White Gold reports 5.13 g/t gold over 7.9m at Golden Saddle

Updated Oct 20, 2026 12:31pm ET

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The S&P/TSX Composite was up 180.38 points at 36,109.01 in midday trade, a gain of 0.50% so far today, with reports pointing to strength in technology stocks. The Parliamentary Budget Office lowered its growth outlook, citing U.S. tariffs and Canadian countermeasures, and put real GDP at 0.9% this year and 1.5% in 2027, versus earlier figures of 1.1% and 1.6%. The Canadian dollar firmed, with CAD/USD at 0.71178, up 0.44% so far today. Oil was at US$97.80, down 0.75%, and gold was at US$4,144.5, down 0.37%. Albertans voted against separation in the province's referendum, according to projections.

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The S&P/TSX Venture Composite was up 3.89 at 850.60 in midday trade, while the CSE Composite was down 0.20 at 139.11. White Gold reported initial assays from its 2026 drilling at the Golden Saddle deposit, including 5.13 g/t gold over 7.9m inside a wider 38.1m interval at 1.47g/t gold, and said it extended high-grade mineralization at the VG deposit by 90m down-plunge. Silver was at US$57.855, up 1.02% so far today. MAK Acquisition said it delivered a notice of termination to UniUni on their proposed reverse take-over, and a media report said MAK alleged an incurable breach. Entrée Resources announced a non-brokered private placement. On the CSE, Cascade Copper said it staked 4 claim blocks covering an additional 1,411 hectares at its Centrefire copper-gold project near Dryden, in NW Ontario. Bitcoin futures were at 82,375, up 0.67%.

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