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RUA GOLD Reports Extensions Along Strike and at Depth at the Auld Creek Gold-Antimony Project, Reefton Goldfield
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 17, 2026) - Rua Gold Inc. (TSX: RUA) (NZX: R...
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[{"type":"text","content":"RUA GOLD Reports Extensions Along Strike and at Depth at the Auld Creek Gold-Antimony Project, Reefton GoldfieldVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 17, 2026) - Rua Gold Inc. (TSX: RUA) (NZX: RGI) (OTCQX: NZAUF) (WKN: A40QYC) (\"RUA GOLD\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to provide an exploration update on its Auld Creek gold-antimony Project located in the Reefton Goldfield on the South Island of New Zealand. Highlights:Recent drilling provides strong evidence for expansion of the gold-antimony resource:ACDDH064 intercepted mineralization 400m north of the resource envelope, confirming surface extension beyond 1,060 meters (previously 870m length).ACDDH065 intercepted mineralization 550m downhole, demonstrating continuity to 540m below surface (previously 300m depth). Assays are pending for both holes. The resource remains open along strike to the north and at depth, with mineralization occurring in plunging shoots.Highlighted assay results from recent step-out drilling at Auld Creek include:ACDDH058: 1.4m @ 29.1 g/t AuEq1 (25.5 g/t Au & 1.6% Sb) from 173mACDDH059: 1.2m @ 14.3 g/t AuEq1 (7.6 g/t Au & 3.1% Sb) from 270mACDDH060: 2.8m @ 3.8 g/t AuEq1 (2.5 g/t Au & 0.6% Sb) from 128mACDDH062: 4.3m @ 2.5 g/t Au from 349mThe project remains on track with mine planning, environmental, and social studies to support submission of a Fast-track2 Referral application at the end of the month.All drill-holes in the recent campaign have reliably intersected the structure, supporting its interpretation as a continuous, district-scale feature. The higher gold grade intersected in ACDDH058 helps delineate the orientation and continuity of high-grade mineralized shoots, confirming the deposit's potential to host high-grade gold zones.Scout drilling has been mobilized to test the full 2,500m length of the surface gold-arsenic-antimony soil geochemical anomaly.The Company's CEO, Robert Eckford, commented, \"The decision to prioritize the Auld Creek gold-antimony project for a major development drilling program is already delivering encouraging results, with both resource step-out drilling, and scout drilling of outlying targets demonstrating consistent geological and structural continuity. The early results support our decision to simultaneously undertake a Preliminary Economic Assessment (\"PEA\") as part of a Fast-Trac...