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Goliath Reports Up To 9.87 G/T Au Over 5.00 Meters, Confirms A 320 Meter Expansion Of Golden Gate Zone to The Northeast, Remains Open, On High-Grade Gold Surebet Discovery, Golden Triangle, B.C.

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Goliath Reports Up To 9.87 G/T Au Over 5.00 Meters, Confirms A 320 Meter Expansion Of Golden Gate Zone to The Northeast, Remains Open, On High-Grade Gold Surebet Discovery, Golden Triangle, B.C.

 

 

 

 

 

  • Assay results from multiple gold-rich drill intercepts from 2026 drilling have confirmed the expansion of the Golden Gate Zone to the northeast by 320 meters of the previously known gold mineralization; it remains open laterally and at depth (see Figures 1a and 1b).
  • An accompanying infographic is available at:

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/3c8a7865-5d82-4f3a-bdda-c365345729de

  • An accompanying infographic is available at:

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  • Drill hole GD-26-414 intersected multiple mineralized intervals belonging to the Surebet and Golden Gate zones. The Surebet Zone interval assayed 2.81 g/t Au over 4.00 m, including 9.79 g/t Au over 1.00 m part of the Surebet Zone. This first interval contains multiple occurrences of VG-NE within quartz-sulphide veins and breccias with substantial calc-silicate alteration. The Golden Gate interval assayed 9.87 g/t Au over 5.00 m, including 65.65 g/t Au over 0.75 m part of the Golden Gate Zone. This second interval is characterized by several occurrences of VG-NE associated with quartz-sulphide veins containing lenses of semi-massive pyrrhotite, galena, sphalerite, and minor chalcopyrite (see figures 2a and 2b).
  • An accompanying infographic is available at:

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d5ecb5de-6997-42dd-980f-ec8b96f5a385

*For reported assay intervals and AuEq calculation please see QA/QC Section on page 15

  • An accompanying infographic is available at:

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/133fa010-ac53-4476-a965-2ba26cade9da

*For reported assay intervals and AuEq calculation please see QA/QC Section on page 15

  • Drill hole GD-25-420 extended the Golden Gate Zone by 320 meters to the Northeast. The interval assayed 6.51 g/t AuEq (6.16 g/t Au and 7.27 g/t Ag) over 5.73 m, including 13.49 g/t AuEq (12.79 g/t Au and 14.12 g/t Ag) over 2.73 m, including 36.27 g/t AuEq (34.43 g/t Au and 35.17 g/t Ag) over 0.97 m consisting of a series of broad quartz-sulphide veins hosted in volcanic rocks where VG-NE occurs in association with semi-massive pyrrhotite, sphalerite, pyrite and galena (see Figure 3).
  • An accompanying infographic is available at:

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/239a9db9-6717-495c-8272-c6056e4f5a64

*For reported assay intervals and AuEq calculation please see QA/QC Section on page 15

  • Visible Gold to the Naked Eye (VG-NE) has been intersected in multiple veins and shear zones from 20 out of 35 holes drilled in 2026 continuing to confirm consistency of gold mineralization within the Surebet vein system that remains open laterally and at depth (see Figures 4a, 4b and 4c).
  • An accompanying infographic is available at:

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/26a2be5d-323a-4351-8033-cb697af602df

  • An accompanying infographic is available at:

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/4edbb9f7-f696-4b18-8cde-104460b37386

  • An accompanying infographic is available at:

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  • All drill holes completed during the 2026 drill campaign have intersected quartz-sulphide mineralization which generally corresponds to high-grade gold mineralization. 44 out of 98 planned drill holes have been completed with a total of 23,863 meters drilled in 2026.
  • The fully funded 2026 planned drill program will include approximately 50,000 meters of systematic drilling with 7 drill rigs designed to expand the known mineralization laterally and to depth in order to test the extent of the Surebet discovery as well as the potential location of the Motherlode Feeder Source, focused on defining a resource. The system remains open in multiple directions.
  • Expansion drilling will continue to focus on extending the footprint of the Bonanza Zone and Golden Gate Zone to the East and Northeast as well as expanding the Surebet Zone to the West and testing other gold-rich mineralized lodes/veins that remain open.
  • Directional drilling where multiple drill holes are extended from a single mother-hole is being employed on selected drill holes in order to cut down on drill time and money spending while also increasing accuracy of drill targeting.

