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Blue Star Expands Highly Prospective Auma Property to 11,794 Hectares
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 18, 2026) - Blue Star Gold Corp. (TSXV: B...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Blue Star Expands Highly Prospective Auma Property to 11,794 HectaresVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 18, 2026) - Blue Star Gold Corp. (TSXV: BAU) (OTCQB: BAUFF) (FSE: 5WP0) (\"Blue Star\" or the \"Company\") announces a significant expansion of its Auma Property in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. The highly prospective property has been increased from 614 hectares to 11,794 hectares, consolidating a large and underexplored portion of the High Lake Volcanic Belt.HighlightsLimited historical drilling, consisting of six short drill holes totaling less than 350 metres, tested only a small portion of the known mineralization (AR083564)Historical drilling intersected high-grade gold, including 15.3 g/t Au over 2.6 metres (Zone 1) and 2.4 g/t Au over 4.0 metres (Zone 2) (AR083564)Zone 3 hosts the highest-grade surface gold samples, with 2025 grab samples grading up to 151.5 g/t Au, and remains untested by drilling (News Release September 10, 2025)2025 surface exploration confirmed property-scale gold mineralization, with high-grade samples (up to 35.3 g/t Au) collected as far as 1.4 kilometres from the original showing (News Release September 10, 2025)Penny Lane prospect, discovered in 2025, returned high-grade copper and gold values from surface sampling, including 7.64 g/t Au and 4.2% Cu, highlighting additional polymetallic potential (News Release September 10, 2025)Multiple generations of electromagnetic and magnetic datasets appear to highlight mineralized trends, many of which remain untested by drilling\"Our 2025 results demonstrated the strength and size of the Auma gold system, and the expanded land position allows us to explore it at a scale that reflects its potential,\" said Grant Ewing, CEO of Blue Star. \"By securing control over multiple mineralized trends and geological settings, we have created a much larger opportunity that we are excited to advance through systematic exploration using modern tools and approaches. The planned 2026 drill program will represent the first modern test of Auma's highest priority targets.\"Auma Property DiscussionThe original Auma Property hosts high-grade, vein-hosted gold mineralization within mafic volcanic rocks. Quartz veins containing pyrrhotite ± pyrite and local chalcopyrite have returned surface samples exceeding 100 g/t gold (News Release Sept...