orientation, it is envisioned that parts of the Eau Claire and Percival deposits may be mined using underground mining methods. Underground mineral resources are reported at a base case cut-off grade of 2.5 g/t Au. The mineral resource grade blocks were quantified above the base case cut-off grade, below surface/pit surface and within the constraining mineralized wireframes (considered mineable shapes). Based on the size, shape, general thickness, and orientation of the mineralized structures, it is envisioned that the deposits may be mined using a combination of underground mining methods including sub-level stoping (SLS) and/or cut and fill (CAF) mining.
(14) The underground base case cut-off grade of 2.5 g/t Au considers a mining cost of US$65.00/t mined, and processing, treatment, refining, G&A and transportation cost of USD$19.00/t of mineralized material.
(15) The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues.
Notes on the Committee Bay Resource Estimate:
1. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves as they do not have demonstrated economic viability, although, as per S-K 1300 requirements, which are consistent with CIM requirements, the Mineral Resources reported above have been determined to have demonstrated reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction.
2. The Mineral Resources were estimated in accordance with the definitions for mineral resources in S-K 1300, which are consistent with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions (2014) and Best Practices Guidelines (2019) prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by the CIM Council.
3. The Mineral Resources Committee Bay Gold Project was initially reported in Ross (2017) - QP David A. Ross, M.Sc., P.Geo, effective date of May 31, 2017.
4. The resources reported above are reviewed in detail within this Report and are accepted as current by the Qualified Person, Mr. Bryan Atkinson, P. Geo, Senior Vice-President, Exploration of the Company.
5. The Cutoff grades were determined using average block grade values within the estimation domains and an Au price of US$1,200/oz, and Process Recovery of 93%, Open Pit mining costs of C$10.00/t, Underground mining costs of C$70.00/t, Process and G&A costs of approximately C$75/t and an exchange rate of 1.25 US$/C$.
6. The mineral resources are presented undiluted and in situ, constrained by continuous 3D wireframe models, and are considered to have reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction .
7. A bulk density values value of 3.15 t/m3 was assigned based on available SG measurements.
8. Differences may occur in totals due to rounding.
Eau Claire Project
The following disclosure relating to the Eau Claire Project (other than the disclosure regarding the 2023 Eau Claire exploration programs) is based on information derived from the technical report summary on the Eau Claire Project entitled "Technical Report on the Eau Claire Project, Quebec, Canada" prepared by Mrs. Valerie Doyon, the Company's Senior Project Geologist, with an effective date of December 31, 2024 (the "Eau Claire Technical Report Summary"), as attached to this Annual Report as Exhibit 15.2. The Eau Claire Technical Report Summary conforms to SEC's Modernized Property Disclosure Requirements for Mining Registrants as described in Subpart 229.1300 of Regulation S-K, Disclosure by Registrants Engaged in Mining Operations ("S-K 1300") and Item 601(b)(96) - Technical Report Summary. All information of a scientific or technical nature contained below and provided after the date of the Eau Claire Report has been reviewed and approved by Mrs. Valerie Doyon, the Company's Senior Project Geologist and a "qualified person" for the purposes of S-K 1300.
The Eau Claire Project is a material property for the purposes of S-K 1300.
Property Description and Location
The Project is located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory of Northern Quebec, approximately 320 km northwest of the town of Chibougamau and 800 km north of Montreal. The property is accessible, year-round, by the Route du Nord and is located 100 km north of Nemaska, serviced by commercial flights twice per week.
The approximate centre of the Project is located at Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) co-ordinates 5,786,800m N and 453,000m E (NAD 83, Zone 18N). The approximate UTM co-ordinates for the centre of the currently defined Eau Claire deposit are 5,785,100m N and 444,600m E. The Project is located within National Topographic System (NTS) 1:50,000 scale map-areas; 33B04 and 33B05.
Land Tenure
As of the effective date of the Eau Claire Technical Report Summary the Eau Claire Project, 100% held by Fury, comprises 446 claims, totaling 23,284 hectares(ha). Located in 1:50,000 scale NTS map sheets 33B04 and 33B05, approximately 320 km northwest of the town of Chibougamau and 800 km north of Montreal. The property is accessible, year-round, by the Route du Nord and is located 100 km north of Nemaska, serviced by commercial flights twice per week. The centre of the property is located at approximately 75.78 degrees longitude west and 52.22 degrees latitude north.
The Project is north of the 52nd parallel (52ºN) and as such is subject to the provisions of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (1975), and the Paix des Braves Agreement (2002). The Project falls within the Eeyou Istchee Territory of the Eastmain Cree First Nation, including trap line VC36 held by Dr. Ted Moses as the Cree Tallyman, and on Category III lands, as established under the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement.
The figure below presents property location and claims comprising the Eau Claire Deposit:
The book value of the Eau Claire Project as at December 31, 2024 is provided below:
Name of Material Property |
Book value as at December 31, 2024 |
Eau Claire Project |
$31,100,000 (1) |
(1) Book value of the Company's mineral projects under the Company's IFRS accounting policy primarily reflects project acquisition costs because the Company expenses rather than capitalizes all exploration costs as they are incurred. Acquisition costs may include allocations of the cost of corporate acquisitions of acquired companies which own mineral projects which allocations can increase the book value of the mineral projects of the acquired company above what the acquired company itself carried them at. The financial statement notes record exploration by general area rather than by individual property so aggregate expensed exploration costs for individual properties are not possible to determine from the financial statements alone. The book value of mineral properties may be reduced as a result of impairment charges where the Company concludes that the book value must be reduced in the face of evidence of impairment. Accordingly, readers are cautioned that mineral property book value is not intended to reflect the fair value of the mineral project at any given time.
Existing Infrastructure
Fury, through its Eastmain subsidiary, maintains a forty-person camp to support exploration activities at the Eau Claire project. The closest infrastructures to the Eau Claire deposit include a number of hydroelectric complexes and associated infrastructure, including the EM-1 hydroelectric complex. The EM-1 complex is located within 15 kilometres of the Eau Claire gold deposit. Hydro Québec has established a 600-person camp at EM-1 that includes fuel and medical services. More major necessities such as skilled labour and specialized equipment are sourced from Val-d'Or or Chibougamau. Many services are now available through numerous Cree owned businesses and partnerships in Mistissini, Eastmain and Nemaska.
History
Key historical events are:
- 1897: First reconnaissance survey in the area by the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) (A. P. Low).
- 1942: Mapping of the Eastmain Greenstone Belt by the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) (Shaw).
- 1966: Eade from the Geological Survey of Canada mapped the area of interest at a 1:1 000 000 scale.
- 1971 and 1972: Canico carried out a "winkie" drilling program (19 holes).
- 1973 to 1977: SEREM and Société de développement de la Baie-James (SDBJ) carried out geochemical surveys, prospecting, rock sampling, airborne and ground geophysics, geological mapping, and diamond drilling.
- 1978: Mapping at the 1:100 000 scale by the Ministère des Richesse Naturelle (MRN) (Franconi)
- 1985 to 1990: Westmin conducted airborne geophysics, soil geochemistry, prospecting, mapping, trenching and drilling (79 DDH, totalling 8,937 metres)
- 1995 to 2001: SOQUEM conducted soil geochemistry, geological mapping, trenching and drilling (54 DDH totalling 19,639 metres)
- 2002 to 2020: Eastmain Resources carried out geochemical and airborne geophysical surveys, geological mapping, prospecting, trenching and drilling. A total 816 diamond drilled holes, totalling 277,410.6 metres, were drilled. In 2018, discovered the Percival prospect where they drilled 13,182.6 metres in 2018 and 2019.
Geology and Mineralization
The Eau Claire project is contained within the La Grande volcano-plutonic Subprovince (2,752 to 2,696 Ma) of the Superior Province approximately 30 kilometres south of the contact with the metasedimentary Opinaca Subprovince (2700 to 2648 Ma). Portions of the La Grande Subprovince were formerly referred to as the Eastmain Greenstone Belt. Depending on the literature, the Eastmain Greenstone Belt has retained its title as a distinct greenstone belt lying within the La Grande Subprovince.
The La Grande Subprovince consists of four volcanic cycles erupted between 2,752 and 2,705 Ma (Kauputauch, Natel, Anatacau-Pivert, and Komo-Kasak formations). The supracrustal rocks of the region are intruded by syn-volcanic (2747 to 2710 Ma) and post- or late-tectonic (2,697 to 2,618 Ma) tonalite- trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG) suites.
The Eastmain Greenstone Belt consists of a 5- to 10-kilometre wide by 150-kilometre long succession of Archean bimodal volcanic rocks (Figures 2 and 3). The volcanic sequence includes lowermost mafic volcanic rocks overlain by felsic pyroclastic to volcaniclastic rocks, intercalated facies of iron formation, shaly and graphitic sedimentary units.
The majority of the gold mineralization identified to date at Eau Claire occurs as stacked late quartz tourmaline veining (VQTL) within interbedded mafic volcanics and volcaniclastic sequences proximal to regional D2 shear zones. Gold mineralization also occurs within altered host rock without veining occurring as centimetre to several metre wide tourmaline-actinolite ± biotite ± calcite replacement zones around vein selvages. A third style of gold mineralization recently identified in silicified breccias and quartz veins hosted in sediments and volcanic rocks proximal to iron formation on the eastern side of the Eau Claire Project. Eau Claire hosts over 12 showings, the most advanced being the Eau Claire deposit and the Percival prospect.
Gold mineralization at the Eau Claire gold deposit is generally located within approximately EW trending structurally-controlled, high-grade en-echelon quartz-tourmaline veins and adjacent altered wall rocks, as well as variable width ESE trending sheared and foliated alteration zones. The alteration zones are parallel to the overall foliation and are thus believed to represent an altered stratigraphic unit. The vein systems are predominantly hosted within a thick sequence of massive and locally pillowed mafic volcanic flows, interbedded with narrow intervals of volcaniclastic meta-sedimentary rocks. Both gold bearing vein sets may occur with as narrow intervals with tourmaline and develop into thick quartz-tourmaline veins with zoned tourmaline+/-actinolite+/-biotite+/-carbonate alteration halos which can measure up to several metres in thickness.
The Eau Claire deposit is a structurally-controlled gold deposit. Mineralization occurs primarily in a series of sheeted en-echelon quartz-tourmaline veins and associated metre scale alteration zones. Carbonate within the veins is associated with gold mineralization. The overall trend of the mineralized veins is controlled by a structural corridor sub-parallel to the D2 Cannard Deformation Zone. Individual veins are up to 1 metre thick and extent for at least 100 metres along strike.
Veins are composed of quartz and tourmaline; the ratio between quartz with accessory calcite to tourmaline can vary from 100 percent quartz to 100 percent tourmaline. The quartz-tourmaline veins are massive, banded and/or brecciated. Pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and rare molybdenite generally constitute less than 1.5 percent of the composition of these veins but can be upwards of 20% locally. Commonly, brecciated veins contain angular blocks of tourmaline, ranging in size from less than one to more than 25 centimetres in size. Fragments are cemented by a quartz-carbonate matrix. Breccia textures locally form a "piano key" pattern with angular tourmaline blocks aligned perpendicular to the vein walls. This texture is due to protracted deformation that affected already formed veins and generated new veins (tension gash veins developed on pre-existing laminated veins). The piano-key breccia has been observed throughout the deposit at all scales in tourmaline veins of less than 1 centimetre to more than 1 metre thick. A "ladder vein" texture has also been observed in outcrop at the 450 West Zone consisting of massive tourmaline layers with quartz-carbonate "ladders" aligned perpendicular to the vein walls.
Gold occurs as isolated grains or as clusters of fine-grained particles. Irregular to sub-angular shaped gold grains range in size from less than 10 micrometres to 1 millimetre. In rare instances, grains up to 1 centimetre in size have been observed. Locally, veins contain micrometre-size clusters of visible gold particles. Tellurobismuthite (Bi2Te3) occurs throughout the deposit. Gold and tellurides occur within micro fractures in quartz, interstitial to granular tourmaline grains, at the contact between massive aphanitic tourmaline and quartz bands, and along tourmaline laminations.
Gold mineralization also occurs within altered host rock without veining occurring as centimetre to several metre wide tourmaline-actinolite ± biotite ± calcite replacement zones around vein selvages.
The two major vein areas discovered to date in the resource area (the 450 West and 850 West zones) form a crescent-shaped mineralized, surface projected footprint 1.8 kilometres long by more than 100 metres wide, which has been traced to date to a vertical depth of 900 metres. Veins within the 450 West zone typically strike 85 degrees and dip 50 to 65 degrees to the south. Veins within the 850 West zone typically strike 60 degrees and dip subvertically.
Mineral Resources
A Mineral Resource Estimate was first disclosed in a 2015 Technical Report (SRK, 2015) and updated in 2017 (Armitage and Hafez, 2017). The 2017 updated Mineral Resource Estimate was subsequently updated for use in a 2018 preliminary economic assessment (2018 PEA) study (Puritch et. al. 2018). No updated economic study was conducted on the 2023 Mineral Resource Estimate and the 2018 PEA is no longer current and should not be relied upon. The 2024 Mineral Resource Estimate included the addition of Fury's 2020 through 2023 drilling to update the resource wireframes and block model.
The Eau Claire project contains a combined Mineral Resource of 1,160,000 oz of Au at a grade of 5.65 g/t in the Measured and Indicated category, and an additional 723,000 oz of Au at a grade of 4.13 g/t Au in the Inferred Category
Completion of the MREs involved the assessment of a validated drill hole and channel sample database, which included all data for surface drilling and surface and channel sampling completed through the end of 2023. Completion of the MREs also included the assessment of updated three-dimensional (3D) mineral resource models (mineral resource domains), 3D topographic surface models and 3D overburden surface models.
