{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"57646","rtpr_id":"nGNX6fC0RB","ticker":"ALK","exchange":"ASX","all_tickers":["ALK","AT4","LRV","RUA","SXGC"],"title":"REPEAT – Gold and Antimony in One Permit: Rua Gold’s Positive PEA Lands in a Fast-Track Jurisdiction","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-06-08T13:15:00.177Z","article_body":"VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada News\nGroup News Commentary – Two of the tightest stories in metals —\nrecord-setting gold and critically short antimony — just converged on a\nsingle project. Rua Gold Inc. (TSX: RUA) (NZX: RGI) (OTCQX: NZAUF) (FSE: X9R)\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=2VofFR9eykU4M5vlgz8vKfuit_2ACvRfDYCN_LS8CwEDbM9hiGDK_prxThTGb_ziASfRPKQhatAjECD6PQuk7JT0Dxyg-IrQhbz6iEVDoojxsrNxA3XEIhdct27g_b9WfV5HQURGhllM0eqFi5HLTTJxgCdW_o9Hy9qZkZ-eG3Y=)\nhas delivered a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for its 100%-owned\nAuld Creek Gold-Antimony Project in New Zealand’s Reefton Goldfield —\ninside a Fast-Track permitting jurisdiction, with a 19,000-metre drill program\nalready underway. \n\nCompanies mentioned:\n* Rua Gold Inc. (TSX: RUA) (NZX: RGI) (OTCQX: NZAUF) (FSE: X9R)\n* Alkane Resources Limited (ASX / TSX: ALK)\n* Larvotto Resources Limited (ASX: LRV)\n* Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd. (TSX: SXGC)\n* American Tungsten and Antimony Ltd. (ASX: AT4)\nKey Takeaways:\n* A positive PEA, two metals: On May 5, 2026, Rua Gold released a positive\nPreliminary Economic Assessment for its 100%-owned Auld Creek Gold-Antimony\nProject in New Zealand’s historic Reefton Goldfield — prepared under NI\n43-101 and effective April 25, 2026.\n* Economics: The PEA outlines an after-tax NPV5% of approximately US$42\nmillion at base-case prices, rising to roughly US$113 million at spot gold,\nfor a 5.5-year, 250,000-tonne-per-year underground operation producing\nseparate gold and antimony concentrates.\n* Contained metal: The mine plan models roughly 84,000 ounces of gold plus\napproximately 9,000 tonnes of antimony, averaging about 27,000 gold-equivalent\nounces per year, with projected recoveries of 95% for gold and 85% for\nantimony on a no-cyanide flowsheet.\n* Fast-Track permitting: Rua filed a Fast-Track Referral application on April\n20, 2026 under New Zealand’s one-stop-shop Fast-Track Approvals regime, with\na PFS targeted for Q4 2026 and the project targeted to be fully permitted in\nQ2 2027.\n* Drilling underway: A 19,000-metre infill and step-out drill program is\nturning, aimed at converting Inferred resources to Indicated, establishing\nMeasured resources ahead of the PFS, and extending mineralization that remains\nopen at depth and to the north.\nA Dual-Metal Project at the Right Moment\nThe Auld Creek project is unusual in carrying meaningful exposure to two\nmetals whose supply stories are breaking at the same time. Gold has spent 2026\nsetting record highs amid sustained central-bank purchasing, with some\nforecasts pointing toward US$5,000 per ounce by the fourth quarter. Antimony\n— designated a critical mineral by the United States and others following\nChina’s late-2024 export restrictions — remains structurally short in\nWestern markets. Most larger gold projects do not carry antimony as a second\nrevenue stream, and most do not sit inside a Fast-Track Approvals\njurisdiction; Auld Creek does both.\n\nOn May 5, 2026, the Company released the results of a positive PEA for the\nproject, prepared in accordance with the disclosure standards of National\nInstrument 43-101 and effective April 25, 2026. Two weeks earlier, on April\n20, 2026, Rua had submitted its Fast-Track Referral application for the same\nproject, marking its transition from explorer toward mine developer.\nAdditional detail is available on the company’s Canada News Group profile\npage\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=MFo7bUFXtXdnXzSNC6pBy7p_6XoZjMRZ1UJfEXxszKDsq5cuuOTYe0S9IbaUYtzmPGAUizUySkRCDTDtNKZeStuAjNKYtpqUvkBTQVlx5u6tli_WU2QhYhr3mDphbrQs).