Aben Gold Gets $150K, 400K Shares in Kingfisher Option Payment

Aben Gold Corp. (TSX-V: ABM) received the second payment under its option agreement with Kingfisher Metals Corp. on June 23. The payment came as $150,000 CAD and 400,000 Kingfisher shares, the company said Thursday.

The deal closed Dec. 23, 2025. Kingfisher has a three-year option to buy 100% of Aben's Forrest Kerr Project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. The property covers 50 mineral claims across roughly 20,197 hectares.

Kingfisher must hit combined cash and share commitments of $2.7 million over three years to earn the full interest. The company will operate the project during the option period. All securities issued under the agreement carry a four-month-and-one-day hold period under Canadian securities law.

Aben holds 28.3 million shares outstanding and $3.6 million in treasury. The company's flagship is the 7,400-hectare Justin Gold Tungsten Project in southeast Yukon, adjacent to Seabridge Gold's 3 Aces Project. Milosz Mielniczuk, Aben's VP of Exploration, reviewed and approved the technical content of the release.