{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"158126","rtpr_id":"nBwbFmjDRa-20261001","ticker":"VGD","exchange":"","all_tickers":["VGD"],"title":"Visible Gold Expands Its District-Scale Horsefly Gold Property by Staking 144 km2 of New Claims Adjacent to IAMGOLD's Nelligan Mining Complex","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-01T12:17:00.112Z","article_body":"Visible Gold Expands Its District-Scale Horsefly Gold Property by Staking 144\nkm(2) of New Claims Adjacent to IAMGOLD's Nelligan Mining Complex\n\n\n * Horsefly now comprises 643 claims covering 360 km(2), adjacent to IAMGOLD's\nNelligan Mining Complex in Québec's Chibougamau Mining Camp.\n\n * Newly staked claims secure strategic ground near the Philibert and Monster\nLake deposits, as well as the Lac Surprise project.\n\n * Expanded land package encompasses significant underexplored ground surrounding\nmultiple known gold showings.\n\nVisible Gold Mines Inc. (\"Visible Gold\" or the \"Company\") (TSXV: VGD)\n(FRANKFURT: 3V41) is pleased to announce the expansion of its wholly-owned\nHorsefly property through the staking of 266 additional mining claims adjacent\nto IAMGOLD's Nelligan Mining Complex in Québec's Chibougamau Mining Camp.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260925961439/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260925961439/en/)\n\nFigure 1: Visible Gold's Horsefly property now comprises 643 claims covering\n360 km², adjacent to IAMGOLD's Nelligan Mining Complex in Québec's\nChibougamau Mining Camp.\n\nThe Horsefly property, now comprising 643 mining claims, is strategically\nlocated in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Québec, approximately 140 km\nnortheast of Lebel-sur-Quévillon and 45 km southwest of Chapais. The property\nis situated within the prospective Chibougamau volcano-sedimentary belt — a\ngeological setting recognized for its gold-bearing potential (see Figures 1\nand 2).\n\nJean-Marc Lacoste, President and CEO of Visible Gold stated: \"With Horsefly,\nwe are assembling a district-scale project portfolio in what we believe will\nbecome one of Québec's next major gold mining districts. The scale of the\nNelligan Mining Complex, which hosts a combined mineral resource of 4.3\nmillion ounces of gold (measured and indicated) and 7.5 million ounces\n(inferred) across three deposits, reinforces our strategy of securing\nunderexplored ground with favorable geology throughout this emerging district.\nOur objective is to systematically advance these assets and unlock their\nexploration potential through disciplined technical work.\"\n\nVisible Gold expects to receive the results of its preliminary exploration\nprogram, consisting of tree bark sampling, in the coming weeks. Exploration\nactivities will then be expanded to the newly staked claims as the Company\ncontinues its systematic evaluation of the district-scale property. Further\nupdates will be provided as work advances.\n\nAll scientific and technical information of this press release has been\nreviewed and approved by Louis Martin, P.Geo. (OGQ), a consultant to the\nCompany and a Qualified Person for the purposes of NI 43-101. Mr. Martin has\nreviewed and verified the historical assay results and noted no errors or\nomissions during the data verification process. The Company and Mr. Martin do\nnot recognize any factors of sampling or recovery that could materially affect\nthe accuracy or reliability of the historical assay data and exploration\nresults disclosed in this news release.\n\nAbout Visible Gold Mines Inc.\n\nVisible Gold Mines (TSXV: VGD) (FRANKFURT: 3V41) is a mining exploration\ncompany focused on acquiring, exploring and developing gold projects in the\nprolific Abitibi Gold Belt and the James Bay region in the province of\nQuébec.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking\ninformation” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities\nlegislation. Forward-looking information may include, among others, statements\nregarding the future plans, costs, objectives or performance of Visible Gold\nMines, or the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. In this news\nrelease, words such as “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”,\n“likely”, “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”,\n“plan”, “estimate” and similar words and the negative form thereof are\nused to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should\nnot be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not\nnecessarily be accurate indications of whether, or the times at or by which,\nsuch future performance will be achieved. No assurance can be given that any\nevents anticipated by the forward-looking information will transpire or occur.\nForward-looking information is based on information available at the time\nand/or management's good-faith belief with respect to future events and are\nsubject to known or unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other\nunpredictable factors, many of which are beyond Visible Gold Mines’ control.