Group Resources & Reserves Statement FY26
PERTH, Australia, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alkane Resources Limited (ASX: ALK; TSX: ALK; OTCQX: ALKRY) (‘Alkane’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to summarise the latest update to the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates for its assets in Australia and Sweden as at 30 June 2026.
Individual Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Statements for Björkdal, Tomingley and Costerfield will be released simultaneously with this announcement. Complete details for each estimate, as required by the ASX Listing Rules and the JORC Code, are set out in the individual statements.
Group Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources,1
| Location | Tonnage (kt) | Gold grade (g/t) | Copper grade (%) | Antimony grade (%) | Contained gold (koz) | Contained copper (Mt) | Contained antimony (kt) |
| Björkdal | 22,474 | 2.07 | 1,497 | ||||
| Tomingley | 17,302 | 2.1 | 1,184 | ||||
| Costerfield | 1,993 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 387 | 42.0 | ||
| Boda Kaiser2 | 537,000 | 0.32 | 0.19 | 5,573 | 1.01 | ||
| TOTAL | 578,796 | 0.46 | 8,641 | 1.01 | 42.0 | ||
Group Inferred Mineral Resources
| Location | Tonnage (kt) | Gold grade (g/t) | Copper grade (%) | Antimony grade (%) | Contained gold (koz) | Contained copper (Mt) | Contained antimony (kt) |
| Björkdal | 12,096 | 1.57 | 611 | ||||
| Tomingley3 | 4,549 | 2.1 | 304 | ||||
| Costerfield | 969 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 111 | 12.9 | ||
| Boda Kaiser | 258,000 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 2,731 | 0.45 | ||
| TOTAL | 275,614 | 0.42 | 3,757 | 0.45 | 12.9 | ||
Group Ore Reserves
| Location | Tonnage (kt) | Gold grade (g/t) | Antimony grade (%) | Contained gold (koz) | Contained antimony (kt) | |
| Björkdal | 13,121 | 1.33 | 563 | |||
| Tomingley | 11,407 | 1.7 | 641 | |||
| Costerfield | 960 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 170 | 15.0 | |
| TOTAL | 25,488 | 1.7 | 1,374 | 15.0 | ||
Alkane Managing Director & CEO, Nic Earner, said:
“We are pleased to report continued growth in resources at each producing asset, with all assets replacing depletion through continued exploration and extension of mineral resources. This growth reflects the success of our exploration programs and reinforces the value and potential we see in Alkane’s producing portfolio.”
Competent Persons
The information in this report that relates to the Björkdal, Tomingley and Costerfield Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Statements and is based on the ‘Björkdal Resources and Reserves Statement FY26’, ‘Tomingley Resource and Reserve Statement FY26’ and ‘Costerfield Resources and Reserves Statement FY26’ all dated 11 September 2026. Those documents have been approved by Mr Chris Davis. Mr Davis is a Chartered Professional (Geology) of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM CP(Geo)), and a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (MAIG).
Mr Davis has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources, and Ore Reserves” (JORC Code).
For the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (‘NI 43-101’), the scientific and technical information contained in this announcement relating to the Storheden Results has been prepared under the supervision of, and approved by, Mr Chris Davis, who is a “qualified person” as defined in NI 43-101. Mr Davis is employed by Alkane as Chief Geologist and, as an employee of Alkane, is not considered independent of Alkane within the meaning of NI 43-101.
Mr Davis consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which they appear.
Investors outside Australia should note that while Ore Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates of the Company in this announcement comply with the JORC Code 2012, they may not comply with the relevant guidelines in other countries.
Technical Reports released to the TSX or for TSX Market
Alkane has prepared the following NI 43-101 compliant technical reports which support the information contained herein, each of which is available under Alkane’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca:
- ‘Boda-Kaiser Copper-Gold Project, New South Wales, Australia’ with an effective date of 6 June 2025;
- ‘Tomingley and Peak Hill Gold Projects, NSW, Australia’ dated 11 September 2026 with an effective date of 30 June 2026.
- ‘Costerfield NI 43-101 Technical Report’ dated 11 September 2026 with an effective date of 30 June 2026; and
- ‘NI 43-101 Technical Report, Björkdal Gold Mine, Sweden’ dated 11 September 2026, with an effective date of 30 June 2026.
Reference should be made to the full text of the foregoing technical reports for the assumptions, qualifications and limitations relating to the Mineral Resource Estimates and Ore Reserves contained therein and herein. All material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the technical reports continue to apply and have not materially changed.
This document has been authorised for release to the market by Nic Earner, Managing Director & CEO.
ABOUT ALKANE ‐ alkres.com ‐ ASX:ALK | TSX: ALK | OTCQX: ALKRY
Alkane Resources (ASX:ALK; TSX:ALK; OTCQX:ALKRY) is an Australia-based gold and antimony producer with a portfolio of three operating mines across Australia and Sweden. The Company has a strong balance sheet and is positioned for further growth.
Alkane’s wholly owned producing assets are the Tomingley open pit and underground gold mine southwest of Dubbo in Central West New South Wales, the Costerfield gold and antimony underground mining operation northeast of Heathcote in Central Victoria, and the Björkdal underground gold mine northwest of Skellefteå in Sweden (approximately 750km north of Stockholm). Ongoing near-mine regional exploration continues to grow resources at all three operations.
Alkane also owns the very large gold-copper porphyry Boda-Kaiser Project in Central West New South Wales and has outlined an economic development pathway in a Scoping Study. The Company has ongoing exploration within the surrounding Northern Molong Porphyry Project and is confident of further enhancing eastern Australia’s reputation as a significant gold, copper and antimony production region.
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1 Refer to ALK announcements titled ‘Tomingley Resources and Reserves Statement FY26’, ‘Costerfield Resources and Reserves Statement FY26’ and ‘Björkdal Resources and Reserves Statement FY26’ dated 11 September 2026 for complete details for each estimate
2 Boda Kaiser has net been re-estimated and remains as described in ASX Announcement – 15 October 2025 “NSW Resource and Reserve Statement FY25”
3 Includes Peak Hill Mineral Resource
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