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- AuQ Gold Mining Inc. AuQ Gold Mining Inc. (NSVLF) is a Canada-based mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious and base metal properties primarily in Quebec and Yukon; its core assets include the Lac Bruce project comprising 133 mining claims over 6,870 hectares in three blocks (West, Central, and East) in the James Bay region targeting gold, lithium, base metals, and strategic minerals; the Partridge gold project in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec; the Eliza gold property in the James Bay region; the Kirkland Creek property with four mineral claims in Yukon Territory; and an option for 50% interest in the Nabikok property spanning 155 claims in Quebec. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, the company, formerly Royal Gold Mining Inc. until its name change in October 2020, operates across North America with an experienced management team advancing early-stage exploration projects to supply raw materials for precious metals and battery metals markets. Recent developments include the completion of the acquisition of the Lac Crystal Cu-Polymetallic Project in Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula on November 28, 2025, following TSX Venture Exchange approval, involving issuance of 60,000 shares and cash consideration to vendors; an initial agreement earlier in 2025 to acquire the project from HMK Mining Corp. for CAD 0.08 million highlighting fault-controlled copper-gold-silver mineralization with porphyry potential; and expansions such as the acquisition of B-T Claims in May 2025 and a gold project in April 2025, alongside completion of the strategic Bellechasse-Timmins acquisition and introduction of a new equity incentive plan.