{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"135193","rtpr_id":"nNFC1ZBRjR","ticker":"TRCG","exchange":"","all_tickers":["TRCG"],"title":"Thistle Resources Commences Its 3000m Drill Program at Its Middle River Gold Project in the Bathurst Mining Camp, NB","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-09-03T12:41:28.405Z","article_body":"Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 3, 2026) - THISTLE RESOURCES\nINC. (TSXV: TRCG) (OTCQB: TRCGF) (FSE: BU9) (the \"Company\" or \"Thistle\"), is\npleased to announce that they have initiated their Middle River Gold Project's\n3,000 meter drill program. The drill rig is onsite and set up on its first\ndrill pad. The Phase 3 Drill Program will continue to drill the MRG Upper Zone\n(Figure 1) expanding the previous two highly successful drill programs that\nreturned very strong Gold Intersections (Tables 1 - 2 below). This is the\n1(st) area along a 7 kms mineralized fold system, identified by Abitibi\nGeophysics' 3D Orion Vision Technology (Figure 2 below).\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_002full.jpg)\n\nFigure 1: Location of the Middle River 2026 Drill Program (MRG-26-01 Drill\nCollar)\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_002full.jpg\n\nGary Lohman, P.Geo., COO & VP Exploration - Director, stated \"This is a\nmuch-anticipated drill program aimed at expanding the footprint of the Middle\nRiver Gold Deposit while also testing the depth potential of the system. With\nthe integration of the historic drill information with the Thistle data\nincluding extensive geophysics and drilling, we anticipate a successful\ncampaign as we expand on previous results and test new targets outside on the\nflanks of the known mineralized body.\"\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_003full.jpg)\n\nTable 1: Previous Drill Program #2 (Lab Assays, Bureau Veritas) 2022\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_003full.jpg\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_004full.jpg)\n\nTable 2: Previous Drill Program #2 Continued (Lab Assays, Bureau Veritas) 2022\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_004full.jpg\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_005full.jpg)\n\nFigure 2: Abitibi Geophysics 3D Orion IP Technology displaying the 7 kms of\nmineralized folds\n(Upper Zone - yellow ribbons) and Previous Drill Holes in Deposit (Blue Dots)\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_005full.jpg\n\nPatrick J. Cruickshank, MBA, President & CEO - Director, stated \"We are\nthrilled to have started on our new 3000m Drill Program at our Flagship Middle\nRiver Gold Deposit. We look to increase the deposit's footprint towards our 2M\noz goal. We have 7kms of identified high-priority mineralized folds on our\nproperty target area, identified by Abitibi Geophysics 3D Orion Technology. It\nalso has identified a new untested lower zone at 400 meters below. Our 3D\nmodel will assist in determining an updated NI 43-101 and defining the size\nand scale of this system. We look forward to keeping everyone up to date and\nannouncing our 1(st) drill results.\"\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_006full.jpg)\n\nFigure 3: Drill Rig positioned on 1(st) Drill Hole (MRG-26-01).\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_006full.jpg\n\nQualified Person\n\nThe technical and scientific information in this news release has been\nreviewed and approved by Gary Lohman, P.Geo., COO & VP Exploration of Thistle\nResources Inc. and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument\n43-101. Mr. Lohman is not independent of the Company.\n\nAbout Thistle Resources Inc.\n\nThistle Resources Inc. is a Canadian precious metals and critical minerals\nexploration company operating in the world-famous Bathurst Mining Camp of New\nBrunswick, one of Canada's most prolific mining districts. The never-drilled\nBrunswick Antimony Project offers blue-sky potential — a high-grade\nantimony-silver-gold discovery less than 1,000 metres from the past-producing\nBrunswick No. 12 mine boundary. At the flagship Middle River Gold Project,\nPhase 1 and 2 drilling has confirmed gold mineralization from surface to 130\nmetres along a section of a 7-kilometre trend of mineralized folds, with an\nuntested deeper zone from 400 metres and Phase 3 ahead. The portfolio also\nincludes the Middle River VMS, Alba Forks Gold, and Celtic Highland Gold\nprojects. With exploration planned across both flagships in 2026, Thistle is\nadvancing two discovery stories in a single district.\n\nON BEHALF OF THISTLE RESOURCES INC.