\nThese risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to,\nthose described under “Financial Risks” and “Risk Factors” in Visible\nGold Mines’ Annual Report for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, a copy of\nwhich is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedar.com&esheet=54611157&newsitemid=20260925961439&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sedar.com&index=1&md5=d0e5c0f0cd293c955bdd209b29374e01)\n, and could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those\nprojected in any forward-looking statements. Visible Gold Mines does not\nintend, nor does Visible Gold Mines undertake any obligation, to update or\nrevise any forward-looking information contained in this news release to\nreflect subsequent information, events or circumstances or otherwise, except\nif required by applicable laws.\n\nNeither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the release.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260925961439/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260925961439/en/)\n\nFor further information, please contact: \n\nJean-Marc Lacoste, President and Chief Executive Officer\n\nTelephone: (819) 762-0107\n\nEmail: jmlacoste@visiblegoldmines.com \n(mailto:jmlacoste@visiblegoldmines.com) \nWebsite: www.visiblegoldmines.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.visiblegoldmines.com&esheet=54611157&newsitemid=20260925961439&lan=en-US&anchor=www.visiblegoldmines.com&index=2&md5=e31c6b56f709927c7985a302bf3b63f0)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBwbFmjDRa-20261001","title":"Visible Gold Expands Its District-Scale Horsefly Gold Property by Staking 144 km2 of New Claims Adjacent to IAMGOLD's Nelligan Mining Complex","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"VGD","created":"2026-10-01T12:17:00.112Z","tickers":["VGD"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Visible Gold Expands Its District-Scale Horsefly Gold Property by Staking 144\nkm(2) of New Claims Adjacent to IAMGOLD's Nelligan Mining Complex\n\n\n * Horsefly now comprises 643 claims covering 360 km(2), adjacent to IAMGOLD's\nNelligan Mining Complex in Québec's Chibougamau Mining Camp.\n\n * Newly staked claims secure strategic ground near the Philibert and Monster\nLake deposits, as well as the Lac Surprise project.\n\n * Expanded land package encompasses significant underexplored ground surrounding\nmultiple known gold showings.\n\nVisible Gold Mines Inc. (\"Visible Gold\" or the \"Company\") (TSXV: VGD)\n(FRANKFURT: 3V41) is pleased to announce the expansion of its wholly-owned\nHorsefly property through the staking of 266 additional mining claims adjacent\nto IAMGOLD's Nelligan Mining Complex in Québec's Chibougamau Mining Camp.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260925961439/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260925961439/en/)\n\nFigure 1: Visible Gold's Horsefly property now comprises 643 claims covering\n360 km², adjacent to IAMGOLD's Nelligan Mining Complex in Québec's\nChibougamau Mining Camp.\n\nThe Horsefly property, now comprising 643 mining claims, is strategically\nlocated in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Québec, approximately 140 km\nnortheast of Lebel-sur-Quévillon and 45 km southwest of Chapais. The property\nis situated within the prospective Chibougamau volcano-sedimentary belt — a\ngeological setting recognized for its gold-bearing potential (see Figures 1\nand 2).\n\nJean-Marc Lacoste, President and CEO of Visible Gold stated: \"With Horsefly,\nwe are assembling a district-scale project portfolio in what we believe will\nbecome one of Québec's next major gold mining districts. The scale of the\nNelligan Mining Complex, which hosts a combined mineral resource of 4.3\nmillion ounces of gold (measured and indicated) and 7.5 million ounces\n(inferred) across three deposits, reinforces our strategy of securing\nunderexplored ground with favorable geology throughout this emerging district.\nOur objective is to systematically advance these assets and unlock their\nexploration potential through disciplined technical work.\"\n\nVisible Gold expects to receive the results of its preliminary exploration\nprogram, consisting of tree bark sampling, in the coming weeks. Exploration\nactivities will then be expanded to the newly staked claims as the Company\ncontinues its systematic evaluation of the district-scale property. Further\nupdates will be provided as work advances.\n\nAll scientific and technical information of this press release has been\nreviewed and approved by Louis Martin, P.Geo. (OGQ), a consultant to the\nCompany and a Qualified Person for the purposes of NI 43-101. Mr. Martin has\nreviewed and verified the historical assay results and noted no errors or\nomissions during the data verification process. The Company and Mr. Martin do\nnot recognize any factors of sampling or recovery that could materially affect\nthe accuracy or reliability of the historical assay data and exploration\nresults disclosed in this news release.\n\nAbout Visible Gold Mines Inc.\n\nVisible Gold Mines (TSXV: VGD) (FRANKFURT: 3V41) is a mining exploration\ncompany focused on acquiring, exploring and developing gold projects in the\nprolific Abitibi Gold Belt and the James Bay region in the province of\nQuébec.