Red Pine Commences Surface Trenching and Sampling Programme in Potential Open Pit Areas at Wawa Gold Project

Executive Summary

• Red Pine Exploration has commenced a mechanized surface‑trenching, geologic mapping and channel‑sampling program in the northern “North Pit” area of its Wawa Gold Project to better define open‑pit gold mineralization.
• The trenching targets ~60 m of strike length over high‑grade quartz veins; satellite trenches will extend mineralization knowledge beyond the main line.
• Recent historic drill intercepts in the same zone include 45.38 g/t Au over 3.13 m (including 141 g/t Au over 0.88 m) and 14.51 g/t Au over 4.81 m (including 90.40 g/t Au over 0.67 m), underscoring the area’s high‑grade potential.

Key Details

• Program Scope: Mechanized trenching of ~60 m along the Jubilee Shear strike within existing mining patents and leases; additional satellite trenches planned on identified veins.
• Sampling Plan: Detailed geological mapping and systematic channel sampling of quartz veins encountered in trenches.
• Historical High‑Grade Intercepts (North Pit area):
• 45.38 g/t Au over 3.13 m (incl. 141 g/t Au over 0.88 m) – hole SD‑25‑559 (June 18 2025 release).
• 14.51 g/t Au over 4.81 m (incl. 90.40 g/t Au over 0.67 m) – hole SD‑25‑552 (May 12 2025 release).
• 109.00 g/t Au over 0.86 m – historic hole U0590L3 (NI 43‑101 report, Sep 30 2024).
• 176.00 g/t Au over 0.78 m – historic hole SD‑16‑45 (NI 43‑101 report, Sep 30 2024).
• Baseline Environmental Studies: Installation of eight monitoring wells and packer testing of drill holes to constrain groundwater flow; ongoing fauna data collection.
• Future Deliverables: Updated mineral resource estimate, mine design, metallurgical studies, and a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) slated for H1 2026.
• QA/QC Protocols: Half‑core sampling with sealed bags, duplicate quarter‑core inserts, external gold standards/blanks every 20 samples, fire‑assay (50 g) with AA finish or 1 kg metallic screen assay for coarse‑gold samples; ~5 % of pulps/coarse rejects sent to Agat Laboratories for umpire testing.
• Qualified Person: Jean‑François Montreuil, P.Geo., Vice President – Exploration, has reviewed and approved the technical information per NI 43‑101.

Notable Quotes

“We are pleased to announce that a surface trenching program has started in the northern zone, targeting a potential open pit, where recent drilling has returned a number of higher‑grade intersections.” – Michael Michaud, President & CEO

All forward‑looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties detailed in the full release.