The Inverse Distance Cubed ("ID3") and Inverse Distance Squared ("ID2") calculation methods restricted to the mineral resource domains were used to interpolate grades for Au (g/t) into block models for all deposit areas.
The 2024 Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) was prepared using 2019 CIM Best Practice Guidelines for mineral resource estimation. The wireframe grade shell models represent the drilled mineralization and are suitable for use in block model estimations. The Eau Claire deposit meets the criteria of reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction in the combined open pit and underground portions of the MRE.
There is no mineralization that qualifies as Mineral Reserves on the Eau Claire Project.
Sample Preparation, Analyses and Security
Drill core was placed sequentially in wooden core boxes at the drill by the drillers and sealed with top covers and ties before transport. The core boxes were transported by ATV and/or Pickup trucks on a twice daily basis for the conventional drill and one time a day for the helicopter supported drill. The core was transported to the camp where depth markers and box numbers were checked and the core was carefully reconstructed in a secure core facility. The core was logged geotechnically on a 3 m run by run basis including, core recovery, RQD. Magnetic susceptibility and XRF measurements were taken every metres.
The core was descriptively logged and marked for sampling by an OGQ registered geologist or geologist in-training, paying particular attention to lithology, structure, alteration, veining/brecciation, and sulphide mineralization.
Logging and sampling information was entered into MX Deposit cloud-based core logging application by MINALYTIX INC. which allowed for the integration of the data into the project database.
The core was photographed both wet and dry after logging but prior to sampling.
Sampling, Analysis and Data Verification
Core recovery is generally very good to excellent, allowing for representative samples to be taken and accurate analyses to be performed. Half-core samples, 0.5 metre to 1.5 metre long, were taken where the rock was mineralized and/or altered. In the case of the Snake Lake and Percival holes, the core was sampled along the entire length of each hole.
Individual core samples were placed in rice bags which were sealed using uniquely numbered zip ties. Completed sample shipments for the Extension Program in 2020 and early 2021 and all 2022 drilling were sent to ALS Lab in Val d'Or, QC (ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ISO 9001:2015 accredited facility) for preparation and analysis. Preparation included crushing core samples to 90% < 2mm and pulverizing 1000g of the crushed material to better than 85% < 75 microns. All samples are assayed using 50 g nominal weight fire assay with atomic absorption finish (Au-AA24) and multi-element four acid digest ICP-AES/ICP-MS method (ME-MS61). In 2020-2021, where Au-AA24 results are greater than 5 ppm Au the assay are repeated with 50 g nominal weight fire assay with gravimetric finish (Au-GRA22), the 5 ppm threshold was change for 10 ppm in 2022. QA/QC programs using internal and lab standard and blank samples, field and lab duplicates and re-assay indicate good overall accuracy and precision.
Sample shipments from the exploration program in 2021 were sent to Actlabs in Val d'Or, QC for preparation and then to Actlabs in Thunder Bay, ON for analysis. All samples are assayed using 50 g nominal weight fire assay with atomic absorption finish (1A2B-50) and multi-element four acid digest ICP-AES/ICP-MS method (1F2). Where 1A2B-50 results were greater than 5 ppm Au the assay were repeated with 50 g nominal weight fire assay with gravimetric finish (1A3-50). QA/QC programs using internal standard samples, field and lab duplicates and blanks indicate good.
Analytical samples for the Extension Program from March 2021 through to October 2021 were sent to Bureau Veritas (BV) lab in Timmins, ON (ISO/IEC 17025 accredited facility) for preparation and analysis. Preparation included crashing core sample to 90% < 2mm and pulverizing 1000g of crushed material to better than 85% < 75 microns. All samples are assayed using 50 g nominal weight fire assay with atomic absorption finish (BV code FA450) and multi-element four acid digest ICP-AES/ICP-MS method (BV code MA200). Where FA450 results are greater than 5 ppm Au the assay is repeated with 50 g nominal weight fire assay with gravimetric finish (FA550-Au). QA/QC programs using internal and lab standard and blank samples, field and lab duplicates and re-assay indicate good overall accuracy and precision.
Internal Controls
QC protocols were established in 2002 and carried through with minor refinements through the current drilling program.
The QA/QC program comprises the systematic insertion of standards or CRMs, blanks, as well as field, coarse reject, and pulp duplicates. QC samples have been inserted into the sample sequence at a frequency of approximately 1 sample per 25 samples for CRMs and blanks, 1 sample per 50 samples for field duplicate samples, 1 sample per 75 samples for coarse reject duplicates, and 1 sample per 25 samples for pulp duplicates. Approximately 15.1% of samples assayed have been QC samples in the drilling programs from 2020 to 2023. All QC samples were analyzed by the primary analytical lab (ALS). Check sampling of selected rejects and pulps has also been completed at both ALS and ACT laboratories in 2022 through 2024.
Sample batches with suspected cross-sample contamination or certified reference materials returning assay values outside of the mean ± 3SD control limits are considered analytical failures by the Company and assay reruns were requested when deemed warranted.
ALS has its own internal QA/QC program, which is reported in the assay certificates, including the coarse reject and pulp duplicate assays. The Fury QA/QC program includes monitoring of laboratory internal QC results.Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing
Work performed in the SGS 2017 study was performed essentially on a single master sample. The sample included appropriate vein and mining dilution from the hanging wall and footwall. This sample was well documented and traceable.
The 2017 metallurgical testing indicated that gravity concentration with cyanide leaching outperformed production of a gold bearing flotation concentrate. The reported gold recoveries of 95 percent are supported by testing performed. The process was very simple with a primary grind size and reagent consumption levels that are typical for this style of deposit.
The limited metallurgical testwork conducted to date suggests that a high proportion of the gold can be recovered by conventional means and the Eau Claire material is relatively free-milling. Additional metallurgical testwork is recommended particularly to optimize leach parameters and investigate variability of the mineralization with respect to comminution requirements.
2024 Mineral Resource Estimate
Mineral Resource Estimate (effective December 31, 2024)(1-15)
Category | Tonnes | (g/t Au) | Contained Au (oz) | ||||||
Measured | 1,612,000 | 5.67 | 294,000 |
Category | Tonnes | (g/t Au) | Contained Au (oz) | ||||||
Indicated | 4,781,000 | 5.64 | 866,000 | ||||||
Total Measured & Indicated | 6,393,000 | 5.65 | 1,160,000 | ||||||
Inferred | 5,445,000 | 4.13 | 723,000 |
Open Pit and Underground Mineral Resources for Eau Claire Deposit (effective December 31, 2024)(1-15)
Open Pit (surface to 150 m) | Underground (150 m - 860 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Category | Tonnes | (g/t Au) | Contained Au (oz) |
Tonnes | (g/t Au) |
Contained Au (oz) |
||||||||||||
Measured | 1,157,000 | 5.19 | 193,000 | 455,000 | 6.9 | 101,000 | ||||||||||||
Indicated | 1,291,000 | 4.19 | 174,000 | 3,490,000 | 6.17 | 692,000 | ||||||||||||
Measured & Indicated | 2,448,000 | 4.66 | 367,000 | 3,945,000 | 6.25 | 793,000 | ||||||||||||
Inferred | 69,000 | 4.39 | 10,000 | 2,566,000 | 6.08 | 502,000 |
Open Pit and Underground Mineral Resources for Percival Deposit (effective December 31, 2024) (1-15)
Open Pit (surface to 150 m) | Underground (150 m - 860 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Category | Tonnes | (g/t Au) | Contained Au (oz) |
Tonnes | (g/t Au) |
Contained Au (oz) |
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Inferred | 2,253,000 | 1.81 | 131,000 | 557,000 | 4.47 | 80,000 |
Notes:
1. The effective date of the Eau Claire project Mineral Resource Estimates ("MREs"), including the Eau Claire and Percival deposit estimates, is May 10, 2024.
2. The Mineral Resource Estimates were estimated by Maxime Dupéré, B.Sc., géo. of SGS Geological Services and is an independent Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
3. The classification of the current Mineral Resource Estimates into Measured, Indicated and Inferred mineral resources is consistent with current 2014 CIM Definition Standards - For Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves.
4. All figures are rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimate and numbers may not add due to rounding.
5. The mineral resources are presented undiluted and in situ, constrained by continuous 3D wireframe models, and are considered to have reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction.
6. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. An Inferred Mineral Resource has a lower level of confidence than that applying to an Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted to a Mineral Reserve. It is reasonably expected that most Inferred Mineral Resources could be upgraded to Indicated Mineral Resources with continued exploration.
7. The Project mineral resource estimates are based on a validated database which includes data from 1202 surface diamond drill holes totalling 406,431 m, and 426 surface channels (Eau Claire deposit) for 1,345 m. The resource database totals 273,402 drill hole assay intervals representing 267,721 m of data and 2,254 channel assays for 1,316 m.
8. The MRE for the Eau Claire deposit is based on 280 three-dimensional ("3D") resource models representing the 450, 850 and hinge zones. The MRE for the Percival deposit is based on 29 3D resource models representing high grade and lower grade halo zones.
9. Grades for Au were estimated for each mineralization domain using 1.0 metre capped composites assigned to that domain. To generate grade within the blocks, the inverse distance cubed (ID3) interpolation method was used for all domains. An average density value was assigned to each domain.
10. Based on the location, surface exposure, size, shape, general true thickness, and orientation, it is envisioned that parts of the Eau Claire and Percival deposits may be mined using open-pit mining methods. In-pit mineral resources are reported at a base case cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t Au. The in-pit resource grade blocks are quantified above the base case cut-off grade, above the constraining pit shell, below topography and within the constraining mineralized domains (the constraining volumes).
11. The pit optimization and base-case cut-off grade consider a gold price of $1,900/oz and considers a gold recovery of 95%. The pit optimization and base case cut-off grade also considers a mining cost of US$2.80/t mined, pit slope of 55⁰ degrees, and processing, treatment, refining, G&A and transportation cost of USD$19.00/t of mineralized material.
12. The results from the pit optimization, using the pseudoflow optimization method in Whittle 4.7.4, are used solely for the purpose of testing the "reasonable prospects for economic extraction" by an open pit and do not represent an attempt to estimate mineral reserves. There are no mineral reserves on the Property. The results are used as a guide to assist in the preparation of a Mineral Resource statement and to select an appropriate resource reporting cut-off grade. A Whittle pit shell at a revenue factor of 0.52 was selected as the ultimate pit shell for the purposes of this mineral resource estimate.
13. Based on the size, shape, general true thickness, and orientation, it is envisioned that parts of the Eau Claire and Percival deposits may be mined using underground mining methods. Underground mineral resources are reported at a base case cut-off grade of 2.5 g/t Au. The mineral resource grade blocks were quantified above the base case cut-off grade, below surface/pit surface and within the constraining mineralized wireframes (considered mineable shapes). Based on the size, shape, general thickness, and orientation of the mineralized structures, it is envisioned that the deposits may be mined using a combination of underground mining methods including sub-level stoping (SLS) and/or cut and fill (CAF) mining.
14. The underground base case cut-off grade of 2.5 g/t Au considers a mining cost of US$65.00/t mined, and processing, treatment, refining, G&A and transportation cost of USD$19.00/t of mineralized material.
15. The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues.
2023 Mineral Resource Estimate
Eau Claire Deposit Mineral Resource Estimate as of December 31, 2023
Mineral Resource Estimate (effective February December 31, 2023)(1-7)
Category | Tonnes | (g/t Au) | Contained Au (oz) | ||||||
Measured | 906,000 | 6.63 | 193,000 | ||||||
Indicated | 3,388,000 | 6.06 | 660,000 | ||||||
Total Measured & Indicated | 4,294,000 | 6.18 | 853,000 | ||||||
Inferred | 2,382,000 | 6.53 | 500,000 |
Open Pit and Underground Mineral Resources (effective December 31, 2023)(1-7)
Open Pit (surface to 150 m) | Underground (150 m - 860 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Category | Tonnes | (g/t Au) | Contained Au (oz) | Tonnes | (g/t Au) | Contained Au (oz) | ||||||||||||
Measured | 574,000 | 6.66 | 123,000 | 332,000 | 6.56 | 70,000 | ||||||||||||
Indicated | 636,000 | 5.13 | 105,000 | 2,752,000 | 6.27 | 555,000 | ||||||||||||
Measured & Indicated | 1,210,000 | 5.86 | 228,000 | 3,084,000 | 6.30 | 625,000 | ||||||||||||
Inferred | 43,000 | 5.06 | 7,000 | 2,339,000 | 6.56 | 493,000 |
Notes:
1. The classification of the current Mineral Resource Estimate into Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources has been completed in accordance with the definitions under S-K 1300, which are consistent with current 2014 CIM Definition Standards - For Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves.
2. All figures are rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimate.
3. All Resources are presented undiluted and in situ, constrained by 3D wireframe models (the constraining volumes), and are considered to have reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction.
4. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. An Inferred Mineral Resource has a lower level of confidence than that applying to a Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted to a Mineral Reserve. It is reasonably expected that most of the Inferred Mineral Resources could be upgraded to Indicated Mineral Resources with continued exploration.
5. Open pit Mineral Resources are reported at a base case cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t Au within a conceptual pit shell and underground Mineral Resources are reported at a cut-off grade of 2.5 g/t Au outside the conceptual pit shell. Cut-off grades are based on a gold price of US$1,250 per ounce, a foreign exchange rate of US$0.80 and a gold recovery of 95%.
