
Pelangio Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: PX) (OTC PINK: PGXPF) reported that drill hole SPDD26-008 extended the higher-grade gold shoot at its 100%-owned Pokukrom East deposit 150-meters further north, where it remains open and could add significantly to the resource. The hole cut 26 meters of 2.99 g/t Au (un-cut), including 6 meters of 11.74 g/t Au and 2 meters of 27.95 g/t Au. These results show the higher-grade mineralization continues to the north. Drill hole SPDD26-007, previously reported on June 1, 2026 is interpreted to have undercut the plunge of the higher-grade shoot at Pokukrom East, while SPDD26-008 demonstrates the mineralized zone continues to the north at a flatter plunge.
“We’re excited by these results. They extend the higher-grade gold zone 150 metres to the north and suggest the mineralization may be flattening here, giving us important new information about the geometry of the deposit,” said Ingrid Hibbard, President and CEO of Pelangio. “Each hole helps us refine our understanding of the system, and with this improved understanding we are well positioned to continue testing for additional extensions of the higher-grade zones.”
Highlights
The Manfo Gold Project hosts an updated Mineral Resource Estimate conducted by SEMS Technical Services of Ghana and filed on Sedar+ on September 10, 2025 comprising an Indicated Mineral Resource of 441,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.16 g/t Au (11.8 million tonnes), and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 396,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 0.77 g/t Au (16.0 million tonnes).
The current drilling program is designed to expand mineralization beyond the limits of the existing resource and to further define the continuity of mineralized zones, while ongoing exploration will continue to evaluate additional targets across the project.
Manfo Drilling Program and Results
The ongoing resource extensional diamond drilling program at Manfo is focussed on demonstrating extensions to the Pokukrom East and West deposits. The current program is planned for approximately 2,900 meters in 14 drill holes and is 77% complete, with seven holes drilled and two in progress nearing completion. Assays have been received for seven holes including the latest hole. Six holes were reported on June 01, 2026.
Drill hole SPDD26-008 and SPDD26-007 were drilled to demonstrate the down-plunge continuation of the higher-grade gold shoot in the Pokukrom East deposit. With the results of SPDD26-008, SPDD26-007 is now interpreted to have undercut the plunge of the higher-grade shoot. Hole SPDD26-008 was drilled approximately 90-meters above and 50-meters to the north of SPDD26-007 and 150-meters to the north of the limit of the historical drilling and returned five individual gold zones with up to 26 meters of 2.99 g/t Au (un-cut) including 6 meters of 11.74 g/t Au which in turn included 2 meters of 27.95 g/t Au corresponding to the ‘main’ higher-grade gold shoot at Pokukrom East. A historical hole drilled by Pelangio 150 meters to the south of SPDD26-008, SPDD-180, returned 55 meters of 1.20 g/t Au including 14 meters of 2.50 g/t Au. Refer to Pelangio’s news release dated December 13, 2011. SPDD26-007 is a stronger mineralized hole than SPDD-180.
The true thickness of the mineralization is estimated to be 83% of core lengths. The vertical depth of the mineralization intercepted in SPDD26-008 is from 160 to 260-meters, above the bottom of the $2,600 Au conceptual pit optimized in the July 2025 mineral resource estimation. Refer to Figure 1. These encouraging results may extend the gold resource significantly further north although further drilling will be required to model and quantify the mineralization. Continued step-out drilling to the north could add additional gold mineralization to the resource if successful.
Still in progress are holes SPDD26-009 and SPDD26-010. Both holes are nearly complete, and both have passed through broad zones of alteration, i.e. 90-meters core length in hole SPDD26-009 and 145-meters core length in hole SPDD-010. Both holes will be complete within the next several days and assay results should be available within 10 to 14 days.
Five additional holes remain to be drilled in this program at Pokukrom East which will further test for a northern strike extension of the deposit, an extension to the south as well as down-dip below the shallower, southern end of the deposit. With successful results, future resource drilling programs will continue to probe for extensions plus infill drill to quantify resource additions to the Indicated category.
Methodology, Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Diamond drilling was conducted using an SA13000 diamond drill rig. HQ coring was conducted in the oxide, which was 25 meters deep, followed by NQ2 coring to the bottom of hole. The drill hole was spotted in the field with a hand-held GPS with a locational accuracy of +/- 5 meters. The drill collar position will be surveyed more accurately at a later date. A Champ-Magshot multi-shot survey instrument was used for down-hole survey readings every 12 meters, and a core orientation instrument is employed in the drilling program to enable accurate 3D measurement of geological features and structure.
Samples were obtained nominally at 1-meter intervals by sawing the drill core in half with a diamond saw and submitting half core to the Intertek Minerals Limited laboratory in Tarkwa, Ghana, for low-detection (0.01 ppm) 50g Fire Assay plus AA finish for gold. QA/QC samples, including certified standards, blanks and sample duplicates, were inserted into the sample stream at a rate of one in ten samples. The QA/QC results were within acceptable limits. The laboratory also performed their own internal QA/QC checks, which were also acceptable.
Table 1 summarizes assay results for drill hole SPDD26-008 at the Pokukrom East deposit, including the principal mineralized intervals and higher-grade sub-intervals. The results are consistent with the interpreted geometry of the higher-grade shoot and support its continuity down plunge.
Table 1. Assay Results from Diamond Drilling on the Pokukrom East Deposit, Manfo Project
| DHID | Deposit | East | North | Length | Azim | Dip | From | To | Interval | Au |
| UTM | UTM | (m) | (o) | (o) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (g/t) | ||
| SPDD26-008 | Poku East | 579,622 | 756,574 | 348.2 | 117 | -56 | 127 | 129 | 2 | 0.83 |
| 185 | 186 | 1 | 4.39 | |||||||
| 204 | 212.75 | 8.75 | 1.62 | |||||||
| incl | 205 | 209.35 | 4.35 | 2.50 | ||||||
| 228.7 | 236.2 | 7.5 | 0.42 | |||||||
| 279 | 305 | 26 | 2.99 | |||||||
| incl | 296 | 302 | 6 | 11.74 | ||||||
| incl | 297 | 299 | 2 | 27.95 |
Qualified Person
Mr. Kevin Thomson, P.Geo. (Ontario, #0191), Senior Vice-President, Exploration and Director, is a qualified person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Thomson approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this release.
About Pelangio Exploration Inc.:
Pelangio Exploration Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on advancing gold projects in Ghana and Canada. The Company’s principal asset is the 100% owned Manfo Gold Project in the Sefwi Gold Belt, which hosts a mineral resource and is the focus of ongoing drilling and exploration. In Ghana, Pelangio also holds the Dankran property, where previous work has identified high-grade gold mineralization with potential for follow-up drilling, along with the Obuasi property where early-stage exploration is underway.

Figure 1. Pokukrom East Vertical Long-section with Drill Status and Results illustrating the interpreted orientation and down-plunge continuity of the higher-grade gold shoot
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