A2Gold concludes three-hole drill program at Mcintosh Zone, Eastside Project, Nevada

A2Gold Corp. [TSXV: AUAU; OTCQX: AUXXF] reported the successful completion of its three-hole diamond core drill program at the McIntosh Zone within the company’s flagship Eastside Gold-Silver Project, located in the Walker Lane Trend near Tonopah, Nevada.

The fully funded program, totaling approximately 1,680 metres (5,512 feet) of diamond core drilling, was designed to test the vertical and structural extensions of the High-Grade Zone (HGZ) discovered during A2Gold’s 2021 drill campaign.

“We are very pleased to have successfully completed our three-hole diamond core drilling program safely and on schedule,” stated Peter Gianulis, CEO. “This program was specifically designed to test the vertical and structural extensions of the McIntosh High-Grade Zone and marks the first deep core drilling ever conducted at Eastside. The results will provide valuable geological and structural insights to guide our next phase of exploration. Once assays are received, we expect they will help refine our understanding of the continuity and potential expansion of high-grade mineralization at depth.”

This core program represents the first phase of A2Gold’s broader 2025–2026 exploration strategy, which also includes a fully funded 18,000-metre reverse circulation (RC) drill program scheduled to commence once data interpretation from the recently concluded property-wide geophysics program is finalized.

Highlights – Hole ES-331: Vertical hole drilled to a total depth of 1,738 feet (530 metres), testing extensions of gold mineralization intersected in ES-239 along strike and at greater depth.

Hole ES-337: Angled hole (-60°) drilled to a total depth of 1,778 feet (542 metres), designed to test multiple structural orientations and to test other known gold mineralized structures at greater depths than previously drilled.

Hole ES-338: Angled hole (-60°) drilled to a total depth of 1,996 feet (608 metres), tested for extensions of gold mineralization cut in ES-243 laterally and at greater depth.

All three holes were successfully completed. Core samples have been logged, photographed, and shipped to the laboratory for assay. Results are expected within the next four to six weeks, following which the company will release the full analytical results and interpretations.

A2Gold has retained Machai Capital Inc., a marketing, advertising and public awareness firm having an office at 101-17565 58th Avenue, Surrey, BC, specializing in the metals & mining, technology, and special situations sectors. Machai will provide digital marketing services with branding, content and data optimization to assist the Company to create in-depth marketing campaigns, tracking, organizing and executing the services through Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Lead Generation, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing, and Brand Marketing. The marketing campaign will be launched immediately and continue through October 26, 2026, under which Machai will receive C$200,000 plus GST. Machai is arm’s length to the company and has no other relationship with the company other than under this marketing agreement. The marketing agreement is subject to TSX.V approval.

The company has also issued 250,000 stock options to Machai which are exercisable at $0.89, vest over a one-year period and expire three years from the date of grant.

The Eastside Gold-Silver Project is located in Esmeralda County, Nevada, approximately 20+ miles northwest of Tonopah, within the Walker Lane Trend. The project hosts a current inferred resource of 1.4 million ounces of gold and 8.8 million ounces of silver, with mineralization open in all directions. Eastside covers a 92 km² land package that includes multiple high-priority zones such as McIntosh, Castle, and other exploration targets yet to be named.

Pit-constrained Inferred Resources (cut-off grade of 0.15 g/t Au) of 61,730,000 tonnes grading 0.55 g/t Au and 4.4 g/t Ag at the Original Pit Zone (1,090,000 ounces gold and 8,700,000 ounces silver) and 19,986,000 tonnes grading 0.49 g/t Au at the Castle Area (314,000 ounces gold) with a gold price of $1,725/ounce.

A2Gold Corp. owns three prospective gold projects in Nevada. A2Gold’s flagship, district-scale Eastside Gold-Silver Project hosts a large and expanding gold and silver resource and is in an area of excellent infrastructure. Preliminary metallurgical testing indicates that both oxide and sulphide gold mineralization at Eastside is amenable to heap leaching.