6. The results from pit optimization are used solely for the purpose of testing the "reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction" by an open pit and do not represent an attempt to estimate mineral reserves. There are no mineral reserves on the Property. The results are used as a guide to assist in the preparation of a Mineral Resource statement and to select an appropriate resource reporting cut-off grade.
7. There is no certainty that all or any part of the Inferred Mineral Resource will be upgraded to an Indicated or Measured Mineral Resource as a result of continued exploration. There is no other relevant data or information available that is necessary to make the technical report summary understandable and not misleading.
2024 Mineral Resource Estimates Classification
Gold grades were estimated into the blocks for the deposit block models. Blocks within each mineralized domain were interpolated using composites assigned to that domain. To generate grade within the blocks, the inverse distance cubed (ID3) interpolation method was used for all domains for the Eau Claire deposit and ID2 for the Percival deposit.
For all domains, the search ellipse used to interpolate grade into the resource blocks was interpreted based on orientation and size of the mineralized domain. The search ellipse axes are generally oriented to reflect the observed preferential long axis (geological trend) of the domain and the observed trend of the mineralization down dip/down plunge.
Three to four passes were used to interpolate grade into all the blocks in the grade shells; interpolation parameters varied by deposit area. All blocks were classified as Measured for Pass 1, Indicated for Pass 2 and Inferred for Pass 3 and 4.
Discussion on 2024 versus 2023 Mineral Resource Estimate
The 2024 Eau Claire project mineral resource estimate of 1.16Moz Au at a grade of 5.64 g/t Au in the Measured and Indicated category as well as an additional 723koz Au at a grade of 4.13 g/t Au in the Inferred Category incorporates the additional drilling completed between 2021 and 2023 at the Eau Claire deposit as well as provided a maiden resource estimate for the Percival deposit located 14 km to the east of Eau Claire. The additional drilling resulted in the addition of 307koz Au in the Measured and Indicated category (a 36% increase) and 223 koz Au in the Inferred category (a 44.6% increase).
Conclusions
The Eau Claire and Percival deposits contain within-pit and underground Measured, Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources that are associated with well-defined mineralized trends and models. The deposits are open along strike and at depth. Project geologists have a good understanding of the regional, local, and deposit geology and controls on mineralization. The geological models are reasonable and plausible interpretations of the drill results.
Mineral Resources for the Eau Claire deposit were estimated assuming combined open pit and underground mining methods. At cut-off grades of 0.5 g/t Au for open pit and 2.5 g/t Au for underground, Measured Mineral Resources are estimated to total 1.61 Mt at an average grade of 5.67 g/t Au containing 294,000 ounces gold. At the same cut-off grades, Indicated Mineral Resources are estimated to total 4.78 Mt at an average grade of 5.64 g/t Au containing 860,000 ounces gold. At the same cut-off grades, Inferred Mineral Resources are estimated to total 5.44 Mt at an average grade of 4.13 g/t Au containing 723,000 ounces gold. The open pit resources were constrained by a preliminary pit shell generated in Whittle software.
The limited metallurgical testwork conducted so far suggests that the gold can be recovered by conventional means, such as a combination of gravity followed by cyanide leaching of the concentrate. Additional metallurgical testwork will be warranted if further exploration increases the size of the resource.
The Author considers that the Project has potential for delineation of additional Mineral Resources and that further exploration is warranted. Given the prospective nature of the Property, it is the Author's opinion that the Property merits further exploration and that a proposed plan for further work by Fury is justified. The Author is recommending Fury conduct further exploration, subject to funding and any other matters which may cause the proposed exploration program to be altered in the normal course of its business activities or alterations which may affect the program as a result of exploration activities themselves.
Recommendations
The following summarizes the work programs recommended by the author of the Eau Claire Technical Report Summary.
Fury's intentions are to continue exploration on the Property in 2025 and onwards. The proposed work program consists of a regional portion focused on refining known gold occurrences within the Percival - Serendipity trend, 14km to the east of Eau Claire, and attempting to define new prospects in areas with favourable geological and structural settings. In addition to the regional program, a drill program focused on the Eau Claire deposit has been proposed to tie-in the mineralization identified 450m west of the current resource with the aim of updating the current mineral resource. Additional drilling would focus on the Percival prospect and other nearby geochemical anomalies to determine the continuity and scale of gold mineralization.
Fury has gained a better understanding of the combination of pathfinder elements and structural controls on the gold mineralization at Percival. The broad low-grade gold mineralization occurs along a well-defined east-west trending structural splay of the Cannard Deformation Zone. Certain elemental associations, most notably Arsenic, Bismuth, and Tungsten, are proving to be important pathfinders for the gold mineralization. Higher-grade gold within the broader corridor is controlled by secondary shearing and is identified by the high degree of silicification. With this knowledge, the Company has refined their targeting along the Percival to Serendipity Trend identifying ten priority targets for 2024. These identified targets lie within the same stratigraphic package as Percival Main and have undergone varying degrees of deformation. The proximity of the main Cannard and Hashimoto Deformation Zones varies from one target to the other and may have a significant impact on the gold mineralization. Fury believes the varying degrees of deformation are an important control on both gold mineralization and the potential preservation of a sizeable, mineralized body.
The recommended work program is anticipated to include the collection of 15,000 infill till and biogeochemical samples and 30,000 m of diamond drilling. Drilling would be allocated with 2,000 m to 7,500 m focused on testing biogeochemical anomalies within the Percival - Serendipity trend, approximately 20,000 m at the Eau Claire deposit for resource expansion, and 2,500 m to 8,000 m at Percival for resource expansion. Subsequent to the completion of additional drilling on the Property, updated MREs are planned which will form the basis of an updated engineering study in the form of an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment.
The total cost of the planned work program by Fury is estimated at up to $14.2 M shown in the table below. The Company has not yet made a decision to fully implement these recommendations as they are financing and success dependent.
Recommended Work Programs
Type | Details | Cost Estimate (C$) |
Labour | Staff Wages, Technical and Support Contractors | 1,750,000 |
Assaying | Sampling and Analytical | 750,000 |
Drilling | Diamond Drilling (30,000m at $175/m) | 5,250,000 |
Till Sampling | Detailed sampling program | 1,500,000 |
Land Management | Consultants. Assessment Filing, Claim maintenance | 750,000 |
Community Relations | Community Tours, Outreach | 75,000 |
Type | Details | Cost Estimate (C$) |
Information Technology | Remote site communications and IT | 35,000 |
Safety | Equipment, Training and Supplies | 75,000 |
Expediting | Expediting | 150,000 |
Camp Costs | Equipment, Maintenance, Food, Supplies | 250,000 |
Freight and Transportation | Freight, Travel, Helicopter | 450,000 |
Fuel | 1,200,000 | |
General and Administration | 100,000 | |
Update MRE and PEA | 600,000 | |
Sub-total | 12,935,000 | |
Contingency (10%) | 1,293,500 | |
Total | 14,228,500 |
2020 - 2024 Eau Claire Exploration Program
From 2020 through to 2024, Fury completed a total of 120 diamond drill holes for approximately 75,654.3 m on the Project. The drill program consisted of i) an extension phase focused on extensions to the known vein corridors along strike from the current resource ("Extension Program"); ii) an exploration phase designed to test targets along the 4.5km long deposit trend ("Exploration Program") and iii) an exploration phase of drilling designed to test targets at the Percival and Serendipity prospects 14km east and 20 km northeast of the Eau Claire Deposit respectively. Large stepout drilling in 2022 increased the mineralized footprint of the Eau Claire deposit by over 450m to the west. At Percival Fury intercepted 13.5 m of 8.05 g/t gold (Au) outlining a 500x100x300m zone of gold mineralization.
The 2023 drilling campaign focused on the Hinge Target, which is located west of the deposit, adjacent to the 850 W zone, and the at Percival prospect area. Results from the 2023 Hinge drilling expanded the Hinge Target gold mineralization 50m up-dip and 75m to the west respectively, over 450m from the defined Eau Claire Resource as well as intercepting high grade shallow mineralization on the eastern edge of the Hinge target.
The Extension Program at the Eau Claire deposit was designed to target strike extensions of the known vein corridors to the west and southeast of the current mineral resource. To date, Fury Gold has drilled twenty one holes targeting the southeast extension of the Eau Claire Resource with intercepts including: 23.27 g/t Au over 7.09m, 11.56 g/t Au over 6.04m, 59.3 g/t Au over 0.96m and 4.89 g/t Au over 2.94m. Results from the four holes completed in the second quarter of 2022 were released on August 3, 2022 including 4.43 g/t Au over 1.43m and 4.60 g/t Au over 1.25m. Two additional holes were completed in October 2022 with results released on January 23, 2023 including 3.91 g/t Au over 2.50m.
The exploration drilling program along the Eau Claire deposit trend continues to demonstrate the potential to significantly expand the Eau Claire deposit to the west. The focus has been on the Western Hinge, and Gap Zone as well as along the north limb of the anticline. All exploration targets within the Deposit Trend have the potential to significantly expand the Eau Claire mineralized footprint. To date the footprint of gold mineralization has been increased by over 455m or 25% at the Hinge Target alone and remains open to further expansion to the West.
Regional Exploration
The Company completed 11,497.8m in 18 diamond drill holes in 2022 and 2023 at Percival. Five holes targeted the parallel hinge 500m to the east of Percival proper. All holes intercepted silicified sulphide rich breccias, however only narrow low grade gold values were returned. The remainder of the drilling tested extensions of the historical gold mineralization at Percival proper. The results from the Percival proper drilling program confirm that the high-grade core of the Percival mineralization plunges steeply to the west and remains open in all directions. Highlights included an 85m step out from historical high-grade mineralization which intercepted 13.5m of 8.05 g/t Au, (including 3.00m of 25.8 g/t Au) in drill hole 22KP-008 and a 150m step out which intercepted 7.5m of 4.38 g/t Au, (including 3m of 8.7 g/t Au, and 3m of 5.5 g/t Au) in drill hole 22KP-005. As well as 279 g/t Au over 1.5m along the eastern edge of the defined mineralization. With the recent drilling the gold mineralization at Percival Main is represented by a 500 m by 100 m footprint with high-grade gold being defined to 300 m below surface hosted within folded sulphidized, silicified, and brecciated sediments.
Committee Bay Project
The following disclosure relating to the Committee Bay Project is based on information derived from the technical report summary entitled "Technical Report on the Committee Bay Project, Nunavut Territory, Canada" dated effective December 31, 2023, prepared by Bryan Atkinson, P.Geo., as Senior Vice President Exploration of Fury Gold (the "Committee Bay Technical Report Summary"). The Committee Bay Technical Report Summary conforms to the SEC's Modernized Property Disclosure Requirements for Mining Registrants as described in S-K 1300 and Item 601(b)(96) - Technical Report Summary. All information of a scientific or technical nature contained below and provided after the date of the Committee Bay Technical Report Summary has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Atkinson as a "qualified person" for the purposes of SK-1300.
The Committee Bay Project is a material property for the purposes of S-K 1300. The 2023 Committee Bay Technical Report Summary is considered to still be current as not material work was conducted on the project in 2024.
Description and Location
The Committee Bay Project is located in the eastern part of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, approximately 430 km northwest of the town of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. The Project is accessible by air, either from Rankin Inlet or Baker Lake, Nunavut. Rankin Inlet and Baker Lake are serviced seasonally by barge and ship. The hamlets of Rankin Inlet, Baker Lake, Naujaat, Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak, and Kugaaruk are accessible by scheduled commercial flights.
The Committee Bay Project consists of 57 Crown Leases and 150 mineral claims in six non-contiguous blocks totaling approximately 247.972.53 ha.
The figure below presents property location and claims comprising the Committee Bay project:
The book value of the Committee Bay Project as at December 31, 2024 is provided below:
Name of Material Property |
Book value as at December 31, 2024 |
Committee Bay Project |
$8,100,000 (1) |
(1) Book value of the Company's mineral projects under the Company's IFRS accounting policy primarily reflects project acquisition costs because the Company expenses rather than capitalizes all exploration costs as they are incurred. Acquisition costs may include allocations of the cost of corporate acquisitions of acquired companies which own mineral projects which allocations can increase the book value of the mineral projects of the acquired company above what the acquired company itself carried them at. The financial statement notes record exploration by general area rather than by individual property so aggregate expensed exploration costs for individual properties are not possible to determine from the financial statements alone. The book value of mineral properties may be reduced as a result of impairment charges where the Company concludes that the book value must be reduced in the face of evidence of impairment. Accordingly, readers are cautioned that mineral property book value is not intended to reflect the fair value of the mineral project at any given time.
Access, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography
The Committee Bay Project is accessed via fixed wing charter primarily through a 914 m, graded, esker airstrip at Hayes Camp, a permitted, seasonally prepared 1,580 m winter ice airstrip, which is constructed on the adjacent Sandspit Lake, or a 320 m tundra airstrip at the Bullion Camp.
The Committee Bay Project is located in the Wager Bay Plateau Ecoregion of the Northern Arctic Ecozone (Marshall and Schutt, 1999). This ecoregion is classified as having a low arctic ecoclimate. Summers are short and cold, with mean daily temperatures above freezing only in July and August. Snow cover usually lasts from September to June, but it can fall during any month. Most of the lakes are icebound until approximately mid-July. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, but drifting of snow in the winter can result in considerable localized accumulations, particularly on the sides of hills. Fog is often a problem near the coast and at higher elevations particularly during the late spring to early summer and the fall months.
