Freegold Announces Start of 2024 Drilling Program at Golden Summit

Freegold Ventures Limited (TSX: FVL) (OCTQX: FGOVF) ("Freegold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling at Golden Summit with two diamond drill rigs focused on identifying zones of higher grade gold mineralization.

Mineralization identified in the 2020 - 2023 drill programs demonstrates the higher-grade mineralization dips moderately south towards the Dolphin intrusive and is bounded toward the north by significant faulting. Mineralization is deeper toward the south.

In 2023, the drill program at Golden Summit successfully discovered higher-grade mineralization on the western side of the existing resource at a shallower depth. Building on this success, in 2024, the plan is to continue drilling on the western part of the Dolphin/Cleary deposit and extend the drilling coverage further to the west. Three distinct geochemical trends have been identified: two south-southwest flanking trends and a clear east-west trend spanning an additional 1.5 km. As Golden Summit is non-glaciated, the surface geochemistry has proven to be an excellent indicator of near-surface gold mineralization. The 2024 drill program aims to explore these trends to identify higher-grade shallow mineralization to improve the overall resource grade before commencing with economic studies. The current pit-constrained primary mineral resource at Golden Summit ( Feb. 2023 ), using a $1,792 gold price and a 0.45 g/t cut-off, is 12,011,000 oz @ 0.92 g/t Au (407,544,000t) indicated and 7,736,000 oz @ 0.85 g/t Au (282,303,000t) inferred.

Highlights from the 2023 Drill Program targeting the area west of Willow Creek

GS2314	Hole GS2314, located 150 metres west of 478950E, was drilled to the west.

HOLE NUMBER	AZIMUTH	DIP	DEPTH (M)	FROM (M)	TO (M)	INTERVAL (M)	AU G/T
GS2314	270	-70	748.6	125	141.5	16.5	2.1
				293.6	296	2.4	82.5
				385.7	499	113.3	5.42
including				480.7	489.8	9.1	6.5
including				495.9	499	3.1	160

GS2331	Targeted the area to the north of the historic known veins, intersected several zones of higher-grade mineralization

HOLE NUMBER	AZIMUTH	DIP	DEPTH (M)	FROM (M)	TO (M)	INTERVAL (M)	AU G/T
GS2331	360	-50	543.2	19.4	37	17.6	0.56
				215.5	259.4	43.9	0.92
				276.5	288	11.5	2.0
				370.9	406.8	35.9	1.41

GS2332	Drilled on the western edge of the current resource. Returned broad zones higher than resource grade, including multiple high-grade intercepts

HOLE NUMBER	AZIMUTH	DIP	DEPTH (M)	FROM (M)	TO (M)	INTERVAL (M)	AU G/T
GS2332	360	-55	709.9	104.5	107.6	3.1	41.4
				355.7	358.8	3.1	25.3
				383.1	413.6	30.5	1.02
				474.6	500.8	26.2	1.23
				543.8	614.8	71	1.0
including				582.8	614.8	32	1.38

GS2333	The farthest southwest hole collared 200 metres west of the previous drilling, outside the existing resource and within a 1.5-kilometre-long gold-in-soil geochemical anomaly.

HOLE NUMBER	AZIMUTH	DIP	DEPTH (M)	FROM (M)	TO (M)	INTERVAL (M)	AU G/T
GS2333	360	-50	632.2	106.7	107.6	0.9	12.15
				165.2	202.4	37.2	0.66
				355.7	632.2	276.5	1.76
including				355.7	404.5	48.8	1.31
including				438	505.1	67.1	4.25
including				502	505.1	3.1	79
including				608.3	632.2	23.9	4.09
including				614.4	617.5	3.1	24.2

GS2334	Drilled to the south. GS2334 appears to have drilled over the top of the projected zone of mineralization intersected in GS2333

HOLE NUMBER	AZIMUTH	DIP	DEPTH (M)	FROM (M)	TO (M)	INTERVAL (M)	AU G/T
GS2334	180	-50	660.8	183.6	627.3	443.7	0.71
including				325.2	520.3	195.1	1.06
including				399.6	401.4	1.8	45.1
including				587	627.3	40.3	0.84

GS2335	It was drilled just west of Willow Creek, on the western edge of the current resource. Returned higher than resource grade, including multiple high-grade intercepts. GS2335 is notable in that it is closer to surface at significantly higher resource grade than seen on the east side of Willow Creek

