07:44 AM EDT, 07/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Harfang Exploration ( HRFEF ) said Thursday that it paused field activities at the Sky Lake gold project in Ontario, citing elections at a local First Nations community.

After the election concludes in mid-August, Harfang said the company and the local First Nation group will attempt to finalize a mutually beneficial exploration agreement.

"After our very successful maiden winter drill program at Sky Lake, we will use this summer to conduct desktop work and plan the next phase of exploration," said Rick Breger, Harfang's president and CEO.

The company said it will follow up on the positive results from last summer at Menarik East and Menarik West projects within the Lake Menarik asset in Quebec.

Harfang's share price fell 5.6% on Wednesday to $0.085 on the TSXV.