# Banyan Gold Commences Greenfields Diamond Drilling at Nitra Project, Yukon *2026-06-15T06:00:00-04:00* Banyan Gold Commences Greenfields Diamond Drilling at Nitra Project, Yukon **VANCOUVER, BC / [ACCESS Newswire](https://www.accessnewswire.com/)/ June 15, 2026 / ****Banyan Gold Corp.**(the "**Company**" or "**Banyan**") (**TSXV:BYN**)(**OTCQB:BYAGF**) is pleased to announce commencement of the 2026 greenfields exploration diamond drilling program at its Nitra Project ("**Nitra**" or the "**Project**") in the Tombstone Gold Belt, Yukon. The helicopter supported diamond drill program is intended to expand Banyan's exploration pipeline and identify potential satellite deposits in the highly prospective greenfields zones surrounding the AurMac deposit: - Two diamond drills at Nitra focused on advancing and testing drill targets identified through geophysical surveys and surface work. 7500m+ are allocated to testing regional targets, with the treasury to support upsizing with exploration success. - Geophysical surveys and surface work to expand regional datasets with a primary focus on discovery of additional expressions of Reduced Intrusion-Related Gold Systems ("**RIRGs**"). "We're excited to start up our 2026 greenfields diamond drilling program," said Duncan Mackay, Vice President of Exploration. "Our technical team has leveraged our extensive regional datasets and geophysical coverage to identify highly prospective targets. The 10 targets we have identified in Nitra and the broader AurMac Property carry the exploration signature for RIRGs. We see significant opportunity to potentially add satellite deposits to the exploration pipeline in the area around the AurMac Deposit." "Greenfields exploration is how we build the next chapter of value at AurMac," said Tara Christie, President and CEO of Banyan. "With a fully funded treasury and over 95% of our district-scale land package untested by drilling, Nitra represents exactly the kind of discovery opportunity that can extend our pipeline well beyond the existing large gold resource." **Figure 1: Project Location Map for Banyan's AurMac and Nitra projects. Banyan has identified 10 highly prospective targets on its broader Nitra and AurMac property, distal to the existing Resource. The figure includes the newly acquired Seattle and Goodman Creek properties.** [](https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/0873f1cc-5ab2-47f9-9e19-837777ea7bb9/1177140/banyan-pic-061426.jpg) Regional targets have been identified using new geophysical surveys in combination with soil sampling anomalies, knowledge of placer mining locations and prospecting. Approximately 7500m of diamond drill budget for 2026 is allocated to testing RIRGs potential at these high priority targets. Over 95% of AurMac and Nitra has not been tested by drilling to date; the majority of exploration has been limited to surficial geochemical work and airborne geophysical surveys. The western portion of Nitra (see "Green Fields" target in Figure 1) is approx. 20km south-east of Sitka Gold's RC Gold Project, within the prolific Tombstone Gold Belt which hosts the Brewery Creek deposit, Snowline Gold's Valley Project, Prospector Metals' ML project, the Eagle mine, and the Fort Knox mine. **AurMac Drilling update** Drilling commenced for the 2026 season at the AurMac Project in February and over 28,000 m has been drilled to date on the Airstrip and Powerline Deposits. Drilling is being complemented by geophysical surveys, ongoing metallurgical work, geotechnical work and environmental surveys, along with engineering studies required for a preliminary economic assessment of the AurMac Project in H2-2026. **Qualified Persons** Duncan Mackay, M.Sc., P.Geo., is a "**Qualified Person"**as defined under National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("**NI 43-101**"), and has reviewed and approved the content of this news release in respect of all disclosure other than the MRE. Mr. Mackay is Vice President Exploration for Banyan and has verified the data disclosed in this news release, including the sampling, analytical and test data underlying the information. **Upcoming Events** - Jul 6 - 7, 2026 The Rule Symposium Boca Raton, FL - Jul 12 - 15, 2026, Invest Yukon Property Tours, Yukon **About Banyan** Banyan's primary asset, the AurMac Project is located in the Traditional Territory of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun, in Canada's Yukon Territory. The AurMac deposit is comprised of two main deposits, the Airstrip and Powerline Deposits. Mineralization is characteristic of a Reduced Intrusion Related Gold system, hosted in auriferous cross-cutting sheeted quartz veins and replacement style mineralization hosted in skarn horizons. The current Mineral Resource Estimate ("**MRE**") for the AurMac Project has an effective date of May 15, 2026 (see news release of May 19, 20