 

Goliath Resources Limited (TSX-V: GOT) (OTCQX: GOTRF) (FSE: B4IF) is pleased to report assay results that confirm the expansion of the Golden Gate Zone to the Northeast by 320 meters of the previously known gold mineralization on its 100% owned Golddigger Property, Golden Triangle, British Columbia. The Golden Gate Zone remains open laterally and at depth.

 

Dr. Quinton Hennigh, Advisor to Goliath and Strategic Investor commented: “When I spoke with the Company prior to this drill season, they made it abundantly clear that a considerable number of the planned drill holes would test extensions of various lode systems at the Surebet Discovery. Given that there remains exceptional opportunity to grow the systems high-grade gold footprint, I was delighted to hear this. We are now seeing the impact of this strategic decision. Drill hole GD-26-420 encountered a 6.51 g/t AuEq over 5.73 meters across the Golden Gate lode in a position 320 meters northeast of its previous limit. I believe we will continue to see many further drill extensions over the course of the rest of the 2026 and the Surebet Discovery is only going to keep on growing with every drill program.”

 

Mr. Roger Rosmus, Founder & CEO of Goliath states: “Our team is performing like a well-oiled machine. The goal of this 2026 drilling campaign is expansion and the directional drilling being utilized is paying off with the step outs being successful. The 320 meter step out of Golden Gate to the northeast is one example and nice surprise along the way. It is worth noting the amount of visible gold to the naked eye in the drill holes since we started drilling the Surebet discovery is unique, as well high-grade gold systems are not known to have such large footprints. After over 400+ drill holes have been completed to date the system remains open laterally and at depth. Grass roots High -grade gold systems tend to get challenging to grow them. But Surebet discovery is the opposite, we are challenging the geology and having no problems growing the system with aggressive step outs. The cadence of drill holes getting to the lab for assays is ideal, and we hope to have plenty more assay results throughout the rest of the year and into 2027.”

 

Drill hole GD-26-414 intersected multiple mineralized intervals belonging to the Surebet and Golden Gate zones. The Surebet Zone interval assayed 2.81 g/t Au over 4.00 m, including 9.79 g/t Au over 1.00 m part of the Surebet Zone. This first interval contains multiple occurrences of VG-NE within quartz-sulphide veins and breccias with substantial calc-silicate alteration. The Golden Gate interval assayed 9.87 g/t Au over 5.00 m, including 65.65 g/t Au over 0.75 m part of the Golden Gate Zone. This second interval is characterized by several occurrences of VG-NE associated with quartz-sulphide veins containing lenses of semi-massive pyrrhotite, galena, sphalerite, and minor chalcopyrite.

 

Drill hole GD-25-420 intersected the Golden Gate Zone extending it by 320 meters to the Northeast. This interval assayed 6.51 g/t AuEq (6.16 g/t Au and 7.27 g/t Ag) over 5.73 m, including 13.49 g/t AuEq (12.79 g/t Au and 14.12 g/t Ag) over 2.73 m, including 36.27 g/t AuEq (34.43 g/t Au and 35.17 g/t Ag) over 0.97 m consisting of a series of broad quartz-sulphide veins hosted in volcanic rocks where VG-NE occurs in association with semi-massive pyrrhotite, sphalerite, pyrite and galena.

 

All drill holes completed during the 2026 drill campaign have intersected quartz-sulphide mineralization which generally corresponds to high-grade gold mineralization. 44 out of 98 planned drill holes have been completed with a total of 23,863 meters drilled in 2026.

 

Table 1: Gold equivalent and gold only assay results.

 

Hole ID   From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Cu % Pb % Zn % AuEq (g/t)
GD-26-414 Interval 35.00 39.00 4.00 2.81          
Including 35.00 38.00 3.00 3.60          
Including 36.00 37.00 1.00 9.79          
Interval 45.80 51.45 5.65 1.73          
Including 47.65 51.45 3.80 2.53          
Including 48.78 51.45 2.67 3.43          
Including 50.65 51.45 0.80 7.80          
Interval 509.00 514.00 5.00 9.87          
Including 510.00 512.80 2.80 17.61          
Including 510.91 511.66 0.75 65.65          
GD-26-420 Interval 542.27 548.00 5.73 6.16 7.27 0.01 0.10 0.79 6.51
Including 542.27 545.00 2.73 12.79 14.12 0.02 0.17 1.61 13.49
Including 542.27 544.10 1.83 18.79 20.68 0.03 0.25 2.38 19.82
Including 543.13 544.10 0.97 34.43 35.17 0.05 0.41 4.44 36.27

