$4,000 Gold on the Horizon? Why Smart Money Is Piling Into Select Miners Ahead of Q2 2026

Issued on behalf of Rua Gold Inc.

Equity Insider News Commentary Despite the hyperactivity in the markets and with gold prices, analysts at JP Morgan are still predicting $4,000 oz gold prices by Q2 2026 . And the optimism for gold bugs doesn't end there, as a new report from Morningstar Equity Research is highlighting how these high gold prices support gold miner stocks. Now analysts from Jefferies are raising their price targets for gold mining stocks ahead of upcoming earnings reports. Several gold stocks are providing reason for their recent market attention, including developments from Rua Gold Inc. (TSXV: RUA) (OTCQB: NZAUF), Contango Ore Inc. (NYSE-American: CTGO), Prime Mining Corp. (TSX: PRYM) (OTCQX: PRMNF), Troilus Gold Corp. (TSX: TLG) (OTCQX: CHXMF), and Goliath Resources Limited (TSXV: GOT) (OTCQB: GOTRF).

Seen as a safe haven, demand for the precious metal is on the rise along with prices themselves. As far as miners go, one can look to the ETFs to see that both the VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) and Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) have had a stellar 2025 so far, with +44.80% and +39.58% year-to-date performance respectively (as of April 24, 2025 ).

New Zealand -focused gold exploration company, Rua Gold Inc. (TSXV: RUA) (OTCQB: NZAUF) , recently reported encouraging new drill results from its Auld Creek project in the historic Reefton Goldfield, with assays pointing to improved gold grades at depth along the Fraternal ore shoot. Standout intercepts include 9.0 meters at 5.9 g/t gold equivalent (5.2 g/t Au and 0.16% Sb) from hole ACDDH027, and 1.25 meters at 48.3 g/t AuEq (13.3 g/t Au and 8.1% Sb) from ACDDH028. Importantly, these results—returned from 80 to 100 meters beneath the current resource envelope—appear to confirm that gold-antimony mineralization intensifies with depth, supporting the company's model of a high-grade, south-plunging zone that remains open.

The Auld Creek project represents just one component of RUA's broader 2025 exploration push across the Reefton district, where the company now holds 95% control over the historic goldfield.

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RUA Gold is taking a fresh approach to one of New Zealand's most storied gold districts—becoming the first modern explorer to deploy advanced geological modeling and AI-driven targeting across the Reefton Goldfield.

And it's working.

At Auld Creek, the company's flagship project, early drill campaigns have already delivered hits like 12 meters at 12.2 g/t gold equivalent, including a standout 2 meters at 54.8 g/t gold, while surface sampling has uncovered antimony grades topping 40%. Four mineralized shoots have been confirmed so far, but only two are factored into the current inferred resource: 700,000 tonnes grading 3.1 g/t gold and 1.1% antimony—suggesting considerable room to grow.

Meanwhile, the 2025 drill season is expanding across the district.

Active programs are now underway at Murray Creek and the Gallant prospect within the Cumberland camp. As a target prioritized by modern AI technology, Gallant sits just 3 kilometers from the historic Globe Progress mine, where OceanaGold pulled more than 610,000 ounces of gold between 2007 and 2016, on top of the 424,000 ounces produced before 1950. Taken together, the Reefton belt has historically yielded over 2 million ounces, with grades that once reached 50 g/t.

Gallant is being tested for potential extensions of a previously reported 20.7-meter vein grading 62.2 g/t gold, including a 1-meter blast of 1,911 g/t. At Murray Creek, visible gold has now been noted in the majority of holes—an encouraging sign for a system still in its early innings.

But RUA's ambitions don't end in Reefton.

On the North Island, the company is advancing its Glamorgan Project , located near OceanaGold's Wharekirauponga (WKP) deposit. There, two large gold-arsenic anomalies—spanning more than 4 kilometers—have been mapped, and rock samples have returned assays as high as 43 g/t gold. With drill targeting already underway, Glamorgan could emerge as the company's next high-impact play.

