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Drill Results

Relevant Gold VTEM(TM) Survey Expands to South Pass

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Executive Summary

The most recent news release, dated 2025-11-19, provides an exploration update for Relevant Gold Corp.'s South Pass Gold Camp. The company is expanding its airborne VTEM (versatile time-domain electromagnetic) survey to the South Pass projects (Lewiston, Windy Flats, Bradley Peak) in Wyoming, USA. This survey aims to identify deeper structural and mineralization targets. Concurrently, geological mapping, rock chip sampling, and soil sampling campaigns are underway. All VTEM data collection is expected to conclude in Q4 2025, and assay results for the sampling programs are pending. The CEO, Rob Bergmann, expressed confidence that these initiatives will help unlock the potential of the high-grade South Pass district, defining new targets for the 2026 drilling program.

Material Impact

The latest news is a routine exploration update. It confirms that the company is actively executing its planned exploration strategy, particularly concerning geophysical surveys and surface sampling, as outlined in previous releases (e.g., Q4 2025 VTEM survey for Bradley Peak announced on 2025-09-05, and overall 2025 outlook on 2025-01-30). The expansion of the VTEM survey to South Pass is a slight update to previous plans but not a significant change in scope.

Critically, no new assay results are provided in this release, with all sampling results "pending." Therefore, while the ongoing work is a positive sign of operational progress, it does not yet provide new information that would materially alter the company's valuation or exploration outlook.

In the broader context of recent news: * Drilling at Apex: The 5,102-meter maiden drill program at the Apex target within the Bradley Peak Gold Camp was completed on 2025-10-29. Initial observations were positive, supporting an orogenic gold model, but assay results are still pending. This drilling was a significant milestone. * Financing & Capital Structure: The company successfully closed an oversubscribed private placement for $8.5 million in February/March 2025, with strong participation from strategic investors Kinross Gold Corp. and William Bollinger. Subsequently, in October 2025, the company secured an additional $2.89 million from warrant exercises, again with significant participation from Kinross, Bollinger, management, and Relevant Resources LLC. These capital infusions significantly improved the company's cash position from a mere $197k at December 31, 2024, to over $10 million (pro-forma after warrant exercises) and simplified its capital structure by reducing outstanding warrants. This was a highly material positive development, providing ample liquidity for planned exploration. * Grant Funding: The company secured a $226,533 USD grant from the Wyoming Energy Matching Funds (EMF) program on 2025-07-02 to cover up to 50% of the airborne geophysical survey costs at Bradley Peak, which is aligned with the current news. * Board Appointment: Sarah Weber was appointed Independent Chair of the Board on 2025-09-09, enhancing governance and leadership.

The current news reinforces the image of a company diligently executing its exploration programs, backed by strong financial support and strategic investors. However, as it provides an update on ongoing work rather than new results, its immediate impact on the stock price is likely to be neutral to slightly positive, primarily due to confirmation of continued activity. The market will be awaiting the pending drill assay and sampling results for a more significant re-rating.

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Company Overview

Relevant Gold Corp. is an early-stage gold exploration company primarily focused on highly prospective gold projects in Wyoming, USA. The company aims to discover significant orogenic gold deposits within the state, likening the geological setting to Canada's prolific Abitibi Gold Belt.

Flagship Projects: * Bradley Peak Gold Camp (Apex Target): This project, described as a prominent >100 sq km fold hinge structure, is a key focus. The Apex target itself is a >2.5 km long corridor of parallel mineralized shear strands. It has shown high-grade surface samples (up to 46.8 g/t Au, 7.8% Cu, 2% Zn) and was the site of the company's first-ever drill program (5,102m completed, assays pending). * South Pass Gold Camp (Lewiston, Golden Buffalo, Windy Flats projects): This camp includes the Lewiston Project, where a 2024 drill program intersected gold mineralization in all six holes, confirming a large orogenic gold footprint (e.g., 2.2 g/t Au over 1.5m, 0.13 g/t Au over 23m). The Golden Buffalo project, which the company fully acquired in 2024, eliminates a future $16.2M payment obligation, reducing property burn rate.

The company's strategy involves systematic exploration, including airborne geophysics (VTEM), detailed geological mapping, and geochemical sampling, to define and test drill targets in these underexplored districts.

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