 

The expanded Bonanza Zone has a strike of 1.8 km NW-SE and 1.8 km NE-SW. Mineralization in drill core from the expanded portions of the Bonanza is characterized by the presence of VG-NE as well as sphalerite and pyrrhotite in wide (up to 7 meter) intervals consisting of sheared quartz-sulphide breccia. Previously the Bonanza Zone contained 5 lodes up to 19 meters thick with a combined thickness of up to 27 meters and intercepts up to 8.35 g/t AuEq (8.31 g/t Au and 2.30 g/t Ag) over 23.00 meters (drill hole GD-24-280) and remains open for expansion.

 

An accompanying infographic is available at:

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/7002880e-3cbe-4866-8165-6c100131bd57

 

The expanded Golden Gate Zone has a strike of 1.6 km E-W and 1.5 km N-S. Mineralization in drill core from the expanded portions of the Golden Gate Zone is characterized by sets of veins and veinlets hosted in andesitic volcanic rocks and mineralized with VG-NE, sphalerite, galena, pyrrhotite as well as trace pyrite and chalcopyrite. Previously the Golden Gate Zone contained 18 lodes up to 14 meters with a combined thickness of up to 49 meters and with intercepts up to 34.52 g/t AuEq (34.47 g/t Au and 3.96 g/t Ag) over 39.00 meters (drill hole GD-24-260) and remains open for expansion.

 

An accompanying infographic is available at:

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/3f2a775a-683b-45f6-8444-44f410ca4971

 

Visible Gold to the Naked Eye has been intersected in multiple veins and shear zones from 26 out of 38 holes drilled in 2026 continuing to confirm the consistency of the mineralization within the Surebet system that remains wide open.

 

The fully funded 2026 drill program is underway and will include approximately 50,000 meters of systematic drilling designed to expand the known mineralization laterally and to depth (all mineralized lodes remain open for expansion and new discoveries), as well as test for the Motherlode Magmatic Gold Feeder Source, focused on defining a resource. Expansion drilling will focus on extending the footprint of the Bonanza Zone and Golden Gate Zone to the East and Northeast, as well as expanding the Surebet Zone to the West and testing other gold-rich mineralized lodes/veins that remain open. Additional drilling will be allocated to testing a number of lithological-structural features linked to magnetic anomalies strongly indicating the presence of a Motherlode causative magmatic intrusion gold feeder source. Directional drilling where multiple drill holes are extended from a single mother-hole is being employed on selected drill holes in order to cut down on drill time and money spending while also increasing accuracy of drill targeting.

 

Table 2: Collar information for drill holes reported in this news release.

 

Hole ID CRS Easting (m) Northing (m) Elevation (m) Azimuth (deg) Dip (deg) Length (m)
GD-26-414 NAD83 / UTM zone 9N 457718 6162966 1486 115 81 578
GD-26-420 NAD83 / UTM zone 9N 457718 6162966 1485 115 81 608

Surebet Discovery Highlights

  • 100% of the drill holes completed prior to the 2026 drill season within the 1.8 km2 Surebet discovery have intersected gold mineralization clearly demonstrating consistent continuity, grades, and widths with of over 1,500 drill hole pierce points.
  • The most recent ore mineralization model (see Figure 7) incorporating all available data prior to the 2026 drill program comprises five (5) stacked gold-mineralized vein systems/zones: Bonanza, Surebet, Golden Gate, Whopper, and Eldorado. Collectively these zones comprise 46 gold-rich lodes/veins and multiple subvertical Eocene-aged dyke swarms.

 

Table 3: Five main modelled gold rich zones and dykes.

