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Inventus Secures $2.1 Million Gold Pre-Payment and Provides Exploration Update
TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 8, 2026 / Inventus Mining Corp. (TSXV:IVS) ("Inventu...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Inventus Secures $2.1 Million Gold Pre-Payment and Provides Exploration UpdateTORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 8, 2026 / Inventus Mining Corp. (TSXV:IVS) (\"Inventus\" or the \"Company\")is pleased to announce that it has received a CAD$2.1 million gold pre-payment, providing non-dilutive funding to advance bulk sampling and drilling at its 100%-owned Pardo Gold Project, located approximately 65 km northeast of Sudbury, Ontario.This pre-payment reinforces Inventus' established bulk sampling strategy, providing continued validation of the gold mineralization and supporting the Company's approach of advancing the project through bulk sample cash-flow.HighlightsCAD$2,085,768 gold pre-payment received from McEwen Inc. for a portion of the estimated recoverable gold from the 10,128-tonne Trench 1 bulk sample, with processing on track and scheduled to commence before the end of JanuaryAdditional 10,000-tonne bulk sample is currently being extracted at Trench 1 North, demonstrating repeatability and scalability of the near-surface gold mineralization.Phase 2 resource drilling program restarted, following a planned pause over the 2025 holiday period, with results from 94 completed holes expected to be released shortlyBulk Sampling UpdateProcessing of the 10,128-tonne Trench 1 bulk sample, stockpiled at McEwen Inc.'s Stock Mill, remains on schedule to commence before the end of January, with results anticipated by mid-February. The receipt of the pre-payment for gold from this material strengthens Inventus' balance sheet and allows the Company to advance operations without shareholder dilution.Extraction of an additional 10,000-tonne bulk sample from Trench 1 North is underway, with delivery and processing anticipated by the end of March.Drilling UpdateInventus has restarted its Phase 2 resource drilling program at Pardo, focused on expanding the mineralized footprint and increasing confidence in the gold mineralization. Results from the 94 holes completed prior to the 2025 year-end pause are expected in the near term and will support the Company's ongoing resource definition work toward a planned maiden resource estimate.Strategic SignificanceThe Company's approach at Pardo differentiates Inventus from its junior gold peers. By combining large-scale bulk sampling and concurrent resource drilling, the Company is rapidly de-risking...