Yukon Exploration Heats Up: Blue Jay Gold Hits 10.5m of 10.19 g/t AuEq
Maiden 2026 drill results at the Steller Project confirm high-grade structural continuity down-plunge at Skukum Creek, proving the system remains open at depth.

Blank maps and wild speculation might be the default starting point for most exploration runs, but Blue Jay Gold Corp. (TSXV: JAY / OTCQB: JAYGF) just handed the market hard assays to back up its underwriting thesis.
Opening the ledger on its maiden 2026 diamond drill program at the flagship Steller Gold Project in Yukon Territory, the company hit high-grade gold and silver mineralization precisely where its structural model predicted, extending the Skukum Creek deposit down-plunge and demonstrating that this system has serious room to grow.
The star of the initial five-hole batch, drill hole SC26-003, pulled 14.0 metres grading 6.15 grams per tonne gold and 124 grams per tonne silver (8.04 grams per tonne gold equivalent) from a depth of 495.0 metres. That interval includes a punchier core of 10.5 metres returning 7.84 grams per tonne gold and 154 grams per tonne silver (10.19 grams per tonne gold equivalent). Located roughly 32 metres down-plunge from 2021 intercept SC21-027, the new hit mirrors the width and grade distribution of its predecessor almost byte-for-byte, confirming true structural continuity across the Rainbow Zone rather than an isolated pocket of high-grade luck.
That kind of predictability is key for Chief Executive Officer Geordie Mark, who noted that SC26-003 represents the exact type of result the team envisioned when acquiring the 170-square-kilometre property. Instead of drilling blind, Blue Jay Gold Corp. has taken a modern, data-heavy approach to Steller, running roughly 18,000 metres of archived core through hyperspectral scanning systems. By reading alteration minerals directly off existing rock, the geology team built a proprietary vectoring tool that maps fluid channels along a 15-kilometre structural corridor. Geologically, the intermediate sulfidation epithermal system at Skukum Creek draws direct comparisons to giant Mexican districts like Fresnillo and Pachuca, which are renowned for deep roots and multi-million-ounce life cycles.
The potential for scale expands well beyond a single structure. Over at the former Mt. Skukum mine site, which produced 77,790 ounces of gold in the late 1980s, hole MS26-001 returned 0.5 metres grading 57.4 grams per tonne gold and 44.1 grams per tonne silver from 160.8 metres depth, proving high-grade vein sets remain active across secondary target zones.
To help maintain quote health and market liquidity as news flow picks up, the company has retained Toronto-based automated market maker ICP Securities Inc. for an initial four-month term. All reported drill samples were prepared and processed through ALS Laboratories under the technical supervision of Vice President of Exploration Freeman Smith, P.Geo. With core rigs actively turning and additional assays pending, Blue Jay Gold Corp. (TSXV: JAY / OTCQB: JAYGF) is quickly turning historical data into a modern Yukon growth story.
Source
- Blue Jay Gold Corp. Press Release via GlobeNewswire (September 14, 2026).
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