NV Gold Identifies New Gold Zone at Slumber Gold Project in Nevada

03:48 PM EDT, 09/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- NV Gold (NVX.V), up 15% on last look, on Wednesday said it identified a new gold zone 1.4 kilometers northeast of previously reported gold zones, at the Awakening area of its Slumber Gold Project in Nevada Gold intercepts include 41.14 meters at 0.844 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, including 21.34 m at 1.00 g/t gold. The September reverse circulation drilling campaign has received assays from three of the six initial drill holes completed so far and drilling continued. The current drill holes were designed to explore the newly-identified Awakening Zone, a statement said. "With the addition of leased private land connecting the company's existing claim blocks, drilling has now commenced to test whether the gold mineralization continues between the two areas of known gold. The known gold system is large, covering an area over two kilometers long and 0.5-1.0 km wide," said Chief Executive Officer John Watson. NV Gold shares were last seen up CA$0.12 at CA$0.92, the highest in more than four years, on the TSX Venture Exchange. Price: 0.92, Change: +0.12, Percent Change: +15.00