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Finlay Minerals Details Fully Funded 2026 Exploration Programs at PIL and ATTY; Involves Freeport

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Finlay Minerals (FYL.V) announced Wednesday a fully funded $4.3 million 2026 exploration program for its PIL and ATTY properties in the Toodoggone District pursuant to its earn-in agreements with Freeport-McMoRan Mineral Properties Canada Inc.

Building on a "highly successful" 2025 field season that generated multiple priority targets, the 2026 program is designed to advance drilling at PIL and continue systematic fieldwork at ATTY, "underscoring the scale and discovery potential of both properties", the company said.

The 2026 program at PIL will focus on drilling the highest-priority targets generated in 2025, particularly Reef, PIL South and Gold, and at ATTY, planned work will continue to refine targets through induced polarization (IP) surveying, mapping and surface sampling, it added.

The company also reported receipt of all Year 1 cash payments and completion of all Year 2 expenditures by Freeport. Both the PIL and ATTY Earn-In Agreements "remain in good standing" and are now in Year 2 of their 6-year terms, providing Finlay with a "strong foundation for continued advancement of these highly prospective assets", it said..

Shares of the company closed unchanged at $0.10 on Tuesday on the TSX Venture Exchange.

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