Aben receives Class 1 approval for Yukon exploration

Mr. Riley Trimble reports ABEN GOLD RECEIVES CLASS 1 QUARTZ APPROVAL TO CONDUCT EXPLORATION AT JUSTIN GOLD PROJECT Aben Gold Corp. has received a Class 1 quartz approval from the Liard First Nations, Ross River Dena Council and the government of the Yukon to facilitate a planned summer 2026 field program at the Justin gold project in the Tombstone gold belt, Yukon Territory. The Class 1 quartz approval allows Aben Gold to conduct exploration and diamond drilling activities in 2026 and does not affect the company's pending Class 3 quartz program application, which was submitted in June, 2023, and remains under consultation. President and chief executive officer Riley Trimble states: "We are incredibly excited to be able to explore and develop the Justin gold project. We would like to extend our gratitude to Liard First Nation and the Ross River Dena Council for their approval and look forward to working closely with them in the 2026 exploration season." The Class 1 quartz approval will allow for exploration activities that include grid soil sampling, rock sampling, geological mapping and diamond drilling. Diamond drilling will be planned to commence immediately after a phase 1 ground program and will primarily target the Lost Ace and POW target zones. These activities are designed to build upon the project's established mineralization potential and recent geophysical data, providing further data to guide future exploration efforts. The Justin gold project, a 7,400-hectare property 100 per cent owned by Aben, is located in the southeast Yukon within the Tintina gold belt, adjacent to Seabridge Gold's 3 Aces project. Historical exploration has identified multiple zones of interest, including the POW zone and Lost Ace zone (two kilometres along strike from POW). Historical results At the POW zone, diamond drilling in 2011 returned 1.25 grams per tonne Au over 60.0 metres in hole JN11009, including 2.47 g/t Au over 21.0 metres, and 2.52 g/t Au and 29.53 g/t Ag over 12.0 metres in hole JN11010 (news release dated Jan. 10, 2012). A 2017 3.8-kilogram bulk sample was collected from the area between the Pow zone and the Lost Ace and sent for gold grain count analysis. Of the 1,135 gold grains recovered, 1,049 were classified as pristine suggesting close proximity to lode source (news release dated Dec. 13, 2017). At the Lost Ace zone, trenching in 2018 yielded 20.8 grams per tonne Au over 4.4 metres, including 88.2 g/t Au over 1.0 metre (news release dated Jan. 14, 2019). Lost Ace channel and chip samples from trenching, rock, till and soil sampling These results, combined with a total of 4,972 metres drilled across 21 holes to date, indicate the presence of both intrusion-related and orogenic gold systems. Recent work, including the 2024 QMAGT airborne geophysical survey, has identified coincident geophysical and geochemical anomalies in underexplored areas between the POW and Lost Ace zones, highlighting potential for expanded mineralization (news release dated Aug. 19, 2025). The company is pursuing this program to systematically advance the project amid favourable seasonal conditions, leveraging historical data to refine targets for potential future drilling under the anticipated Class 3 quartz program. Please note that historical results are not indicative of future results. Qualified person Cornell McDowell, PGeo, vice-president of exploration for Aben Gold, has reviewed and approved the technical aspects of this news release and is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. About Aben Gold Corp. Aben Gold is a Canadian gold exploration company with exploration projects in the Yukon Territory and British Columbia. The company's flagship, the 7,400-hectare, 100-per-cent-owned Justin gold project is located in the southeast Yukon in the Tintina gold belt adjacent to Seabridge Gold's 3 Aces project. Aben Gold also owns 100 per cent of the Forrest Kerr gold project located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia and shares claims borders with Skeena's KSP project, and Seabridge Gold's Iskut project. The company's goal is to increase shareholder value through new discoveries and developing exploration projects in geopolitically favourable jurisdictions. The company has 23.2 million shares outstanding. We seek Safe Harbor.