Although gold remains the central theme, antimony is quietly shaping up as a strategic wild card . In January 2025 , New Zealand added antimony to its official Critical Minerals List . With global supplies tightening and prices rising above US$50,000 per tonne , intercepts like 0.3 meters at 27.2 g/t gold and 1.35% Sb are starting to draw meaningful investor attention.

With a team behind $11 billion in mining exits , and $5.75 million in fresh capital, Rua Gold is not just exploring—it's executing on a clear plan to unlock overlooked, high-grade potential across one of the Southern Hemisphere's most underexplored gold belts.

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In other industry developments and happenings in the market include:

Contango Ore Inc. (NYSE-American: CTGO) recently announced a $9 million cash distribution from the Peak Gold JV , bringing total proceeds from Manh Choh gold sales in 2025 to $33 million .

"Operations remain on track at Manh Choh with Contango's share of gold production for 2025 expected to be 60,000 ounces at the previously guided all-in-sustaining costs ("AISC") of $1,625 per ounce of gold sold for 2025," Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse , President and CEO of Contango Ore . "We plan to release financial results from the Q1-2025 on May 14, 2025 ."

The first of four production campaigns has now been completed, with 20,000 ounces delivered to Contango's account. A second campaign is scheduled to begin mid-May, with full-year production guidance holding at 60,000 ounces.

"On our Johnson Tract, we are in final stages of completing the previously announced preliminary economic assessment ("PEA") and expect to have it released by the end of April," added Van Nieuwenhuyse .

Prime Mining Corp. (TSX: PRYM) (OTCQX: PRMNF) continues to advance its Los Reyes Project in Sinaloa, Mexico , with high-grade gold-silver intercepts from multiple zones, including Z-T, Central, Guadalupe East, Las Primas, and Fresnillo . Recent drilling highlights included 42.07 g/t AuEq over 1.0 m at Guadalupe East and 9.39 g/t AuEq over 10.5 m at Z-T, while new results from the Fresnillo generative target show near-surface mineralization extended by 120 metres .

"2024 proved to be another transformational year for Prime: we drilled over 50,000 metres, expanded the Los Reyes resource, advanced technical de-risking and worked closely with our communities to earn our social license to operate," said Scott Hicks , CEO of Prime . "In 2025, we are looking forward to continuing our track record of exploration success while demonstrating our deep commitment to our local communities and the environment. We additionally plan to advance our understanding of Los Reyes toward a Preliminary Economic Assessment."

Troilus Gold Corp. (TSX: TLG) (OTCQX: CHXMF) recently signed a mandate letter with a syndicate of global financial institutions, including Societe Generale , KfW IPEX-Bank , and Export Development Canada , to arrange up to US$700 million in structured project debt financing. This follows US$1.3 billion in previously announced LOIs from export credit agencies and marks a major step toward a fully funded construction package.

"Securing this mandate with three globally recognized financial institutions that have expertise in structuring financing solutions for large-scale mining development is a pivotal step in delivering a fully funded construction package for the Troilus project," said Justin Reid , CEO of Troilus . "These institutions bring world-class mining finance expertise, and their participation further validates the project's strong fundamentals and strategic importance. Project due diligence is underway in parallel with continued permitting and detailed engineering; our development schedule is on track as we advance Troilus towards construction."

Goliath Resources Limited (TSXV: GOT) (OTCQB: GOTRF) recently definitively confirmed its Surebet discovery as part of a large-scale, high-grade Reduced Intrusion Related Gold (RIRG) system, following a detailed geological study by the Colorado School of Mines . The study confirms two distinct but related mineralization styles tied to a single magmatic source, with visible gold increasing in grade and coarseness at depth.

Drilling has intercepted gold in 100% of 243 holes across a 1.8 km² area, including intercepts of 34.52 g/t AuEq over 39.0 meters. With the system still open in all directions, Surebet presents a compelling case for a major gold discovery in the heart of British Columbia's Golden Triangle.

