Cabral Gold Sells First 2,400 Ounces of Cuiú Cuiú Doré

Cabral Gold Inc. (TSXV: CBR) said on September 30, 2026 that it had completed the first doré sale from its 100%-owned Cuiú Cuiú Gold District in Pará, Brazil, selling over 2,400 oz of gold to a Brazilian refinery at an average net realized price in excess of US$4,200 per ounce, with commercial production still targeted for Q4 2026.

Cabral Gold Inc. (TSXV: CBR) has crossed the line that separates a developer from a producer. The company said it has completed the first sale of doré — the unrefined gold-silver alloy that comes off a heap-leach or gravity circuit before a refinery turns it into bullion — from its 100%-owned Cuiú Cuiú Gold District in the State of Pará, Brazil. The buyer was a refinery inside Brazil, which keeps the logistics chain short and domestic.

The numbers attached to the announcement are modest in absolute terms but carry outsized meaning for a company at this stage. More than 2,400 ounces of gold were sold at an average net realized price in excess of US$4,200 per ounce. "Net realized" is the important qualifier: it is what landed after refining and selling costs, not a headline spot quote.

What 2,400 ounces at US$4,200 actually buys the company

Multiply the two disclosed figures and the first sale represents on the order of US$10.08 million in gross proceeds — an illustrative arithmetic exercise on the company's own numbers rather than a reported revenue line, and a floor rather than a ceiling, since both the ounce count and the price were described as minimums. Cabral has not reported a revenue figure for the period, and doré sales ahead of commercial production are typically accounted for differently than post-commissioning revenue.

Still, the order of magnitude matters. For a junior that has spent years on drilling, permitting and construction at Cuiú Cuiú, a single shipment in the eight-figure range changes the internal funding conversation. Every ounce sold before commercial production is declared is an ounce that does not have to be financed by equity issued at a discount or by a stream sold against future output. That is the practical content of chief executive Alan Carter's framing of the sale as "an important milestone" that "marks the beginning of revenue generation from the gold-in-oxide starter operation at Cuiú Cuiú," as set out in the company's announcement carried by INN Precious Metals.

The starter-pit model and why oxide ore comes first

Cuiú Cuiú's Phase 1 is a gold-in-oxide starter operation. Oxide material — the weathered, near-surface zone of a deposit — is softer, needs less crushing energy and is generally amenable to heap leaching, where crushed ore is stacked on a pad and irrigated with a solution that dissolves the gold. It is the cheapest, fastest way to get a Brazilian saprolite-hosted gold system into production, and it is the reason a company of Cabral's size can be selling doré while the larger sulphide resource beneath it is still a future decision.

The operational tell in this update is the dry plant — the ore preparation and stacking circuit — moving to 24-hour operation on two shifts per day. Continuous running is the point at which a construction project starts behaving like a mine: fixed costs get spread across a much larger tonnage, and the bottleneck shifts from commissioning glitches to sustained feed and stacking rates. Cabral also flagged that safety systems and culture remain a priority as the workforce migrates from construction roles to operating ones, which is the period when incident rates typically need the most management attention.

Q4 2026 commercial production is the next hard date

The company reiterated that the project is on time and on budget for commercial production during calendar Q4 2026. "Commercial production" is not a geological event; it is a defined threshold, usually a sustained percentage of nameplate throughput and recovery over a set number of days. Declaring it triggers accounting changes — capitalised pre-production costs stop and revenue and operating costs start flowing through the income statement — and it is the moment analysts can begin modelling unit costs with any confidence.

Between now and then, three things are worth watching. First, whether stacking rates at the dry plant hold at the two-shift cadence without unplanned downtime. Second, whether subsequent doré sales arrive at a regular clip, which is what confirms the mine-to-market arrangement the company says this first sale validated. Third, realized price: the first parcel cleared above US$4,200 an ounce, and the gap between that realization and prevailing gold prices is the cleanest read on how much the refining and selling chain is costing Cabral.

