VANCOUVER, BC — January 8, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Banyan Gold Corp. (TSXV:BYN)(OTCQB:BYAGF) has announced the intersection of new high-grade domains and visible gold in the Powerline Deposit and high-grade skarn mineralization in the Airstrip Deposit at its AurMac Project in Yukon, Canada.
Highlights include the extension of Powerline Mineralization southwest of the currently defined resource, and confirmation of grade and continuity within and between Powerline and Airstrip deposits. Drill results include:
AX-25-773 – 1.90 g/t over 31.2m within 1.10 g/t Au over 66.6m, including high-grade of 3.79 g/t Au over 7.6m, and 0.95 g/t Au over 29.6m, with high-grade intervals of 3.64 g/t au over 6.7m and 4.37 g/t Au over 5.2m;
AX-25-764 – 1.37 g/t Au over 30.8m within 0.88 g/t Au over 55.3m, including 2.70 g/t Au over 6.0m;
AX-25-766 – 1.26 g/t Au over 22.8m within 0.73 g/t Au over 50.3m;
AX-25-769 – 0.66 g/t Au over 27.1m, including, a high-grade interval of 8.08 g/t Au over 1.4m;
AX-25-770 – 0.96 g/t au over 16.3m, within 0.56 g/t Au over 45.3m, with high-grade intervals of 1.22 g/t Au over 4.3m and 2.32 g/t Au over 2.3m; and,
AX-25-803 – 2.02 g/t Au over 16.3m within 1.64 g/t Au over 22.3m, including high-grade of 5.60 g/t Au over 4.4m (Note: assays pending from top 100m of hole)
According to Tara Christie, Banyan President and CEO, the 2025 drilling program strategically targeted extensions of high-grade mineralized domains at Powerline and the down-dip extensions of the high-grade skarn-style mineralization Airstrip.
Continued drilling at Airstrip indicates potential to extend high-grade mineralization hosted in calc-silicate altered skarn horizons down-dip. Mineralization in Airstrip is consistently hosted in skarn zones with intense silicification, quartz veining, and semi-massive pyrrhotite replacement-style mineralization. The high-grade mineralization intersected in AX-25-773 (Cal 1 – 1.10 g/t Au over 66.6m; Cal 2 – 0.95 g/t Au over 29.6m) highlights the continuity of high-grade mineralization and potential at depth for the Airstrip deposit to extend down-dip.
High-grade mineralization in discordant sheeted quartz veins in AX-25-803 in the core of Powerline reinforces continuity and confidence in the new mineralized domain model for the Aurmac deposit. High-grade visible gold mineralization is associated with intergrowths of Bi-sulphosalts and accessory arsenopyrite. High vein density in AX-25-803 is associated with higher-grade Au mineralization throughout Powerline.
High vein density and Bi-sulphosalts are associated with gold mineralization in southwest Powerline in AX-25-764. Potential down-dip extensions of mineralized domains intersected in AX-25-764 remain open at depth as previous drilling did not extend deep enough to test these domains. Step out drilling in AX-25-769 and AX-25-772 intersected local high-grade gold mineralization associated with coarse Bi-Sb-Sulphosalts and large discordant quartz vein, warranting further exploration.
Banyan’s primary asset, the AurMac Project is located in the Traditional Territory of First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun, in Canada’s Yukon Territory. The current Mineral Resource Estimate for the AurMac Project has an effective date of June 28, 2025 and comprises an Indicated Mineral Resource of 2.274 million ounces of gold (112.5 M tonnes at 0.63 g/t) and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 5.453 Moz of Au (280.6 M tonnes at 0.60 g/t ).
In addition to the AurMac Project, the Company holds the Hyland Gold Project, located 70 km Northeast of Watson Lake, Yukon, along the Southeast end of the Tintina Gold Belt and also holds the Nitra Gold Project, a grassroots exploration project located in the Mayo Mining district, approximately 10 km west of the AurMac Gold property.
Banyan trades on the TSX-Venture Exchange under the symbol “BYN” and is quoted on the OTCQB Venture Market under the symbol “BYAGF”.
Tara Christie • 778 928 0556 • tchristie@banyangold.com
Jasmine Sangria • 604 312 5610 • jsangria@banyangold.com
Source: Banyan Gold Corp.