"When you consider how widespread the high-grade gold mineralization is in the veins and RIRG zones, the source is potentially extremely large," said Roger Rosmus , Founder and CEO of Goliath Resources . "The more drilling and scientific studies we do at the Surebet discovery, the better it gets, and we are still high in the system that is open in all directions, and we are delighted with the prospect with what can be found as we continue to laterally and drill deeper for the source of the high-grade gold system."

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RUA GOLD Announces C$12 Million Brokered Offering of Common Shares

Rua Gold Inc. (TSXV: RUA) (OTCQB: NZAUF) (WKN: A40QYC) (" Rua Gold " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Cormark Securities Inc. and Red Cloud Securities Inc., to act as agents (the " Agents ") on a "best efforts" agency basis in connection with a public offering (the " Public Offering ") and contemporaneous private placement (the " Private Placement ") of 17,143,000 common shares in the capital of the Company (each, a " Common Share ") at a price of C$0.70 per Common Share (the " Offering Price ") for aggregate gross proceeds of C$12,000,100 (the " Offering "). The allocation of the number of Common Shares to be issued in connection with the Public Offering and the Private Placement will be determined prior to filing the Supplement (as defined below).

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Freegold Achieves over 90% Gold Recovery Using BIOX® and greater than 92% Gold Recovery using POX - Additional Metallurgical Work Remains Ongoing

All three methods tested: BIOX®, POX, and the Albion Process ™ yield over 90% gold recovery
Further work to enhance sulphide recoveries through oxidation, as well as gravity, flotation and CIL recoveries, is in progress

Freegold Ventures Limited (TSX: FVL) (OTCQX: FGOVF) ("Freegold" or the "Company ") is pleased to announce further results from the ongoing metallurgical test work currently underway.

The current initiatives are focused on refining the flowsheet options for the pre-feasibility study. This includes testing and ongoing evaluation of sulphide-oxidizing methods such as BIOX®, POX, and the Albion Process™, as well as further gravity, flotation and CIL test work.

Earlier this year, Freegold reported 93% recovery using the Albion Process™ oxidation-CIL, with further test work ongoing. Comminution tests using half-PQ core have been conducted on over 50 samples from various locations and lithologies within the deposit. These tests provide information to evaluate the trade-off between grind size and liberation versus power consumption, to optimize power requirements and operating costs while enhancing gold recovery.

The BIOX test work has been in progress for several months, and results have shown that gold recovery rates of greater than 90% can be achieved.

2025 PROGRAM

Drilling is now underway with three rigs

Conversion of inferred resources into indicated & further exploration drilling.

Updated mineral resource
Ongoing metallurgical work, focusing on flowsheet optionality with sulphide oxidation is a key part of our strategy to maximize the potential of the resource.
Commencement of a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS)

Summary of Gold Recovery using BIOX®,

A series of BIOX® amenability oxidation tests have been completed using a sulphide rougher concentrate produced from a composite of Golden Summit material sourced from eight diamond drill hole assay rejects. The duration of the biological oxidation tests conducted was 10, 15, 20, 30 and a duplicate 30 days. The residue from these BIOX® tests was subjected to CIL treatment, and overall gold recovery from gravity, rougher flotation, BIOX® treatment, and CIL averaged 91% from this suite of test work.

Summary of Gold Recovery using POX,

Pressure oxidation (POX) treatment of sulphide rougher concentrate, as well as a cleaner concentrate, with lower mass and only marginally lower gold deportment, has been completed. The POX residue was washed and neutralized and subjected to CIL leaching for gold recovery. The POX-CIL testwork has yielded an average overall gold recovery of over 92% in a process flowsheet incorporating gravity, flotation, POX, and CIL.

This testwork utilized eight drill core composites comprising 1,192 meters of drill intercepts that represent 587 continuous mineralized intervals, with a total material weight of over 5,100 kilograms. These composites represent different locations and grades within the Dolphin and Cleary area and were created using continuous drill intervals chosen to reflect potential mill feed (Refer to the map below for hole locations.) The selections of drill holes and intervals included the primary gold-hosting lithologies. These composites were prepared from laboratory assay rejects of fresh rock intervals located well below the existing oxide cap at Golden Summit. Additionally, four large-diameter PQ holes were drilled during 2024. A total of 7,600 kg has been made available for comminution testing and ongoing metallurgical testwork.