\n\n\"Patrick J. Cruickshank, MBA\"\nPresident & CEO - Director\nT: +1.506-800-0581\ninfo@thistleresources.com\n\nLinkedIn: ThistleResources (https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/PqnvbubyBe)\nX: @ThistleResources\nYoutube: @ThistleResources\n\nThis press release may include forward-looking information concerning the\nbusiness of Thistle. Forward-looking information is based on certain key\nexpectations and assumptions made by the management of Thistle. In some cases,\nyou can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as\n\"will,\" \"may,\" \"would,\" \"expect,\" \"intend,\" \"plan,\" \"seek,\" \"anticipate,\"\n\"believe,\" \"estimate,\" \"predict,\" \"potential,\" \"continue,\" \"likely,\" \"could\"\nand variations of these terms and similar expressions, or the negative of\nthese terms or similar expressions. Forward-looking information involves\nsignificant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited\nto, the uncertainties involved in interpreting geological data, risks\nassociated with exploration and mining operations, commodity price\nfluctuations, the ability to obtain financing and required permits, and\nregulatory restrictions. The Company's objective to define more than 2,000,000\nounces of gold at the Middle River Gold Project is a target only and is not a\ncurrent mineral resource or mineral reserve estimate as defined under National\nInstrument 43-101; there is no guarantee it will be achieved. Readers are\ncautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of forward-looking\ninformation, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may\nprove to be imprecise. Thistle undertakes no obligation to update or revise\nany forward-looking information except as required by law.\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\n_________________________________________________________________________________________\nThistle Resources Inc., 40 King Street West #2400, Toronto, ON M5H 3S1\nwww.thistleresources.com (506) 800-0581\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/312784","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFC1ZBRjR","title":"Thistle Resources Commences Its 3000m Drill Program at Its Middle River Gold Project in the Bathurst Mining Camp, NB","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"TRCG","created":"2026-09-03T12:41:28.405Z","tickers":["TRCG"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 3, 2026) - THISTLE RESOURCES\nINC. (TSXV: TRCG) (OTCQB: TRCGF) (FSE: BU9) (the \"Company\" or \"Thistle\"), is\npleased to announce that they have initiated their Middle River Gold Project's\n3,000 meter drill program. The drill rig is onsite and set up on its first\ndrill pad. The Phase 3 Drill Program will continue to drill the MRG Upper Zone\n(Figure 1) expanding the previous two highly successful drill programs that\nreturned very strong Gold Intersections (Tables 1 - 2 below). This is the\n1(st) area along a 7 kms mineralized fold system, identified by Abitibi\nGeophysics' 3D Orion Vision Technology (Figure 2 below).\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_002full.jpg)\n\nFigure 1: Location of the Middle River 2026 Drill Program (MRG-26-01 Drill\nCollar)\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_002full.jpg\n\nGary Lohman, P.Geo., COO & VP Exploration - Director, stated \"This is a\nmuch-anticipated drill program aimed at expanding the footprint of the Middle\nRiver Gold Deposit while also testing the depth potential of the system. With\nthe integration of the historic drill information with the Thistle data\nincluding extensive geophysics and drilling, we anticipate a successful\ncampaign as we expand on previous results and test new targets outside on the\nflanks of the known mineralized body.\"\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_003full.jpg)\n\nTable 1: Previous Drill Program #2 (Lab Assays, Bureau Veritas) 2022\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_003full.jpg\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_004full.jpg)\n\nTable 2: Previous Drill Program #2 Continued (Lab Assays, Bureau Veritas) 2022\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_004full.jpg\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_005full.jpg)\n\nFigure 2: Abitibi Geophysics 3D Orion IP Technology displaying the 7 kms of\nmineralized folds\n(Upper Zone - yellow ribbons) and Previous Drill Holes in Deposit (Blue Dots)\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_005full.jpg\n\nPatrick J. Cruickshank, MBA, President & CEO - Director, stated \"We are\nthrilled to have started on our new 3000m Drill Program at our Flagship Middle\nRiver Gold Deposit. We look to increase the deposit's footprint towards our 2M\noz goal. We have 7kms of identified high-priority mineralized folds on our\nproperty target area, identified by Abitibi Geophysics 3D Orion Technology. It\nalso has identified a new untested lower zone at 400 meters below. Our 3D\nmodel will assist in determining an updated NI 43-101 and defining the size\nand scale of this system. We look forward to keeping everyone up to date and\nannouncing our 1(st) drill results.\"\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_006full.jpg)\n\nFigure 3: Drill Rig positioned on 1(st) Drill Hole (MRG-26-01).\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9148/312784_b2411cb2845fe962_006full.jpg\n\nQualified Person\n\nThe technical and scientific information in this news release has been\nreviewed and approved by Gary Lohman, P.Geo., COO & VP Exploration of Thistle\nResources Inc. and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument\n43-101. Mr. Lohman is not independent of the Company.\n\nAbout Thistle Resources Inc.