Northern Shield Continues to Advance their Discovery of a Large Epithermal Au-Ag-Te and Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au-Te System, Root & Cellar Property, Newfoundland

Northern Shield Resources Inc. announced drill results from its recently completed program at the Root & Cellar Property in Newfoundland. The assays are from the Conquest Zone, targeting an epithermal gold-silver system. Key intercepts include: * Hole 25RC-34: 4.35 metres grading 3.4 g/t Au from 130.6 metres depth. This intersection is described as being within the "boiling zone," a key target in epithermal systems. * Hole 25RC-33: 24.9 metres grading 0.57 g/t Au from 24.6 metres depth, representing near-surface mineralization.

The company's CEO, Ian Bliss, stated that intersecting the boiling zone allows them to step back and follow the veins in the next program. The company also highlighted its progress on the Creston Porphyry copper target, indicating it is now at the drilling stage, with a permit application for 14 holes in progress for late fall/early winter 2025.

This news is materially positive as it provides the first assay confirmation that the company's summer 2025 drill program has successfully intersected the targeted "boiling zone" of the epithermal system at the Conquest Zone. While the grades (4.35m @ 3.4 g/t Au) are not spectacular "discovery" grades, they are significant for this stage of exploration and validate the company's geological model.

Progression and Context: * Expectations: The drill program, funded by financings in April/May 2025, was described as "pivotal." The company's goal was to drill deeper beneath the near-surface mineralization identified in 2023 to test for higher grades in the boiling zone. The July 18, 2025 news release, which detailed positive visual indicators like "ginguro banding" and visible gold, built high expectations for these assays. * Results vs. Expectations: These results largely meet the built-up expectations. They confirm gold mineralization in the target zone and provide a clear geological vector for future drilling. The near-surface intercept (24.9m @ 0.57 g/t Au) adds potential for bulk-tonnage, while the deeper, higher-grade hit provides the proof-of-concept for the epithermal feeder system. * Improvement/Misses: This represents a clear improvement. Prior drilling (e.g., Nov 2023 results of 1.5m @ 10.4 g/t Au) hit high grades but in narrower intervals very close to the surface. This program successfully traced the system deeper, confirming its vertical continuity. The announcement that the separate Creston Porphyry target is now drill-ready also adds a second, significant exploration front, de-risking the company from being solely reliant on the Conquest epithermal discovery.

From a critical perspective, the market may have hoped for higher grades given the positive visual descriptions in July. However, for a micro-cap exploration company, successfully executing a planned program and confirming a key geological model is a material step forward. It moves the project from a conceptual target to one with defined, mineralized structures at depth.

Northern Shield Resources Inc. is a Canadian junior exploration company. Its flagship project is the Root & Cellar property on the Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland. The company is exploring for a large-scale, low-sulphidation epithermal gold-silver-tellurium system (at the Conquest Zone) which it believes is genetically linked to an underlying porphyry copper-molybdenum-gold system (at the Creston Zone). The company earned a 100% interest in the project in July 2024, subject to a royalty. The project has good infrastructure, being accessible by car and close to a highway and deepwater port.