Two additional PQ holes are being drilled in the 2025 program to enhance our metallurgical test work. This work aims to provide data for trade-off studies in the pre-feasibility study, developing a process flowsheet to maximize economic returns. Ongoing tests indicate that part of the mineralization is non-refractory and can be processed conventionally, although additional sulfide processing is necessary for optimal recovery. The September 2024 resource estimate, based on a gold price of $1,973 , included grinding, gravity separation, flotation, regrinding of sulphide concentrate, and CIL treatment, achieving a 72% gold recovery rate at a processing cost of $14 per ton.

The current program is designed to test sulphide oxidation methods, aiming to increase recoveries beyond the 72% gold recovery reported in the September 2024 resource estimate. Each of the three oxidation methods tested successfully demonstrated the potential to achieve gold recoveries exceeding 90%. These methods may increase costs; however, higher gold recoveries and gold prices could offset the additional capital expenditures (CAPEX) and operating expenditures (OPEX ) costs. Ongoing work will focus on identifying the most suitable oxidation method for use in the pre-feasibility study.

Discovery costs at Golden Summit are under $4.00 per ounce. Since 2020, exploration at Golden Summit has transformed the project, evolving to one of North America's most significant undeveloped gold resources, owing to a revised interpretation, extensive drilling, and a robust metallurgical program. There remains considerable potential for further expansion and optimisation as the project advances. The revised mineral resource estimate, incorporating the 2024 drilling, is expected to be finalised soon.

The current 2025 drilling program aims to upgrade inferred resources to indicated through infill drilling. Drilling for geotechnical purposes, resource definition, and additional metallurgical test holes will also be carried out. A total of 30,000 metres of drilling is planned. Archaeological fieldwork and geotechnical drilling are scheduled to commence shortly, with a fourth drill rig added to enhance exploration efforts. A pre-feasibility study is set to begin later this year.

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HQ Core is logged, photographed and cut in half using a diamond saw, and one-half placed in sealed bags for preparation and subsequent geochemical analysis by MSA Laboratories in Prince George, BC , and/or Fairbanks, Alaska . At MSALABS, the entire sample will be dried and crushed to 70% passing -2mm (CRU-CPA). A ~500g riffle split will be analyzed for gold using CHRYSOS PhotonAssay™ (CPA-Au1). From this, 250g will be further riffle split from the original PhotonAssay™ sample, pulverized, and a 0.25g sub-sample analysed for multi-element geochemistry using MSA's IMS230 package, which includes 4-acid digestion and ICP-MS finish. MSALABS operates under ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 9001 certified quality systems. A QA/QC program includes laboratory and field standards inserted every ten samples. Blanks are inserted at the start of the submittal, and at least one blank every 25 standards.

The Qualified Person for this release is Alvin Jackson, P.Geo., Vice President of Exploration and Development for Freegold, who has approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release.

About Freegold Ventures Limited
Freegold is a TSX-listed company focused on exploration in Alaska . It holds the Golden Summit Gold Project near Fairbanks and the Shorty Creek Copper-Gold Project near Livengood through leases.

^{Some statements in this news release contain forward-looking information, including, without limitation, statements as to planned expenditures and exploration programs, potential mineralization and resources, exploration results, the completion of an updated NI 43-101 technical report, and any other future plans. These statements address future events and conditions and, as such, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the statements. Such factors include, without limitation, the completion of planned expenditures, the ability to complete exploration programs on schedule, and the success of exploration programs. See Freegold's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31st, 2024 , filed under Freegold's profile at www.sedar.com , for a detailed discussion of the risk factors associated with Freegold's operations. On January 30, 2020 , the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global health emergency. Reactions to the spread of COVID-19 continue to lead to, among other things, significant restrictions on travel, business closures, quarantines, and a general reduction in economic activity. While these effects have been reduced in recent months, the continuation and re-introduction of significant restrictions, business disruptions, and related financial impact, and the duration of any such disruptions cannot be reasonably estimated. The risks to Freegold of such public health crises also include employee health and safety risks and a slowdown or temporary suspension of operations in geographic locations impacted by an outbreak. Such public health crises, as well as global geopolitical crises, can result in volatility and disruptions in the supply and demand for various products and services, global supply chains, and financial markets, as well as declining trade and market sentiment and reduced mobility of people, all of which could affect interest rates, credit ratings, credit risk, and inflation. As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, Freegold has implemented a COVID management program and established a full-service Camp at Golden Summit to attempt to mitigate risks to its employees, contractors, and community. While the extent to which COVID-19 may impact Freegold is uncertain, it is possible that COVID-19 may have a material adverse effect on Freegold's business, results of operations, and financial condition.}