There is no permanent infrastructure at the Committee Bay Project. The Company maintains four camps to support seasonal exploration campaigns in various portions of the Committee Bay Project, namely the Hayes Camp (100-person capacity), the Bullion Camp (20- to 40-person capacity), Crater Camp (40-person capacity) and the Ingot Camp (10-person capacity). A drill water system is maintained at the Three Bluffs site.
Geology, Mineralization and Deposit Types
The Committee Bay Project area, situated in the Churchill Structural Province, is underlain by Archean and Proterozoic rocks and extensively covered by Quaternary glacial drift. It comprises three distinct Archean sub-domains (Prince Albert Group, Northern Migmatite, and Walker Lake Intrusive Complex).
The Committee Bay Greenstone Belt (the "CBGB"), which hosts the gold occurrences discussed in the Committee Bay Report, is composed of Prince Albert Group rocks. These are bounded by the wide, northeast-striking Slave-Chantrey mylonite belt to the northwest and by the Amer and Wager Bay shear zones to the south. Two major fault systems, the northeast-striking Kellet fault and the northwest-striking Hayes River fault, intersect the central portion of the CBGB and cut the Prince Albert Group rocks. Gold occurrences in the CBGB appear to be spatially related to the major shear systems and their sub-structures indicating the potential for the re-mobilization of mineral-bearing fluids along these structures.
The regional strike of rock units in the West Laughland Lake area is generally north but shows a degree of variability. Units, generally vertically dipping in much of the CBGB, have a more moderate to shallow dip at Four Hills. Rocks generally strike northeast from Four Hills east to the Committee Bay Project. In the Hayes River area, the east-striking Walker Lake shear zone is the dominant structure. Dips in the Hayes River area are generally sub-vertical and there is evidence of flexural shear and silicification along lithological contacts between iron formation and talc-actinolite schist (meta-komatiite). Rocks of the Curtis River area, approximately 120 km northeast of the Hayes River area, strike northeast and dip sub-vertically.
The iron formations that host the Three Bluffs, Antler, Hayes, and Ledge gold occurrences have unique lithological associations with their contact rocks and do not appear to be stratigraphically equivalent.
Three low, rounded, rusty outcrops, called West, Central, and East, comprise the Three Bluffs gold occurrence. Gold mineralization is hosted in gossanous, predominantly oxide, silicate, and sulphide facies iron formations. Iron formation thicknesses range from 25 m to 30 m at the West Bluff to 55 m at the Central Bluff. The Three Bluffs iron formation maintains a thickness of 10 m for a minimum strike length of 1.8 km and is at least 55 m thick for 700 m. The iron formations are poorly banded to massive with locally shared, quartz-veined intervals of up to 3 m near lithological contacts. Chlorite and epidote alteration indicates either lower amphibolite grade metamorphism (epidote-amphibolite facies) or the result of retrograde greenschist facies metamorphism associated with gold deposition. Local mineralization, composed of disseminated pyrite and pyrrhotite, can occupy up to 50% of the rock volume.
History
Key historical events for the project are include:
(i) in 1961 and 1967, mapping was done in the area by the Geological Survey of Canada ("GSC");
(ii) in 1970, King Resources Company conducted reconnaissance geological mapping and sampling in the Laughland Lake and Ellice Hills areas, with follow-up work including geophysics and detailed mapping, trenching, and sampling;
(iii) in 1970, 1974, and 1976 Cominco Ltd. Carried out reconnaissance and detailed geological mapping, ground geophysics, and sampling in the Hayes River area;
(iv) in 1971, the Aquitaine Company conducted airborne electromagnetic ('EM") and magnetometer surveys;
(v) from 1972 to 1977, detailed re-mapping of the area was done by the GSC;
(vi) in 1979, Urangesellschaft Canada Ltd. Carried out reconnaissance airborne radiometric surveys and prospecting for uranium in the Laughland Lake area;
(vii) in 1986, Wollex carried out geological mapping and rock sampling in the West Laughland Lake area;
(viii) in 1992, GSC conducted geological re-assessment of the mineral potential of the Prince Albert Group;
(ix) in 1994, channel sampling carried out over the Three Bluffs area but the results were lost;
(x) in 1996, Terraquest Ltd. Conducted a high-resolution airborne magnetometer survey;
(xi) from 1997 to 1998, P.H. Thompson Geological Consulting Ltd. Conducted regional geological mapping in the Three Bluffs area;
(xii) from 1999 to 2002: GSC conducted a multi-disciplinary study of the Committee Bay Greenstone Belt;
(xiii) from 1992 to 2012, North Country Gold and its predecessors Carried out prospecting, rock sampling, gridding, airborne and ground geophysics, geophysics, geological mapping, and reverse circulation and diamond drilling on several of the gold targets including Three Bluffs, Three Bluffs West, West Plains, Anuri, Inuk, Antler, and Hayes.
Historical drilling (pre-2015) on the Project amounts to 68,269.98 metres drilled in 426 drill holes. Of the historical drilling, 351 drill holes comprising 58,575.56 m were completed at Three Bluffs and are the basis for the Three Bluffs Mineral Resource described below.
Sampling, Analyses and Data Verification
Committee Bay RAB Drilling QA/QC Disclosure
Intercepts were calculated using a minimum of a 0.25 g/t Au cut off at beginning and end of the intercept and allowing for no more than four consecutive samples (six metres) of less than 0.25 g/t Au.
Analytical samples were taken using 1/8 of each 5ft (1.52m) interval material (chips) and sent to ALS Global ("ALS") Lab in Yellowknife, NWT and Vancouver, BC for preparation and then to ALS Lab in Vancouver, BC for analysis. All samples are assayed using 30g nominal weight fire assay with atomic absorption finish (Au-AA25) and multi-element four acid digest ICP-AES/ICP-MS method (ME-MS61). Quality Assurance/Quality Control ("QA/QC") programs using internal standard samples, field and lab duplicates and blanks indicate good accuracy and precision in a large majority of standards assayed.
Committee Bay Diamond Drilling QA/QC Disclosure
Intercepts were calculated using a minimum of a 0.25 g/t Au cut off at beginning and end of the intercept and allowing for no more than six consecutive metres of less than 0.25 g/t Au.
Analytical samples were taken by sawing NQ diameter core into equal halves on site and sent one of the halves to ALS Lab in Yellowknife, NWT for preparation and then to ALS Lab in Vancouver, BC for analysis. All samples are assayed using 50g nominal weight fire assay with atomic absorption finish (Au-AA26) and multi-element four acid digest ICP-AES/ICP-MS method (ME-MS61). QA/QC programs using internal standard samples, field and lab duplicates and blanks indicate good accuracy. Due to the nuggety nature of mineralization encountered, the Company will be running additional analysis on duplicate samples to better understand the analytical precision.
True widths of mineralization are unknown based on current geometric understanding of the mineralized intervals.
Committee Bay Grabs QA/QC Disclosure:
Approximately 1 to 2 kg of material was collected for analysis and sent to ALS Lab in Vancouver, BC for preparation and analysis. All samples are assayed using 50 g nominal weight fire assay with atomic absorption finish (Au-AA26) and multi-element four acid digest ICP-AES/ICP-MS method (ME-MS61). QA/QC programs for 2018 rock grab samples using internal standard samples, lab duplicates, standards and blanks indicate good accuracy and precision in a large majority of standards assayed. Grab samples are selective in nature and cannot be consider as representative of the underlying mineralization.
Core arrives in camp at the end of each drill shift where geological technicians check and correct and downhole distance discrepancies. Technicians record core recovery, fracture density and orientation, magnetic susceptibility, and overall rock quality designation. Geological logging follows, comprising measurement and descriptions of geological units and the collection of semi- quantitative data such as the number of visible gold occurrences, volume percent sulphide minerals, volume percent of alteration minerals, volume percent vein quartz, etc. Sample intervals are then designated by the logging geologist focusing on sulphide bearing and/or silicified Intervals that are well bracketed by apparently unmineralized rock. Protocols limit sampling intervals between 0.75 m and 1 m in length with a minimum length of 0.3 m and a maximum length of 1.5 m so long as geological boundaries were honoured.
Drill core is digitally photographed and core samples are marked for sawing. Sampling intervals, geological boundaries, and a saw line are marked by the logging geologist and the core is sawed in half longitudinally by technicians. One half of the core is placed in a sample bag with a uniquely numbered tag and secured with plastic cable ties. Each batch of 20 field samples contain a blank and one of four commercial certified reference materials. The remaining half core is returned to the core box for reference. The majority of the reference core remains on-site except for chosen intervals which are taken to Edmonton, Alberta for display purposes. Individual sample bags are placed inside a larger bag which is closed with a security seal for shipment to the laboratory.
Assaying procedures are generally similar to those used in 2003, with some minor modifications. The standard aliquot size was increased to 2AT (58.32 g) and the samples were all analyzed using FA with a gravimetric finish. Selected samples, containing visible gold or which assayed greater than 20 g/t Au, are re-analyzed using metallic screen fire assay that include twin 2AT gravimetric assays of the fine fraction. A pulp from each sample is sent for standard 30 element ICP analysis using a three-acid digestion.
All the RAB and diamond drill core samples are analyzed at the ALS laboratory in Vancouver, BC, by fire assay of a 50 g sample followed by a gravimetric finish according to ALS lab code Au-GRA22 and by a multi-element inductively couple plasma atomic emission spectrometry or mass spectrometry ("ICP-AES/ICP-MS") package following a four acid digestion of a one gram sample according to ALS lab code ME-MS61. Sample intervals with visible gold in core were assayed using a Screen Fire Assay method on a one kg sample according to ALS lab code Au-SCR24 where the entire sample is screened to 100 μm and fire assays are performed on a 50 g sample of <100 μm material and on the entire >100 μm material. The fire assay is calculated as a weighted average of the two fire assays.
In the opinion of Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. ("RPA", formerly Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc.), the sample collection, preparation, analysis, transport, and security procedures at the Committee Bay Project are adequate for use in the estimation of mineral resources.
Internal Controls
Fury's internal QA/QC procedures include the insertion of Certified Reference Materials (CRMs), field blanks and duplicates representing a minimum of 10% of samples assayed. When visible gold was observed additional CRMs and blanks were inserted immediately following the suspected high-grade to test lab contamination.
No blank material submitted returned assay values above the gold detection limit of the analytical methodology.
Analytical results for duplicate samples were reviewed and compared for any extreme outliers. Given the highly variable nature of gold mineralization duplicate analyses were used qualitatively in order to determine the degree of variance within the particular prospect being drilled.
Sample batches with suspected cross-sample contamination or certified reference materials returning assay values outside of the mean ± 3SD control limits are considered analytical failures by the Company and assay reruns were requested when deemed warranted.
ALS has its own internal QA/QC program, which is reported in the assay certificates, including the coarse reject and pulp duplicate assays. The Fury QA/QC program includes monitoring of laboratory internal QC results
Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing
2003 Metallurgical Testing
Dawson Metallurgical Laboratories, Inc. of Salt Lake City, Utah, was commission in 2003 to conduct metallurgical tests on Three Bluffs mineralized material. Twelve drill core samples, eight high-grade and four low-grade, totaling approximately 20 kg were used. The mineralogical study reported the principal sulphide minerals as pyrrhotite with minor pyrite. No reference was made to any deleterious elements in the samples.
The test indicated that 92% gold recovery could be achieved with cyanidation but the presence of pyrrhotite would result in high cyanide consumption. RPA notes that these preliminary tests suggest gold at Three Bluffs can be recovered using conventional methods.
2008 Metallurgical Testing
Mineral processing testwork comprising exploratory gravity concentration, cyanide leaching, and froth flotation studies were undertaken by Process Research Associates Ltd. ("PRA") under the guidance of RPA. The sample used was a 110 kg composite of drill core samples from the 2007 exploration program with an average estimated grade of 4.3 g/t Au and 7.5% S.
Additional gravity recovery test work on Three Bluffs mineralization was performed by Knelson Research Technology Centre. An 18 kg sample, taken from a composite of coarse rejects sample material from 2007 drill core samples, was subjected to multi-pass testing utilizing a bench-scale enhanced gravity concentrator. The tests were designed to examine recovery trends for gold and gold-bearing sulphides.
Based on the composite sample tested it was expected that Three Bluffs mineralization could be processed by various standard beneficiation steps to recover approximately 93% of the gold. The limited metallurgical testwork conducted to date suggests that the gold can be recovered by conventional means, a combination of gravity and flotation followed by cyanide leaching of the concentrate. The metallurgical test results indicated that a combination of gravity and flotation followed by cyanide leaching of the concentrate is likely the most suitable processing option.
2009 Metallurgical Testing
Follow-up work at PRA was then undertaken in April 2009 to look specifically at a flowsheet consisting of gravity recovery followed by cyanidation. These results were reported by PRA on May 6, 2009.
At a primary grind size P80 of 74 μm, gold was effectively extracted by gravity and flotation, with 96% of the gold recovered. In a single Locked-Cycle test, a gravity circuit recovery of 60.5% gold in 0.22% of mass, followed by a cleaner flotation recovery of 35.3% gold in 17.7% of the mass, was obtained. Thus, an overall gold recovery of 95.8% in 17.9% of the mass was shown to be possible. Flotation recovery without gravity scalping was also reasonably successful.
Flotation concentrate was subjected to cyanide leach testwork. A total of eight concentrate leach tests were performed. A single whole ore cyanide leach test obtained 79.2% gold extraction after 48 hours and 94.6% after 72 hours.