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking\ninformation” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities\nlegislation. Forward-looking information may include, among others, statements\nregarding the future plans, costs, objectives or performance of Visible Gold\nMines, or the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. In this news\nrelease, words such as “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”,\n“likely”, “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”,\n“plan”, “estimate” and similar words and the negative form thereof are\nused to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should\nnot be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not\nnecessarily be accurate indications of whether, or the times at or by which,\nsuch future performance will be achieved. No assurance can be given that any\nevents anticipated by the forward-looking information will transpire or occur.\nForward-looking information is based on information available at the time\nand/or management's good-faith belief with respect to future events and are\nsubject to known or unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other\nunpredictable factors, many of which are beyond Visible Gold Mines’ control.\nThese risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to,\nthose described under “Financial Risks” and “Risk Factors” in Visible\nGold Mines’ Annual Report for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, a copy of\nwhich is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedar.com&esheet=54611157&newsitemid=20260925961439&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sedar.com&index=1&md5=d0e5c0f0cd293c955bdd209b29374e01)\n, and could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those\nprojected in any forward-looking statements. Visible Gold Mines does not\nintend, nor does Visible Gold Mines undertake any obligation, to update or\nrevise any forward-looking information contained in this news release to\nreflect subsequent information, events or circumstances or otherwise, except\nif required by applicable laws.\n\nNeither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the release.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260925961439/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260925961439/en/)\n\nFor further information, please contact: \n\nJean-Marc Lacoste, President and Chief Executive Officer\n\nTelephone: (819) 762-0107\n\nEmail: jmlacoste@visiblegoldmines.com \n(mailto:jmlacoste@visiblegoldmines.com) \nWebsite: www.visiblegoldmines.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.visiblegoldmines.com&esheet=54611157&newsitemid=20260925961439&lan=en-US&anchor=www.visiblegoldmines.com&index=2&md5=e31c6b56f709927c7985a302bf3b63f0)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-01T12:17:00.199381625Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790857020199},"received_at":"2026-10-01T12:17:00.248Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260925961439/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"146769","press_release_id":"158126","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Visible Gold Mines staked 266 new mining claims covering 144 km2, expanding its wholly-owned Horsefly gold property to 643 claims covering 360 km2 adjacent to IAMGOLD's Nelligan Mining Complex in Québec's Chibougamau Mining Camp.\n\nThe new claims secure strategic ground near the Philibert and Monster Lake deposits and the Lac Surprise project; Nelligan hosts 4.3 million ounces of gold (measured and indicated) plus 7.5 million ounces inferred.\n\nResults from a preliminary tree bark sampling program are expected in the coming weeks, with exploration to expand onto the newly staked claims thereafter.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Micro-cap explorer expands district-scale land package next to IAMGOLD's 4.3Moz Nelligan complex; early-stage staking news, no assays yet."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"total_claims":643,"new_claims_staked":266,"nelligan_m_i_au_oz":4300000,"new_claims_area_km2":144,"nelligan_inferred_au_oz":7500000,"total_property_area_km2":360}},"quotedText":"With Horsefly, we are assembling a district-scale project portfolio in what we believe will become one of Québec's next major gold mining districts.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Jean-Marc Lacoste","role":"President and CEO"},{"name":"Louis Martin","role":"Qualified Person (P.Geo., OGQ), consultant"}],"products":["Horsefly gold property","Nelligan Mining Complex","Philibert deposit","Monster Lake deposit","Lac Surprise project"],"companies":[{"name":"Visible Gold Mines Inc.","ticker":"VGD","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"IAMGOLD","relationship":"adjacent-property owner (Nelligan Mining Complex)"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Routine exploration-stage land staking that expands the Horsefly property but involves no drilling results, resource update, or financing. 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