\n\nThe Numbers Behind the Study\nThe PEA outlines an after-tax NPV5% of approximately US$42 million at base\ncase, rising to roughly US$113 million at spot gold prices, for a 5.5-year\nunderground operation processing 250,000 tonnes per year and producing two\nsaleable concentrates — gold and antimony. Over that initial mine life, the\nplan models contained metal of roughly 84,000 ounces of gold plus\napproximately 9,000 tonnes of antimony, with average annual production of\nabout 27,000 gold-equivalent ounces. Projected metallurgical recoveries are\nstrong at 95% for gold and 85% for antimony, and the flowsheet is notable for\nusing no cyanide — a meaningful permitting and environmental consideration.\n\nThe underlying Mineral Resource Estimate, effective February 27, 2026,\ncomprises 0.3 million tonnes Indicated at 5.67 g/t gold-equivalent for 54,000\nounces, plus 1.3 million tonnes Inferred at 3.66 g/t gold-equivalent for\n150,000 ounces, at a 1.6 g/t gold-equivalent cut-off. Mining is envisioned as\noverhand cut-and-fill via underground decline access from surface portals,\nwith the on-Crown-land surface footprint targeted at less than one hectare —\na deliberately small disturbance profile that supports the permitting case.\n\nWhy Fast-Track Matters\nNew Zealand’s Fast-Track Approvals regime is a one-stop-shop permitting\nprocess designed to accelerate nationally significant projects. Its relevance\nto Rua is concrete: the nearby Wharekirauponga project was the first mine\nfully permitted under the Fast-Track process — in just 112 days — and is\nnow under construction. Rua filed its Fast-Track Referral application for Auld\nCreek on April 20, 2026, is targeting completion of a Preliminary Feasibility\nStudy in Q4 2026, and aims to have the project fully permitted in Q2 2027. CEO\nRobert Eckford has framed the PEA as representing only a portion of the\nbroader district opportunity, with significant upside remaining at depth and\nalong strike. Readers can follow the permitting and PFS milestones via the\ncompany’s investor landing page\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=V0GCTi5UrbuCt0My4B0q4XqD8q-FsJXzuVw7fELa-dtP4asajreM8w_1gFjuzOfPBId7zlCIyQUBXxTh-m-G1wRixg8hT85GIrrke6SgC6qqC37XCcHienaLpO2-imzf).\n\nThat permitting angle is more than administrative detail. For a junior\ndeveloper, the gap between a positive economic study and an actual permit is\nwhere many projects stall for years. A jurisdiction with a demonstrated,\ntime-bound Fast-Track pathway materially changes the risk calculus — though,\nas with any permitting process, inclusion and approval are never guaranteed.\n\nA District, Not Just a Deposit\nOne reason the company frames Auld Creek as only a portion of the opportunity\nis the scale of its surrounding land position. The Reefton Goldfield is a\nhistoric district that has produced millions of ounces of gold over its\nlifetime, and Rua’s permits cover a large swath of it — including multiple\nknown gold-antimony occurrences along a corridor stretching tens of\nkilometres. Auld Creek is the most advanced of these, but the company has\nrepeatedly emphasized that the broader field offers additional drill-ready\ntargets, several of which share the same geological signature that makes Auld\nCreek attractive.\nThat district-scale optionality is what separates a single-asset story from a\npotential multi-deposit one. If the ongoing drill program both deepens\nconfidence at Auld Creek and confirms mineralization at adjacent targets, the\ncompany’s development case could broaden well beyond the 5.5-year mine life\nmodelled in the current PEA. Mineralization at Auld Creek itself remains open\nat depth and to the north, leaving room for the resource to grow as drilling\ncontinues — though, as always, exploration upside is a possibility rather\nthan a certainty until it is drilled off and reported.