 

Zone Number of lodes/veins Dimensions Key Intercept Status
Bonanza 5 1.8 km x 1.8 km x 19 m 8.35 g/t AuEq over 23 m Remains Open
Surebet 9 1.2 km x 1.0 km x 19 m 21.08 g/t AuEq over 23 m Remains Open
Golden Gate 18 1.6 km x 1.5 km x 14 m 34.52 g/t AuEq over 39 m Remains Open
Whopper 12 1.0 km x 1.0 km x 6 m 32.67 g/t AuEq over 4 m Remains Open
Eldorado 2 1.0 km x 900 m x 5 m 13.93 g/t AuEq over 5.75 m Remains Open
Gold-rich dykes   1.4 km x 890 m x 25 m 12.03 g/t AuEq over 10 m Remains Open

 

An accompanying infographic is available at:

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/001cc994-a5c4-41fb-a8d7-8951ccf60657

 

  • 92% of the holes (355 out of 386) drilled prior to the 2026 drill season at Surebet contain VG-NE (see Figure 8) and 100% of holes drilled to date at the Surebet Discovery have intersected quartz-sulphide mineralization. See news releases dated: July 7, 2025, June 23, 2025, January 7, 2025, January 13, 2025, February 10, 2025, February 18, 2025, February 27, 2025, December 12, 2024, July 30, 2024, January 20, 2026, December 2, 2025, November 17, 2025, October 27, 2025, September 22, 2025, September 8, 2025, August 26, 2025, and July 28, 2025.
  • An accompanying infographic is available at:

https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/36d1fae3-074a-4cce-a1aa-19b67cbbe881

  • High-grade gold has been identified in three distinctive rock types, including: quartz-sulphide breccias and stockwork veins hosted in sedimentary rocks; precious and base metals bearing veins hosted in volcanic rocks; and intermediate to felsic Eocene-aged dykes. All mineralized rock types contain substantial amounts of VG-NE (from fine-grained to coarse-grained gold).
  • Preliminary metallurgical testing conducted in 2023 on a composite core sample resulted in remarkable recoveries through a combination of simple gravity and flotation of 92.2% for Au, 86.5% for Ag, 94.2% for Pb and 96.9% for Zn. Recoveries through simple and cost-effective gravity alone amount to 48.8% Au and 10.3% Ag with a crush size of 327 micrometer (no cyanide leaching required to recover the gold and silver). The metallurgy completed to date shows a benign rock composition without deleterious elements (see news release March 1, 2023).
  • The consistent continuity, widths and grade of ore mineralization demonstrated by >156,000 meters of drilling in multiple stacked lodes/veins confirms that the 1.8 km2 Surebet Discovery continues to demonstrate strong potential to become one of the most significant high-grade gold discoveries in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle in many years
  • The best hole drilled to date from the gold-rich stacked quartz-sulphide breccias and stockwork veins hosted in the sedimentary units is GD-23-157 that assayed 21.08 g/t AuEq (18.95 g/t Au and 95.31 g/t Ag) over 23.00 meters, including 33.75 g/t AuEq (30.39 g/t Au and 150.42 g/t Ag) over 14.00 meters, including 50.27 g/t AuEq (45.27 g/t Au and 225.42 g/t Ag) over 9.00 meters (see news release dated August 15, 2023). More details on the QA/QC protocol can be found in the section titled “QA/QC Protocol” below.
  • The best hole drilled to date from the precious and base metals bearing veins hosted in the volcanic units is GD-24-260 from the Golden Gate Zone that assayed 34.52 g/t AuEq (34.47 Au and 3.96 Ag) over 39.00 meters, including 132.93 g/t AuEq (132.78 Au and 12.98 Ag) over 10.00 meters, and 166.04 g/t AuEq (165.84 Au and 16.07 Ag) over 8.00 meters (see news release dated January 13, 2025). More details on the QA/QC protocol can be found in the section titled “QA/QC Protocol” below.
  • The best hole drilled to date from the Eocene-aged dykes is GD-22-58 that assayed 12.03 g/t AuEq (11.84 g/t Au and 15.61 g/t Ag) over 10.00 meters including 19.91 g/t AuEq (19.62 g/t Au and 25.61 g/t Ag) over 6.00 meters, including 23.82 g/t AuEq (23.47 g/t Au and 30.54 g/t Ag) over 5.00 meters, plus a second separate interval down hole of 8.59 g/t AuEq (8.35 g/t Au and 20.74 g/t Ag) over 5.00 meters (see news release dated March 13, 2025). More details on the QA/QC protocol can be found in the section titled “QA/QC Protocol” below.
  • A study completed by the Colorado School of Mines confirms a new interpretation of the ore forming process at Surebet and suggests a common magmatic source for the high-grade gold system hosted in three distinct rock types. Until this study, researchers and explorers in the Golden Triangle had not recognized the high-grade gold discovery potential in the Eocene-aged dykes (see news release March 13, 2025), which is showing the potential that these discoveries could be a geological breakthrough in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia.
  • Based on positive grassroots exploration and drill results in recent years, Goliath significantly increased its land package from 66,608 hectares to 91,518 hectares (226,146 acres) and now controls 56 kilometers of key terrain of the Red Line geologic trend providing for additional discovery potential.
  • The Golddigger Property is located on tidewater with a barge route to Prince Rupert (190 km south) and close to infrastructure including the town of Kitsault adjacent to a permitted mine site on private property.

