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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-23-000459"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AHNRF"
cik: "0001304409"
company_name: "ATHENA GOLD CORP"
filed_at: "2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T05:03:47.032588+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Athena Gold appoints George Mannard to advisory board, expands Nevada land package by 1,000 acres

## Summary
- George Mannard, co-founder of Wesdome Gold Mines and discoverer of Louvicourt, joins Athena's Technical Advisory Committee.
- Mannard received 250,000 stock options at CAD $0.09, vesting 50% immediately, 50% in one year.
- Athena staked 51 new BLM claims at Excelsior Springs, adding 1,000 acres; total now 200 claims over 4,000 acres.
- Recent drilling at Western Slope returned 10.02 Au g/t over 10.7m; hole 22-01 yielded 6.05 g/t over 27.4m at 40m depth.
- New claims cover a chargeability anomaly extending under the South Ridge Thrust Fault, a drill target for sulfides.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-23-000459
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AHNRF
- cik: 0001304409
- company_name: ATHENA GOLD CORP
- filed_at: 2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1304409/000168316823000459/0001683168-23-000459-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1304409/000168316823000459/athenagold_8k.htm

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