Several issues were identified during metallurgical testing of samples, the largest issue lies with cyanide consumption. Cyanide consumption has been found to be extremely high at up to 0.2 kg/h, while leaching kinetics remain low. Another issue that has been identified is that gold bearing sulphides are not amenable to enhanced gravity separation, therefore batch concentration and not continuous gravity concentration should be utilized.
Based on the samples tested to date, Three Bluffs ore is generally considered to be relatively free-milling. Gravity concentration has been effective in recovering up to 60% of the gold. Much of the remaining gold can be effectively recovered by either flotation or cyanide leaching to produce an overall metallurgical recovery above 90%. RPA recommends further optimization and variability work on a greater variety of samples from the Three Bluffs property if further economic studies are conducted.
There has been no mineralogical processing and metallurgical testing since 2009.
2023 Mineral Resource Estimates
The mineral resources at the Committee Bay Project are estimated to be approximately 2.07 million tonnes of indicated mineral resources grading 7.85 g/t Au, containing 524,000 ounces of gold, and 2.93 million tonnes of inferred mineral resources grading 7.64 g/t Au, containing 720,000 ounces of gold as of September 11, 2023. No additional drilling within the resource has been completed and the 2017 Mineral Resource Estimate and the 2017 block model remains appropriate for the 2023 mineral resource calculation in the opinion of Mr. Atkinson. Mr. Atkinson acknowledges that some other parties may be using somewhat higher long-term gold price assumptions than were used for this estimate. A bulk density of 3.15 t/m3 was applied for estimation of tonnage. This value was derived from a total of 6,426 density determinations carried out on drill core from a variety of locations in the deposit.
The estimate was carried out using a block model method constrained by wireframe grade shell models, with Inverse Distance Cubed ("ID3") weighting. Two sets of wireframes and block models were employed: one contemplated open pit mining and the other, underground mining. The block model grade interpolations were checked by (i) an inspection of the interpolated block grades in plan and section views and comparison to the composite grades, and (ii) through a statistical comparison of global block and composite mean grades. Inspection of the block grades in plan and section indicates that the grade estimation honours the drill hole grades reasonably well.
The reported mineral resources at calculated cut-off grades of 3.0 g/t Au for open pit mining and 4.0 g/t Au for underground mining based on the following assumptions:
- Gold Sale Price: US$1,200/oz;
- Process Recovery 93%;
- Open Pit Mining Cost C$10.00/t;
- Underground Mining Cost C$70.00/t;
- Process + G&A Costs C$75.00/t; and
- Exchange Rate 1.25 US$/C$.
To fulfill the resource criteria of "reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction", a pit shell analysis was run on the 0.5 g/t Au model to determine how much of the deposit could potentially be extracted using open pit methods. The analysis was done using Whittle software with very preliminary assumptions for pit slopes, metallurgical recovery, prices, and costs.
For this mineral resource the preliminary pit shell that was optimized in 2013 using a different gold price and cost assumptions (listed below) than those used to calculate the updated cut-off grade. Mr. Atkinson considers this approach reasonable given that the pit shell used to report open pit resources is conceptual and the relative difference between the underground and open-pit resource cut-off grades is negligible.
The following cost assumptions were used:
- Gold Sale Price: US$1,500/oz;
- Overall Pit Slope Angles: 50°;
- Process Recovery 93%;
- Mining Cost US$10.00/t; and
- Process + G&A Costs US$60.00/t
Blocks from the open pit model captured within this shell were considered eligible for reporting as open pit resources. The same pit shell was applied to the underground model, except that blocks from this model were included in the resource only if they were outside of the shell.
Mineral Resources as of December 31, 2023(1-7)
Class | Type | Cut-off (g/t AU) |
Tonnes (000 t) |
Gold Grade (g/t Au) |
Contained Gold (oz Au) |
Indicated | Open Pit | 3.0 | 1,760 | 7.72 | 437,000 |
Indicated | Underground | 4.0 | 310 | 8.57 | 86,000 |
Total | 2,070 | 7.85 | 524,000 | ||
Inferred | Open Pit | 3.0 | 590 | 7.57 | 144,000 |
Inferred | Underground | 4.0 | 2,340 | 7.65 | 576,000 |
Total | 2,930 | 7.64 | 720,000 |
Notes:
1. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves as they do not have demonstrated economic viability, although, as per CIM requirements, the Mineral Resources reported above have been determined to have demonstrated reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction.
2. The Mineral Resources were estimated in accordance with S-K 1300 definitions, which are consistent with the definitions adopted by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions (2014) and Best Practices Guidelines (2019) prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by the CIM Council.
3. The Mineral Resources Committee Bay Gold Project was initially reported in Ross (2017) - QP David A. Ross, M.Sc., P.Geo, effective date of May 31, 2017.
4. The resources reported above are reviewed in detail within this Report and are accepted as effective as of December 31, 2023 by the Qualified Person, Mr. Bryan Atkinson, Senior Vice President Exploration of the Company.
5. The Cutoff grades were determined using average block grade values within the estimation domains and an Au price of US$1,200/oz, and Process Recovery of 93%, Open Pit mining costs of C$10.00/t, Underground mining costs of C$70.00/t, Process and G&A costs of approximately C$75/t and an exchange rate of 1.25 US$/C$.
6. A bulk density values value of 3.15 t/m3 was assigned based on available SG measurements.
7. Differences may occur in totals due to rounding.
Exploration Program Recommendations
The following summarizes the work programs recommended by the authors of the Committee Bay Technical Report Summary for the Committee Bay Project. The Phase 1 program is anticipated to include collection of 15,000 infill detailed till samples and 7,500 m of Diamond drilling along the shear zone sub-parallel to the Three Bluffs deposit. The Phase 1 program is estimated to cost approximately $5 million. Details of the recommended Phase I program can be found below.
A Phase 2 exploration program will be drill intensive. An additional 10,000 - 15,000 m of diamond drilling should be completed at the Three Bluffs deposit to explore the down dip potential of the limb mineralization as well as tying in the newly identified shear zone hosted mineralization with the ultimate goal of updating the Mineral Resource Estimate. An additional 10,000 m of drilling should be allocated to regional targets defined from the Phase 1 program. The Phase 2 program is estimated to cost between $15 and $20 million. Details of the recommended Phase 2 program can be found below although readers must appreciate there is no certainty that Fury will carry out all or a portion of these recommendations in the foreseeable future.
Recommended Work Programs for 2024 and beyond
Phase 1 | ||||
Type | Details | Cost Estimate (C$) | ||
Labour | Staff Wages, Technical and Support Contractors | 350,000 | ||
Assaying | Sampling and Analytical | 150,000 | ||
Drilling | Three Bluffs Diamond Drilling (7,500 meters at $220/m) | 1,650,000 | ||
Till Sampling | Detailed sampling program | 120,000 | ||
Land Management | Consultants. Assessment Filing, Lease Payments | 250,000 | ||
Community Relations | Community Tours, Outreach | 30,000 | ||
Information Technology | Remote site communications and IT | 35,000 | ||
Safety | Equipment, Training and Supplies | 15,000 | ||
Expediting | Expediting (Rankin Inlet, Baker Lake, Churchill) | 150,000 | ||
Camp Costs | Equipment, Maintenance, Food, Supplies | 250,000 | ||
Freight and Transportation | Freight, Travel, Helicopter, Fixed Wing | 450,000 | ||
Fuel | 1,000,000 | |||
General and Administration | 100,000 | |||
Sub-total | 4,550,000 | |||
Contingency (10%) | 455,000 | |||
Total | 5,005,000 | |||
Phase 2 | ||||
Type | Details | Cost Estimate (C$) | ||
Labour | Staff Wages, Technical and Support Contractors | 1,750,000 | ||
Drilling | 20,000 - 25,000 m Diamond Drilling at Three Bluffs and regional | 6,500,000 | ||
Assaying | Sampling and Analytical | 750,000 | ||
Community Relations | Community Tours, Outreach | 50,000 | ||
Information Technology | Remote site communications and IT | 150,000 | ||
Safety | Equipment, Training and Supplies | 75,000 | ||
Expediting | Expediting (Rankin Inlet, Baker Lake, Churchill) | 550,000 | ||
Camp Costs | Equipment, Maintenance, Food, Supplies | 1,250,000 | ||
Freight and Transportation | Freight, Travel, Helicopter, Fixed Wing | 1,950,000 | ||
Fuel | 2,750,000 | |||
General and Administration | 400,000 | |||
Sub-total | 16,175,000 | |||
Contingency (10%) | 1,617,500 | |||
Total | 17,792,500 |
2015 through 2021 Committee Bay Exploration by Fury
Since acquiring the Project, Fury Gold has completed a total of 47,194.47 m of RAB drilling in 271 drill holes as well as 14,006.28 m of diamond drilling as part of the Phase 1 recommendations detailed above. In addition to the drilling extensive regional and infill till geochemical campaigns, ground and airborne geophysical surveying as well as aerial drone surveying have been undertaken. The Company has incurred approximately $60M in expenditures exploring the Project. The Company views that the results from this exploration further support conclusions drawn in the Committee Bay Report and do not represent a material change to the Committee Bay Project. The Company intends to continue its exploration in accordance with the Phase 2 recommendations with the continued testing of regional drill targets and expansion drilling at the Three Bluffs deposit.
The Company did not undertake an exploration program at Committee Bay in 2022 in order to focus available resources on the exploration program in Quebec.
2018 Committee Bay Exploration Program
During 2018, the Company drilled approximately 10,000 m across several targets in the vicinity of the Three Bluffs deposit but away from known mineralization. Summarized results from this program are highlighted as follows:
- Aiviq - 16 core and 7 RAB holes - The majority of the core drill holes intersected 20 - 40 meter widths of intense quartz veining and sulphidized banded iron formations. Results from the Aiviq core drill program include highlights of 13.5 m of 1.54 g/t gold (including 6 m of 3.3 g/t gold) 4.5 m of 2.93/t Au, and 1.5 m of 8.95/t Au;
- Kalulik - 8 RAB holes - The 2018 drill program at Kalulik identified two separate gold-bearing hydrothermal systems, 4 km apart, that intersected broad zones of low-grade mineralization over 10 - 20 meter widths within sulphidized banded iron formations and associated quartz veining. These results include 21.34 m at 0.4 g/t gold and 16.76 m at 0.45 g/t gold; and,
- Aarluk - 7 RAB holes - At the Aarluk prospect the best intercept was 3.05 m of 3.39 g/t gold, which was encountered in a weakly sulphidized banded iron formation.
2019 Committee Bay Exploration Program
During 2019, the Company followed up on the results from its 2018 program by completing the following:
- Machine Learning - A total of twelve new targets were generated through unbiased processing of existing exploration data. Two of the targets overlapped with the Company's geologist derived targets adjacent to the Aiviq and Kalulik discoveries;
- Drill Program - A 2,700m diamond drill program at the Committee Bay Project targeted a combination of both machine learning and traditional geologist generated targets and drilled a new gold-bearing system along the regional fault zone that hosts the Aiviq and Kalulik systems. These results include 30 m of 0.67 g/t gold, including 1.5m of 5.03 g/t gold; and
- IP Survey - A 27 line - kilometer induced polarization survey was conducted to identify both chargeability and conductivity targets along the Aiviq-Shamrock corridor.
2021 Committee Bay Project Drill and Exploration Program
The Company completed 2,587m of diamond drilling during a six-week field program in the third quarter of 2021. The drilling was focused on expanding the defined high-grade mineralization at the Raven prospect and testing the potential mineralization below the current resource at the Three Bluffs deposit.
Raven Prospect
The Raven prospect is located in the southwest third of the Committee Bay Gold Belt, approximately 50 km west of the Three Bluffs deposit. The prospect is situated along an 8km long shear zone where defined gold mineralization is strongly associated with arsenopyrite within sheared and altered gabbros as well as within quartz veins marking the contact between the gabbro and metasediments over a known strike length of approximately 1.2 km. There have been 207 rock samples historically taken over the defined area of mineralization, with 30 samples returning values greater than 5 g/t gold with a peak value of 143 g/t gold. Importantly, only 1.2 km of the 8 km shear zone has been systematically explored to date.
The prospect has a total of nine historical drill holes totaling 1,670 m with intercepts including 5.49 m of 12.6 g/t gold, 2.84 m of 31.1 g/t gold, and 5.38 m of 2.99 g/t gold over a drilled strike length of 400 m. Historical drilling at the prospect has defined a high-grade body of mineralization approximately 250 m in length, with a 30-degree plunge to the east that is open along strike and down dip. Highlights include drill intercepts of 9.18 g/t gold (Au) over 1.5 m and 7.30 g/t Au over 1.0m in drill hole 21RV-012 and 0.88 g/t Au over 8.00 m in drill hole 21RV-011 as well as rock grab results of up to 32.90 g/t Au from a newly identified gold mineralized outcrop 150 m to the south of the Raven structure that was drilled in this program.
The reported intercepts have extended mineralization 160 m down dip and 70 m along strike from historical drilling at Raven. These results paired with the identification of a previously untested gold mineralized structure clearly indicate the significance of the Raven structure and shear zones in general, as exploration targets along the belt. Additional till sampling was completed at the Raven prospect to explore the entire length of the 8 km shear zone to define new targets. The sampling has identified high-grade gold mineralization 150 m south of the main Raven showing along an undrilled structure at the edge of an 8 km long regional shear zone. Seven rock grab samples from outcrop returned results above 10 g/t Au with a peak of 32.9 g/t Au. Gold and arsenic in till now define a coherent 1,400 m by 500 m anomaly at Raven.
