Forester

The “Why Now?” Opportunity​

Project Overview

Located in the prolific North Caribou Greenstone Belt, host to Orla’s Musselwhite Mine (>5M oz Au historic production)​

Forester is located down strike of Musselwhite mine in the same structural setting​. Targeting Banded Iron Formation (BIF) hosted gold and shear zones; the same geological model responsible for the multi-million-ounce Musselwhite mine​.

Historic drilling is shallow and limited, yet intercepted high-grade gold. There are 14 known gold occurrences grading up to 147 g/t on the property.​

North Caribou Greenstone Belt

Geology

Located in the prolific North Caribou Greenstone Belt, host to Equinox Gold’s Musselwhite Mine (>6M oz Au historic production)
  • Forester is located down strike of Musselwhite mine in the same structural setting​.
  • Targeting Banded Iron Formation (BIF), hosted gold and shear zones; the same geological model responsible for the multi-million-ounce Musselwhite mine​.
  • Historic drilling is shallow and limited, yet intercepted high-grade gold​
  • Recent compilation work has identified multiple priority targets that have never been tested with modern exploration methods
Forester

Exploration

Great drill results despite low exploration maturity

  • Between 1984 and 1986, only 16 shallow holes were drilled on the eastern ‘Tex’ zone
  • The Tex zone holes were considered uneconomic at the time, but the grades are highly attractive at today’s gold prices
  • Drilling ended in high-grade mineralization in multiple holes on the Tex zone; Hole TN 86-2 returned over 60 gram metres, with 2 others returning over 40 gram metres

Significantly expanded land package

  • Forester has grown to 14,930 hectares through acquisition and staking in 2026, consolidating ground along trend from Musselwhite
  • Musselwhite, now owned by Equinox Gold following its 2026 merger with Orla, has seen active exploration around the mine, including searches for near-mine satellite deposits
  • Gold from Forester could potentially be processed at the Musselwhite mill

Multiple gold occurrences on the property

  • There are 14 known gold occurrences grading up to 147 g/t on the property

Gallery

Aug 11, 2026 – Map over North Caribou Lake Greenstone Belt, showing Athena’s newly expanded Forester claims and nearby claims. Mineralization on nearby or adjacent projects is not necessarily indicative of mineralization at Forester.