\n\nThe Peer Group\nRua sits within a small global cohort of gold-antimony names that has drawn\noutsized attention as antimony prices surged. Alkane Resources Limited (ASX /\nTSX: ALK) — which acquired Mandalay Resources in 2025 — operates the\nCosterfield gold-antimony mine in Victoria, Australia, described as the\nlargest antimony-producing mine in the Western world, making it the closest\nproducing analogue to what Auld Creek aspires to become. Larvotto Resources\nLimited (ASX: LRV) is advancing its flagship Hillgrove gold-antimony project\nin New South Wales toward development, and has been among the most prominent\npure-play gold-antimony developers.\n\nSouthern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd. (TSX: SXGC) is advancing the high-grade\nSunday Creek gold-antimony project near Melbourne, where management describes\ngold as the primary value and antimony as a by-product that helps the\npermitting case — a framing that closely mirrors Auld Creek’s dual-metal\nprofile. American Tungsten and Antimony Ltd. (ASX: AT4) rounds out the group\nas an antimony-focused developer assembling critical-mineral assets. Across\nthe peer set, the common thread is the scarcity premium attaching to projects\nthat pair gold’s record pricing with exposure to a critical mineral the West\nis scrambling to source — the exact intersection Rua has consolidated on a\nsingle, 100%-owned asset.\n\nThe Bottom Line\nWith a positive PEA, a dual-metal resource, strong projected recoveries on a\nno-cyanide flowsheet, an active 19,000-metre drill program and a Fast-Track\npermitting application already filed, Rua Gold has assembled a development\nstory that hits several of the themes investors are chasing in 2026 at once.\nThe PEA is preliminary by definition and includes Inferred resources that may\nnever convert to reserves, and the path through a PFS, permitting and\nfinancing carries real risk. But few junior developers combine gold and\nantimony exposure inside a demonstrated Fast-Track jurisdiction the way Rua\nnow does.\n\nTRACK THE TREND WITH EAGLE EYE:\nTo help investors track sentiment and market-forum activity around developing\nstories like this one, MIQ offers Eagle Eye\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Sv65CULPJTAwX6Uk6x2xr8XWPGmk2DDDZE6stZJ4Iom1ClcWlR99zJztpvvMvwwrI9-jG5rOXZT5u_CQnaH7jtLJD49ME1Le-Yra7Ev4Kwo=),\na free investor-signal tool that scans market-forum discussion for emerging\ntrends. It is available to everyone at EagleEye.usanewsgroup.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Sv65CULPJTAwX6Uk6x2xr7SVn5kO7LGYYLwi1C2psnrOghQiQtBctB95NpCA5uiByuhwv0jIXxoVnQOVRcJxZ05RuADoFo6aRqaDeuscaP5mPhH_t0_EU_3yUIO4_ujq)\nas a research aid — not investment advice — to help investors make more\ninformed decisions.\n\nCONTACT:\nCanadaNewsGroup.com\ninfo@canadanewsgroup.com\n604-265-2873\n\nSOURCES:\n[1] RUA GOLD Inc., “RUA GOLD Announces Positive PEA for the Auld Creek\nGold-Antimony Project in Reefton, New Zealand,” Newsfile Corp., May 5, 2026\n(PEA effective April 25, 2026; MRE effective February 27, 2026).\n[2] RUA GOLD Inc., “Rua Gold Submits Fast-Track Referral Application for\nAuld Creek Project,” April 20, 2026.\n[3] Junior Mining Network and Investing News Network coverage of the Auld\nCreek PEA, May 2026.\n[4] Company filings and exchange listings for referenced comparable companies\n(tickers/exchanges as of June 2026).\n\nDISCLAIMER:\nNothing in this publication should be considered as personalized financial\nadvice. We are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular\nfinancial situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed\nas personalized financial advice. Please consult a licensed financial advisor\nbefore making any investment decision. This is a paid advertisement and is\nneither an offer nor recommendation to buy or sell any security. We hold no\ninvestment licenses and are thus neither licensed nor qualified to provide\ninvestment advice. The content in this report or email is not provided to any\nindividual with a view toward their individual circumstances. Canada News\nGroup is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Market IQ Media Group Limited, a company\nincorporated under the laws of Ireland (MIQL). MIQL has been paid a fee