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Silver Crown Royalties Executes LOI with Kuya Silver for a Silver Royalty on the Bethania Silver Project

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TORONTO, ON TheNewswire - June 19, 2025 Silver Crown Royalties Inc. (" Silver Crown ", " SCRi ", or the " Company ") (Cboe:SCRI; OTCQX:SLCRF; FRA:QS0) is pleased to announce the signing of a Letter of Intent (" LOI ") with Kuya Silver Corp. (CSE: KUYA; OTCQB: KUYAF; FSE: 6MR1) (" Kuya " or " Kuya Silver ") to acquire a 4.5% royalty on silver produced from Kuya's Bethania Silver Mine in Huancavelica, Central Peru.

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Hole ID	Easting	Northing	rL	Total Depth	Site _ID	Dip	Azimuth (true)	Year
ACDDH022	1507213	5333198	511.11	108.5	Pad 10	-54	193	2024
ACDDH023	1507213	5333200	510.87	51.5	Pad 10	-60	85	2024
ACDDH024	1507290	5333150	538.41	156.3	Old Pad 13	-37	220	2025
ACDDH025	1507290	5333151	538.03	180.9	Old Pad 13	-54	248	2025
ACDDH026	1507291	5333151	537.77	200	Old Pad 13	-59	231	2025
ACDDH027	1507291	5333150	538.15	193.4	Old Pad 13	-45	212	2025
ACDDH028	1507078	5332957	605.4	243.5	Pad 18	-50	104	2025
ACDDH029	1507079	5332956	605.43	256	Pad 18	-50	120	2025
ACDDH030	1507074	5332955	606.38	268.5	Pad 18	-53	85	2025
ACDDH031	1507074	5332955	606.24	336	Pad 18	-65	74	2025
ACDDH032	1507075	5332956	606.15	351.6	Pad 18	-70	108	2025
ACDDH033*	1507076	5332956	606.13	291.1	Pad 18	-64	92	2025
ACDDH034*	1507213	5333197	511.61	200	Pad 10	-72	267	2025

Sample No	From	To	Interval	Au (g/t)	Sb (%)
ACDDH026	175	175.9	0.9	0.96
ACDDH026	175.9	177.1	1.2	1.55
ACDDH027	152	153	1	2.52
ACDDH027	153	154	1	1.88
ACDDH027	154	155	1	3.44
ACDDH027	155	156	1	2.25
ACDDH027	156	157	1	1.84
ACDDH027	157	158	1	0.37
ACDDH027	158	159	1	0.15
ACDDH027	159	160	1	2.38	0.013%
ACDDH027	160	161	1	2.39	0.802%
ACDDH027	161	162	1	4.75	0.008%
ACDDH027	162	163	1	2.84	0.016%
ACDDH027	163	164	1	8.42	0.010%
ACDDH027	164	165	1	4.7	0.010%
ACDDH027	165	166	1	3.77	0.009%
ACDDH027	166	167	1	15	0.178%
ACDDH027	167	168	1	3.11	0.428%
ACDDH028	209.5	210.15	0.65	0.92
ACDDH028	210.15	210.6	0.45	18.4	11.600%
ACDDH028	210.6	211.4	0.8	8.28	4.680%
ACDDH028	211.4	212	0.6	1.68
ACDDH031	310.4	312.5	2.1	5.4	13.06%
ACDDH032	296	305	9.0	0.6

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