AurMac (McQuesten)

Royalty

Region: 
Yukon Territory
Commodity: 
Gold
Royalty Terms: 
0.5 to 2% NSR
Project Status: 
Advanced Exploration
Owner / Optionee: 
Banyan Gold Corp.
Area (ha): 
2342
This royalty overlies portions of the Banyan Gold's AurMac discovery, no buydown option exists
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The AurMac (McQuesten) is Eagle Royalties flagship. The Aurmac (McQuesten) royalty has no buydown option, it ranges between 0.5% to 2.0% NSR and covers a total of approximately *2342ha in the Keno Hill District of the central Yukon. This royalty partially overlies Banyan Gold Corp's Aurmac Project deposits:

  • 0.5% NSR - *1190ha
  • 1% NSR - *411ha
  • 2% NSR - *741ha

* The area calculations are based on un-surveyed claim locations as provided by the Yukon Mining Recorder’s office

In March 2024, Banyan Gold Corp. announced a significant increase to their NI 43-101 inferred resource at the AurMac Property in central Yukon. The updated resource is reported as 347,486,000 tonnes grading 0.63 g/t gold containing a total inferred resource of 7,003,000 oz gold. This resource is located within two deposit areas known as the Airstrip and Powerline Hill deposits and the contained inferred gold values within each of these deposits are as follows:

  • Airstrip - 845,000 oz Au of which Eagle Royalties has a 2% NSR royalty over approx. 66%* and a 1% NSR royalty over approx. 34%* of the deposit area
  • Powerline - 6,158,000 oz Au of which Eagle Royalties has a 1% NSR royalty over approx. 16.92%* of the deposit area

Eagle Royalties percentage of deposit area covered by these royalties:

Deposit Contained Inferred Gold (oz) Inferred Deposit Area (ha) Approx. % of Deposit Covered by NSR Approx. Royalty  Area (ha) NSR Royalty %
Airstrip 845,000 63.4 66 41.83 2
34 21.57 1
Powerline 6,158,000 468.85 16.92 79.33 1
Total 7,003,000        

* These areas are an approximation based on the inferred deposit outlines as reported by Banyan Gold Corp. in their March 19, 2024 news release. Additionally, the area calculations are based on un-surveyed claim locations as provided by the Yukon Mining Recorder’s office

The Keno Hill district is host to several other mines including the Eagle Gold Mine operated by Victoria Gold which produced 164,222oz gold in 2021 and Hecla Mining's Bermingham and Flame & Moth precious/base-metal mines. The Keno Hill district is also the location of many past-producing precious/base-metal mines which are reported to have produced over 200M ounces of silver at an average grade of 1,268 g/t (44 oz/t) between 1913 and 1989.

Updated July 8, 2024