

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 31, 2026 / Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX:NDM)(NYSE American:NAK) ("Northern Dynasty" or the "Company") reports that Wayne Kirk has stepped down from its Board of Directors for personal reasons.

Highlights: NAK26-89 returned 411 metres of 0.43% copper equivalent (CuEq) from 47 metres downhole, within a broader interval of 880 metres of 0.30% CuEq, with mineralization remaining open. NAK26-89 connects with NAK25-62's 140 metres of 0.74% CuEq, extending near-surface mineralization 250 metres east of the South Zone and beyond the currently defined zones.

Franco-Nevada, Centerra, Novagold, Northern Dynasty and Dakota have been highlighted in this Industry Outlook article.

Recent dip in gold prices and cost pressures weigh on the Zacks Mining - Gold industry. We suggest adding stocks like FNV, CGAU, NG, NAK and DC, which are poised for growth.

Highlights: NAK26-87 intersected 1,001 metres of 0.46% copper equivalent (CuEq) starting at surface, including 218 metres of 1.01% CuEq, a full kilometre of continuous copper-gold mineralization and the longest mineralized intercept ever drilled at NAK. Kilometre-long intercepts of copper and gold are rare in global exploration, and those beginning at surface are rarer still.

CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 28, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSXV:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") and American Eagle Gold Corp. (TSXV:AE)(OTCQB:AMEGF) ("AE" or "American Eagle") are pleased to announce that the parties have entered into an option agreement (the "Option") dated July 24, 2026, pursuant to which American Eagle has been granted the exclusive right to earn up to an 80% interest in the 4,656-hectare Hearne Hill South copper-gold porphyry project ("Hearne Hill South") along with two nearby properties (Jinx and NAK NW), all located approximately 70 km northeast of Smithers.

Highlights: NAK26-83 intersected 154 m of 1.21% CuEq within 280 m of 0.96% CuEq, beginning at surface, extending the footprint of the high-grade South Zone 100 m to the north. NAK26-83 builds directly on the final holes of 2025, including NAK25-78 (802 m of 0.71% CuEq from surface, including 375 m of 1.01% CuEq) and NAK25-80 (618 m of 0.77% CuEq from surface).

DRD, IDR and NAK could benefit as State Street sees gold reaching $5,000 by early 2027 and long-term drivers remain supportive after the recent pullback.