Vancouver, British Columbia — February 11, 2026 — Leads & Copy —
Founders Metals Inc. has announced drill results from the Upper Antino target at the Antino Gold Project in southeastern Suriname. The results demonstrate the consistency of gold mineralization at Upper Antino, with high-grade intervals reported for both near surface and at depth.
Highlights include 6.0 meters (m) of 21.43 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au) from 49.0 m in hole FR183 and 10.0 m of 5.90 g/t Au from 394.0 m in hole FR175.
Colin Padget, President & CEO, said the results confirm the robustness of Upper Antino’s high-grade gold system. He noted the 10-meter intercept of nearly 6 g/t gold from 394 meters downhole in FR175 confirms the company is successfully tracking these structures along strike and deeper into the system. He added that follow-up shallower drilling continues to deliver exceptional grades with intervals like the 6 meters of 21.43 g/t gold in drillhole FR183 further reinforcing the high-grade nature of the Upper Antino gold system. Padget also stated that with ongoing systematic drilling across multiple targets, the company is building a comprehensive understanding of Antino and positioning itself to further define both high-grade and bulk tonnage opportunities across the district.
Drilling at Upper Antino continues to expand gold mineralization along strike and at depth across multiple parallel shear-hosted structures. Holes targeting 300-500 m vertical depth have intersected broad, high-grade intervals across multiple structures with strong vertical continuity. Near-surface drilling confirms that grade and width remain consistent within the main shear zone.
The company says this geometry – multiple parallel, steeply-dipping mineralized structures – is consistent with significant Guiana Shield gold deposits such as Merian in Suriname, and Oko West in Guyana.
Founders Metals Inc. is a Canadian gold exploration company building a district-scale gold camp in southeastern Suriname. The Company controls a 102,360-hectare contiguous land package in the Guiana Shield. Founders is backed by strategic partnerships with Gold Fields and B2Gold and is executing one of the most active exploration programs in the global junior gold sector. The Company is committed to responsible exploration, strong community engagement, and disciplined capital allocation as it advances Suriname’s next major gold camp.
Demonstrated continuity of high-grade gold at depth in southward expansion of Upper Antino mineralization:
10.0 m of 5.90 g/t Au from 394.0 m and 19.0 m of 2.57 g/t Au from 341.0 m (FR175)
7.0 m of 2.36 g/t Au from 387.0 m (FR187)
10.0 m of 5.28 g/t Au from 116.0 m and 16.0 m of 2.88 g/t Au from 193.0 m (FR189)
Follow-up drilling at Upper Antino with strong near-surface results including:
6.0 m of 21.43 g/t Au from 49.0 (FR183)
21.4 m of 2.71 g/t Au from 21.6 (FR179)
6.0 m of 9.69 g/t Au from 43.0 (FR185)
Source: Founders Metals Inc.
