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title: "First Drill in 30 Years: Manhattan Gold's Hunt for the Next Nunavut Giant"
description: "Manhattan Gold Corporation [ASX: MHC] is kicking off its first modern drill campaign in 30 years at Hook Lake — a 665km² project in the second-largest greenstone belt in Canada, surrounded by neighbours Agnico Eagle and B2Gold. In this investor webinar hosted by Sharewise, Anthony Han speaks with Bay Rezos, General Manager of Manhattan Gold, covering the full 2026 exploration program: 4,000m of RC drilling across five key targets, imminent assay results, and the path to a potentially district-scale gold discovery in Nunavut. KEY HIGHLIGHTS ✅ JAWS resource: 285,000oz at 2.3g/t — only drilled to 190m depth, wide open at depth and along strike ✅ Five drill targets in 2026: JAWS, Omega (BIF), Quantum, Lotus & Spectre (high-grade VMS: 3% Cu, 95g/t Ag) ✅ New target Vanquish: highest gold-arsenic till anomaly in the Kaminak greenstone belt — assays imminent ✅ Quantum & Lotus rock chips: up to 11g/t Au + 1,400g/t Ag, never drill-tested ✅ Canadian government investing heavily in Nunavut Arctic infrastructure — tailwind for the sector ✅ 20-year Inuit land agreements and 7-year drilling permits secured ✅ Fully funded 4,000m program with optionality to expand to 6,000–7,000m this season CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction & Company Overview 01:13 Bay Rezos Presentation Begins 02:00 Tivovara (NSW) & Ponton (WA Uranium) Assets 03:03 Hook Lake: The 2026 Focus Project 04:06 Neighbours: Agnico Eagle & B2Gold in the Same Greenstone Belt 04:47 JAWS Resource: 285,000oz at 2.3g/t Gold 05:27 New Management Team 06:10 Why Nunavut? Community & Regulatory Advantage 07:44 Geopolitical Tailwinds: Canada's Arctic Infrastructure Push 09:40 Peer Comparison: Sizable Gold Mines in the Rankin-Ennadai Belt 10:44 2026 Field Season: All Five Targets Explained 10:58 JAWS: Depth Extension & Strike Expansion to 3km 12:06 Omega: First-Ever Drill Test of BIF Gold Target 12:36 Vanquish: New Target, Assays in the Lab Now 13:15 Spectre: High-Grade VMS Cu-Au-Ag Deposit 13:39 JAWS Drill Plan Deep Dive — Cross-Sections & Hole Locations 16:15 Omega Drilling Strategy & Moonraker Upside 17:29 Quantum & Lotus: Spectacular Rock Chip Results 18:11 Spectre: Three Stacked Polymetallic Lenses 18:51 Supporting Program: Till Sampling, Aeromag & LiDAR Survey 20:09 News Flow: What to Expect Over the Next 3–4 Months 22:23 Q&A: Subarctic Operating Challenges & Seasonality 24:27 Q&A: Funding & Drill Campaign Costs 25:49 Q&A: Tivovara Farming Agreement with Novo Resources (70/30 Split) 27:03 Q&A: Post-Drilling Path & Plans for a Bigger 2027 Program 28:44 Q&A: Community Relations & Government Support 31:07 Q&A: Long-Term Strategy — Develop, JV or M&A?"
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# First Drill in 30 Years: Manhattan Gold's Hunt for the Next Nunavut Giant

Published 2026-07-09T10:06:18+00:00.

Manhattan Gold Corporation [ASX: MHC] is kicking off its first modern drill campaign in 30 years at Hook Lake — a 665km² project in the second-largest greenstone belt in Canada, surrounded by neighbours Agnico Eagle and B2Gold.

In this investor webinar hosted by Sharewise, Anthony Han speaks with Bay Rezos, General Manager of Manhattan Gold, covering the full 2026 exploration program: 4,000m of RC drilling across five key targets, imminent assay results, and the path to a potentially district-scale gold discovery in Nunavut.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
✅ JAWS resource: 285,000oz at 2.3g/t — only drilled to 190m depth, wide open at depth and along strike
✅ Five drill targets in 2026: JAWS, Omega (BIF), Quantum, Lotus & Spectre (high-grade VMS: 3% Cu, 95g/t Ag)
✅ New target Vanquish: highest gold-arsenic till anomaly in the Kaminak greenstone belt — assays imminent
✅ Quantum & Lotus rock chips: up to 11g/t Au + 1,400g/t Ag, never drill-tested
✅ Canadian government investing heavily in Nunavut Arctic infrastructure — tailwind for the sector
✅ 20-year Inuit land agreements and 7-year drilling permits secured
✅ Fully funded 4,000m program with optionality to expand to 6,000–7,000m this season

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction & Company Overview
01:13 Bay Rezos Presentation Begins
02:00 Tivovara (NSW) & Ponton (WA Uranium) Assets
03:03 Hook Lake: The 2026 Focus Project
04:06 Neighbours: Agnico Eagle & B2Gold in the Same Greenstone Belt
04:47 JAWS Resource: 285,000oz at 2.3g/t Gold
05:27 New Management Team
06:10 Why Nunavut? Community & Regulatory Advantage
07:44 Geopolitical Tailwinds: Canada's Arctic Infrastructure Push
09:40 Peer Comparison: Sizable Gold Mines in the Rankin-Ennadai Belt
10:44 2026 Field Season: All Five Targets Explained
10:58 JAWS: Depth Extension & Strike Expansion to 3km
12:06 Omega: First-Ever Drill Test of BIF Gold Target
12:36 Vanquish: New Target, Assays in the Lab Now
13:15 Spectre: High-Grade VMS Cu-Au-Ag Deposit
13:39 JAWS Drill Plan Deep Dive — Cross-Sections & Hole Locations
16:15 Omega Drilling Strategy & Moonraker Upside
17:29 Quantum & Lotus: Spectacular Rock Chip Results
18:11 Spectre: Three Stacked Polymetallic Lenses
18:51 Supporting Program: Till Sampling, Aeromag & LiDAR Survey
20:09 News Flow: What to Expect Over the Next 3–4 Months
22:23 Q&A: Subarctic Operating Challenges & Seasonality
24:27 Q&A: Funding & Drill Campaign Costs
25:49 Q&A: Tivovara Farming Agreement with Novo Resources (70/30 Split)
27:03 Q&A: Post-Drilling Path & Plans for a Bigger 2027 Program
28:44 Q&A: Community Relations & Government Support
31:07 Q&A: Long-Term Strategy — Develop, JV or M&A?

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR4L-zM178c