Form 8-K

8-K — Nova Minerals Corp

Accession: 0001493152-26-040921

Filed: 2026-09-01

Period: 2026-09-01

CIK: 0001852551

SIC: 1040 (GOLD & SILVER ORES)

Item: Regulation FD Disclosure

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED

STATES

SECURITIES

AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,

D.C. 20549

FORM

8-K

CURRENT

REPORT

Pursuant

to Section 13 or 15(d)

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date

of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 1, 2026

Nova

Minerals Corp

(Exact

name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

001-42132

42-1800080

(State or other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File

Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

6312

South Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 300E

Greenwood

Village, Colorado

80111

(Address

of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip

Code)

Registrant’s

Telephone Number, including Area Code: (720) 550-4223

(Former

Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report): Not Applicable

Check

the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under

any of the following provisions:

☐

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐

Soliciting

material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐

Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐

Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities

registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title

of each class

Trading

Symbol

Name

of exchange on which registered

Common

Stock, $0.001 par value per share

NVA

NYSE

American LLC

Warrants

to purchase Common Stock

NVAWS

NYSE

American LLC

Indicate

by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405

of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

Emerging

growth company ☒

an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying

with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item

7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

September 1, 2026, Nova Minerals Corp issued a press release titled “West Susitna Access Road Advances with Geotechnical Drilling

and $25 Million Additional Funding Approved”, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

The

information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed”

for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.

The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to

the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item

9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit

No.

Description

99.1

Press release, dated September 1, 2026

104

Cover

Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the iXBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant

to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by

the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Nova

Minerals Corp

Date:

September 1, 2026

/s/

Ian Pamensky

Name:

Ian

Pamensky

Title:

Secretary

EX-99.1

Filename: ex99-1.htm · Sequence: 2

Exhibit 99.1

West

Susitna Access Road Advances with Geotechnical Drilling and $25 Million Additional Funding Approved

Anchorage,

Alaska, September 1, 2026 - Nova Minerals Corp (“Nova Minerals” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: NVA | ASX:

NVA) is pleased to report that geotechnical drilling is underway and that the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (“AIDEA”)

has authorized up to $25 million in additional funding to advance the West Susitna Access Road. The proposed year-round road will provide

a critical transportation link between the Company’s Estelle Gold and Critical Minerals Project and its planned Port MacKenzie

antimony refinery.

Highlights

● The

West Susitna Access Road is a transformative 78.5-mile, year-round all-weather road that

will support critical mineral development in Alaska’s West Susitna region, including

Nova Minerals’ Estelle Project, by improving access, reducing development costs, and

supporting regional economic growth. It will connect to a separate 22-mile Alaska Department

of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) road project, including a major bridge

over the Susitna River, linking the area to the existing road network (Figure 1).

● The

AIDEA board has authorized up to $25 million in funding to advance geotechnical drilling

and other essential works for the West Susitna Access Road over 2026/2027.

● ADOT&PF

geotechnical investigations are progressing well, with 2026 fieldwork and most drill holes

completed or nearing completion at key material sites and bridge crossings (Figure 2), and

numerous environmental studies now completed.

● Nova

Minerals is a first mover in developing a fully integrated antimony mining, processing and

refining operation in Alaska to provide a secure and reliable domestic supply of a critical

mineral essential to U.S. national and economic security.

August 27, 2026, the AIDEA board approved up to $25 million additional in funding to undertake a geotechnical drilling program and progress

other essential works for the West Susitna Access Road. Once complete, the road will provide year-round access to the region’s

critical natural resources, including Nova Minerals’ Estelle Project.

The

funding will also progress the permitting, hydrologic, engineering, and access work that directly supports it.

“This

is the work that turns a route on a map into a road that can actually be built,” said AIDEA Deputy Executive Director Brandon Brefczynski.

“The Board’s unanimous action keeps the project on schedule for the upcoming field seasons and moves us another step closer

to unlocking one of the most promising resource corridors in the state.”

This

important next step builds on the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities’ (ADOT&PF) extensive geotechnical

investigations and drilling program undertaken in 2026 as part of the predevelopment work for the West Susitna Access Road, supporting

the preliminary design of the proposed roadway, bridges, culverts, and potential construction material sites.

Field

investigations have been completed at three material sites, with work at a fourth site nearly complete. Additional laboratory testing

and technical analysis are ongoing. Fourteen material sites still require field investigation. These locations have received the necessary

environmental and land-use permits and are prepared to proceed once authorization is received from the Federal Highway Administration.