HOLE NUMBER	AZIMUTH	Dip	DEPTH (M)	FROM (M)	TO (M)	INTERVAL (M)	AU G/T
GS2335	360	-55	810.8	63.2	64.1	0.9	12.2
				96.6	511.1	414.5	0.8
including				96.6	230.1	133.5	1.43
including				142.3	145.4	3.1	27.1

GS2336	It was drilled just west of Willow Creek, on the western edge of the current resource and behind 2335. Returned higher than resource grade, including multiple high-grade intercepts. GS2336 is notable in that it is closer to surface at significantly higher than resource grade than seen on the east side of Willow Creek

HOLE NUMBER	AZIMUTH	Dip	DEPTH (M)	FROM (M)	TO (M)	INTERVAL (M)	AU G/T
GS2336	360	-55	831.3	15.9	31.1	15.2	0.52
				166.1	218.5	52.4	0.59
				257.7	677.3	419.6	0.86
including				308.2	327.7	19.5	4.26
including				308.2	311.2	3	25.3
including				483.1	504.7	21.6	1.09
including				521.8	558.4	36.6	2.86
including				521.8	524.9	3.1	28.8
including				655.9	677.3	21.4	0.75
				708.7	726	17.3	0.86
				758.2	772.4	14.2	1.43

GS2337	It was drilled at an azimuth of 315 ^o to cross the Tolovana Vein swarm extensions to the southwest. The hole successfully intersected various zones of higher-grade mineralization.
HOLE NUMBER	AZIMUTH	Dip	DEPTH (M)	FROM (M)	TO (M)	INTERVAL (M)	AU G/T
GS2337	315	-50	784.3	260	704	444	0.85
including				341	354.7	13.7	1.21
including				367.8	443	75.2	1.31
including				367.8	369	1.2	20.2
including				506	517	11	2.27
including				552.1	575	22.9	0.94
including				668	704	36	2.01
including				668	671	3	13.45

The width refers to drill hole intercepts; true width cannot be determined due to the uncertain geometry of mineralization.

A plan map showing the locations of the drill holes targeting the area west of Willow Creek can be found here:

https://freegoldventures.com/site/assets/files/6287/goldensummit_dolphin-cleary_resource_drilling_western_a.pdf

In addition to the ongoing drill program, metallurgical, baseline environmental, cultural resource, and wetland studies are underway. An updated mineral resource estimate based on the 2023 drill program is scheduled to be completed by the end of Q2 2024.

A sample quality control/quality assurance program has been in place throughout the program. Drill cores were cut in half using a diamond saw, with one-half placed in sealed bags for preparation and subsequent geochemical analysis by ALS Laboratories. Core samples were prepared in ALS's facility using the PREP-31BY package. Each core sample is crushed to better than 70 %, passing a 2 mm (Tyler 9 mesh, US Std. No.10) screen. A split of 1kg is taken and pulverized to better than 85 % passing a 75-micron (Tyler 200 mesh, US Std. No. 200) screen; a portion of this pulverized split is digested by Four Acid and analyzed via ICP-AES (method code ME-ICP61). Fire Assay analyzes all samples with an AAS finish, method code Au-AA23 (30g sample size) and over 10 g/t are automatically assayed using a FA Grav method, Au-GRAV21. Additional Au screening is performed using ALS's Au- SCR24 method; select samples are dry-screened to 100 microns. A duplicate 50g fire assay is conducted on the little fraction, and an assay is conducted on the entire oversize fraction. Total Au content, individual assays, and weight fractions are reported. Analytical and assay procedures are conducted in ALS's North Vancouver and Reno facilities.

A QA/QC program included 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 . Through leases, it holds the Golden Summit Gold Project near Fairbanks and the Shorty Creek Copper-Gold Project near Livengood.

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, 2023 , 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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Freegold Achieves Over 93% Recovery Using Albion Process oxidation-CIL Additional Metallurgical Work Remains Ongoing

Total gold recovery of over 93% from a composite comprised of core from 8 drill holes representing the Dolphin/Cleary resource area.
The flowsheet consists of gravity – flotation - concentrate cleaning - Albion Process™ oxidation - CIL (carbon-in-leach).
A sulfide concentrate representing approximately 3% of the process plant feed has been treated using standard Albion™ Process testing procedures appropriate for the current stage of the Golden Summit Project development, resulting in a downstream CIL stage extraction of over 97%.
The exceptional CIL stage extraction of gold has been achieved with less than 75% sulfur oxidation.
Further optimization of this flowsheet and testing of other oxidation processes are ongoing.

