# Blue Star Awarded a Contribution up to $250,000 by Nunavut's Discovery, Invest, Grow Program; NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Ulu Gold Project Filed

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/blue-star-awarded-a-contribution-up-to-250-000-by-nunavut-s-discovery-invest-gro--4102961d-8357-4c58-a557-710d46b60b6b

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/BAU/news/7185059602037234/blue-star-awarded-a-contribution-up-to-250-000-by-nunavut-s-discovery-invest-gro

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-07-06T22:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Blue Star Gold Corp.

- Ticker: BAU

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Nunavut, Canada

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Resource update, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-19 10:40:51 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Blue Star Gold Corp. has filed a NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Ulu Gold Project in Nunavut, supporting an updated Mineral Resource Estimate. The MRE includes 2.204 Mt at 7.87 g/t Au \(M&amp;I\) and 3.263 Mt at 4.54 g/t Au \(Inferred\). Additionally, the company received a $125,000 initial contribution from Nunavut's DIG program.

Reasoning: The company filed a NI 43-101 technical report supporting an updated MRE with strong gold grades and received government exploration funding.

- Positive factor: Updated Mineral Resource Estimate \(MRE\) filed

- Positive factor: Strong gold grades in M&amp;I \(7.87 g/t\)

- Positive factor: Government funding received for exploration

- Positive factor: High metallurgical recovery potential \(&gt;90%\)

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**NI 43-101 Compliant**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 \(Canada\) — high reporting standard.

Why it applies: The company filed an independent Technical Report prepared in accordance with NI 43-101.

Evidence · text

> filed on SEDAR an independent Technical Report \(the "Technical Report"\) prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: David Burga, P. Geo. is named as the independent Qualified Person for the MRE.

Evidence · text

> The independent and Qualified Person for the Mineral Resource Estimate, as defined by NI 43-101, is David Burga, P. Geo.

**Inferred Resource**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.

Why it applies: The report includes a significant Inferred resource component.

Evidence · text

> Inferred Mineral Resource of 3.263 million tonnes at an average grade of 4.54 g/t Au

**Resource Update**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.

Why it applies: The source explicitly discloses a revised resource estimate

Evidence · text

> Updated Mineral Resource Estimate

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Resource Estimates (2)

### indicated

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Ulu Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Project: Ulu Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_nu
- Reported Region: Nunavut, Canada
- Ticker: BAU

#### Resource scope

- Estimate type: resource
- Effective date: 2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards: ni\_43\_101
- QP Signed: Yes
- Qualified person names: David Burga
- Resource group id: resource:8ce80e7ecd6fcadafaef
- Deposit or zone: Ulu Gold Project

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 2204000
- Grade: 7.87
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 558000
- Contained Unit: oz

#### Prior Estimate

- Resource Date: 2026-07-06

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong indicated grade for a gold project.

- Positive factor: High grade \(7.87 g/t Au\)

Evidence · text

> Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource of 2.204 million tonnes at an average grade of 7.87 grams per tonne \("g/t"\) gold \("Au"\) for 558,000 ounces of gold

#### Tags used in scoring

**Indicated Resource**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.

Why it applies: category is "indicated"

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: qp\_signed is true

**NI 43-101 Compliant**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 \(Canada\) — high reporting standard.

Why it applies: reporting\_standards includes ni\_43\_101

**Resource Update**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.

Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate

### inferred

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Ulu Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Project: Ulu Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_nu
- Reported Region: Nunavut, Canada
- Ticker: BAU

#### Resource scope

- Estimate type: resource
- Effective date: 2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards: ni\_43\_101
- QP Signed: Yes
- Qualified person names: David Burga
- Resource group id: resource:6a0160599c51d386e0ef
- Deposit or zone: Ulu Gold Project

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 3263000
- Grade: 4.54
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 476000
- Contained Unit: oz

#### Prior Estimate

- Resource Date: 2026-07-06

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Standard inferred resource disclosure.

- Positive factor: Solid grade for inferred material

- Negative factor: Inferred category limits confidence

Evidence · text

> Inferred Mineral Resource of 3.263 million tonnes at an average grade of 4.54 g/t Au for 476,000 ounces of gold

#### Tags used in scoring

**Inferred Resource**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.

Why it applies: category is "inferred"

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: qp\_signed is true

**NI 43-101 Compliant**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 \(Canada\) — high reporting standard.

Why it applies: reporting\_standards includes ni\_43\_101

**Resource Update**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.

Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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