Three Bluffs Deposit
The Three Bluffs deposit contains a high-grade resource defined by 525,000 oz at 7.85 g/t gold in the indicated category and 720,000 oz at 7.64 g/t gold in the inferred category. The deposit is characterized by gold mineralization hosted within a folded, silicified, and sulphidized banded iron formation. The anticline that defines the deposit has a strike length of approximately 4km and has been drilled from 150 m to 650 m vertical depth and is open down dip. High-grade mineralization at the deposit is associated with high conductivity responses due to the intense sulphidation of the banded iron formation as evidenced in the hinge zone of the anticline.
Fury Gold's primary target for 2021 at the Three Bluffs deposit was a conductive body that measures 600 m by 200 m at a vertical depth of between 300 m and 500 m. The target is down dip from high grade mineralization within the limbs of the anticline and is offsetting the following intersections: 5 m of 40.6 g/t gold, 5.3 m of 29.03 g/t gold, 11 m of 16.23 g/t gold, 5 m of 15.2 g/t gold, 2 m of 21.81 g/t gold, and 2 m of 19.38 g/t gold. The Company completed a single drill hole that intersected 10.0 m of 13.93 g/t Au, 3.0 m of 18.67 g/t Au and 1.0 m of 23.2 g/t Au. These intercepts are associated with a deformation zone within a meta-sediment unit that is underexplored at Three Bluffs.
Figure 2: Three Bluffs Gold Deposit Long Section Looking North depicting the 2021 drilling results.
2022 and 2023 Committee Bay Project Exploration Program
The Company did not undertake an exploration program in 2022 and 2023 in order to focus all resources on the Quebec programs. However all claims were and are maintained in good standing.
2024 Committee Bay Project Exploration Program
The 2024 exploration program prioritized follow-up and infill sampling of highly anomalous regional gold-in-till samples with unidentified sources. The exploration model focused on regional shear zones proximal to favourable lithologies such as iron formation and ultramafic lithologies.
Three drill targets have now been determined:
1. Three Bluffs Shear, where drilling in 2021 intercepted 13.93 g/t Au over 10 metres (m) (see news release dated December 1, 2021);
2. Raven Shear where 7 rock samples have averaged 16.12 g/t gold; and
3. Burro West where a 300 by 300 m discrete >90th percentile gold in till anomaly has been defined with a peak value of 50 ppb gold.
The program resulted in the collection of 546 infill till samples from two detailed grids, Burro West and Aarluk East, and 69 rock samples from 5 targets.
The 2024 mapping and rock sampling focused on shear zones proximal to and sub-parallel to favourable lithologies for gold mineralization within the Committee Bay Greenstone Belt with samples being collected at Three Bluffs, Raven, Burro, Aarluk East and Aarluk West.
The mapping and rock sampling at Three Bluffs was able to confirm the continuity of the interpreted shear zone that is sub-parallel to the Three Bluffs iron formation to the east of the reported 2021 intercept of 13.93 g/t gold over 10 m from drill hole 21TB152 (see news release dated December 1st, 2021). The reported 2021 intercept was a 120 m step out from the defined high-grade Three Bluffs gold deposit which on its own demonstrates the potential to meaningfully expand the known resource. The mapped continuation of this sub-parallel shear zone to the east trends into an area where there is no historic drilling providing an excellent near deposit drill target.
At Raven rock sampling and mapping has identified a mineralized sub parallel shear zone to the south of the main Raven showing where the average grade from seven rock samples collected is 16.12 g/t gold. The extensions along strike of the Raven south shear zone are obscured by glacial till deposits however, the average grade from outcrop sampling and prevalence of visible gold observed in the limited outcrop are encouraging and warrant drilling.
Infill till sampling at the Burro West target has identified a robust multi point +90th percentile approximately 300 x 300 m gold in till anomaly. The Burro West anomaly is spatially associated with a break in the regional magnetics data which is interpreted as a sheared contact between mafic volcanics and ultramafic lithologies. Additionally, the highest gold value returned from all the 2024 infill till samples is located at the SW corner of the Burro West grid and remains open.
The Aarluk East grid returned several intriguing moderate isolated gold in till anomalies associated with interpreted regional structures that require additional mapping work to potentially advance to the drill ready stage.
2023 Committee Bay resource estimate and technical report
Three Bluffs resource estimations were completed by APEX Geoscience Ltd. ("APEX") (see the Technical Report on the Committee Bay Project, Nunavut Territory, Canada, dated September 11, 2023, and filed under Fury's SEDAR+ profile). It supersedes all previous Committee Bay technical reports.
The Company expects to incur approximately $160 in annual mineral claims expenditures in 2025, in order to keep the property in good standing. Payments totalling $157 were made during the year ended December 31, 2024, in respect of these mineral claims.
Éléonore South Project
The following disclosure relating to the Éléonore South project is based on information derived from the technical report summary on the Éléonore South Project entitled "Technical Report on the Éléonore South Project, Quebec, Canada" prepared by Mrs. Valerie Doyon, the Company's Senior Project Geologist with an effective date of December 31, 2024 (the "Éléonore South Technical Report Summary"), as attached to this Annual Report as Exhibit 15.3. Mrs Doyon is a technically "qualified person" for the purposes of SK-1300. The Éléonore South Technical Report Summary conforms to SEC's Modernized Property Disclosure Requirements for Mining Registrants as described in Subpart 229.1300 of Regulation S-K, Disclosure by Registrants Engaged in Mining Operations ("S-K 1300") and Item 601(b)(96) - Technical Report Summary. All information of a scientific or technical nature contained below and provided after the date of the Éléonore South Report has been reviewed and approved by Mrs. Valerie Doyon.
The Éléonore South Project has been determined to be a material property for the purposes of S-K 1300 effective March 31, 2025.
Property Description and Location
The Éléonore South Project, 100% held and operated by by Fury, is an exploration stage project comprised of 282 claims, totaling 14,760 hectares (ha). Located in 1:50,000 scale NTS map sheets 33B12 and 33C09, approximately 200 km east of the Cree community of Wemindji, 330 km northwest of the town of Chibougamau and 800 km north of Montreal. The property is accessible, year-round, by either the James Bay Highway or Route du Nord and is located 100 km north of Nemaska, serviced by commercial flights twice per week. The centre of the property is located at approximately 75.98 degrees longitude west and 52.58 degrees latitude north.
116 of the claims are subject to an escalating Net Smelter Royalty (NSR) held by Osisko Royalties (Osisko Royalty). The Osisko Royalty is tied to overall production from these claims as well as from the Éléonore Mine property claims held by Newmont Corporation. The royalty amounts to 2% on the first 3 Moz of gold production and tops out at 3.5% after 8 Moz Au production. The royalty increases by 10% for gold prices above US$550/oz Au - again topping out at 3.5%. The remaining 166 claims are free of any royalty.
The Project is located north of the 52nd parallel (52ºN) and as such is subject to the provisions of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (1975), and the Paix des Braves Agreement (2002). The Project falls within the Eeyou Istchee Territory and straddles the boundary between the Cree Nations of Wemindji and Eastmain, including trap lines held by Angus Mayappo and Roderick Mayappo (tallyman).
The Éléonore South project is located on Category III lands, as established under the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. Category III lands are administered by the province of Quebec, and they do not have any substantial restrictions on mineral exploration. A notice of work must be forwarded to the Wemindji and Eastmain Communities and the tallyman prior to initiating exploration activities. The Project straddles the traditional territories of the Cree Nations of Wemindji and Eastmain (Figure 1) and lies on traplines VC-29, VC-35 and VC-36.
The figure below presents property location and claims comprising the Éléonore South Project:
The Éléonore South property is strategically located in an area of prolific gold mineralization within the Eeyou Istchee James Bay gold camp and is locally defined by Newmont's Éléonore mine and Sirios Resources' Cheechoo deposit. The property has been explored over the last 12 years by the joint venture focused on the extension of the Cheechoo deposit mineralization within the portion of the Cheechoo Tonalite on the joint venture ground. Approximately 27,000 m of drilling in 172 drill holes, covering only a small proportion of the property at the Moni and JT prospects has been completed. Notable drill intercepts include 53.25 m of 4.22 g/t gold (Au); 6.0 m of 49.50 g/t Au including 1.0 m of 294 g/t Au and 23.8 m of 3.08 g/t Au including 1.5 m of 27.80 g/t Au.
In December 2020, Fury Gold announced the recognition of a large-scale gold in till anomaly on the Éléonore South property through a review of historical datasets. This target has not been drill tested. In September 2021 the ESJV initiated a field program designed to refine the broad geochemical anomaly into discrete targets for further follow up and eventual drill testing. Additionally, a regional survey was completed on the southern third of the property where no historical systematic sampling had been completed.
During the third quarter of 2022 an orientation biogeochemical sampling survey was completed over a buried fold hinge target interpreted to be hosted within the same sedimentary rock package as Newmont's Éléonore mine. A total of 641 biogeochemical samples were collected. In addition to the biogeochemical orientation survey the Company completed a rock sampling program within the nine discrete gold in soil anomalies identified from the 2021 field work. The nine discrete gold in till anomalies are centered on an east-west structural corridor that separates intrusives to the south and sediments to the north. The importance of this new structural framework is that the newly defined gold in till anomalies are located along deep-rooted structures clearly visible in the geophysical data. Based on the elemental associations observed of gold with arsenic, bismuth and tungsten, in both the historical and infill sampling the most likely style of mineralization to be encountered in the nine targets will be the Cheechoo style observed at the JT and Moni showings.
The book value of the Éléonore South Project as at December 31, 2024 is provided below:
Name of Material Property |
Book value as at December 31, 2024 |
Éléonore South Project |
$6,000,000 (1) |
(1) Book value of the Company's mineral projects under the Company's IFRS accounting policy primarily reflects project acquisition costs because the Company expenses rather than capitalizes all exploration costs as they are incurred. Acquisition costs may include allocations of the cost of corporate acquisitions of acquired companies which own mineral projects which allocations can increase the book value of the mineral projects of the acquired company above what the acquired company itself carried them at. The financial statement notes record exploration by general area rather than by individual property so aggregate expensed exploration costs for individual properties are not possible to determine from the financial statements alone. The book value of mineral properties may be reduced as a result of impairment charges where the Company concludes that the book value must be reduced in the face of evidence of impairment. Accordingly, readers are cautioned that mineral property book value is not intended to reflect the fair value of the mineral project at any given time.
Access, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography
The Project is located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory of Northern Quebec, approximately 200 km east of the Cree community of Wemindji, 330 km northwest of the town of Chibougamau and 800 km north of Montreal (NTS Map sheet 33B12 and 33C09). The Project is 15 km southeast of Newmont Corporation's Éléonore Mine (Figure 1). The property is accessible, year-round, by either the James Bay Highway or Route du Nord and is located 100 km north of Nemaska, serviced by commercial flights twice per week.
The property is accessible, year-round through a combination of the Billy Diamond (James Bay) Highway, the Route du Nord and Hydro-Quebec's Sarcelle road. Sirios Resources has constructed a resource access road which leads to the Cheechoo Deposit within the Cheechoo Tonalite along the central east portion of the Property. Éléonore South is located 100 km north of Nemaska, serviced by commercial flights twice per week.
Fury, through its Eastmain subsidiary, maintains a 20-person camp to support exploration activities at the Éléonore South project. The hydroelectric power line that feeds Newmont's Éléonore Mine transects the Éléonore South property (Figure 1). Newmont's Éléonore mine complex, including a private airport are located 15 km to the northwest. Necessities such as skilled labour and specialized equipment are sourced from Val-d'Or or Chibougamau. Many services are now available through numerous Cree owned businesses and partnerships in Wemindji, Eastmain and Nemaska.
The property is located within the Canadian Shield and is characterized by many lakes, swamps, rivers, and low-lying terrain. The Property is bordered to the west by the Opinaca Reservoir. The Gipouloux River flows westward through the northern portion of the Property. The Éléonore South project is located in the boreal forest where forest fires are common. Vegetation is typical of taiga, including areas dominated by sparse black spruce, birch, and poplar forests, in addition to large areas of peat bog devoid of trees.
Overburden is typically 3 to 4 m thick, with the exception of isolated areas where overburden thickness can reach 20 m. Numerous glacial eskers often reaching tens of km in length can be seen of satellite images.
Rock outcrops are sparse due to the abundance of quaternary deposits and swamps. The topography of the area is subdued and characterized dominantly by lowlands, with few hills that attain elevations up to 300 m above sea level.
Geology, Mineralization and Deposit Types
The Éléonore South property is in the northeastern part of the Archean Superior Province (4.3-2.6 Ga; Percival et al., 2012), in a region comprising both the La Grande and Opinaca Subprovinces. Both subprovinces were largely constructed and metamorphosed during a series of micro-continent collisions formerly known as the "Kenoran Orogeny" (ca. 2,720-2,660 Ma; Card, 1990; Percival et al., 2012). The property is entirely enclosed in the southwestern part of the La Grande Subprovince known as the Eastmain River domain at proximity of the boundary with the Opinaca Subprovince. This proximity with the Opinaca boundary is considered highly prospective for various types of gold mineralization along both north and south portions of the contact exemplified by the Éléonore and Eastmain mines, and several exploration projects such as Corvet Est, Poste Lemoyne and La Grande Sud.
