Plan Of Operations Filed For Drilling & Fieldwork At New Amalga Gold Property

VANCOUVER – Grande Portage Resources Ltd. has filed its 2026 Plan of Operations (drill permit) with the US Forest Service for upcoming drilling and fieldwork at the New Amalga Gold property in Southeast Alaska.
Subject to regulatory approval, the proposed program for 2026 includes up to 4,300 meters of diamond drilling from up to 14 drillholes, as well as installation of instrumentation, surface mapping, and trench sampling. The drillholes will provide additional definition to upgrade resource classification in key areas of the deposit and will characterize the geotechnical and hydrogeological aspects of the rock mass in order gather data necessary for the environmental review and permitting process as well as to inform mine development plans.
The geotechnical and hydrogeological characterization work will include: 1) Detailed geotechnical logging to define the rock conditions in areas of key underground infrastructure. 2) Installation of piezometers in select drillholes to measure groundwater levels and pressures. 3) Packer testing, which involves pumping pressurized water into a drillhole to determine the hydraulic conductivity or permeability of the rock structures intersected by the hole.
Ian Klassen, President and CEO, said, “The filing of the 2026 Plan of Operations marks an important milestone for the New Amalga project as it advances to a mix of exploration and development. For the first time, drilling will be gathering the critical geotechnical and hydrogeological data necessary to inform engineering and environmental studies. This is a key step to enable the project to advance through the regulatory process and towards mine development.
We would like to thank our local regulatory officials at the US Forest Service, several of whom were brought back from furlough during the recent US Federal Government shutdown in order to continue advancing the permits for New Amalga and other mining projects in the region. This is a strong and welcome signal that the US Federal government and the US Forest Service consider permitting efforts for New Amalga to be a top priority due to the economic benefits the project will bring to the region.”