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- Aston Bay Holdings Ltd (TSXV:BAY, OTCQB:ATBHF) is a publicly traded Canadian mineral exploration company focused on discovering and advancing high-grade copper, precious metals, zinc, silver and critical minerals deposits in Nunavut, Canada, and Virginia, USA. The company holds interests in the Storm Copper Project and Seal Zinc Deposit on Somerset Island, Nunavut, through an 80/20 unincorporated joint venture with American West Metals Ltd (ASX:AW1), featuring indicated mineral resources of 8.2 million tonnes at 1.47% copper and inferred resources of 3.3 million tonnes at 1.30% copper, primarily near-surface to 120 metres depth; the high-grade Cu-Ag-Zn-Co Epworth Property in Nunavut with surface samples up to 61.2% Cu and 5,600 g/t Ag; the Mountain Base Metals Project and Blue Ridge Gold Project in Virginia; and the Buckingham Gold Vein in central Virginia, with ongoing exploration including recent discoveries of SEDEX-style mineralization leading to land package expansion and drill program enhancements. Aston Bay maintains headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, founded in 2011, and operates across northern Canada and the eastern United States targeting mining companies, strategic partners and investors in base and precious metals sectors. Recent developments include American West Metals securing a strategic partnership with Ocean Partners Holdings Ltd in April 2025 providing up to 80% project development financing, a binding offtake agreement for copper and silver from near-surface mineralization at Storm, and technical support to de-risk advancement toward production; ongoing 2025 exploration at Storm yielding new copper targets from MLEM surveys, thick high-grade intercepts at Corona, Thunder, Lightning Ridge and Gap prospects, and deep diamond drilling confirming widespread mineralization; and expanded drilling following gossan discoveries over eight kilometres at Mountain Base Metals.