The Éléonore South property is characterized by the widespread presence of metasedimentary rocks and felsic intrusions. The northern part of the main block consists almost exclusively of the LGSP Low Formation (which has in the past been attributed to the OPSP). The Low Formation comprises essentially variably recrystallized tubiditic biotite meta-wacke along with minor aluminous porphyroblasts bearing meta-pelite bands, conglomerates and iron formations. Its deposition is poorly constrained due to a complex history resulting in apparently conflicting dates. The Ell Lake diorite (2,706±2 Ma, Fontaine et al., 2017) intrudes the sediments, setting a local minimum age for consolidation, while sedimentation is locally thought to have kept going well after 2,700 Ma (Bandyayera et al., 2010; Ravenelle, 2013). However, some parts were deposited as early as shortly after 2,714 Ma. (Bandyayera et al., 2010) The sediments were therefore likely deposited in a tectonically active basin with magma intruding barely consolidated sedimentary rocks, while some parts were still sedimenting. Proximity and similarity in composition and chronology suggest that the Low Formation could represent a more proximal lower grade extension of the Laguiche basin (OPSP).
Two distinct styles of mineralization have been identified to date; structurally controlled quartz veins hosted within sedimentary rocks similar to the high-grade mineralization observed at the Éléonore Mine; and intrusion-related disseminated gold mineralization similar to that seen at the low-grade bulk tonnage Cheechoo deposit with higher grade potential as seen at the JT and Moni Prospects on the project.
History
Regional exploration work was undertaken in the 1970s to evaluate the mineral economic potential of the area in anticipation of the flooding· resulting from the construction of the James Bay hydroelectric projects. Lake bottom sediment and geophysical surveys were conducted as well as regional geological mapping. Systematic and focused exploration work on the property started in 2005.
1970
In 1970's, Société de Développement de la Baie James (SDBJ) did an evaluation of the mineral endowment of the area in anticipation of the flooding that was planned with the building of the James Bay hydroelectric projects (GM 34000, 34001, 34002 and 38167).
1976
In 1976 Quebec Government (MRNF) carried out a geological compilation of the James Bay area (DP 358 - Dube & al.,1976).
1977
In 1977 Quebec Government (MRNF) carried out a geological mapping covering the western part of the NTS 32/C09 (DPV 446 - Remick, 1976).
1999
In 1999 Quebec Government (MRNF) carried out a geological reconnaissance which covered the eastern part of the NTS 33/B12 (Simard & Gosselin, 1999).
2002
In 2002 Quebec Government (MRNF) worked on a geological synthesis report by Moukshil et al., 2002 - ET2002-06.
2003
In 2003, Azimut Exploration Inc. acquires by map designation the Opinaca C Property. The property counts 99 claims, (news release from 2003, November 24th).
2004
In 2004, Viriginia Gold mines discovered the Roberto gold deposit located 15 km north and adjacent to the Eastmain's Éléonore South Property (Robinson & Tolhurst, 2011).
Following the discovery of Roberto deposits, Azimut Exploration Inc. increases its holding near the area of Éléonore discovery and add 67 map designated claims to Opinaca C property. The property totalized at this time 166 conjugate claims owns at 100% by Azimut (news release from 2004 November 22nd).
2005
In March 2005, Azimut Exploration Inc. and Eastmain Resources Inc. signed an agreement for the Opinaca C property (news release from 2005, March 30th). Eastmain could acquire a 50% interest from Azimut Exploration during a 5-year period for certain payments of cash and shares.
In the summer of 2005, Eastmain Resources contracted Geotech Limited to carried out a helicopter-borne geophysical survey. It included a time domain electromagnetic and magnetic survey. A total of 1021-line km were flown on a 100 m spacing. Several EM anomaly groupings were identified (GM 62241).
Groundwork was conducted by Eastmain Resources for 2005 summer. A geochemical soil survey was completed over the entire property on a 100 m by 500 m grid alongside a prospecting and reconnaissance mapping survey. A total of 2118 soil samples (B-horizon) were collected and confirmed a large gold arsenic anomaly. A total of 202 rocks samples were collected and selected grab samples assayed up to 3390 ppb gold and 4170 ppm arsenic. The prospecting/mapping work confirmed underlying rock and alteration (aluminosilicate) are comparable to Roberto Gold Deposit (GM 62732).
2006
In March 2006, an interpretation of the airborne geophysical surveys flown by Geotech in 2005 was done by Eastmain. A total of 6 areas of interest were identified from the electromagnetic data (GM 62242).
In April 2006, Azimut, Goldcorp and Eastmain sign a Three-Way Joint Venture agreement to merge the 166 claims from Opinaca C block (azimuth and Eastmain) to 116 additional claims (Goldcorp) located north and west of the property. This new merged will become the Éléonore South property and count 282 claims in total split in two blocs (the main block with 248 claims and the west block with 34 claims). Eastmain was appointed the Project operator. Eastmain had the option to earn 33% of the property by funding certain exploration work.
In summer/fall 2006, Eastmain continue to work on the Éléonore South property, and 318.8-line km of grid was cut over 40% of the property. The grid line was completed with a north-south orientation at 200 m spacing and 50 m station. A regional geochemistry soil sampling (O, A and B-horizon) was executed and a total of 8639 samples were harvested and 688 samples from 2005 survey were re-assayed to obtain more precise multi-element values. Several km-size multi-element (Au-As-Sb) Roberto-type geochemical anomalies were detected. A geological mapping and prospecting survey were completed at 200 m line intervals. A total of 675 rock samples were collected from outcrops and boulders. From this number, 11 outcrops assayed between 100 to 1,915 ppb and 9 boulders assayed between 100 to 4,750 ppb. Details mapping and trenching were carried out to follow-up on 7 anomaly areas from 2005 campaign and geophysical survey. A total of 19 trenches were excavated totalizing 3,580 linear m and 380 rock samples were collected (331 grabs and 49 of 1 m intervals channel samples). Several trenches (9) assayed at least one value between 100 to 12,950 ppb. The best value was found in trench 1A (2,090 ppb gold with and > 10,000 ppm arsenic) and in trench 1E (one grab of 12,950 ppb gold and 527 ppm arsenic and a channel composite of 1.4 g/t Au across 16 m). Trench 1A is associated with the WB showing and trench 1E is associated with the JT Prospect (GM 63371).
Eastmain contracted Geotech Limited to carried out a helicopter-borne geophysical survey on the new claims added to the property. It included a time domain electromagnetic and magnetic survey. A total of 814.6-line km were flown on a 100 m spacing. Several EM anomaly groupings were identified (GM 63373).
2007
In 2007, Eastmain Resources contracted Abitibi Geophysics to complete a resistivity/induced polarization survey. A total of 267-line km was surveyed over the central area of the main grid and over JT Prospect. A gradient IP survey and a dipole-dipole configuration was carried out. The resistivity signature showed two distinctive resistivity unit split by a very conductive lineament interpreted as a major shear zone corridor (GM 64031).
A 9.2-line km grid was cut over JT to facilitate the IP survey. A mapping and prospecting survey was carried out on the property. The goal was to complete the regional mapping, to visit the previous gold and arsenic soil anomalies and the preliminary IP conductors. A total of 387 grabs were assayed and 10 samples return values between 30 and 1,130 ppb gold. Trenches was excavated to investigate firstly the JT Prospect and then to investigate geochemical, geophysical and geological target across the property. Several trenches were excavated for a total of 5,074-line-m split in 28 trenches and 3,391 channel samples. Visible gold was identified first the first time at JT (trench 1E) and some of the best channel composite graded 10.98 g/t over 3.0 m and 15.73 g/t over 2.0 m, 20.0 g/t over 2.0 m. Trench 1A (WB showing) return 7,950 ppb Au over 1.0 m (GM 64030).
Eastmain contracted L.E. Reed Geophysical Consultant Inc to interpret the VTEM and mag survey done on the property in the year 2005 and 2006. The interpretation confirms the existence of several conductor with some associated to mag anomalies (GM 64032).
Eastmain contracted Mehmet F. Taner to conduct a petrographic and mineralogical study. A total of 18 grab samples were analyzed under the microscope. The study confirmed the presence of alumino silicate as alteration in the metasediment. A brief look at the metamorphism mineralogy indicates an upper greenschist to amphibolite metamorphic grade on the property. No gold was found in the thin section and the assays return all below detection limit for those grab samples (GM 64033).
2008
In 2008, Eastmain began a drilling campaign on the Éléonore South property. A total of 3,129 m of drilling were done in 16 drill holes. From this number, 1,275 m were completed on the JT Prospect and 1,854 m were complete on other anomalies. A total of 2,750 core samples were collected and assayed for gold. Holes ES08-09 to ES08-13 drilled the JT Prospect and all intercepted gold value. Several assays return between 500 to 18,400 ppb gold. Holes ES08-15 and ES08-16 were drilled 4 km southeast of JT and tested anomalous rocks trenched and return few values between 550 to 4,980 pbb (GM 64367).
In 2008, Goldcorp mandated Inlandsis Consultant s.e.n.c. to carried a till survey to cover the whole Éléonore Property and part of the Éléonore South Property. Samples were collected at 100 m to 200 m spacing along lines distributed at every 1 km to 1.5 km. A total of 32 samples were collected on the north-west side of the property. Several anomalies of more than 0.1 ppm gold were identified (GM 65193).
2009
In 2009, Eastmain drilled a total of 3,697 m on the Éléonore South property split in 14 drill holes. Drilling was divided in 3 parts focusing on JT and WB showing and on regional geological, geophysical and geochemical anomalies. Multiple broad zones of anomalous gold and arsenic were intersected, and one composite calculated 0.54 g/t over 14 m gold. Total of 28 assayed intervals return more than 1 g/t gold with 2 samples over 9 g/t gold. Drilling on the WB showing confirm the continuation of the mineralization and one composite return 0.37 g/t over 24 m of gold. Two drill holes tested regional anomalies. One of the holes drilled at 2.5 km southeast of JT return a composite value of 0.93 g/t over 4 m with a peak value of 1.64 g/t over 1 m gold. During fall, Eastmain also completed a mapping and prospecting survey. A total of 64 grabs were collected and 2 samples return assays over 500 ppb (GM 65239).
2010
In 2010, Eastmain drilled a total of 3,622 m on the Éléonore South property split in 17 drill holes. Drilling was divided in 3 parts focusing on JT and WB showing and on regional geological, geophysical and geochemical anomalies. Drilling on JT intersected 15 intervals which contain greater than 1.0 g/t, with a maximum of 3.81 g/t gold. The JT Prospect remain open to the west, south and north. One hole was testing the south extension of the WB showing. Hole return one value of 0.79 g/t over 1.0 m. Three holes from the regional targeting located approximatively at 2.5 km and 4.5 km southeast of JT return value up to 2.41 g/t gold. A total of 90 grabs were collected during a mapping and prospecting campaign. Best value from the prospection survey returns 61 ppb gold (GM 65891).
2012
In the summer of 2012, Eastmain contracted Eagle Mapping from Coquitlam, British Columbia to conduct an aerial Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) survey over the Éléonore South property. The survey permits to delineate some structure to be tested in the future (GM 68093).
2016
In 2016, Azimut Exploration Inc. performed a prospection program to test several previously uncovered geochemical soil anomalies. Prospecting focused on the soil anomalies localized in the northern sector of the property and on the southeast side of JT just south of the Cheechoo discovery. A total of 448 samples were collected including 432 grabs samples from outcrops and boulders and 16 channel samples. Results return 48 samples with values over 1.0 g/t (grabs and channel). A total of 12 grab samples returned values between 11.65 to 247.0 g/t. The best channel composite return results of 19.22 g/t Au over 3.8 m, 7.85 g/t Au over 3.4 m, 49.18 g/t Au over 4.0 m and 50.37 g/t Au over 3.50m Gold is found in pegmatite and tonalite rocks and all the gold value but one were found east of the JT Prospect identified as the Moni Prospect (GM 71311).
In fall 2016, Azimut conducted a first phase drilling campaign and 2,509.6 m was drilled split in 12 holes. Drill holes were mostly targeting the Moni Prospect and the Cheechoo extension all return value values over 0.5 g/t with 10 assays over 2.5 g/t gold. Some of the calculated composites give value of 8.88 g/t gold over 2.5m, 0.83 g/t gold over 12.0 m, 5.0 g/t gold over 4.0 m and 0.76 g/t gold over 21.58 m. Two drill holes were targeting a linear high mag anomaly, and one assay return 0.1 g/t gold (GM 71346).
2017
In 2017, Azimut carried out a drilling program (second phase) contemporary to a prospecting and mapping survey. Phase 2 drilling program consists of 32 drill holes totalizing 7,176.2 m. Drill targets were selected from coincident geochemical and geophysical anomalies in the vicinity of the Cheechoo extension and Moni Prospect. All drill holes but 2 return gold values over 0.5 g/t and the best assay up to 68.8 g/t gold. Some of the best calculated composites give value of 4.74 g/t gold over 6.0 m and 3.75 g/t gold over 23.25 m (GM 71346).
In 2017, Azimut carried out a prospection survey and a total of 458 surface samples were collected and comprises 313 grabs samples, 82 channels on 17 trenches and 63 soil samples. The exploration program focused on the soil anomalies localized in the northern sector of the property and on the southeast side of JT just south of the Cheechoo discovery (on Moni Prospect and Cheechoo extension). The exploration program confirmed the presence of gold in many areas of the property. The best gold results returned 96.6 g/t Au over 1.0m from the Moni Prospect in a quartz-feldspar vein / Tonalite (channel R16) and 1,500 g/t Au from the Trench prospect from an angular boulder of quartz-feldspar±biotite and pegmatitic vein with native gold. The Trench prospect is situated just southwest of the Moni Prospect (GM 71972).
