{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"168725","rtpr_id":"nACSgWR82a-20261014","ticker":"ESK","exchange":"","all_tickers":["ESK"],"title":"Eskay Mining Corp. Announces Successful Completion of Its 2026 Drilling and Geological Mapping Program","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-10-14T11:30:00.645Z","article_body":"TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / October 14,\n2026 / Eskay Mining Corp. (\"Eskay\" or the \"Company\") (TSXV:ESK)(OTC\nPINK:ESKYF)(Frankfurt:KN7)(WKN:A0YDPM) announces the successful completion of\nits 2026 exploration program on its Corey-Eskay property in British Columbia's\nGolden Triangle.\n\nBetween the start of drilling on the 20(th) of July and demobilisation of the\ndrill on the 16(th) of September the company drilled ten diamond holes for a\ntotal of 4,344 meters in the C-10, Vermillion, TM, Big Red and Sultan target\nareas, conducted 45 days of geological mapping within those areas, and\nanalysed 553 core samples in its uncertified PortablePPB laboratory in\nStewart.\n\nTable 1 lists details of the diamond holes drilled, and Figure 1 shows the\nlocations of the holes, all at the southern end of the property.\n\nAll diamond core was cut at Eskay's core processing facility in Stewart\nyielding a total of 1,509 samples, 553 of which were analysed in Stewart, with\nthe balance going to the ALS certified laboratory in Vancouver. Depending on\nthe analytical results reported in Stewart, certain samples were sent for\nrepeat analysis by ALS. For most of the drilling program, the Company sent\nevery second sample from drill core for analysis by ALS.\n\nGeological mapping included the collection of 159 surface rock samples and 346\ngeoreferenced photographs. All surface rock samples have been sent to ALS for\nanalysis.\n\nEskay will report on the results of its drilling and surface mapping once\ncertified assays, expected over the next few months, are received from ALS.\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/514ffbb6-3d4a-483e-8bde-f5a459cdc0a1/1236607/picture1.png)\nTable 1: List of Eskay Mining Corp. diamond drillholes completed in 2026.\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/e505ca3b-7363-49d0-b490-a4706283ca90/1236607/picture2.jpg)\nFigure 1: Location of Eskay Mining Corp's 2026 drill holes and surface\nsamples.\n\nMac Balkam, President and CEO comments: \"I am very pleased the Eskay team\ncompleted our plan as set out in the spring to extensively drill at Vermillion\nand provide surface exploration and mapping throughout the target area. We\nwere also able to initiate drilling and mapping at the 2025 Sultan discovery.\n2026 has seen us open the book on the very exciting southern part of the\nmassive Eskay property.\"\n\nQualified Person\n\nClinton Smyth, P. Geo., Chief Geologist for the Company, a qualified person as\ndefined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical\ncontents of this news release.\n\nAbout Eskay Mining Corp:\n\nEskay Mining Corp (TSXV:ESK) is a TSX Venture Exchange listed company,\nheadquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Eskay is an exploration company focused on\nthe exploration and development of precious and base metals along the Eskay\nrift in a highly prolific region of northwest British Columbia known as the\n\"Golden Triangle,\" 70km northwest of Stewart, BC. The Company currently holds\nmineral tenures in this area comprised of 177 claims (52,600 hectares).\n\nAll material information on the Company may be found on its website at\nwww.eskaymining.com and on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com.\n\nFor further information, please contact:\nMac Balkam\nPresident & Chief Executive Officer\nT: 416 907 4605\nE: Mac@eskaymining.com\n\nNeither the 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 this release.\n\nForward-Looking Statements: This Press Release contains forward-looking\nstatements that involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual\nresults to differ materially from the statements made. When used in this\ndocument, the words \"may\", \"would\", \"could\", \"will\", \"intend\", \"plan\",\n\"anticipate\", \"believe\", \"estimate\", \"expect\" and similar expressions are\nintended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our\ncurrent views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and\nuncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual results to differ\nmaterially from the statements made, including those factors discussed in\nfilings made by us with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Should\none or more of these risks and uncertainties, such as actual results of\ncurrent exploration programs, the general risks associated with the mining\nindustry, the price of gold and other metals, currency and interest rate\nfluctuations, increased competition and general economic and market factors,\noccur or should assumptions underlying the forward looking statements prove\nincorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as\nintended, planned, anticipated, or expected. We do not intend and do not\nassume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as\nrequired by law. Shareholders are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such\nforward-looking statements.\n\nSOURCE: Eskay Mining Corp.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/metals-and-mining/eskay-mining-corp.-announces-successful-completion-of-its-2026-drilling-and-geolo-1236607)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSgWR82a-20261014","title":"Eskay Mining Corp. Announces Successful Completion of Its 2026 Drilling and Geological Mapping Program","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"ESK","created":"2026-10-14T11:30:00.645Z","tickers":["ESK"],"exchange":"","article_body":"TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / October 14,\n2026 / Eskay Mining Corp. (\"Eskay\" or the \"Company\") (TSXV:ESK)(OTC\nPINK:ESKYF)(Frankfurt:KN7)(WKN:A0YDPM) announces the successful completion of\nits 2026 exploration program on its Corey-Eskay property in British Columbia's\nGolden Triangle.\n\nBetween the start of drilling on the 20(th) of July and demobilisation of the\ndrill on the 16(th) of September the company drilled ten diamond holes for a\ntotal of 4,344 meters in the C-10, Vermillion, TM, Big Red and Sultan target\nareas, conducted 45 days of geological mapping within those areas, and\nanalysed 553 core samples in its uncertified PortablePPB laboratory in\nStewart.\n\nTable 1 lists details of the diamond holes drilled, and Figure 1 shows the\nlocations of the holes, all at the southern end of the property.