for\nRua Gold Inc. advertising and digital media. There may also be 3rd parties who\nmay have shares of Rua Gold Inc. and may liquidate their shares which could\nhave a negative effect on the price of the stock. This compensation\nconstitutes a conflict of interest as to our ability to remain objective in\nour communication regarding the profiled company. Because of this conflict,\nindividuals are strongly encouraged to not use this publication as the basis\nfor any investment decision. The owner/operator of MIQ does not currently own\nshares of Rua Gold Inc. but reserves the right to buy and sell shares of Rua\nGold Inc. at any time without any further notice commencing immediately and\nongoing. We also expect further compensation as an ongoing digital media\neffort to increase visibility for the company, no further notice will be\ngiven, but let this disclaimer serve as notice that all material, including\nthis article, has been approved by Rua Gold Inc.\nCautionary Note on Production Decision and PEA:\nThe PEA disclosed by Rua Gold Inc. for the Auld Creek Gold-Antimony Project is\npreliminary in nature; it includes Inferred Mineral Resources that are\nconsidered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations\napplied to them that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves,\nand there is no certainty that the PEA will be realized. Mineral Resources\nthat are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Any\ndecision to commence production at Auld Creek would not be based on a\nfeasibility study of mineral reserves and therefore would involve increased\nuncertainty and a higher risk of economic and technical failure. Risks\ninclude, without limitation, variations in grade and recovery, unexpected\ngeotechnical or metallurgical challenges, cost overruns, funding availability,\nand operational, regulatory, or permitting risks under New Zealand's\nFast-Track Approvals framework or otherwise. This is a paid advertisement.\nWhile all information is believed to be reliable, it is not guaranteed by us\nto be accurate. Individuals should assume that all information contained in\nour newsletter is not trustworthy unless verified by their own independent\nresearch. Also, because events and circumstances frequently do not occur as\nexpected, there will likely be differences between any predictions and actual\nresults. Always consult a licensed investment professional before making any\ninvestment decision. Be extremely careful, investing in securities carries a\nhigh degree of risk; you may likely lose some or all of the investment\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8706309d-9878-47a1-b292-8cc7e952fd84)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX6fC0RB","title":"REPEAT – Gold and Antimony in One Permit: Rua Gold’s Positive PEA Lands in a Fast-Track Jurisdiction","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"ALK","created":"2026-06-08T13:15:00.177Z","tickers":["ALK","AT4","LRV","RUA","SXGC"],"exchange":"ASX","article_body":"VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada News\nGroup News Commentary – Two of the tightest stories in metals —\nrecord-setting gold and critically short antimony — just converged on a\nsingle project. Rua Gold Inc. (TSX: RUA) (NZX: RGI) (OTCQX: NZAUF) (FSE: X9R)\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=2VofFR9eykU4M5vlgz8vKfuit_2ACvRfDYCN_LS8CwEDbM9hiGDK_prxThTGb_ziASfRPKQhatAjECD6PQuk7JT0Dxyg-IrQhbz6iEVDoojxsrNxA3XEIhdct27g_b9WfV5HQURGhllM0eqFi5HLTTJxgCdW_o9Hy9qZkZ-eG3Y=)\nhas delivered a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for its 100%-owned\nAuld Creek Gold-Antimony Project in New Zealand’s Reefton Goldfield —\ninside a Fast-Track permitting jurisdiction, with a 19,000-metre drill program\nalready underway. \n\nCompanies mentioned:\n* Rua Gold Inc. (TSX: RUA) (NZX: RGI) (OTCQX: NZAUF) (FSE: X9R)\n* Alkane Resources Limited (ASX / TSX: ALK)\n* Larvotto Resources Limited (ASX: LRV)\n* Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd. (TSX: SXGC)\n* American Tungsten and Antimony Ltd. (ASX: AT4)\nKey Takeaways:\n* A positive PEA, two metals: On May 5, 2026, Rua Gold released a positive\nPreliminary Economic Assessment for its 100%-owned Auld Creek Gold-Antimony\nProject in New Zealand’s historic Reefton Goldfield — prepared under NI\n43-101 and effective April 25, 2026.