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Thunder Gold Acknowledges $215,000 in Funding from Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP)
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 30, 2026) - Thunder Gold Corp. (TSXV: TGOL) (FSE: Z...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Thunder Gold Acknowledges $215,000 in Funding from Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP)Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 30, 2026) - Thunder Gold Corp. (TSXV: TGOL) (FSE: Z25) (OTCQB: TGOLF) (\"Thunder Gold\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to acknowledge $215,000 in funding as one of the fortunate recipients from the Ontario Government's Junior Exploration Program (\"OJEP\").The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines for Ontario, announced $10 million in funding for 68 early exploration mining companies, at the NORCAT Underground Centre northwest of Sudbury on March 19, 2026. \"The Ontario Junior Exploration Program has been at the heart of discovery about sort of reimagining what is possible by government providing that up-front investment to really catalyze private sector investment in the North,\" said Minister Lecce.\"Ontario is leading the charge to secure the minerals that will power our economy and strengthen our sovereignty,\" said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines. \"Through OJEP, we're backing companies like Thunder Gold Corp. to advance promising projects here at home-unlocking resources, creating jobs, and building a more self-reliant and secure Canadian economy.\"The funding will be used to support exploration activities at the Company's 100%-owned Tower Mountain Gold Property, located in the Shebandowan Greenstone Belt approximately 40 kilometres west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Grant-supported work is anticipated to include geophysical and geochemical programs designed to further advance the Company's understanding of the project and support ongoing exploration and technical evaluation.\"The Ontario Junior Exploration Program plays an important role in supporting mineral exploration across the province,\" said Wes Hanson, President and CEO of Thunder Gold. \"This funding supports continued exploration at Tower Mountain and complements our ongoing work on the project as we advance key technical milestones. I would like to thank Premier Ford and Minister Lecce for their ongoing commitment to support the mining industry.\"Tower Mountain benefits from excellent infrastructure access, low exploration costs, and district-scale gold potential. The project is the focus of the Company's current exploration and development efforts, highlighted in its recent NI 43-101 mineral resource ...