Banyan Gold reports new Yukon drill results from AurMac project

Updated Oct 6, 2026 12:31pm ET
First published Oct 6, 2026 7:01am ET

Markets

The S&P/TSX Composite was up 0.50% at 35,695.03 in midday trade. Statistics Canada reported that the August merchandise trade surplus widened to $4.2 billion from $787 million in July, with exports up 2.5% and imports down 2.0%; media reports tied the export gain to shipments rushed to the U.S. ahead of new tariffs. Utilities and financials were cited as supporting the index, and Emera said it would buy Canadian Utilities for $14.3 billion in stock. So far today the Canadian dollar was up 0.26% at 0.70305 US, oil was down 0.46% at US$89.02 and gold was up 0.81% at US$4,190.4.

Venture & CSE

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite was up 0.65% at 884.29 so far today, while the CSE Composite was down 1.05% at 153.47. Silver was up 0.49% at US$61.60 alongside gold. In Yukon, Banyan Gold reported a drill intercept of 1.88 g/t gold across 17.9 metres between its Airstrip and Powerline deposits at AurMac, along with 1.01 g/t over 36.1 metres in hole AX-26-942. First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt said it has now raised $13.4 million in total after adding a $3.49 million non-brokered placement at $0.83 a share, with no warrants, to fund exploration at its Pipestone XL project; its shares were up 7.35% so far today. Kenorland Minerals said Franco-Nevada has taken a 12.4% stake. Bitcoin futures were up 0.02% at 86,025.

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