\n* Economics: The PEA outlines an after-tax NPV5% of approximately US$42\nmillion at base-case prices, rising to roughly US$113 million at spot gold,\nfor a 5.5-year, 250,000-tonne-per-year underground operation producing\nseparate gold and antimony concentrates.\n* Contained metal: The mine plan models roughly 84,000 ounces of gold plus\napproximately 9,000 tonnes of antimony, averaging about 27,000 gold-equivalent\nounces per year, with projected recoveries of 95% for gold and 85% for\nantimony on a no-cyanide flowsheet.\n* Fast-Track permitting: Rua filed a Fast-Track Referral application on April\n20, 2026 under New Zealand’s one-stop-shop Fast-Track Approvals regime, with\na PFS targeted for Q4 2026 and the project targeted to be fully permitted in\nQ2 2027.\n* Drilling underway: A 19,000-metre infill and step-out drill program is\nturning, aimed at converting Inferred resources to Indicated, establishing\nMeasured resources ahead of the PFS, and extending mineralization that remains\nopen at depth and to the north.\nA Dual-Metal Project at the Right Moment\nThe Auld Creek project is unusual in carrying meaningful exposure to two\nmetals whose supply stories are breaking at the same time. Gold has spent 2026\nsetting record highs amid sustained central-bank purchasing, with some\nforecasts pointing toward US$5,000 per ounce by the fourth quarter. Antimony\n— designated a critical mineral by the United States and others following\nChina’s late-2024 export restrictions — remains structurally short in\nWestern markets. Most larger gold projects do not carry antimony as a second\nrevenue stream, and most do not sit inside a Fast-Track Approvals\njurisdiction; Auld Creek does both.\n\nOn May 5, 2026, the Company released the results of a positive PEA for the\nproject, prepared in accordance with the disclosure standards of National\nInstrument 43-101 and effective April 25, 2026. Two weeks earlier, on April\n20, 2026, Rua had submitted its Fast-Track Referral application for the same\nproject, marking its transition from explorer toward mine developer.\nAdditional detail is available on the company’s Canada News Group profile\npage\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=MFo7bUFXtXdnXzSNC6pBy7p_6XoZjMRZ1UJfEXxszKDsq5cuuOTYe0S9IbaUYtzmPGAUizUySkRCDTDtNKZeStuAjNKYtpqUvkBTQVlx5u6tli_WU2QhYhr3mDphbrQs).\n\nThe Numbers Behind the Study\nThe PEA outlines an after-tax NPV5% of approximately US$42 million at base\ncase, rising to roughly US$113 million at spot gold prices, for a 5.5-year\nunderground operation processing 250,000 tonnes per year and producing two\nsaleable concentrates — gold and antimony. Over that initial mine life, the\nplan models contained metal of roughly 84,000 ounces of gold plus\napproximately 9,000 tonnes of antimony, with average annual production of\nabout 27,000 gold-equivalent ounces. Projected metallurgical recoveries are\nstrong at 95% for gold and 85% for antimony, and the flowsheet is notable for\nusing no cyanide — a meaningful permitting and environmental consideration.\n\nThe underlying Mineral Resource Estimate, effective February 27, 2026,\ncomprises 0.3 million tonnes Indicated at 5.67 g/t gold-equivalent for 54,000\nounces, plus 1.3 million tonnes Inferred at 3.66 g/t gold-equivalent for\n150,000 ounces, at a 1.6 g/t gold-equivalent cut-off. Mining is envisioned as\noverhand cut-and-fill via underground decline access from surface portals,\nwith the on-Crown-land surface footprint targeted at less than one hectare —\na deliberately small disturbance profile that supports the permitting case.