published on 02/17/2026 at 12:00 from Banyan Gold Corp. (CVE:BYN)

Banyan Gold Intersects More High-Grade Mineralization in Powerline with Increased Instances of Visible Gold, Yukon, Canada

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 17, 2026 / Banyan Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "Banyan") (TSXV:BYN)(OTCQB:BYAGF) is pleased to announce it has intersected high-grade gold ("Au") mineralization and visible gold ("VG") in numerous intervals in central Powerline Deposit ("Powerline") at its AurMac Project ("AurMac"), Yukon, Canada.

Powerline Highlights:

AX-25-798 - 1.91 g/t Au over 11.4m,2.00 g/t Au over 25.0m,4.59 g/t Au over 5.0m, 1.44 g/t Au over 5.0m, and 1.12 g/t Au over 7.5m, all within 0.61 g/t Au over 239.2m; includes high grade intervals of 26.61 g/t Au over 0.6m, 14.00 g/t Au over 1.5m, and 18.10 g/t Au over 1.5m;
AX-25-805 - 1.32 g/t Au over 8.7m, within 0.39 g/t Au over 103.7m;
AX-25-810 - 0.92 g/t Au over 15.9m, within 0.68 g/t Au over 40.1m;
AX-25-816 - 0.67 g/t Au over 32.9m; includes 22.11 g/t Au over 0.5m,
AX-25-822 - 3.56 g/t Au over 2.3m, within 0.49 g/t Au over 66.6m; includes high-grade interval of 11.65 g/t Au over 0.4m;
AS-25-823 - 1.02 g/t Au over 10.0m, AND, 3.04 g/t Au over 6.1m, within 0.59 g/t Au over 57.3m;

"These high-grade intersections from Powerline continue to strengthen the continuity and to define the high-grade portions of the deposit, supporting the refined geologic and mineralization model, the upcoming Resource update and Preliminary Economic Assessment," said Tara Christie, President and CEO. "Visible gold associated with high-grade intervals was identified in every drill hole in this release across an over 500m long zone of the center of Powerline (from AX-25-810 to AX-25-805). These results highlight the continued potential for expanding near surface, high-grade mineralization."

Figure 1: Plan map of highlight gold intersections at AurMac.

Figure 2: Visible gold intersections in drillholes from Central Powerline. Top left - AX-25-798 - 94.0m. Top Right - AX-25-805 - 154.3m. Middle Left - AX-25-822 - 106.2m. Middle Right - AX-25-816 - 90.0m. Bottom Left - AX-25-810 - 184.3m. Bottom Right - AX-25-823 - 86.7m. While visible gold at Powerline is typically (but not always) indicative high-grade intervals, the potential for heterogeneous distribution of gold in a recovered drill core and analyte material that is processed by the laboratory, means not all instances of visible gold will be reflected in high-grade assay results.

Figure 3: Cross-section A-B in Central Powerline (See Figure 1). High-grade mineralization in AX-25-798, -810 and -822 has the potential to extend mineralized domains just below the conceptual pit boundary from the 2025 MRE. Magenta outlines show preliminary potential mineralized zones. Once refined, these domains will aid in better constraining estimations of the distribution of gold in the Mineral Resource Estimate.

Figure 4: High-grade gold mineralization in AX-25-798 hosted in large cross-cutting quartz vein and associated centimetre-scale sheeted veins. Visible gold grains intergrown with Bi-sulphosalts in quartz veins are typical of high-grade mineralization in Powerline (See Figure 2).

Figure 5: Cross-section 467100mE in Powerline (See Figure 1). Mineralization in AX-25-823 has the potential to extend high-grade mineralization, convert waste blocks and extend the conceptual pit wall. Magenta outlines show preliminary potential mineralized zones. Once refined, these domains will aid in better constraining estimations of the distribution of gold in the Mineral Resource Estimate.

Figure 6: High-grade mineralization in AX-25-823 associated with sheeted quartz veins cross-cutting metasedimentary rocks of the Hyland Group. Sheeted veins contain visible gold grains intergrown with Bi-sulphosalts and arsenopyrite.

Figure 7: Cross-section 467250mE Figure 1 in Powerline. High-grade gold mineralization intersected in multiple drill holes highlights the continuity and potential for down-dip extensions of mineralized domains and convert waste blocks. Magenta outlines show preliminary potential mineralized zones. Once refined, these domains will aid in better constraining estimations of the distribution of gold in the Mineral Resource Estimate.

Table 1: Diamond drillhole assay intercepts for Aurex Hill in this release

Hole ID	depth from (m)	depth to (m)	Au Interval (m)	Au Interval (g/t)
AX-25-798	15.0	254.2	239.2	0.61
Including	68.0	69.0	1.0	1.38
and including	92.6	104.0	11.4	1.91
Including	93.5	94.7	1.2	14.83
Including	93.5	94.1	0.6	26.61
and including	114.5	139.5	25.0	2.00
Including	114.5	121.0	6.5	2.54
and including	128.5	130.0	1.5	18.10
and including	177.0	178.5	1.5	2.89
and including	198.5	203.5	5.0	4.59
Including	202.0	203.5	1.5	14.00
and including	214.0	219.0	5.0	1.44
and including	234.5	242.0	7.5	1.12
Including	240.5	242.0	1.5	4.06
and including	253.5	254.2	0.7	2.77
AX-25-805	5.7	109.4	103.7	0.39
Including	5.7	14.4	8.7	1.32
Including	12.4	14.4	2.0	3.78
and including	50.0	51.4	1.4	1.30
and including	70.9	75.1	4.2	2.56
Including	70.9	72.0	1.1	4.92
and including	88.5	88.9	0.4	1.02
And	126.6	127.2	0.6	1.47
And	146.0	154.6	8.6	0.44
Including	146.0	153.0	7.0	0.47
And	187.6	193.5	5.9	0.61
And	209.5	211.0	1.5	1.14
And	252.4	253.8	1.4	1.47
And	272.6	274.0	1.4	3.70
AX-25-810	61.7	62.7	1.0	0.38
And	87.3	90.3	3.0	1.38
Including	87.3	88.3	1.0	2.76
And	112.6	114.0	1.4	0.31
And	143.3	183.4	40.1	0.68
Including	143.3	159.2	15.9	0.92
Including	151.2	151.6	0.4	4.51
and including	158.6	159.2	0.6	16.58
and including	182.7	183.4	0.7	12.04
And	201.7	233.5	31.8	0.39
Including	201.7	210.5	8.8	0.80
Including	209.7	210.5	0.8	5.03
and including	232.0	233.5	1.5	1.86
And	260.0	261.5	1.5	0.64
and	276.5	286.2	9.7	0.33
AX-25-816	48.4	49.5	1.1	0.54
and	79.5	80.0	0.5	0.87
and	99.2	138.0	38.8	0.60
including	105.1	138.0	32.9	0.67
including	125.3	125.8	0.5	22.11
and including	137.5	138.0	0.5	4.66
and	154.0	155.0	1.0	0.64
AX-25-820	9.0	10.5	1.5	0.40
and	14.3	15.0	0.7	0.35
and	22.5	24.0	1.5	0.68
and	47.5	107.5	60.0	0.48
including	47.5

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