Freegold Provides Update on 2025 Drill Program

Freegold Provides Update on 2025 Drill Program

2025 PROGRAM

  • Drilling is now underway with three rigs

    Conversion of inferred resources into indicated & further exploration drilling.

  • Updated mineral resource end of Q2

  • 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).

Freegold Ventures Limited (TSX: FVL) (OTCQX: FGOVF) ("Freegold" or the "Company ") is pleased to announce that three drill rigs are now operational at Golden Summit. One rig is situated in the WOW Zone (Holes GS2502, GS2505), another is operating in the Cleary Zone (Holes GS2501, GS2503), and a third is in the Dolphin Zone (GS2504). A fourth rig is anticipated to begin in early summer.

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The 2025 drilling program aims to upgrade inferred mineral resources to indicated through targeted infill drilling, along with geotechnical drilling and additional metallurgical test holes. Since 2020, exploration has been highly successful.  With a discovery cost of under $4.00 per ounce and substantially increased grade and tonnage, Golden Summit has grown into one of the most significant undeveloped gold resources in North America .  Ongoing metallurgical tests indicate that a substantial portion of the mineralization is non-refractory and can be processed conventionally, although further processing of sulfides is necessary for optimal recoveries.

The September 2024 resource estimate, based on a gold price of US$1,973 , includes a flowsheet comprising grinding, gravity separation, flotation, regrinding of sulfide concentrate, and CIL treatment, achieving a 72% recovery rate at a processing cost of $14 per ton. To increase recoveries, additional sulfide processing (oxidation) is beneficial; however, this will increase costs, which higher gold recovery and higher gold prices could well offset.

Current metallurgical programs are aimed at refining the flowsheet options available for evaluation in a pre-feasibility study, including testing of sulphide-oxidizing methods such as BIOX®, POX, and Albion Process. Earlier this year, Freegold reported 93% recovery using the Albion Process™. Earlier this year, Freegold reported 93% recovery using the Albion Process TM 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 to determine the trade-off between grind size and liberation versus power consumption with a view to optimizing power requirements and gold recoveries.

An updated mineral resource estimate based on the 2024 drilling is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2025.

Link to the Plan Map

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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 .  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.

For further information:

Kristina Walcott
President and CEO
Telephone: 1.604.662.7307
jkw@freegoldventures.com

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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Freegold Reports Final 2024 Drilling Results from Golden Summit Continuing to Confirm Higher Grade Potential

Freegold Reports Final 2024 Drilling Results from Golden Summit Continuing to Confirm Higher Grade Potential

  • WOW ZONE – GS2437

    • 6.84 g/t Au over 20.6 m including 115.5 g/t over 0.8m
    • 43.8 g/t Au over 3.0m

GS2435

    • 1.01 g/t over 216 m
    • 20.4 g/t over 1.3 m

GS2431

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Freegold Intersects Higher-Grade in Both Cleary and WOW Zones in Drilling at Golden Summit

Freegold Intersects Higher-Grade in Both Cleary and WOW Zones in Drilling at Golden Summit

WOW ZONE GS2440

    • 2.07 g/t Au over 54.9m
    • 128.3 g/t Au over 3.1m
    • 4.16 g/t Au over 21.6m
  • CLEARY ZONE – GS2441
    • 2.74/t over 30.3m
    • 11.6 g/t Au over 33.6m including 110 g/t Au over 3.1m
    • 1.73 g/t over 25m

2025 PROGRAM

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FREEGOLD ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF $42 MILLION BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT FINANCING

FREEGOLD ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF $42 MILLION BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT FINANCING

Freegold Ventures Limited (TSX: FVL) (" Freegold " or the " Company "), is pleased to announce that further to its news release of March 18, 2025 the Company has closed its upsized brokered private placement offering for aggregate gross proceeds of $41,975,805 which includes the exercise in full of the agent's option for additional gross proceeds of $5,475,105 . Paradigm Capital acted as sole agent (the " Agent ") on the Offering.

