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Benoist Gold Project

Miquelon, Québec (Lebel-sur-Quévillon area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt)

Number of Claims:

Area:

760.68 hectares

Ownership:

Option to acquire a 100% interest from Cartier Resources Inc.

Highlights

Located in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt (Québec), within the NE-oriented volcano-sedimentary corridor known as the Miquelon segment
Property architecture is predominantly ENE–WSW, with steeply dipping units and belt-parallel structural trends across the project
Benoist is interpreted as a structurally coherent gold system with mineralized cross-structures and sub-parallel systems
Historical NI 43-101 MRE (2020): 241.4 Koz AuEq (2.9 Mt @ 2.6 g/t AuEq) at a 1.5 g/t AuEq cut-off; including 222.8 Koz Au (2.9 Mt @ 2.4 g/t Au). Sensitivity indicates potential to increase to 341.4 Koz AuEq at a 1.0 g/t AuEq cut-off.*
The deposit demonstrates 20 m average width, supporting potential for lower cut-off scenarios, and is open down-plunge
Extensive drill database at Pusticamica (reported as 30,524 m in 92 holes) supports resource refinement and step-out targeting
Multiple additional targets and showings across the broader property footprint provide upside beyond the current deposit area

* Historical estimate: a Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as a current mineral resource; it should not be relied upon as current.

Geology, Geophysics & Targeting

Project architecture is predominantly ENE–WSW, with steeply dipping units and belt-parallel structural trends
Interpreted as a structurally coherent gold system with mineralized cross-structures and sub-parallel systems
Property-wide targeting includes high-resolution drone magnetics + EM to better define structural targets, supported by prospecting and mapping to identify new target areas

Planned Work

Property wide:
- High-resolution drone magnetics + EM to better define structural targets
- Prospecting and mapping to identify new targets
Pusticamica Main:
- Re-evaluation of MRE in current price environment
- Drilling to expand
Lac Pusticamica-310:
- Confirm orogenic-style gold mineralization
- Drill targets based on geophysics and prospecting
Lac Pusticamica-146:
- Confirm Ag-Pb-Zn veining and identify mineral system target
- Drill targets based on geophysics and prospecting

Qualified Person

The scientific and technical information has been reviewed and approved by Mark Richardson, P.Geo. (OGQ Permit No. 10929), a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.