\n\nWhy Fast-Track Matters\nNew Zealand’s Fast-Track Approvals regime is a one-stop-shop permitting\nprocess designed to accelerate nationally significant projects. Its relevance\nto Rua is concrete: the nearby Wharekirauponga project was the first mine\nfully permitted under the Fast-Track process — in just 112 days — and is\nnow under construction. Rua filed its Fast-Track Referral application for Auld\nCreek on April 20, 2026, is targeting completion of a Preliminary Feasibility\nStudy in Q4 2026, and aims to have the project fully permitted in Q2 2027. CEO\nRobert Eckford has framed the PEA as representing only a portion of the\nbroader district opportunity, with significant upside remaining at depth and\nalong strike. Readers can follow the permitting and PFS milestones via the\ncompany’s investor landing page\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=V0GCTi5UrbuCt0My4B0q4XqD8q-FsJXzuVw7fELa-dtP4asajreM8w_1gFjuzOfPBId7zlCIyQUBXxTh-m-G1wRixg8hT85GIrrke6SgC6qqC37XCcHienaLpO2-imzf).\n\nThat permitting angle is more than administrative detail. For a junior\ndeveloper, the gap between a positive economic study and an actual permit is\nwhere many projects stall for years. A jurisdiction with a demonstrated,\ntime-bound Fast-Track pathway materially changes the risk calculus — though,\nas with any permitting process, inclusion and approval are never guaranteed.\n\nA District, Not Just a Deposit\nOne reason the company frames Auld Creek as only a portion of the opportunity\nis the scale of its surrounding land position. The Reefton Goldfield is a\nhistoric district that has produced millions of ounces of gold over its\nlifetime, and Rua’s permits cover a large swath of it — including multiple\nknown gold-antimony occurrences along a corridor stretching tens of\nkilometres. Auld Creek is the most advanced of these, but the company has\nrepeatedly emphasized that the broader field offers additional drill-ready\ntargets, several of which share the same geological signature that makes Auld\nCreek attractive.\nThat district-scale optionality is what separates a single-asset story from a\npotential multi-deposit one. If the ongoing drill program both deepens\nconfidence at Auld Creek and confirms mineralization at adjacent targets, the\ncompany’s development case could broaden well beyond the 5.5-year mine life\nmodelled in the current PEA. Mineralization at Auld Creek itself remains open\nat depth and to the north, leaving room for the resource to grow as drilling\ncontinues — though, as always, exploration upside is a possibility rather\nthan a certainty until it is drilled off and reported.\n\nThe Peer Group\nRua sits within a small global cohort of gold-antimony names that has drawn\noutsized attention as antimony prices surged. Alkane Resources Limited (ASX /\nTSX: ALK) — which acquired Mandalay Resources in 2025 — operates the\nCosterfield gold-antimony mine in Victoria, Australia, described as the\nlargest antimony-producing mine in the Western world, making it the closest\nproducing analogue to what Auld Creek aspires to become. Larvotto Resources\nLimited (ASX: LRV) is advancing its flagship Hillgrove gold-antimony project\nin New South Wales toward development, and has been among the most prominent\npure-play gold-antimony developers.\n\nSouthern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd. (TSX: SXGC) is advancing the high-grade\nSunday Creek gold-antimony project near Melbourne, where management describes\ngold as the primary value and antimony as a by-product that helps the\npermitting case — a framing that closely mirrors Auld Creek’s dual-metal\nprofile. American Tungsten and Antimony Ltd. (ASX: AT4) rounds out the group\nas an antimony-focused developer assembling critical-mineral assets. Across\nthe peer set, the common thread is the scarcity premium attaching to projects\nthat pair gold’s record pricing with exposure to a critical mineral the West\nis scrambling to source — the exact intersection Rua has consolidated on a\nsingle, 100%-owned asset.\n\nThe Bottom Line\nWith a positive PEA, a dual-metal resource, strong projected recoveries on a\nno-cyanide flowsheet, an active 19,000-metre drill program and a Fast-Track\npermitting application already filed, Rua Gold has assembled a development\nstory that hits several of the themes investors are chasing in 2026 at once.