\n\nThistle Resources Inc. is a Canadian precious metals and critical minerals\nexploration company operating in the world-famous Bathurst Mining Camp of New\nBrunswick, one of Canada's most prolific mining districts. The never-drilled\nBrunswick Antimony Project offers blue-sky potential — a high-grade\nantimony-silver-gold discovery less than 1,000 metres from the past-producing\nBrunswick No. 12 mine boundary. At the flagship Middle River Gold Project,\nPhase 1 and 2 drilling has confirmed gold mineralization from surface to 130\nmetres along a section of a 7-kilometre trend of mineralized folds, with an\nuntested deeper zone from 400 metres and Phase 3 ahead. The portfolio also\nincludes the Middle River VMS, Alba Forks Gold, and Celtic Highland Gold\nprojects. With exploration planned across both flagships in 2026, Thistle is\nadvancing two discovery stories in a single district.\n\nON BEHALF OF THISTLE RESOURCES INC.\n\n\"Patrick J. Cruickshank, MBA\"\nPresident & CEO - Director\nT: +1.506-800-0581\ninfo@thistleresources.com\n\nLinkedIn: ThistleResources (https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/PqnvbubyBe)\nX: @ThistleResources\nYoutube: @ThistleResources\n\nThis press release may include forward-looking information concerning the\nbusiness of Thistle. Forward-looking information is based on certain key\nexpectations and assumptions made by the management of Thistle. In some cases,\nyou can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as\n\"will,\" \"may,\" \"would,\" \"expect,\" \"intend,\" \"plan,\" \"seek,\" \"anticipate,\"\n\"believe,\" \"estimate,\" \"predict,\" \"potential,\" \"continue,\" \"likely,\" \"could\"\nand variations of these terms and similar expressions, or the negative of\nthese terms or similar expressions. Forward-looking information involves\nsignificant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited\nto, the uncertainties involved in interpreting geological data, risks\nassociated with exploration and mining operations, commodity price\nfluctuations, the ability to obtain financing and required permits, and\nregulatory restrictions. The Company's objective to define more than 2,000,000\nounces of gold at the Middle River Gold Project is a target only and is not a\ncurrent mineral resource or mineral reserve estimate as defined under National\nInstrument 43-101; there is no guarantee it will be achieved. Readers are\ncautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of forward-looking\ninformation, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may\nprove to be imprecise. Thistle undertakes no obligation to update or revise\nany forward-looking information except as required by law.\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\n_________________________________________________________________________________________\nThistle Resources Inc., 40 King Street West #2400, Toronto, ON M5H 3S1\nwww.thistleresources.com (506) 800-0581\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/312784"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-03T12:41:28.458065707Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788439288458},"received_at":"2026-09-03T12:41:28.518Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/312784"},"analysis":{"id":"124081","press_release_id":"135193","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["2,000,000 oz gold objective is a target only, not an NI 43-101-compliant mineral resource or reserve estimate (per the company's own disclaimer)","No new assay results in this release; prior 'highly successful' results are referenced only via table images not included in the text","Qualified Person Gary Lohman is not independent of the company","Pre-revenue exploration-stage issuer; forward-looking statements cite financing and permitting risk"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Thistle Resources has commenced a 3,000-metre Phase 3 drill program at its flagship Middle River Gold Project in New Brunswick's Bathurst Mining Camp, with the rig already set up on the first pad targeting the MRG Upper Zone.\n\nThe program aims to expand on Phase 1-2 drilling, which confirmed gold mineralization from surface to 130 metres along a 7-kilometre trend of mineralized folds identified by Abitibi Geophysics' 3D Orion survey, including an untested deeper zone at 400 metres below.\n\nCEO Patrick Cruickshank framed the goal as growing the deposit toward a 2-million-ounce gold target feeding an updated NI 43-101 — an objective the company itself cautions is a target only, not a current mineral resource or reserve estimate.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Phase 3 drilling underway at Middle River — suppress until first assay results, which are the real catalyst."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"first_hole_id":"MRG-26-01","gold_target_oz":2000000,"drill_program_phase":"Phase 3","drill_program_meters":3000,"mineralized_trend_length":"7 km","untested_deeper_zone_depth":"400 metres below","confirmed_mineralization_depth":"surface to 130 metres"}},"quotedText":"testing the depth potential of the system","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Gary Lohman, P.Geo.","role":"COO & VP Exploration - Director, Qualified Person"},{"name":"Patrick J. 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