\n\nAll diamond core was cut at Eskay's core processing facility in Stewart\nyielding a total of 1,509 samples, 553 of which were analysed in Stewart, with\nthe balance going to the ALS certified laboratory in Vancouver. Depending on\nthe analytical results reported in Stewart, certain samples were sent for\nrepeat analysis by ALS. For most of the drilling program, the Company sent\nevery second sample from drill core for analysis by ALS.\n\nGeological mapping included the collection of 159 surface rock samples and 346\ngeoreferenced photographs. All surface rock samples have been sent to ALS for\nanalysis.\n\nEskay will report on the results of its drilling and surface mapping once\ncertified assays, expected over the next few months, are received from ALS.\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/514ffbb6-3d4a-483e-8bde-f5a459cdc0a1/1236607/picture1.png)\nTable 1: List of Eskay Mining Corp. diamond drillholes completed in 2026.\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/e505ca3b-7363-49d0-b490-a4706283ca90/1236607/picture2.jpg)\nFigure 1: Location of Eskay Mining Corp's 2026 drill holes and surface\nsamples.\n\nMac Balkam, President and CEO comments: \"I am very pleased the Eskay team\ncompleted our plan as set out in the spring to extensively drill at Vermillion\nand provide surface exploration and mapping throughout the target area. We\nwere also able to initiate drilling and mapping at the 2025 Sultan discovery.\n2026 has seen us open the book on the very exciting southern part of the\nmassive Eskay property.\"\n\nQualified Person\n\nClinton Smyth, P. Geo., Chief Geologist for the Company, a qualified person as\ndefined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical\ncontents of this news release.\n\nAbout Eskay Mining Corp:\n\nEskay Mining Corp (TSXV:ESK) is a TSX Venture Exchange listed company,\nheadquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Eskay is an exploration company focused on\nthe exploration and development of precious and base metals along the Eskay\nrift in a highly prolific region of northwest British Columbia known as the\n\"Golden Triangle,\" 70km northwest of Stewart, BC. The Company currently holds\nmineral tenures in this area comprised of 177 claims (52,600 hectares).\n\nAll material information on the Company may be found on its website at\nwww.eskaymining.com and on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com.\n\nFor further information, please contact:\nMac Balkam\nPresident & Chief Executive Officer\nT: 416 907 4605\nE: Mac@eskaymining.com\n\nNeither the 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 this release.\n\nForward-Looking Statements: This Press Release contains forward-looking\nstatements that involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual\nresults to differ materially from the statements made. When used in this\ndocument, the words \"may\", \"would\", \"could\", \"will\", \"intend\", \"plan\",\n\"anticipate\", \"believe\", \"estimate\", \"expect\" and similar expressions are\nintended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our\ncurrent views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and\nuncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual results to differ\nmaterially from the statements made, including those factors discussed in\nfilings made by us with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Should\none or more of these risks and uncertainties, such as actual results of\ncurrent exploration programs, the general risks associated with the mining\nindustry, the price of gold and other metals, currency and interest rate\nfluctuations, increased competition and general economic and market factors,\noccur or should assumptions underlying the forward looking statements prove\nincorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as\nintended, planned, anticipated, or expected. We do not intend and do not\nassume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as\nrequired by law. Shareholders are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such\nforward-looking statements.\n\nSOURCE: Eskay Mining Corp.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/metals-and-mining/eskay-mining-corp.-announces-successful-completion-of-its-2026-drilling-and-geolo-1236607)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-14T11:30:00.699762066Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791977400699},"received_at":"2026-10-14T11:30:00.751Z","source_url":"https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/metals-and-mining/eskay-mining-corp.-announces-successful-completion-of-its-2026-drilling-and-geolo-1236607"},"analysis":{"id":"156984","press_release_id":"168725","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["assay laboratory used for preliminary analysis is uncertified (PortablePPB)","no assay results yet; catalyst timing depends on ALS lab turnaround"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Eskay Mining completed its 2026 exploration program on the Corey-Eskay property in British Columbia's Golden Triangle, drilling ten diamond holes totalling 4,344 meters between July 20 and September 16.\n\nThe program also included 45 days of geological mapping, 159 surface rock samples, and analysis of 553 core samples at its Stewart lab, with the balance sent to ALS in Vancouver.\n\nCertified assay results are expected over the next few months; no drill results were disclosed in this release, so the market impact is limited until assays land.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Watch for certified ALS assays over the coming months as the real catalyst."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"claims":177,"hectares":52600,"drill_holes":10,"days_mapping":45,"meters_drilled":4344,"core_samples_total":1509,"surface_rock_samples":159,"samples_analysed_stewart":553,"georeferenced_photographs":346}},"quotedText":"2026 has seen us open the book on the very exciting southern part of the massive Eskay property.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Mac Balkam","role":"President and CEO"},{"name":"Clinton Smyth","role":"Chief Geologist, Qualified Person"}],"products":["C-10","Vermillion","TM","Big Red","Sultan","Corey-Eskay property"],"companies":[{"name":"Eskay Mining Corp.","ticker":"ESK"},{"name":"ALS","relationship":"assay laboratory"},{"name":"PortablePPB","relationship":"uncertified on-site laboratory"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Routine completion-of-exploration-program announcement with no assay results reported yet; results are expected in the coming months. 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