The market's response has been muted so far

Cabral's US over-the-counter line, CBGZF, was quoted at 1.12 as of 15:27 GMT on September 30, 2026, unchanged on the day, with an intraday range of 1.09 to 1.15. That is a flat tape on a day when the broad market was firmer: the S&P 500 tracker SPY stood at $768.01, up 0.50%, and the Nasdaq 100 tracker QQQ at $743.12, up 0.70%, while the Dow 30 tracker DIA slipped 0.04% to $512.66.

A first sale that arrives on schedule is, in one reading, already in the price — the market rewards the removal of risk, and much of that risk came out when construction stayed on budget. The OTC listing is also the thinner of Cabral's two lines; the primary quote is on the TSX Venture Exchange under CBR, where liquidity and price discovery for a Canadian-listed junior typically sit.

Pará, permitting and the wider small-mine wave

Cuiú Cuiú sits in the Tapajós region of Pará, historically one of Brazil's most productive artisanal gold districts and now the focus of a cluster of formalised, small-to-mid-scale operations. The economics of that wave depend on two things holding: a gold price high enough to make modest tonnages worth mining, and permitting timelines short enough that oxide starter pits can be built before the cycle turns. Cabral has delivered on the second at Phase 1. The first is out of its hands — which is why a realized price above US$4,200 an ounce on the opening parcel is the figure shareholders will anchor on.

Key facts

• First doré sale: Over 2,400 oz of gold sold to a Brazilian refinery
• Average net realized price: In excess of US$4,200 per ounce
• OTC quote: CBGZF at 1.12, unchanged, as of 15:27 GMT Sept 30, 2026 (range 1.09–1.15)
• Commercial production target: Calendar Q4 2026, stated on time and on budget

Frequently asked questions

What did Cabral Gold actually sell?

Cabral Gold sold doré — the unrefined gold-silver alloy produced on site before final refining — from its 100%-owned Cuiú Cuiú Gold District in the State of Pará, Brazil. The buyer was a refinery located in Brazil. The parcel contained more than 2,400 ounces of gold and cleared at an average net realized price above US$4,200 per ounce.

How much revenue does the first sale represent?

Cabral did not publish a revenue figure. Multiplying the two disclosed numbers — over 2,400 ounces at more than US$4,200 per ounce — implies roughly US$10.08 million in gross proceeds. That is an illustrative calculation on the company's own minimums, not a reported financial result, and pre-commercial-production sales are often accounted for differently from post-commissioning revenue.

What does 'commercial production' mean and when is it expected?

Commercial production is a defined operating threshold, typically a sustained share of nameplate throughput and recovery over a set period. Declaring it shifts accounting so that capitalised pre-production spending stops and revenue and operating costs flow through the income statement. Cabral says Cuiú Cuiú remains on time and on budget for commercial production during calendar Q4 2026.

Why is the operation starting with oxide ore?

Oxide ore is the weathered, near-surface part of a deposit. It is softer, needs less crushing energy and is generally suited to heap leaching, where crushed material is stacked and irrigated with a solution that dissolves gold. That makes it the cheapest and fastest route to production, which is why a junior can be selling doré before tackling deeper sulphide material.

How did Cabral Gold shares trade on the day of the announcement?

Cabral's US over-the-counter line, CBGZF, was quoted at 1.12 as of 15:27 GMT on September 30, 2026, unchanged on the day, in an intraday range of 1.09 to 1.15. By comparison, the S&P 500 tracker SPY was up 0.50% at $768.01 and the Nasdaq 100 tracker QQQ up 0.70% at $743.12.

What should investors watch next at Cuiú Cuiú?

Three markers: whether the dry plant sustains its new 24-hour, two-shift operation without unplanned downtime; whether follow-on doré sales arrive at a regular cadence, confirming the mine-to-market chain the first sale validated; and the realized price on later parcels, which shows how much refining and selling costs are eating into headline gold prices.

Sources

• Cabral Gold Announces First Gold Sales from Phase 1 Mine, Cuiú Cuiú Gold District, Brazil — INN Precious Metals

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