Origen begins geophysical program at Wishbone

Executive Summary

• Origen Resources Inc. has commenced its 2025 exploration program at the 100%-owned Wishbone gold project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle, specifically launching a geophysical induced polarization (IP) survey.
• The new survey targets a large gold geochemical anomaly extending 700 meters, building upon last year's discovery of the "Lake showing" and other significant gold and copper float samples.
• The company also granted incentive stock options to advisers, consultants, and directors, allowing for the purchase of up to 1,525,000 common shares.

Key Details

• Exploration Program:
  • Activity: Mobilization of a geophysical crew to conduct an induced polarization (IP) survey.
  • Target: A large gold geochemical anomaly extending across 700 meters with varying width.
  • Location: Wishbone project, Golden Triangle, British Columbia (100% owned).
• Previous Results (2024 Campaign):
  • Lake Showing: A new gold discovery identified, with a boulder sample returning 164.7 ppm gold.
  • Sampling Statistics: 37 float and grab rock samples collected; 11 returned >1 ppm gold, and 26 returned >0.1 ppm gold.
  • Copper Discovery: A boulder containing chalcopyrite returned 14.6% copper, found along the southern edge of the glacier.
  • Additional Gold Finds:
    • 203 ppm gold found in a rounded boulder of float in 2023 (near the copper find).
    • 6.5 ppm gold and 5.7 ppm gold collected from outcropping veins and metre-wide breccia near the eastern edge of the Central glacier (samples are under ice).
• Corporate Actions (Option Grant):
  • Instrument: Incentive stock options.
  • Quantity: Aggregate of 1,525,000 common shares.
  • Grant Price: 5.5 cents per share.
  • Term: Five years.
  • Effective Date: September 9, 2025.
  • Recipients: Certain advisers, consultants, and directors.
  • Conditions: Subject to a four-month hold period legend per Canadian Securities Exchange policies.

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