Opus One Gold resumes drilling at Noyell

Executive Summary

• Opus One Gold Corp. has resumed diamond drilling on its 100%-owned Noyell Gold Project in the Abitibi district, Quebec, following a successful 2025 program on Zone 1.
• The current program involves two mobilized rigs with a potential third to be added in February, aiming to infill and extend Zone 1 and test a new western target area.
• The company plans to drill approximately 26 holes totaling around 14,000 metres of core, including five shallow holes to test a new geological structure corresponding to the neighboring N2 project.

Key Details

• Drilling Program Scope: Approximately 26 holes totaling around 14,000 metres of core.
• Rig Mobilization: Two drill rigs currently mobilized; a third rig may be added in February if necessary to complete the program.
• Primary Objective: Infill and extend Zone 1 in all directions.
• New Target Area: Testing a new area in the western portion of the property (approx. 3 km west of Zone 1), where significant gold was reported in historical drill records from the 1980s and 1990s.
• Geological Context: The western target corresponds to the eastern extension of significant gold mineralization currently being defined on the neighboring N2 project (Formation Metals, formerly Wallbridge).
• Specific Hole Count: A total of five shallow holes will be drilled on the new western target; these are the first holes performed by Opus One in this portion of the property.
• Historical Context: The new program follows up on Opus One's 2025 program, which consisted of 9,000 metres of successful drilling on Zone 1.
• Additional Activities: The company also conducted biogeochemical sampling surveys and laser-induced breakdown spectrometry studies on mineralized core in 2025 to characterize the gold-bearing horizon.

Notable Quotes

• Louis Morin, CEO: "We are very enthusiastic about our upcoming new drill program... The company is therefore expanding its main mineralized zone, initiating the mineralogical characterization of its gold-bearing structure and gearing up for new discoveries along the same favourable structure and, hopefully, along parallel ones. No doubt 2026 will be another exciting year for the company."