Freegold Ventures Limited (TSX: FVL) (OCTQX: FGOVF) ("Freegold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce additional results based on the ongoing metallurgical test work on drill hole composites from the 2020 2022 drill programs. The objectives of the recently completed testwork were:

Advancement of understanding of gold deportment and recovery methods from previously released metallurgical test work results
Optimization of gold recovery and flowsheet make-up considering the minimization of both future capital and operating cost intensity with the benefit of significant additional and overall gold recovery

Eight drill core composites, representing different locations and grades within the Dolphin and Cleary areas, 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 three primary gold-hosting lithologies. The results indicate that a gold recovery rate of 93% can be achieved using standard and commercially employed mineral processing operations. The composites were prepared from laboratory assay rejects of fresh rock intervals located well below the existing oxide cap at Golden Summit. Eight drill hole composites were utilized, comprising 1,192 meters of drill intercepts that represent 587 continuous mineralized intervals with a total material weight of over 5,100 kilograms.

Composite DDH Make Up	GS2201	GS2203	GS2206	GS2207
	GS2208	GS2209	GS2168	GS2167
Test Calc Grade		gold recovery %
Au g/t	Gravity	Flotation	Post Oxidation Stage CIL	Total

1.15	40 %	55 %	97 %	>93%

Summary of Gold Recovery

Since 2020, drilling activities at the Golden Summit project have significantly bolstered its potential, reinforcing the project's viability through positive metallurgical outcomes and a marked increase in overall resources. The current pit-constrained resource includes both oxide and primary resources, with the oxide component located within the upper 70 meters. Previous column tests on the oxide material indicate that heap leach gold recoveries can reach 85% within two weeks. Ongoing optimization efforts are focused on delineating the most effective flow sheet for the sulphide component before initiating a pre-feasibility study.

The strategic plan for 2025 outlines extensive drilling initiatives aimed at upgrading resources from the inferred category to the indicated category, which is crucial for completing the planned pre-feasibility study. The September 2024 Primary Resource, using a 0.5 g/t cut-off, is 346,304,000 tonnes at 1.08 g/t Au (12,050,000 contained ounces) in the indicated mineral resource category and 308,311,000 tonnes at 1.04 g/t Au (10,306,000 contained ounces) in the inferred mineral resource category.

In 2024, 41 holes, totaling 25,708m , were drilled. Assay results from twelve drill holes related to the 2024 program are pending. Results from the 2024 program will be incorporated into an updated mineral resource estimate expected to be released later in 2025.

Ongoing Metallurgical Work: The primary areas of focus in the next phase of metallurgical test work are in progress and include:

Comminution studies using half PQ core
Flotation concentrate oxidation pre-treatment utilizing BIOX® and POX prior to CIL

Link to Map Showing Location of Metallurgical Composite Holes and 2024 Drilling

https://freegoldventures.com/site/assets/files/6287/metdrillingplanmap_february2025.pdf

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, 2023 , 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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Hole	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	From	To	Interval	Au
Number	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	(m)	(m)	(m)	g/t
GS2423	645.3	-89	0	57	100.9	43.9	0.76
				195.7	270.4	74.7	0.62
				340.5	361.8	21.3	1.63
				391.4	543.8	152.4	0.84
	including			508.1	543.8	35.7	1.47
GS2424	653	-85	67	388.1	412.9	24.8	1.28
				488	503	15	0.80
				551	578	27	0.72

Hole	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	From	To	Interval	Au
Number	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	(m)	(m)	(m)	g/t
GS2425	691.9	-90	0	44.2	81.4	37.2	0.61
				108.8	166.7	57.9	0.80
				194.2	212.4	18.2	1.41
				311.2	340.5	29.3	0.72
				401.4	541.3	139.9	2.72
	including			514.2	541.3	27.1	11.6
	including			514.2	517.2	3	44.7
	including			520.3	523	2.7	59.5
				572.1	585.5	13.4	5.26
	including			572.1	575.2	3.1	18.2
				611.7	647.7	36	0.89

Hole	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	From	To	Interval	Au
Number				(m)	(m)	(m)	g/t
GS2426	627	-86	360	117.3	129.6	12.3	0.96
				343.8	359	15.2	1.02
				405	510	105	1.93
	including			481.8	483	1.2	44.1
	including			502.6	504	1.4	65.9
				609	627	18	2.03

Hole	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	From	To	Interval	Au
Number	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	(m)	(m)	(m)	g/t
GS2427	690.4	-65	360	228.9	474.6	245.7	1.07
	including			386.2	389.2	3	23.3
				558.7	638.6	79.9	0.95
GS2428	539	-85	83	157.6	188	30.4	0.61
				328.4	340	11.6	1.57
				409.4	419.7	10.3	0.80
				476	531.9	55.9	1.14
GS2429	587	-85	294	433.7	487.7	54	0.85