\nThe PEA is preliminary by definition and includes Inferred resources that may\nnever convert to reserves, and the path through a PFS, permitting and\nfinancing carries real risk. But few junior developers combine gold and\nantimony exposure inside a demonstrated Fast-Track jurisdiction the way Rua\nnow does.\n\nTRACK THE TREND WITH EAGLE EYE:\nTo help investors track sentiment and market-forum activity around developing\nstories like this one, MIQ offers Eagle Eye\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Sv65CULPJTAwX6Uk6x2xr8XWPGmk2DDDZE6stZJ4Iom1ClcWlR99zJztpvvMvwwrI9-jG5rOXZT5u_CQnaH7jtLJD49ME1Le-Yra7Ev4Kwo=),\na free investor-signal tool that scans market-forum discussion for emerging\ntrends. It is available to everyone at EagleEye.usanewsgroup.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Sv65CULPJTAwX6Uk6x2xr7SVn5kO7LGYYLwi1C2psnrOghQiQtBctB95NpCA5uiByuhwv0jIXxoVnQOVRcJxZ05RuADoFo6aRqaDeuscaP5mPhH_t0_EU_3yUIO4_ujq)\nas a research aid — not investment advice — to help investors make more\ninformed decisions.\n\nCONTACT:\nCanadaNewsGroup.com\ninfo@canadanewsgroup.com\n604-265-2873\n\nSOURCES:\n[1] RUA GOLD Inc., “RUA GOLD Announces Positive PEA for the Auld Creek\nGold-Antimony Project in Reefton, New Zealand,” Newsfile Corp., May 5, 2026\n(PEA effective April 25, 2026; MRE effective February 27, 2026).\n[2] RUA GOLD Inc., “Rua Gold Submits Fast-Track Referral Application for\nAuld Creek Project,” April 20, 2026.\n[3] Junior Mining Network and Investing News Network coverage of the Auld\nCreek PEA, May 2026.\n[4] Company filings and exchange listings for referenced comparable companies\n(tickers/exchanges as of June 2026).\n\nDISCLAIMER:\nNothing in this publication should be considered as personalized financial\nadvice. We are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular\nfinancial situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed\nas personalized financial advice. Please consult a licensed financial advisor\nbefore making any investment decision. This is a paid advertisement and is\nneither an offer nor recommendation to buy or sell any security. We hold no\ninvestment licenses and are thus neither licensed nor qualified to provide\ninvestment advice. The content in this report or email is not provided to any\nindividual with a view toward their individual circumstances. Canada News\nGroup is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Market IQ Media Group Limited, a company\nincorporated under the laws of Ireland (MIQL). MIQL has been paid a fee for\nRua Gold Inc. advertising and digital media. There may also be 3rd parties who\nmay have shares of Rua Gold Inc. and may liquidate their shares which could\nhave a negative effect on the price of the stock. This compensation\nconstitutes a conflict of interest as to our ability to remain objective in\nour communication regarding the profiled company. Because of this conflict,\nindividuals are strongly encouraged to not use this publication as the basis\nfor any investment decision. The owner/operator of MIQ does not currently own\nshares of Rua Gold Inc. but reserves the right to buy and sell shares of Rua\nGold Inc. at any time without any further notice commencing immediately and\nongoing. We also expect further compensation as an ongoing digital media\neffort to increase visibility for the company, no further notice will be\ngiven, but let this disclaimer serve as notice that all material, including\nthis article, has been approved by Rua Gold Inc.