Carolina Rush Expands Jefferson Project With Strategic Acquisition of A1 Gold Prospect

Carolina Rush Corporation (RUSH) has secured a 12-year mineral lease for approximately 44 acres covering the historically explored A1 Anomaly, located two kilometers northeast of the Brewer Gold-Copper Project. The acquisition consolidates the Jefferson Project land position to 3,524 acres across 12 private mineral leases.

Historical drilling by predecessor companies Pancon (2016-2017) and Firebird Resources (2011) identified significant gold mineralization, including intervals up to 22.8 meters at 1.27 g/t Au. The company plans to integrate this historical data into a broader geological model to guide future exploration.

Dr. Laurie Curtis stepped down from the Board of Directors and transitioned to a Senior Advisor role to continue supporting the exploration team. This follows the September 2026 termination of the OceanaGold earn-in agreement, which left Carolina Rush with 100% control and all associated geological data.

Carolina Rush Corporation (RUSH) has acquired additional land, a move described as a logical, incremental step in its district-scale exploration efforts. The expansion of the contiguous land package strengthens the geological model and provides additional vectors for the interpreted tilted porphyry copper-gold system.

Historical drilling results associated with the property are encouraging but represent legacy data rather than a new discovery. True widths were not determined, and the mineralization remains open in several directions. The news aligns with previous expectations for land consolidation following the partner withdrawal and does not introduce new drilling results or immediate production catalysts.

Additionally, the transition of Dr. Curtis to an advisory role maintains technical continuity without disrupting board governance. The release reinforces the exploration thesis without materially altering the near-term risk/reward profile or funding requirements.

Carolina Rush Corporation (RUSH) is an early-stage exploration company focused on the Brewer Gold-Copper Project and the adjacent Jefferson Project in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Brewer historically produced approximately 178,000 ounces of gold between 1987 and 1995 using heap leach technology.

The company holds a maiden NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate dated March 2025, which indicates 6.2 million tonnes at 0.97 g/t Au and 0.12% Cu (Indicated), and 8.8 million tonnes at 0.74 g/t Au and 0.04% Cu (Inferred).

The 2026 deep drilling program confirmed a tilted porphyry copper-gold system, with mineralization extending below the historic lithocap and opening vectors toward an untested porphyry core to the northwest. The company is in the advanced exploration phase, with no production, no revenue, and reliance on exploration funding and capital markets.