Golden Sky And Boliden Sign $20 Million Earn-In Agreement For The Combined Rayfield-Gjoll Copper-Gold Property, South-Central British Columbia
Drillhole ID | Grade |
DDH 374-01 | 0.08% Cu over 151 m incl. 0.13% Cu over 17.9 m |
DDH 374-03 | 0.09% Cu over 167 m incl. 0.18% Cu over 43.4 m |
DDH 374-06 | 0.13% Cu over 164 m |
DDH 374-08 | 0.09% Cu over 151 m incl. 0.14% Cu over 12 m |
DDH 374-12 | 0.11% Cu over 150 m |
DDH 374-13 | 0.12% Cu over 240 m incl. 0.14% Cu over 96 m |
DDH 374-16 | 0.14% Cu over 66 m |
DDH 374-20 | 0.11% Cu over 195 m, incl. 0.195% Cu over 30 m |
DDH 374-22 | 0.11% Cu over 190.5 m, incl. 0.16% Cu over 33 m, incl. 0.19% Cu over 15 m |
DDH 784-05 | 0.13% Cu over 66 m |
DDH 784-07 | 0.08% Cu over 169 m |
Gnome Target
- Large-scale ~1.8 km x 1.5 km geochemical soil anomaly (Cu-Au-Zn-As-Mo) (see December 6, 2022 news release)
ZTEM geophysical survey identified a major resistive anomaly - interpreted as a buried porphyry system(see July 23, 2025 news release). Historical surface sample assays up to 0.22% Cu and 1.02 g/t Au (Morin, 1988).
Favorable alteration: widespread phyllic and propylitic zones across the target are consistent with exposure of the upper zone of a preserved porphyry system. Historical drill hole 72455 intersected 0.1% Cu over 68 m (Brauset, 1998) near end of hole - interpreted to be the outer zone of a mineralized porphyry.
Underexplored with minimal historical drilling. Coincident magnetic, gravity & radiometric anomalies aligned with alkalic Cu-Au porphyry signatures in the Quesnel terrane.
Semlin Target
- Large-scale ~1.4 km x 0.9 km geochemical soil anomaly (Cu-Au-Zn-As-Mo) (see December 6, 2022 news release)
- Located along the edge of a high-resistivity batholith - interpreted to be a favorable porphyry setting.
Surface samples assayed up to 0.2% Cu, 135 ppm Mo, 55 ppb Au (2022) Dioritic-monzonitic intrusion mapped along edge of geophysical and geochemical anomaly is associated with disseminated pyrite & quartz veining.
Mowich Target
- Copper-rich float material (Discovery Showing - assays up to 286 g/t Au, 200 g/t Ag, 37.46% Cu) recovered from a mudslide lies downslope of a potential source area. This indicates the material may not have been transported far and that a mineralized system may be present to the west (see February 27, 2023 news release).
A historical 3- to 4-meter-wide shear zone southeast of the Discovery Showing hosts chalcopyrite, with minor bornite and chalcocite mineralization in fractures and amygdules within basalt. Cuprite, native copper, malachite, and crystalline azurite occur in fractures, particularly in the higher (easternmost) zone. Rock sampling in 2022 yielded assays up to 230 ppb Au, 2.5% Cu, and 16.9 ppm Mo.
Definitive Agreement
Boliden is granted the right to earn up to an 80% interest in the Rayfield-Gjoll Project by incurring up to C$20 million in staged exploration expenditures and cash payments to Golden Sky over a six-year period. Golden Sky will remain the project operator. Upon fulfilling the earn-in, the combined property will form a joint venture under which Golden Sky will retain a 20% interest and Boliden an 80% interest, with pro-rata funding obligations thereafter.
The earn-in structure is as follows:
Table 2: Boliden Mineral Canada Ltd. earn-in agreement for the Rayfield-Gjoll property
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Figure 1: The ~52,000-hectare Rayfield Cu-Au property is located within the Quesnel Trough, British Columbia's primary copper-producing belt. Note: Proven and Probable (P&P), Measured and Indicated (M&I). *Highland Valley: Teck Mineral P&P, M&I, Inferred Resources Annual Information for February 23, 2022 (Teck); New Afton: NI 43-101 Technical Report. Effective Date December 31, 2024 (newgold); Mount Polley: Imperial Metals P&P, M&I, Inferred Resources Reserves and Resources; Website Information, dated June, 2023 (); Gibraltar: Taseko Reserves and Resources Website Information, accessed August 21, 2025; R. M. Weeks et al., The Brenda Mine in Porphyry Copper Deposits of the Calc-Alkalic Suite Paper 9 of the Porphyry Deposits of Northwestern Cordillera of North America, CIM Special Volume 46, pp 192-200. *Note: The QP has been unable to verify the information, and that the information is not necessarily indicative to the mineralization on the Rayfield-Gjoll property.
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Figure 2: The combined >87,000-hectare Rayfield-Gjoll Property is located in a highly prospective "gap" in the Quesnel Trough, where major companies have active mines and are exploring for new Cu-Au porphyry deposits.
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References
Brauset, R.U. 1998. Assessment Report on Geological and Geochemical Surveys of the South-East Quadrant of Gnome. BC Geological Survey Assessment Report 25996.
Koffyberg, A. 2008. Assessment Report on a Diamond Drill Program, Rayfield River Program. BC Geological Survey Assessment Report 30271.
Morin, J.A. 1988. Geological and Geochemical Report on the Epi Claim Group. BC Geological Survey Assessment Report 17810.
About Golden Sky Minerals Corp.
Golden Sky Minerals Corp. is a well-funded junior grassroots explorer engaged in the acquisition, assessment, exploration, and development of mineral properties located in highly prospective areas and mining-friendly districts. Golden Sky's mandate is to develop its portfolio of properties to the mineral resource stage through systematic exploration.
Its portfolio includes the Rayfield-Gjoll Copper-Gold Project in British Columbia, the Hotspot and Luckystrike gold projects in Yukon, and the Auden Gold Project in Ontario's Timmins camp. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
More information can be found at the Company's website at
About Boliden
Boliden contributes to a sustainable future by extracting, producing and recycling metals that are essential to improve society for generations to come. With care for people and the environment, combined with experience gathered over a century and cutting-edge technology, our 8,000 employees have achieved leading productivity and one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
John Newell, President and Chief Executive Officer
Carl Schulze, P. Geo., Consulting Geologist with Aurora Geosciences Ltd, is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 for Golden Sky's British Columbia exploration projects, and has reviewed and approved the technical information in this release.

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