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- Fortune Bay Corp. (TSXV:FOR; OTCQB:FTBYF) is a gold exploration and development company focused on advancing high-potential mineral properties in Canada and Mexico; it holds 100% ownership of the flagship Goldfields Project in northern Saskatchewan, a development-ready gold asset with an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA), ongoing permitting, and active drilling for resource expansion at the Box and Athona deposits; the Poma Rosa Project (also known as Ixhuatan) in Chiapas, Mexico, a copper-gold property anchored by a historical resource with untapped porphyry potential and exploration upside; and optioned uranium projects including Strike, Murmac, and the Woods group (Spruce, Pine, Aspen, Birch, and Fir) on the northern rim of the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan, providing non-dilutive funding through partner-supported programs such as geophysical surveys and drilling. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the company targets junior mining investors with a cycle-aware strategy emphasizing discovery, resource growth, de-risking, and monetization amid strong gold market conditions; its portfolio spans gold and uranium segments in top-tier jurisdictions, serving shareholders through a tight capital structure, technical expertise, and ESG-aligned community engagement. Recent developments include the closing of a C$8 million bought deal private placement in October 2025 led by Cormark Securities Inc., comprising flow-through and hard dollar shares to fund gold project advancement; filing of the NI 43-101 technical report for the updated Goldfields PEA in late October 2025 demonstrating strong economics; announcement of exploration targets and commencement of drilling at Goldfields in November 2025; acceleration of Goldfields development post-PEA and financing; partner-funded uranium exploration progress at Woods and Murmac projects with airborne geophysics and mid-September 2025 drilling; and initiation of environmental studies and community engagement for Goldfields.