2018
In winter 2018, Azimut drilled 30 holes (28 new holes and 2 extension holes) for a total drilled of 5,448.6 m. Drill targets were collared on coincident geochemical and geophysical anomalies and based on the results from the 2017 prospection campaign. A total of 3,940 core samples were assayed for gold. Drilling campaign focused on the southwestern extension of the Cheechoo discovery, the Moni Prospect discovered in the Summer 2016 campaign, the Trench Prospect Iocated southwest of the Moni Prospect and an elongated E-W trending magnetic high to the south. Drilling from the southwestern Cheechoo extension return 32 values over 1.0 g/t. The best calculated composite in the tonalite assayed value of 2.02 g/t over 4.4 m, 2.50 g/t over 3.05 m and 2.44 g/t over 7.10 m. Drilling on the Moni Prospect return 100 values over 1.0 g/t. Some of the best intersect were obtained in the tonalite with calculated composite of 13.58 g/t over 2.5 m, 8.46 g/t over 8.4 m and 2.58 g/t over 7.8 m (GM 71647).
In the summer of 2018, Eastmain Resources Inc. carried out a stripping program to extend the exposure of the Moni Prospect and to expose the under explored west-south-west extension of Moni. A total of 9 trenches were dug and 2,352 m2 of rock were exposed and 225 samples were collected. Only 5 trenches on 9 were sampled due to lack of pegmatite dykes in some trenches. A total of 23 samples graded over 0.1 g/t gold and 2 graded over 1.0 g/t gold. Those 2 samples are found in trench TRES18-01 at the Moni Extension and return value of 2.18 g/t gold over 0.9 m and 2.5 g/t gold over 1.0 m (GM 73120).
In fall 2018, Eastmain conducted a first phase of drilling. A total of 7,216.4 m was drilled split in 27 holes. All drill holes return values over 0.1 g/t gold and 26 of them return value over 0.5 g/t gold. The campaign tested the JT Prospect with 4 holes and the others tested the Cheechoo southeast extension. In JT, the hole ES18-140 return one value of 28.3 g/t gold over 0.5 m in wacke and the hole ES18-141 return the best composite calculated of 0.64 g/t over 6.9 m. The Cheechoo Southeast Extension return value up to 84.0 g/t gold over 1.0 m and some of the best calculated composite return 3.8 g/t gold over 3.9 m, 3.5 g/t gold over 3.5 m and 22.4 g/t gold over 4.0 m (GM 73121).
In 2018, Les Mines Opinacas mandated Ios Services Géoscientifiques to carried a till survey to cover between the 2008 lines to evaluate the mineral potential in the Roberto deposit neighbourhood. Samples were collected at 200 m to 250 m spacing along lines distributed at every 1 km to 1.5 km. A total of 27 samples were collected on the north-west side of the property and 6 in the north-north-west side of the property. Gold grains count varied from 4 to 16 in the north-north-west side of the property and varied from 17 to 66 in the north-west side of the property both on normalized on 10 kg samples (GM 71452).
2019
In winter 2019, Eastmain conducted a second phase of drilling. A total of 4,708.5 m was drilled split in 14 holes and hole extension. The drilling campaign was achieved on the Cheechoo southeastern extension. All drill hole return value over 0.1 g/t gold and best assay graded 63.2 g/t gold on 1.0 m. Some of the best calculated composite return 8.7 g/t gold over 8.2 m and 12.7 g/t gold over 3.5 m (GM 73121).
In summer 2019, Eastmain carried out a field work survey with mapping, rock sampling, soil sampling and channel sampling. No excavator was available on-site in 2019. Chennel sampling was executed on 2018 trenches and on outcrops. The objective of the campaign was to identify new prospective areas for further work. In total, 1,299 rock samples, 130 channel samples and 1,744 A-B-C-horizon soil samples were collected. The soil samples were collected every 50 m with an interline spacing of 400 m and were then analyzed by XRF at the Eastmain Éléonore South coreshack. The XRF study permit to identified 5 geochemical signature and a new geological map was interpreted. A total of 9 rocks sample return values between 0.114 and 0.828 ppm gold. Sample are found in the extreme north, West, and south-west of the property and south of the Cheechoo tonalite. Mapping on the property permit to recognize several geological units as felsic intrusion, sediments and mafic volcanic. The channel sampling was done in the Moni trend to follow-up on 2018 anomalies. In total 57 samples return values over 0.1 g/t and 6 return value over a 1 g/t. The best values are associated with the Bill zone and the 101 zone and vary between 1.285 and 5.426 g/t (GM 73381).
At total of 37,816 m of drilling in 164 drill holes has been completed on the Property. Drilling has largely focussed on the Moni - JT trend and successfully defined two zones, 2,000 m x 750 m at Moni and 1,200 m x 500 m at JT, of lower-grade intrusion related gold mineralization similar to that of the Cheechoo gold deposit. The Moni trend comprises the Cheechoo Southwest Extension and JT Prospect comprises the WB Prospect. Within the lower-grade gold mineralization halo, there are a series of structurally controlled quartz vein stockworks which host significantly higher grades of gold.
Sampling, Analyses and Data Verification
Method of analysis varied since the beginning of the project. QC protocols were established in 2008 and carried through with minor refinements through the current drilling program.
Quality Control (QC) samples were introduced into the sample stream at a rate of 4% for both blank samples and CRM samples. Fury increases this rate to 5% and add field duplicates in the form of quarter sawn core samples introduced into the sample stream at a rate of 1 in 50 samples.
Core recovery is generally very good to excellent, allowing for representative samples to be taken and accurate analyses to be performed. Half-core samples, 0.5 m to 1.5 m long, were taken. The core was sampled along the entire length of each hole. Samples intervals were recorded with red grease pencil on the drill core during logging. Each sample was assigned a laboratory sample number for analytical purposes.
The sample is split along the cutting line and starting and stopping at the marked red arrows on the core. Place one half of the core in the bag and place the other half back in the core box with the cut face upwards. He/she is to place the sample end pieces (the core marked with red arrows) cut face side up, with the arrows pointing in the appropriate direction.
Samples with native gold were identified. This was to make sure the core cutting blade was cleaned before and after each of these mineralized samples by cutting through a concrete block.
Split core samples were placed in fiber rice bags in batches and labelled for shipment to ALS laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ISO 9001:2015 accredited facility) for preparation and analysis. These sacks were sealed with cable ties and fiber tape and shipped by commercial transport companies directly to the lab. A control file, the laboratory sample dispatch form, includes the sample-bag numbers in each shipment. The laboratory sample dispatch form accompanies the sample shipment and is used to control and monitor the shipment. The lab sends a confirmation email with detail of samples received upon delivery.
In the opinion of The Author, the logging, sampling, assaying, and chain of custody protocols practiced through the history of the Project meet or exceed industry standards. The drill programs have been configured and carried out in a manner that is appropriate for the geometry of the known mineralization. Drill holes are oriented perpendicular to strike and aimed to intersect the zones at an angle generally greater than 45°. As such, the samples should be representative of the mineralization as it is presently known.
The Author has reviewed the QC reports and files, as well as the laboratory procedures undertaken and conclude that the QC program for the Project is sufficient to support the current level of exploration. QC sample failures were dealt with on a case-by-case basis and were documented with commentary in the Dispatch Returns table within the database.
The Author has been involved in all exploration programs on the Project since 2020 and was last on-site August 2024.
Comprehensive data verification was performed by Fury Gold Mines. These included checks against original data sources, standard database checks such as from/to errors and basic visual checks for discrepancies with respect to topography and drillhole deviations.
The Author has been personally involved in the integration and merging of the historical drill data into the current database. This work included relogging of historical holes to provide consistency of logging codes across all generations of drilling, as well as spot checks of drill core versus drill logs to verify the geologic model. During this process sample intervals were verified. Lastly, the assay database was compared to original assay certificates. No errors were found within the geologic or assay databases.
Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing
There has been no metallurgical testing completed on the Éléonore South project.
Mineral Resource Estimates
There are no Mineral Resource Estimates for the Éléonore South Project.
2024 Éléonore South Exploration Program
Biochemical Sampling
A biogeochemical sampling survey designed to target an interpreted fold nose within the Low Formation sediments in an area where conventional soil or till sampling was not possible due to the ground conditions was completed in the summer of 2024. The targeted area exhibited similar geological, geophysical, and structural characteristics to those present at the nearby Éléonore Mine. Six priority drill targets across over 3 km of prospective folded sedimentary stratigraphy have been identified. These six targets encompass multi point gold anomalies above the 90th percentile of the data and correlate with moderate pathfinder elemental anomalies, most notably arsenic which is associated with gold mineralization at the Éléonore Mine.
Drilling
In winter 2024, Fury carried out a drilling campaign to focus on Moni Trend structural corridors and following up on previous drill intercepts of 53.25 m of 4.22 g/t Au; 6.2 m of 14.7 g/t Au and 23.8 m of 3.08 g/t Au (figure 6). In total, 2,331 m of were drilled in 7 holes. A total of 1,704 core samples were sent to the lab to be tested for gold. The drilling campaign work area was 2,500 m east-west by 800 m north-south. Most holes were drilled at 320 degrees azimuth and one at 140 degrees and one through north. All holes dip at -50 degrees.
The holes intersected broad gold zone with local gold peak value. The hole 24ES-161 intersected 0.44 g/t gold over 137.5 m (Table 13) including 9.7 g/t over 1.5 and 8.33 g/t gold over 8.33 g/t (Table 14). The hole 24ES-162 intersected 0.5 g/t gold over 115.5 m.
The 2024 Fury drilling campaign show the continuity at depth of the mineralized zone in the Cheechoo Tonalite.
Conclusion
The Éléonore South project is an early-stage exploration project with limited previous drilling and sampling completed. The drilling completed to date has confirmed the presence of a Reduced Intrusion Related Gold System (RIRGS) within the southern portion of the Cheechoo Tonalite. Additionally, surface work completed by Fury has identified several gold in soil anomalies and biogeochemical anomalies which all require additional follow up work.
Recommendations
Future exploration efforts should focus on the high-grade gold potential of the Cheechoo tonalite while also continuing to advance the identified gold in soil and biogeochemical anomalies to the drill ready stage. The recommended Phase 1 work program consists of a 5,000 - 6,000 m drilling program targeting the robust Eleonore style gold targets identified through the biogeochemical sampling program. The Phase 1 program is estimated to cost approximately $3.1 million, shown in below table.
The Phase 2 exploration program will be drill intensive. An additional 10,000 - 20,000 m of diamond and reverse circulation drilling should be completed to follow up on the results from the phase 1 program as well as within the Cheechoo Tonalite to determine if sufficient continuity of gold mineralization is present to prepare a maiden mineral resource estimate. The Phase 2 program is estimated to cost between $7.5 and $10 million, as shown below. Readers are cautioned that Fury may not carry out all or even a portion of these recommendations as they re financing and success contingent.
Phase 1 | ||||
Type | Details | Cost Estimate (C$) | ||
Labour | Staff Wages, Technical and Support Contractors | 500,000 | ||
Assaying | Sampling and Analytical | 400,000 | ||
Drilling | Diamond Drilling (5,000m at $150/m) | 750,000 | ||
Land Management | Consultants. Assessment Filing, Claim maintenance | 5,000 |
Type | Details | Cost Estimate (C$) | ||
Community Relations | Community Tours, Outreach | 10,000 | ||
Information Technology | Remote site communications and IT | 5,000 | ||
Safety | Equipment, Training and Supplies | 5,000 | ||
Expediting | Expediting | 7,500 | ||
Camp Costs | Equipment, Maintenance, Food, Supplies | 200,000 | ||
Freight and Transportation | Freight, Travel, Helicopter | 600,000 | ||
Fuel | 250,000 | |||
General and Administration | 100,000 | |||
Sub-total | 2,873,500 | |||
Contingency (10%) | 287,350 | |||
Total | 3,121,250 | |||
Phase 2 | ||||
Type | Details | Cost Estimate (C$) | ||
Labour | Staff Wages, Technical and Support Contractors | 1,250,000 | ||
Drilling | Diamond Drilling (10,000 - 20,000m) | 2,000,000 | ||
Assaying | Sampling and Analytical | 1,000,000 | ||
Community Relations | Community Tours, Outreach | 25,000 | ||
Information Technology | Remote site communications and IT | 10,000 | ||
Safety | Equipment, Training and Supplies | 125,000 | ||
Expediting | Expediting | 150,000 | ||
Camp Costs | Equipment, Maintenance, Food, Supplies | 550,000 | ||
Freight and Transportation | Fright, Travel, Helicopter | 1,500,000 | ||
Fuel | 600,000 | |||
General and Administration | 250,000 | |||
Sub-total | 7,460,000 | |||
Contingency (10%) | 746,500 | |||
Total | 8,206,000 |
The Company expects to incur approximately $35,000 annually in project maintenance costs, including certain mineral claims payments, in order to keep the properties in good standing in 2025.
Item 19 - Exhibits
B. Index to Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Name |
12.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (*) |
12.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (*) |
13.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (**) |
13.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (**) |
15.2 | Technical Report Summary for the Eau Claire Project - Revised (*) |
15.4 | Consent of Bryan Atkinson, Qualified Person (*) |
15.5 | Consent of Valerie Doyon, Qualified Person (*) |
15.8 | Technical Report Summary for the Committee Bay Project - Revised (*) |
101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document–the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File as its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
(*) Filed as an exhibit to this Amendment No. 1 to Form 20-F
(**) Previously filed with the Original 2024 Form 20-F on April 1, 2025
SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Amendment No. 1 to Form 20-F on its behalf.
FURY GOLD MINES LIMITED | |
By: /s/ Phil van Staden | |
Name: Phil van Staden | |
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 25, 2025