Banyan Gold extends AurMac mineralization in Yukon drilling, company says

Updated Oct 28, 2026 4:56pm ET

Markets

The S&P/TSX Composite closed at 36,265.09, up 93.60 points, with technology among the gainers. The Bank of Canada lifted its overnight rate target 25 basis points, to 2.5%, and the deposit rate is 2.45%. Banks followed by raising prime to 4.70%. The Federal Reserve left its rate unchanged. In late-afternoon trading the Canadian dollar was at US$0.71452 and oil at US$102.06, up 2.16, while US crude inventories fell by 1.9 million barrels in the latest weekly data.

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The S&P/TSX Venture Composite closed at 839.00, up 0.52, and the CSE Composite closed at 140.68, up 0.32. Banyan Gold reported results from six holes at its Airstrip deposit at AurMac in Yukon, with intercepts of 1.34 g/t Au across 20.2 metres and 1.18 g/t Au across 27.5 metres. Osisko Gold Group said construction at Cariboo in central BC stands 28 percent complete as measured by costs incurred, with C$907 million estimated still needed to finish. On the CSE, MAX Power Mining said validation drilling confirmed a new natural hydrogen system at Lawson in Saskatchewan, and Deep Sea Minerals is seeking a US listing with a proposed offering of American depositary shares and warrants. Q-Gold Resources said it met its first milestone payment to Alamos Gold through a share issuance. In late-afternoon trading gold was at US$4,083.5 and silver at US$54.085.

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