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			<title>Athena Announces $1 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement</title>
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			<description>THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 27, 2026) - Athena Gold Corporation (CSE: ATHA) (OTCQB: AHNRF) ("Athena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement to raise up to $1,000,000 (the "Private Placement") through the issuance of up to 5,000,000 units of the Company ("Units") at a...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/321108/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Athena Appoints Jordan Quinn as Vice President of Exploration</title>
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			<description>Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 20, 2026) - Athena Gold Corporation (CSE: ATHA) (OTCQB: AHNRF) ("Athena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jordan Quinn, P.Geo., as Vice President of Exploration of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Quinn, who has served as the Company's Lead Technical Advisor, succeeds Benjamin Kuzmich, P.Geo., who is stepping down from the role and will remain with Athena as Lead Technical Advisor."We welcome Jordan to the Athena...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/319902/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Athena Announces Amalgamation of Subsidiary to Streamline Operations</title>
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			<description>Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 11, 2026) - Athena Gold Corporation (CSE: ATHA) (OTCQB: AHNRF) ("Athena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed a vertical amalgamation under section 273 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Last Bounty Gold Corp. (the "Subsidiary"), effective September 10, 2026, with the resulting amalgamated company continuing on as Athena Gold Corporation while maintaining the same articles,...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/313938/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Athena Appoints Fred Leigh to Board of Directors</title>
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			<description>Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 8, 2026) - Athena Gold Corporation (CSE: ATHA) (OTCQB: AHNRF) ("Athena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Fred Leigh to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective immediately. Mr. Leigh has been involved in the resource sector for nearly 40 years and has served in significant roles as a founder, director and/or investor in numerous public companies. He is also the founder and President of VC7K Capital...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/313308/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Athena Provides Drilling Update from Excelsior Springs, Nevada</title>
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			<description>Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 1, 2026) - Athena Gold Corporation (CSE: ATHA) (OTCQB: AHNRF) ("Athena" or the "Company") is pleased to provide a further exploration update from its Excelsior Springs Project ("Excelsior" or the "Project") in Nevada. Mammoth Minerals Limited (ASX: M79) ("Mammoth") has been aggressively exploring Excelsior pursuant to its option agreement to earn an 80% interest in the Project over five years, providing Athena a free-carry to Definitive Feasibility...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/312334/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Athena Announces Red Lake's Newest Grassroots Discovery: Drills 23.85 Grams per Tonne Gold over 5 Metres at Laird</title>
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			<description>Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 19, 2026) - Athena Gold Corporation (CSE: ATHA) (OTCQB: AHNRF) ("Athena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a near-surface, high-grade, grassroots gold discovery at its flagship Laird Lake project ("Laird" or the "Project") in Ontario's Red Lake Gold District. Hole LL-26-006A returned 23.85 g/t Au over 5 m, from 21.0 m to 26.0 m, defining the newly named Scooby Zone. Highlights from Maiden Drill Program – Laird Lake Project, OntarioHole LL-26-006A...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/310430/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Athena Provides Drilling Update from Excelsior Springs, Nevada</title>
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			<description>Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 12, 2026) - Athena Gold Corporation (CSE: ATHA) (OTCQB: AHNRF) ("Athena" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an exploration update from its Excelsior Springs Project ("Excelsior" or the "Project") in Nevada. Mammoth Minerals Limited (ASX: M79) ("Mammoth") has been aggressively exploring Excelsior pursuant to its option agreement to earn an 80% interest in the Project over five years, providing Athena a free-carry to Definitive Feasibility Study...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/309287/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Athena Gold Further Expands Forester Project near Musselwhite, Ontario</title>
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			<description>Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 11, 2026) - Athena Gold Corporation (CSE: ATHA) (OTCQB: AHNRF) ("Athena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has further consolidated its land position at its 100%-owned Forester project in Ontario's Musselwhite Gold Camp. Through recent map staking, the Company acquired an additional 6,088 hectares of contiguous mining claims, expanding the project by approximately 69% to a total of 14,930 hectares. "We have now tripled the size of...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/309138/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
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			<title>Athena Gold Appoints Farid Mammadov as Vice President, Investor Relations</title>
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			<description>Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 6, 2026) - Athena Gold Corporation (CSE: ATHA) (OTCQB: AHNRF) ("Athena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Farid Mammadov, CPIR, as Vice President, Investor Relations of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Mammadov is a seasoned mining investor relations, marketing and communications professional, with over five years of experience in the junior mining sector. Farid Mammadov previously served as Vice President, Investor...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/308322/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Athena Gold Announces Results of Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders</title>
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			<description>Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 29, 2026) - Athena Gold Corporation (CSE: ATHA) (OTCQB: AHNRF) ("Athena" or the "Company") announces the results from its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on Friday, July 24, 2026 (the "Meeting"). Shareholders holding a total of 13,511,075 common shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting, representing 37.72% of the vote attached to all outstanding common shares of the Company as of the record date. Shareholders...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/307059/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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