\nCautionary Note on Production Decision and PEA:\nThe PEA disclosed by Rua Gold Inc. for the Auld Creek Gold-Antimony Project is\npreliminary in nature; it includes Inferred Mineral Resources that are\nconsidered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations\napplied to them that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves,\nand there is no certainty that the PEA will be realized. Mineral Resources\nthat are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Any\ndecision to commence production at Auld Creek would not be based on a\nfeasibility study of mineral reserves and therefore would involve increased\nuncertainty and a higher risk of economic and technical failure. Risks\ninclude, without limitation, variations in grade and recovery, unexpected\ngeotechnical or metallurgical challenges, cost overruns, funding availability,\nand operational, regulatory, or permitting risks under New Zealand's\nFast-Track Approvals framework or otherwise. This is a paid advertisement.\nWhile all information is believed to be reliable, it is not guaranteed by us\nto be accurate. Individuals should assume that all information contained in\nour newsletter is not trustworthy unless verified by their own independent\nresearch. Also, because events and circumstances frequently do not occur as\nexpected, there will likely be differences between any predictions and actual\nresults. Always consult a licensed investment professional before making any\ninvestment decision. Be extremely careful, investing in securities carries a\nhigh degree of risk; you may likely lose some or all of the investment\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8706309d-9878-47a1-b292-8cc7e952fd84)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-06-08T13:15:00.221103748Z","server_sent_at_ms":1780924500221},"received_at":"2026-06-08T13:15:00.439Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"47077","press_release_id":"57646","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["Paid advertisement / promotional content","Conflict of interest disclosed: Publisher paid by Rua Gold","Article is about Rua Gold (RUA), not the input ticker ALK","No new material information for ALK"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"This article is a paid promotional commentary by Canada News Group focusing on Rua Gold’s positive PEA for the Auld Creek project in New Zealand.\n\nThe input ticker, Alkane Resources (ALK), is mentioned only briefly as a peer analogue operating the Costerfield mine in Australia.\n\nThere is no new disclosure, financial result, or operational update specific to Alkane Resources in this text.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Suppress: Paid promo for Rua Gold (RUA) with only incidental mention of ALK as a peer."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"rua_pea_npv_base":"US$42 million","rua_pea_npv_spot":"US$113 million","rua_drill_program":"19,000 metres","rua_gold_resource":"84,000 ounces","rua_annual_production":"250,000 tonnes per year","rua_antimony_resource":"9,000 tonnes"}},"quotedText":"Alkane Resources Limited (ASX / TSX: ALK) — which acquired Mandalay Resources in 2025 — operates the Costerfield gold-antimony mine in Victoria, Australia, described as the largest antimony-producing mine in the Western world","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Robert Eckford","role":"CEO of Rua Gold"}],"products":["Auld Creek Gold-Antimony Project"],"companies":[{"name":"Rua Gold Inc.","ticker":"RUA","relationship":"primary subject of article"},{"name":"Alkane Resources Limited","ticker":"ALK","relationship":"peer analogue"},{"name":"Larvotto Resources Limited","ticker":"LRV","relationship":"peer"},{"name":"Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd.","ticker":"SXGC","relationship":"peer"},{"name":"American Tungsten and Antimony Ltd.","ticker":"AT4","relationship":"peer"},{"name":"Canada News Group","relationship":"author/publisher"},{"name":"Market IQ Media Group Limited","relationship":"parent of publisher"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"US$42 million","context":"Rua Gold PEA after-tax NPV5% at base-case"},{"amount":"US$113 million","context":"Rua Gold PEA after-tax NPV5% at spot gold prices"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"This is a paid promotional commentary article authored by Canada News Group (a subsidiary of Market IQ Media Group), not an official issuer press release. 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