Canary Gold Corp. has identified a string of Mocururu outcrops along the right bank of the Madeira River in Rondônia, Brazil; preliminary panning returned visual, brassy gold particles in heavy-mineral concentrates, a qualitative indicator that moves the project into a drill-ready phase and creates a near-term catalytic event for investors ahead of a major 2026 campaign.
- Price: Tickers CSE: BRAZ; OTC: CNYGF; Frankfurt: K5D (exploration-stage)
- Carat Weight: N/A — panned concentrates with visible gold flakes (qualitative)
- Origin: Madeira River basin, Rondônia, Brazil (Mocururu horizon)
- Date: Announcement published Dec 9, 2025; drilling slated for early 2026
What was found
Field crews mapped new exposures of Mocururu — an iron-cemented, gravelly horizon long associated with placer-style gold — and recovered heavy-mineral concentrates that, on panning, revealed small, brassy flakes with a bright, vitreous luster and the characteristic substantial heft of native gold. Canary Gold is explicit that these are qualitative observations: visible gold identifies material of interest but does not establish grade, continuity or economic viability.
Verification and next steps
Duplicate and replicate samples are en route for quantitative analysis at SGS Laboratory in Brazil and for detailed heavy-mineral assessment at Overburden Drilling Management Ltd. (ODM) in Canada. Canary’s Qualified Person reviewed field logs, chain-of-custody records and preliminary concentrate reports. Results from certified assays and ODM’s heavy-mineral work will determine whether the outcrops define a consistent, drill-targetable sedimentary corridor.
How this fits 2025 market trends
The discovery aligns with two investment themes shaping 2025: a renewed appetite for underexplored, high-upside gold provinces, and stricter ESG scrutiny that makes traceable, low-footprint placer systems more attractive to downstream buyers. As capital reallocates toward projects with clear supply-chain provenance, early-stage, well-documented discoveries that can be rapidly advanced to drilling enjoy outsized attention from strategic and institutional buyers.
Why U.S. investors and dealers should care
For U.S. commodity investors the practical implication is a near-term catalyst: Canary’s program is transitioning from reconnaissance to a planned major drill campaign in early 2026 across a consolidated tenement package of roughly 94,700 hectares (including recent acquisitions from Talisman Venture Partners Ltd.). That progression — from visible-field indicators to drill testing — is the typical value inflection path for junior explorers. For jewelers and metal buyers, a successful program could add a new, verifiable alluvial supply source emerging from a basin dominated by Andean-derived sediments.
Risks and cautionary notes
Visible gold is a field observation only. Heavy-mineral concentrates and panned flakes require laboratory assays (fire assay, ICP-MS) and rigorous QA/QC before any resource or economic statement can be made. Canary’s release reiterates the conceptual nature of the interpretation and the need for systematic drilling, sampling and assay verification.
The strategic picture
These new Mocururu exposures sit inside a belt that Canary’s geologists interpret as the most favourable corridor observed to date adjacent to the Madeira River. If assays confirm anomalous gold, the discovery would validate Canary’s hypothesis that Andean-sourced sediments have concentrated gold within the basin — a model that, if confirmed, supports multi-phase exploration and increases the project’s attractiveness to partners or acquirers ahead of resource definition.
Qualified oversight
The scientific and technical information was reviewed by Andrew Lee Smith, P.Geo., Canary Gold’s Executive Director, who is the Qualified Person under NI 43‑101. Mr. Smith’s review included geological logs, sampling documentation, concentrate reports and laboratory procedures. Canary reiterates that all assay results are pending and that the current findings represent early-stage exploration.
Contact: Canary Gold Corp., Mark Tommasi, President — www.canarygold.ca
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