Hole	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	From	To	Interval	Au
Number	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	(m)	(m)	(m)	g/t
GS2411	568.9	-55	360	51.7	61.2	9.5	0.87
				489.3	533.4	44.1	0.70
GS2413	595	-55	360	230.7	245.3	14.6	2.72
				283.4	298	14.6	1.16
				472.8	514	41.2	0.70
GS2416	460.2	-55	360	374.7	402.2	27.5	0.59

Hole Number	Dip	Azimuth	From (m)	To (m)	Interval (m)	Au g/t	Cut to 90 g/t
GS2403	-50	315	162.7	164	1.3	6.37
GS2404	-50	360	365	394.9	29.9	0.67
GS2405	-50	360	12.2	34.7	22.5	1.26
GS2406	-55	360	45.8	161	115.2	3.36	1.36
including			45.8	46.4	0.6	476
			231.3	280.8	49.5	0.96
			444.3	470	25.7	1.22
			484.7	520.1	35.4	0.7
Hole Number	Dip	Azimuth	From (m)	To (m)	Interval (m)	Au g/t	Cut to 90 g/t
GS2407	-50	360	119.5	148.4	28.9	2.29
including			119.5	120.4	0.9	57
			194.2	229	34.8	0.65
			330.4	371.2	40.8	1.9
including			369.5	371.2	1.7	37.6
			522.4	609.8	87.4	1.59
including			528.5	531.6	3.1	25.1
GS2408	-55	360	51.7	76.6	24.9	0.72
			241.4	247.1	5.7	1.76
			341.8	358.9	17.1	1.17
			455.3	471	15.7	0.75
			528	570	42	3.06
including			550.8	553.5	2.7	30.9
			593.9	610.2	16.3	2.4
			642	672	30	0.63
GS2409	-55	360	332.1	333.3	1.2	15.5
GS2410	-45	360	68.6	96.6	28	0.49

Hole	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	From	To	Interval	Au
Number	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	(m)	(m)	(m)	g/t
GS2417	667.8	-85	0	24	80.5	56.5	1.25
				238.2	265.8	27.6	1.78
				298.5	300.2	1.7	196.5
				317	413	96	0.70
including				371	392	21	1.44
				552.8	564.4	11.6	0.83
				629	641	12	1.18

Hole	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	From	To	Interval	Au
Number	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	(m)	(m)	(m)	g/t
GS2419	622.6	-50	180	37.5	45.9	8.4	0.50
				60.5	72.4	11.9	0.67
				80.8	93.8	13	0.49
				131.7	132.8	1.1	57.5
				143.3	149.4	6.1	2.45
				168.8	178.8	10	1.83
				184.6	188.8	4.2	1.08
				225.6	313.6	88	0.88
including				262.9	283.7	20.8	2.22
				404	441.4	37.4	0.52
GS2420	560.8	-50	360	457.7	484.9	27.2	0.67
GS2422	816.9	-90	0	72.5	76.7	4.2	0.81
				126	132.4	6.4	4.62
				160.7	188	27.3	0.69
				299	307.4	8.4	57.29
including				299	302	3	157.0
				422	455.2	33.2	0.80
				499.8	554	54.2	1.88
including				542	545	3	15.0
				578	614	36	0.90
				656	668	12	0.89
				743	803	60	1.58

Hole	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	From	To	Interval	Au
Number	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	(m)	(m)	(m)	g/t
GS2418	949.5	-90	0	20	59	39	0.63
				95	118.7	23.7	3.06
including				111.5	112.9	1.4	30.04
				234.5	849.8	615.3	0.8
including				234.5	272	37.5	1.09
including				288.9	459.6	170.7	1.23
including				317	376.7	59.7	1.61
including				320	323	3	16.45
including				407.8	459.6	51.8	1.56
including				542.5	590.7	48.2	0.96
including				682.1	822.4	140.3	0.73

Hole	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	From	To	Interval	Au
Number	Depth	Dip	Azimuth	(m)	(m)	(m)	g/t
GS2414	601.4	-90	0	101	113	12	17.9
including				104	106	2	26.6
including				106	107	1	14.9
including				107	110	3	45.1
				146	164	18	0.74
				183.3	218	34.7	2.06
including				200	202.1	2.1	15.3
				317	356	39	0.7
				395	411.6	16.6	1
				440.7	534.3	93.6	0.93
				554.7	593.4	38.7	1.33

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