Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Promising gold find in the Sahtu region: Mr. Speaker, I am happy to highlight for my colleagues a new exploration discovery coming from the Sahtu Region.

It comes from Evrim Resources Corporation, a precious and base metals project generator who in January announced surface sampling results from their Astra gold project.

This project is joint between Evrim and Newmont Mining Corporation, one of the world's largest gold producers. It has led to the acquisition of a 23,250 square-kilometre prospective land package along the border of the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

Of note is the discovery of a 9.5-kilometre-long gold trend that includes samples returning up to 11.6 grams per tonne of gold over significant widths. Evrim's discovery is the result of two years of boots-on-the-ground exploration from their exploration teams.

The Astro Gold Project is located six kilometres north of the mile 222 airstrip and 195 kilometres northeast of the community of Ross River, along the Canol Road, which is providing seasonal road access to the southern boundary of the property. Evrim and Newmont are now acquiring the necessary permits for a drill program for this coming summer.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

---Unanimous consent granted