Dryden Gold Discovers Visible Gold at Mud Lake North

Dryden Gold Corp. has announced the discovery of visible gold in its first drill program at Mud Lake North, located approximately three kilometers north of Gold Rock. The drill program, which was designed to follow up on high-grade surface samples collected during the 2025 field mapping campaign, has yielded encouraging results.

The first two drill holes intersected broad zones of alteration accompanied by significant sulphide mineralization. The third drill hole, however, provided the most notable findings, intersecting similar alteration and sulphide mineralization along with visible gold. While assays for all three holes are pending, the presence of visible gold in the third hole is seen as a strong indicator of the company's geological model.

Trey Wasser, CEO of Dryden Gold, expressed excitement over the discovery, stating, "The discovery of visible gold at Mud Lake North is very exciting and provides strong initial support for our 'String of Pearls' theory, similar to the active mines in the Red Lake District. We believe the Manitou-Dinorwic deformation zone has the potential to host multiple gold deposits along strike."

The major goal of the testing at Mud Lake North is to prove the periodicity of target areas within the Gold Rock Camp. The company plans to continue drilling, with approximately 2,000 meters scheduled to test down-plunge and along strike.

The technical disclosure in the news release has been reviewed and approved by Maura Kolb, M.Sc., P. Geo., President of Dryden Gold and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators. The company is drilling NQ size core, with samples cut in half, where one half is sent to the lab for analysis and the other kept as a record. True thickness/widths of the mineralization are unknown, and results intervals are reported as the drilled core lengths unless otherwise stated.

Dryden Gold is an exploration company focused on the discovery of high-grade gold mineralization, listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (DRY) and traded on the OTCQX (DRYGF) and FSE (X7W). The company controls 100% interest in mining claims in the Dryden District of Northwestern Ontario, which hosts high-grade gold mineralization over 50km of potential strike length along the Manitou-Dinorwic deformation zone. The property enjoys excellent infrastructure and benefits from proximity to an experienced mining workforce.

The company's next steps will involve further exploration and drilling to confirm the findings and assess the potential for additional discoveries across the Gold Rock Camp. Dryden Gold remains committed to building respectful, collaborative relationships with Indigenous Nations and communities throughout its area of operations.