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In connection with the Offering, the Company entered into an agency agreement (the " Agency Agreement ") dated April 3, 2025 , between the Company and the Agent. In accordance with the Agency Agreement, 49,383,300 units of the Company (the " Units ") were issued at a price of $0.85 per Unit. Each Unit is comprised of one common share of the Company (a " Unit Share ") and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a " Warrant "). Each Warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share of the Company (a " Warrant Share ") for 24 months from today's date at an exercise price of $1.30 per Warrant Share. The Warrants are callable by the Company should the daily volume-weighted average trading price of the common shares of the Company on the Toronto Stock Exchange exceed $1.30 for a period of twenty (20) consecutive trading days, at any time during the period (i) beginning on the date that is 6 months from the closing date of the Offering, and (ii) ending on the date the Warrants expire (the " Call Trigger "). Following a Call Trigger, the Company may give notice (the " Call Notice ") to the holders of the Warrants (by disseminating a news release announcing the acceleration) that any Warrant that remains unexercised by the holder thereof shall expire thirty days following the date on which the Call Notice is given.

The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the offering for general working capital and corporate purposes, with a primary focus on advancing the Golden Summit project. Drilling at Golden Summit is expected to resume next month, and an updated Mineral Resource Estimate is anticipated later in the second quarter, once the assays from the 2024 drill program have been finalized.

Mr. Eric Sprott , through an entity owned and controlled by him, purchased an aggregate of 14,814,900 Units in the Offering, representing 30% of the Units issued under the Offering.

Pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (" MI 61-101 "), the purchase of Units by Mr. Sprott was a "related party transaction". The Company was exempt from the requirements to obtain a formal valuation in connection with the Offering in reliance on section 5.5(c) of MI 61-101, as the issuance of Units to Mr. Sprott was a distribution of securities of the Company to a related party for cash consideration. The issuance of the Units to Mr. Sprott was exempt from the requirement to obtain minority shareholder approval in reliance on section 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value of the Units received by Mr. Sprott nor the proceeds for such securities received by the Company exceeded 25% of the Company's market capitalization as calculated in accordance with MI 61-101.

A material change report will be filed less than 21 days from the date of the closing of the Offering. Closing the Offering in this shorter period was reasonable in the circumstances as the Company determined the shorter period was necessary because the terms of the transaction were favorable to the Company, given uncertain market conditions time was of the essence in closing the Offering, and closing the Offering expeditiously was in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders.

The Offering is subject to the final approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange. All securities issued pursuant to the Offering will have a hold period of four months and one day.

The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " U.S. Securities Act "), or any U.S. state security laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration under the U.S. Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws or compliance with requirements of an applicable exemption therefrom.  This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States , nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Freegold Ventures Limited

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

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This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking information" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this press release. Any statement that discusses predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release, include, without limitation, statements regarding the receipt of TSX final approval for the Offering and the use of proceeds from the Offering. In making the forward-looking statements contained in this press release, the Company has made certain assumptions. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that the expectations of any forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: availability of financing; delay or failure to receive required permits or regulatory approvals; and general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this press release. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, changes in factors affecting such forward-looking statements or otherwise. See Freegold's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 , filed under Freegold's profile at www.sedarplus.ca , for a detailed discussion of the risk factors associated with Freegold's operations.

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 Freegold Ventures Limited (TSX: FVL) (the " Company " or " Freegold Ventures "), is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Paradigm Capital Inc. (the " Agent "), in connection with a proposed best efforts private placement financing (the " Offering ") for total proceeds of up to approximately $ 30 million consisting of up to 32,295,000 units of the Company (the " Units ") at a price of $ 0.85 per Unit. Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of the Company (a " Unit Share ") and one half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a " Warrant ").

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Horizon Minerals Limited  Gold Mining and Processing Update

Horizon Minerals Limited Gold Mining and Processing Update

Perth, Australia (ABN Newswire) - Horizon Minerals Limited (ASX:HRZ) is pleased to provide an update on the development of the Phillips Find ("Phillips Find") and Boorara ("Boorara") Gold Projects.

HIGHLIGHTS

Phillips Find

- Toll processing of the second stockpile of ore from the Phillips Find JV with BML (BML Ventures Pty Ltd) completed

- 18,676 dry tonnes of ore at 1.97g/t Au and 95.5% metallurgical recovery delivered 1,132.2oz sold at an average price of $5,140/oz, generating ~$5.8M in revenue to the Phillips Find JV

- First free cashflow distribution from the project achieved, generating ~$1.5M in net cashflow directly to Horizon

- An additional 87,000t of ore will be Toll Treated at the Greenfields Mill in August 2025, including 27,000t of ore from Boorara, to complete the Toll Milling Agreement with FMR