 

About Golddigger Property

 

The Golddigger Property is 100% owned and covers an area of 91,518 hectares in a highly prospective geological setting of the Eskay Rift, within 3 kilometers of the Red Line in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia. This area has hosted some of Canada’s greatest gold mines including Eskay Creek, Premier and Snip. Other significant and well-known deposits in the Golden Triangle include Brucejack, Copper Canyon, Galore Creek, Granduc, KSM, Red Chris, and Schaft Creek. Goliath controls 56 kilometers of the Red Line which is a geologic contact between Triassic age Stuhini rocks and Jurassic age Hazelton rocks used as key markers when exploring for gold-copper-silver mineralization.

 

The Surebet discovery has shown predictable continuity and good metallurgy with gold recoveries of 92.2% from gravity and flotation at a 327-micrometer crush, including 48.8% recovery of free gold from gravity alone (no cyanide required to recover the gold). The metallurgical testing completed to date shows no presence of deleterious elements (see news release dated March 1, 2023).

 

The Property is in a well positioned location in close proximity to the communities of Alice Arm and Kitsault where there is a permitted mill site on private property. It is situated adjacent to tide water with direct barge access to Prince Rupert (190 kilometers via the Observatory inlet/Portland inlet). The town of Kitsault is accessible by road (190 kilometers from Terrace, 300 kilometers from Prince Rupert) and has a barge landing, dock, and infrastructure capable of housing at least 300 people, including high-tension power.

 

Additional infrastructure in the area includes the Dolly Varden Silver Mine Road (only 7 kilometers to the East of the Surebet discovery) with direct road access to Alice Arm barge landing (18 kilometers to the south of the Surebet discovery) and high-tension power (25 kilometers to the east of Surebet discovery). The city of Terrace (population 16,000) provides access to railway, major highways, and airport with supplies (food, fuel, lumber, etc.), while the town of Prince Rupert (population 12,000) is located on the West Coast of British Columbia and houses an international container seaport also with direct access to railway and an airport.

 

Qualified Person

 

The scientific and technical information contained in this news release was reviewed and approved by M. Antonio Celis C., P.Geo under Engineers & Geoscientists of British Columbia (EGBC), an independent qualified person to Goliath Resources Ltd., who is responsible for ensuring that the information provided in this news release is accurate and who acts as a “qualified person” under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

 

About CASERM (Center to Advance the Science of Exploration to Reclamation in Mining)

 

Goliath Resources is a paying member and active supporter of the Center to Advance the Science of Exploration to Reclamation in Mining, which is one of the world’s largest research centers in the mining sector. CASERM is a collaborative research venture between Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech that is supported by a consortium of mining and exploration companies, analytical instrumentation and software companies, and federal agencies aiming to transform the way geoscience data is acquired and used across the mining value chain. The center forms part of the I-UCRC program of the National Science Foundation. Research focuses on the integration of diverse geoscience data to improve decision making across the mine life cycle, beginning with the exploration for subsurface resources continuing through mine operation as well as closure and environmental remediation. Over the past three years, Goliath Resources’ membership in CASERM has allowed a high level of research to be performed on the Surebet Discovery.

 

About Goliath Resources Limited

 

Goliath Resources is an explorer of precious metals projects in the highly prospective Golden Triangle of Northwestern British Columbia. All of its projects are in high quality geological settings and geopolitical safe jurisdictions amenable to mining in Canada. Goliath is a member and active supporter of CASERM which is an organization that represents a collaborative venture between Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech. In 2025, Goliath completed its largest drill campaign to date for a total of 64,364 meters. It is fully funded for a similar sized drill program in 2026. The Company’s key strategic cornerstone shareholders include Crescat Capital, a Global Commodity Group (Singapore), McEwen Inc. (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX), Waratah Capital Advisors, Rob McEwen, Eric Sprott and Larry Childress.

Posted August 10, 2026

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