Saskatchewan Gold Explorer Trident Hits 31.98 g/t Au at Contact Lake

Source: Streetwise Reports 09/17/2026

Trident Resources reports high-grade intercepts 220m below old workings at Contact Lake after completing a major radiometric survey at its Reindeer project in Saskatchewan’s La Ronge Gold Belt.

Trident Resources Corp. (ROCK:TSXV; TRDTF:OTCQB; 6BP0:FSE) delivered a standout drill intercept of 31.98 g/t Au over 3.16 meters from 617.74 meters depth at its Contact Lake Gold Project. The interval sits 220 vertical meters below the lowest historical mine workings and forms part of a broader 8.69 g/t Au over 11.97 meters intercept.

Retail investors are watching the La Ronge Gold Belt because central-bank buying and shifting rate expectations have kept gold above US$4,300 per ounce. Trident now controls nearly 100,000 hectares in the belt, giving it a large, contiguous land position at a time when high-grade results can move quickly into resource growth.

The company completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in the 29,300-hectare Reindeer Gold Project ahead of schedule by issuing one million shares to Reinco Exploration Ltd. The shares carry a standard four-month hold period. Reindeer straddles more than 40 kilometers of the Duck Lake Shear Zone and contains three strands of the regional Tabbenor Fault System.

Key Investor Takeaways

• High-grade intercept of 31.98 g/t Au over 3.16 m encountered 220 m below historic workings at Contact Lake.
• Completed 6,600-plus line-kilometer radiometric and magnetic survey at Reindeer provides new high-resolution data across the entire property.
• Indicated resources of 896,530 ounces and inferred resources of 1,129,643 ounces across four deposits, all NI 43-101 compliant.
• The 2026 summer drill program at Contact Lake has completed 12,066 m of a planned 20,000 m, with 8,000 m remaining.
• The company holds approximately 98,700 hectares in the La Ronge Gold Belt and nearly 160,300 hectares regionally in northern Saskatchewan.
• Market capitalization of CA$173.01 million with 41.05 million shares outstanding.

Why the High-Grade Result Matters Now

The intercept reported on September 17 came from hole CL26050 and was drilled specifically to test depth extensions. Two additional holes in the shallower Buffer Zone returned multiple intervals above 3 g/t Au, demonstrating the potential for significant mineralization between the BK1 and BK3 zones.

True thickness is estimated at 70-75% for the deep intercept and 80-85% for the shallower holes.

Company Position and Land Advantage

Trident’s land position gives it control over the past-producing Contact Lake mine and multiple known gold deposits within a single emerging district. The past-producing Contact Lake mine yielded approximately 190,000 ounces at an average head grade of 6.16 g/t Au between 1994 and 1998.

The larger portfolio includes the Preview SW, Preview North, North Lake, and Greywacke deposits.

Exploration Catalysts Underway

The company completed a fixed-wing, low-level, high-resolution radiometric and magnetic survey over its Reindeer Gold Project in Saskatchewan’s La Ronge Gold Belt. The survey used 50-meter line spacing and 250-meter tie lines. Data interpretation will focus on lithologic boundaries and structures that could host additional gold deposits.

At Contact Lake, a tightly spaced drone magnetic survey at 25-meter spacing is covering an eight-square-kilometer area around the former mine and intersecting shear structures. More than 2,500 soil samples have already been collected in the survey area. A separate 9,000-sample soil program across Contact Lake and the adjacent Preview Project has sent 7,000 samples for analysis as of September 17.

Sector Timing and Gold Price Context

Gold traded around US$4,300 per ounce in mid-September as markets assessed changing interest-rate expectations and continued central-bank purchases.

BullionVault noted that healthy central-bank buying during July-August provided support even as rate-outlook signals weighed on investor flows.

That same day, The Wall Street Journal reported that gold prices were weighed by the Federal Reserve’s rate hike and expectations for the future path of interest rates.

On September 17, Trading Economics reported that gold had moved above US$4,300 per ounce, closing at US$4,346.80, up 19.30% year-over-year.

Third-Party Views

Bob Moriarty of 321Gold highlighted the importance of the deep intercept, noting it demonstrates a large system with high-grade gold persisting well below historic workings.

The company presentation states all resource estimates conform to CIM and NI 43-101 standards with an effective date of November 6, 2025, using a 0.25 g/t Au cut-off. Trident also reported analytical results on September 17 from the first three drill holes of its 2026 summer program at Contact Lake [OWNERSHIP_CHART-11417]

Share Structure and Near-Term Events¹

Trident Resources Corp. has a market cap of CA$173.01 million, with 41.05 million shares outstanding. The 52-week range is CA$0.71-CA$4.70. Institutions hold 5.53%, and management and insiders hold 3.59%.

Assay results from the remaining 8,000 meters of the 20,000-meter drill program are expected through the fourth quarter of 2026 and into the first quarter of 2027. Investors will also receive interpreted geophysical data from the Reindeer survey and ongoing soil results from Contact Lake and Preview.

Common Questions from Investors

What is the significance of the 31.98 g/t intercept at Contact Lake? The intercept lies 220 meters below the lowest historic mine level and confirms high-grade mineralization continues at depth in the Main Zone.

How large is Trident’s land position in the La Ronge Gold Belt? The company holds approximately 98,700 hectares within the belt and a regional position of approximately 160,300 hectares across northern Saskatchewan.

What is the current resource base? Indicated resources total 24,733,000 tonnes grading 1.13 g/t Au for 896,530 ounces; inferred resources total 38,595,000 tonnes grading 0.91 g/t Au for 1,129,643 ounces across four deposits.

What exploration work remains in 2026? Remaining drilling, drone magnetic survey results, soil sampling assays, and interpretation of the Reindeer radiometric and magnetic data.

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