Rua Gold Reports High-Grade Drill Results at Auld Creek Project

Rua Gold Inc., a Vancouver-based exploration company focused on New Zealand, has reported significant high-grade drill results from its Auld Creek gold-antimony project. The company's ongoing resource drilling at the Auld Creek Project has demonstrated strong continuity of high-grade mineralized shoots, with mineralization remaining open along strike and at depth. This follows the acceptance of Auld Creek as a listed project under New Zealand's Fast-Track Approvals regime in July 2026, which has positioned the company for a substantive application submission in October 2026 and the publication of a Pre-Feasibility Study in December 2026.

The latest drill results have reinforced the high-grade nature and growth potential of the Auld Creek project. The mineralization continues to be characterized by narrow zones of gold grades, such as ACDDH127 and ACDDH130, which have yielded impressive results. ACDDH127, for instance, returned a 6.6-meter interval with 24.9 grams per tonne (g/t) of gold equivalent (AuEq), including 0.3 meters with 43.6 grams per tonne (g/t) gold and 33.3% antimony (Sb). Similarly, ACDDH130 produced a 6.3-meter interval with 14.4 g/t AuEq, including 0.3 meters with 69.2 g/t gold.

These latest results, together with continued observations of visible gold, reinforce the high-grade nature and growth potential of Auld Creek. The continuity of the high-grade shoots, together with repeating mineralization at depth, is increasing the confidence in the potential for further resource growth. The Company remains on track to submit its substantive application under New Zealand's Fast-Track Approvals regime in October 2026.

The Auld Creek Project, located in Reefton, New Zealand, is part of the Reefton Gold District, a historically productive area with a rich history of gold mining. The project is currently the focus of four drill rigs, with the Company's CEO, Robert Eckford, expressing optimism about the resource's potential.

Rua Gold Inc. has been strategically focused on New Zealand, turning major discoveries into long-standing producing mines in multiple continents. The company's Glamorgan Project, located in the North Island, is a highly prospective high-grade gold project that has the potential to contribute significantly to the company's future growth.

The Company's exploration efforts continue to demonstrate strong evidence to expand the gold-antimony resource. The Fraternal structure, a major synclinal sheared fold structure that hosts the mineralization, has been drill-confirmed to extend northward for over 1,400 meters and intercepted at over 500 meters depth. Infill drilling along the Fraternal structure is confirming high-grade mineralized shoots dipping shallow to moderately northward in a repetitive sequence at depths of 40-60 meters. The current ratio of conversion of inferred to indicated resources is greater than 70%, with this ratio improving with every successful drill hole.

Rua Gold Inc. is committed to advancing its exploration programs and is on track to submit its substantive application under New Zealand's Fast-Track Approvals regime in October 2026. The company's strategy is to maximize the asset potential of its two highly prospective high-grade gold projects, the Auld Creek and Glamorgan projects, in the Reefton Gold District and the North Island, respectively.