Trident Resources Announces Mobilization of Drill Crews and Equipment for the Summer 2026 Drill Program at the Contact Lake Gold Project, Saskatchewan

Executive Summary

• Trident Resources Corp. has mobilized personnel and equipment to commence its 2026 summer drill program at the Contact Lake Gold Project.
• The company plans to drill over 20,000 metres across approximately 35 holes between June and November 2026 to expand known gold mineralization along strike and at depth.
• The program builds on recent discoveries of high-grade gold below 500m and includes pending assay results from seven winter program holes at Contact Lake and eleven holes at the nearby Preview SW deposit.

Key Details

• Drilling Scope & Timeline: Over 20,000 metres planned across ~35 drillholes at the Contact Lake Gold Project, scheduled from June to November 2026.
• Exploration Focus: Expanding known gold mineralization along strike and at depth; targeting multiple prospective areas; deposit remains open for expansion in all directions.
• Recent Drilling Context: The 2026 winter program extended high-grade gold mineralization to the northeast at the BK3 zone. Fall 2025 drilling successfully discovered significant gold mineralization at vertical depths >500m below surface.
• Pending Assays: Assays are pending for 7 holes from the winter program at the Contact Lake target area and 11 holes from the Preview SW deposit (located 3km southeast).
• Project Geology & History: Contact Lake is a shear-hosted orogenic gold deposit. Past production (1994–1998) yielded ~190,000 ounces of gold at an average head grade of 6.16 g/t Au. The mine closed at 340m depth, but drill-defined intercepts exist significantly deeper.
• Land Package & District Potential: The project covers ~22,790 hectares in the La Ronge Gold Belt, Saskatchewan. Trident wholly owns four deposits on the property (Contact Lake, Preview SW, Preview North, North Lake) plus the Greywacke North deposit. The company aims to establish a district-scale gold system.
• QA/QC Protocols: Drill core is logged, photographed, and cut in half. Samples are analyzed by ALS Global using a 30g fire assay method with ICP multi-element analysis. Secondary metallic screen analyses are performed on samples returning >3 g/t Au. QAQC samples (blanks, duplicates, standards) are inserted at a rate >10%.

Notable Quotes

• Jon Wiesblatt, CEO: “Following the exceptional success of our 2025 and early 2026 drilling campaigns, Contact Lake is rapidly emerging as one of the most exciting high-grade gold projects in Canada... With mineralization now confirmed more than 500 metres below surface and the deposit remaining open in all directions, we believe we are only beginning to unlock the true scale of this system.”
• Jon Wiesblatt, CEO: “Our +20,000-metre summer drill program represents the largest single exploration phase in many decades at Contact Lake and reflects our commitment to aggressively advancing and expanding the project... We believe the combination of multiple gold deposits, past-producing mines, extensive infrastructure and notable exploration upside all position Trident to advance Canada's next emerging gold camp and create significant long-term value for our shareholders.”