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Trading well under the radar, Blue Jay Gold (TSXV: JAY) (OTCQB: JAYGF as of August 18, 2026) controls a former Yukon gold mine with a defined NI 43-101 resource of 400,000 ounces Indicated at 9.06 g/t AuEq and 450,000 ounces Inferred at 6.45 g/t AuEq.1 Even more impressive, the mine poured its first gold back in 1986 and processed about 233,400 tonnes of mineralized material through its on-site 270-tonne-per-day mill, producing roughly 77,790 ounces of gold. Fast-forward nearly 40 years, and much of the old infrastructure is still there. The mill, roads and underground workings remain, along with more than 120 kilometers of historical drilling.
Today, Blue Jay Gold controls about 170 square kilometers, roughly three times the size of Manhattan, stretching 25 kilometers from end to end. The property contains multiple zones of gold mineralization, many of which have seen very little drilling. And should current exploration deliver, the combination of a high-grade resource, existing mine infrastructure and a large amount of unexplored ground could give the project significant room to grow, and potentially put Blue Jay on the radar of a major mining company. It could also have an impact on other gold stocks, such as Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM), Barrick Mining (NYSE: B) (TSX: ABX), Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL), and Kinross Gold (NYSE: KGC) (TSX: K).
Blue Jay Gold (TSXV: JAY) (OTCQB: JAYGF) Also Announced Its Listing on the OTC Markets
Blue Jay Gold Corp. announced that it has received approval from OTC Markets Group Inc. for its common shares to be quoted on the OTCQB® Venture Market in the United States. Blue Jay’s common shares are expected to commence trading on the OTCQB under the symbol effective August 18, 2026.
“Listing on the OTCQB is the next step for Blue Jay,” commented Geordie Mark, CEO of Blue Jay Gold. “This is about audience. The United States is home to the largest and deepest capital markets in the world, and we want American investors to be able to follow Blue Jay and participate in what we are building. Our team is working extremely hard to get this story in front of as many people as possible, and we are doing it concurrent with our inaugural drill campaign at Steller. We have a fully funded, up to 16,000 metre program underway on a district-scale, high-grade gold-silver system that has never been evaluated in its entirety. That is the story we want to tell, and we now have a far wider audience to tell it to.”
The Company’s common shares will continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol. Neither listing is affected by the OTCQB approval, and no action is required by existing shareholders.
Other related developments from around the markets include:
Newmont announced second quarter 2026 results and declared a dividend of $0.26 per share. "Newmont delivered another quarter of strong operational and financial performance, producing approximately 1.3 million attributable gold ounces and generating record second quarter free cash flow of $2.2 billion, while remaining on track to achieve our full-year 2026 guidance,” said Natascha Viljoen, Newmont’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Supported by our strong balance sheet and consistent capital allocation framework, we returned $1.9 billion to shareholders through quarterly dividends and ongoing share repurchases executed since our last earnings call, while continuing to invest in the long-term strength of our business.” Q2 2026 Results: On track to meet Newmont's full year 2026 production guidance of 5.3 million attributable gold ounces; produced 1.3 million attributable gold ounces, as well as 7 million ounces of silver and 17 thousand tonnes of copper, primarily from Newmont's managed operations. Gold by-product Costs Applicable to Sales (CAS) was $1,043 per ounce and All-In Sustaining Costs (AISC) was $1,621 per ounce, with year-to-date costs tracking well below Newmont's full year cost guidance. Reported Net Income of $2.2 billion, Adjusted Net Income (ANI) of $2.2 billion or $2.10 per diluted share, and Adjusted EBITDA of $3.8 billion. Generated $2.9 billion of cash from operating activities, net of working capital impacts of $90 million; reported record second quarter Free Cash Flow of $2.2 billion. Delivered $1.9 billion of shareholder returns through share repurchases and dividend payments since the last earnings call; declared a dividend of $0.26 per share of common stock for the second quarter of 2026
Barrick announced that it has agreed to subscribe for 15,470,934 units of Kingfisher Metals Corp. in a non-brokered private placement at a price of C$1.35 per Unit, for total consideration of approximately C$20,885,761. Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one-half of a common share purchase warrant, where each whole warrant will entitle the holder for a period of two years to acquire one Kingfisher common share at a price of C$1.70 per common share. Barrick does not currently own any Kingfisher Shares. Following closing of the Private Placement, and as a result of its acquisition of Units, Barrick will hold approximately 9.9% of the outstanding Kingfisher Shares on a non-diluted basis and 14.1% of the outstanding Kingfisher Shares on a partially-diluted basis, assuming the exercise of all warrants held by Barrick.
Hecla Mining announced second quarter 2026 financial and operating results. "Prior quarter" refers to the first quarter of 2026. Prior period financial information has been recast to reflect Casa Berardi as a discontinued operation. SECOND QUARTER 2026 HIGHLIGHTS: Revenue: $334 million, an expected pullback from a record prior quarter, primarily reflecting lower realized silver and gold prices, in line with the trend of lower market prices during the quarter. Consolidated silver and gold production were higher than the prior quarter; the softer sales volumes reflect the timing of shipments, mainly at Greens Creek. Profitability: Income from continuing operations of $118 million or $0.18 per share - down from $165 million or $0.25 per share in the prior quarter. Adjusted EBITDA: $199 million from continuing operations, a 25% decrease over the prior quarter but more than double the $93 million recorded in the second quarter of 2025 (both periods on a continuing operations basis, excluding Casa Berardi).
Kinross Gold announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a dividend of US$0.04 per common share for the second quarter of 2026. The dividend is payable on September 3, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 20, 2026. This dividend qualifies as an “eligible dividend” for Canadian income tax purposes while dividends paid to shareholders outside Canada (non-resident investors) will be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding taxes.
1. 2026 Technical Report. TECHNICAL REPORT AND UPDATED MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE OF THE STELLER GOLD PROJECT, WHITEHORSE MINING DISTRICT, YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA. P&E Mining Consultants Inc. Effective Date: Oct. 31, 2025. Cut-off: 3.0 g/t AuEq. Au: US$2,850/oz. Ag: US$34.20/oz. AuEq ratio = Au:Ag 85.6:1
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