Upside Gold Completes Expanded 2026 Diamond Drilling Program at Kena Project

Upside Gold Corp. has concluded its expanded 2026 diamond drilling program at the Kena Gold-Copper Project in southeastern British Columbia. The company drilled approximately 5,180 metres, significantly surpassing the original target of 4,000 metres. This expanded program aimed to extend known mineralization and advance priority gold-copper targets, including the Kena Copper-Gold Zone, Kena Gold Zone, Gold Mountain Zone, and South Gold Zone.

The completion of the program marks another significant step in Upside’s strategy to advance the Kena Gold-Copper Project. Sophy Cesar, CEO and Director of Upside Gold, highlighted the successful execution of the program, stating, “Completion of the drill program marks another key execution milestone for Upside. We continue to deliver on our strategy to systematically advance the Kena Gold-Copper Project.”

The expanded drilling program has provided the company with substantial new geological data. Trevor Boyd, P.Geo., Vice President, Exploration of Upside Gold, added, “The expanded program has provided us with a substantial amount of new geological information across the Kena Project. With our exploration permit extended to October 31, we retain the flexibility to return to the field and follow up with additional drilling should assay results identify compelling opportunities that warrant further testing.”

Upside Gold plans to incorporate the 2026 drill results with data from previous programs, including the 2025 drill program and other relevant drilling since the 2021 historical mineral resource estimate, as part of an updated mineral resource evaluation. The evaluation will consider gold, copper, and silver and incorporate updated economic and technical parameters.

Moose Mountain Technical Services has been engaged to undertake the updated mineral resource estimate and NI 43-101 technical report. The report is targeted for Q1 2027, subject to the receipt and validation of all required assay and QA/QC data.

The Kena Project hosts a historical gold resource comprising an Indicated Mineral Resource of 32.146 million tonnes at an average grade of 0.544 g/t Au for 0.561 million ounces of gold, and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 177.507 million tonnes at an average grade of 0.486 g/t Au for 2.77 million ounces of gold. Additional drilling and technical work will be required to verify the historical estimate as a current mineral resource.

With the drilling program now complete, Upside Gold will focus on logging and sampling drill core, with samples being submitted for analysis. The company remains committed to advancing the Kena Gold-Copper Project through systematic exploration and drilling programs.