Auriginal-IAMGOLD Anik JV Drilling Program Commences in the Nelligan Gold Camp

About this update from Iamgold Corporation

[{"type":"text","content":"Highlights:","length":11,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"list","items":[{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"The Anik JV property is adjacent to IAMGOLD's Nelligan Gold Deposit","length":71,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Anik straddles the eastern continuation of the Nelligan Deformation Zone (NDZ), host to Nelligan Gold Deposit and on parallel gold structures immediately to the north of the NDZ.","length":178,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Drilling is underway in the north-central portion of the Anik property, with a planned program of 8 holes totaling 1,600 metres.","length":128,"tagName":"p"}]}],"tagName":"ul","bulletedList":true,"length":377,"olType":false},{"type":"text","content":"Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 26, 2026) - Auriginal Mining Corp. (TSXV: AUME) ("Auriginal" or the "Company"), in partnership with IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX: IMG) (NYSE: IAG) ("IAMGOLD"), is pleased to announce that diamond drilling of the Anik JV property has commenced to test new high-priority gold targets. The Anik property in immediately adjacent to the northern boundary of IAMGOLD's prolific Nelligan Gold Project, 40 km SW of Chapais, Quebec. Access to the property is via paved Highway 113 N, which links Chapais to Chibougamau, and via forestry gravel roads that reach all points on the property.","length":653,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""We are excited to have IAMGOLD as a JV partner to advance the Anik gold project," said Peter Cashin, Auriginal's Chief Executive Officer. "The property, being adjacent and to the east of the Nelligan gold project and one of Quebec's premier gold project developments, provides us with an opportunity to supplement the significant resource potential of the area. We are monitoring IAMGOLD's developments on their drilling plans and look forward to updates as the drilling progresses."","length":516,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Figure 1 - 2026 Anik JV Project Exploration Drilling Program Proposal","length":69,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"Anik Project Exploration History","length":32,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The Anik property has been the subject of a comprehensive geological, geophysical, rock and soil geochemical, and diamond-drilling progr...

More updates from Iamgold Corporation