Substantial

progress has also been made at the proposed Little Susitna River and Susitna River bridge crossings. At the Little Susitna River Bridge,

seven of eight planned test holes and two of three planned penetrometer investigations have been completed.

the Susitna River Bridge, drilling has been completed at four primary bridge pier locations using barge-supported equipment. The remaining

in-river pier investigations are planned for the May 15 through July 15, 2027, permitted in-water work window. The remaining abutment

and approach investigations are fully permitted and awaiting federal authorization.

addition to the drilling, numerous environmental and other studies have also been completed or are nearing completion including:

Overall,

the West Susitna Access Road is expected to cover 78.5-miles, beginning approximately 1.4 miles west of Alexander Creek and extending

to Nova Minerals’ Whiskey Bravo airstrip and mineral exploration camp (Figure 1).

Phase

1 of Nova Minerals planned antimony trisulfide production is fully funded by a $43.4 million U.S. Department of War (DoW) Defense Production

Act Title III award to support the establishment of a domestic antimony supply chain.

Upon

completion, Nova Minerals’ antimony refinery in Port MacKenzie, Alaska, is expected to serve as a strategic U.S. processing and

toll-treatment facility capable of producing refined antimony products for defense, industrial and critical technology supply chains.

Nova

Minerals CEO, Mr. Christopher Gerteisen, commented:

“Nova

Minerals welcomes the AIDEA board’s unanimous funding approval, authorizing an additional $25 million to advance the development

of the West Susitna Access Road. This marks another important milestone for Nova Minerals’ Estelle Gold and Critical Minerals Project.

“The

funding approval demonstrates the ongoing local support for critical minerals projects in the region that strengthen U.S. national and

economic security.

“This

vital piece of infrastructure will increase accessibility to the site, providing safe and reliable road access throughout the year, supporting

our efforts to establish a fully secure, vertically integrated antimony supply chain.”

You

can read the full press release from AIDEA on its funding approval here.

https://www.aidea.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=BHBO7Yhrsck%3d&portalid=0

Watch

the AIDA West Susitna Access video here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZRiDq8c9Os

Watch

a video on the geotechnical drilling here.

https://vimeo.com/1133671687?fl=pl&fe=vl

Figure

1. Proposed route for the West Susitna Access Road. Source AIDEA

Figure

2. Geotechnical drilling on the West Susitna Access Road route. Source ADOT&PF

About

Nova Minerals Corp

Nova

Minerals Corp is advancing one of the world’s largest undeveloped gold deposits into production and securing a U.S. domestic supply

of the critical mineral antimony. The Company is focused on the exploration and development of the Estelle Gold and Critical Minerals

Project, located in Alaska, a tier-one mining jurisdiction.

Estelle

hosts two defined multi-million-ounce gold resources, and more than 20 prospects distributed along a 35-kilometre mineralized trend,

in the prolific Tintina Gold Belt, a province which hosts a >220 million ounce (Moz) documented gold endowment and some of the world’s

largest gold mines and discoveries including, Kinross Gold Corporation’s Fort Knox Gold Mine. In parallel, Nova is advancing its

critical minerals strategy, fully-funded by a $43.4 million U.S. Department of War award to develop a domestic antimony supply chain,

targeted for production in 2027.

Further

discussion and analysis of the Estelle Project is available through the interactive Vrify 3D animations, presentations, and videos, all

available on the Company’s website www.novamineralscorp.com.

Forward

Looking Statements

This

press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section

21E of the Exchange Act which are subject to the “safe

harbor” created by those sections. All statements, other than statements of historical

fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements and that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking

statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,”

“contemplate,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,”

“may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “target,”

“aim,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these words or other similar expressions,

although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on Nova Minerals Corp’s current

expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking

statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Forward-looking statements contained in this

announcement are made as of this date, and Nova Minerals Corp undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under

applicable law.

For

further information:

Nova

Minerals:

Media:

Investor

Relations:

Craig

Bentley

Jenna

Shinderman

Dave

Gentry, CEO

Executive

Director

Sodali

& Co

RedChip

Companies, Inc.

Ph:

1-720-550-4223

Ph:

1-631-918-4047

Ph:

1-407-644-4256

craig@novamineralscorp.com

jenna.shinderman@sodali.com

NVA@redchip.com

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