- The remaining 70,000t of ore from Phillips Find will be processed at Focus Minerals Limited's Three Mile Hill processing plant in September/October 2025 to complete this first phase of mining at Phillips Find

Boorara

- Significant ore stockpiles, comprising approximately 190,000 tonnes of high-grade and 126,000 tonnes of low-grade

- High-grade stockpiles being prioritised for treatment under the Ore Purchase Agreement (OPA) with Norton Gold Fields to treat at the Paddington Mill for the processing of a total of 1.24Mt of Boorara ore

- March 2025 quarter payments received from Paddington included 100% payment from the first stockpile and 50% for the second stockpile, yielding $6.3M in revenue

June Quarter Revenues

- June 2025 quarter to date, $12.8M in revenue received from Paddington, in addition to $7.5M received from FRM for the treatment of 51,228 dry tonnes at a grade of 0.92g/t Au and metallurgical recovery of 94.71% for 1,439.3oz sold at an average price of $5,195/oz treated at FMR Investments' Greenfields Mill

Commenting on the mining progress, Managing Director and CEO Mr Grant Haywood said:

"We are pleased that our haulage and processing activities are ramping up to crystallise the significant cash we have tied up within our ore stockpiles, with gold production and therefore revenue increasing significantly from the March quarter with both operations starting to build up cash flow."

Phillips Find

Mining at Phillips Find has progressed safely and productively with JV partner BML Ventures (BML) since October 2024 with first gold was poured in February 2025 under the first campaign.

The second campaign of Phillips Find ore has been processed at FMR Investments' Greenfields Mill near Coolgardie totalling 18,676 dry tonnes at a grade of 1.97g/t Au and 95.5% recovery. This yielded 1,132.2oz sold at an average price of $5,140/oz, generating ~$5.8M in revenue to the JV.

The second milling campaign occurred over a four-week period, with three weeks of processing Boorara ore and one week of Phillips Find JV ore. The JV partners have agreed to an early distribution of cashflow to Horizon from this Phillips Find campaign which comprised selling 300oz of JV gold at an average price of $5,060/oz, generating ~$1.52M in net cashflow directly to Horizon.

This earlier than scheduled payment is in part due to BML and Horizon renegotiating with FMR on the timing of milling for the benefit of BML, with the planned June 2025 campaign now occurring in August 2025. This will be a four-week campaign which would normally comprise one week of Boorara ore and three weeks of Philips Find ore, however due to the deferral of cash from June to August 2025, Horizon will treat for 10 days instead of seven in August 2025, and receive the early JV distribution of cash, which has already been received.

The August campaign will be the final processing at Greenfields under the 200kt agreement with FMR, with the remaining 70kt of Phillips Find ore being processed at Focus Minerals' Three Mile Hill plant in September/October 2025.

Boorara

Mining at Boorara has continued from Pit 2 (North) and Pit 4 (South) with ~190kt of high-grade ore stocks currently on the Boorara and/or Paddington ROM pads, and ~126kt of lower-grade ore stockpiled at Boorara. As anticipated, grades are improving in line with depth.

In addition to the treatment of Boorara ore at Paddington, a campaign was also processed through FMR Investments' Greenfields Mill near Coolgardie in April 2025 totalling 51,228 dry tonnes at a grade of 0.92g/t Au and a metallurgical recovery of 94.71% for 1,439.3oz sold at an average price of $5,195/oz, generating ~$7.5M of revenue to Horizon.

As previously reported, there was a hiatus in ore haulage to Paddington between ore parcel 1 and 2 whilst mining was undertaken through lower grade zones in the pits and as a result of time delays with the grade determination and the payment process.

Mining of high-grade ore has now achieved steady state and continuous ore haulage and processing is expected to continue to Paddington.

Revenues received in 2025 at Paddington have been $2.8M in January, $2.2M in February, $1.3M in March, $3.0M in April, $6.2M in May and $3.6M in the month of June to date, totalling $19.1M, broken down by stockpile below. This excludes the $7.5M revenue received from treatment at Greenfields received in May and June 2025.

Cost performance in the June half has been impacted by the establishment of stockpiles, lower than expected grade performance in the early stages of mining at Boorara and higher strip ratio. With continuous ore production and haulage now achieved at Boorara and grade control drilling at the operations well advanced, along with lowering strip ratios while grades improve, the operations are now well set-up for stronger cost performance and cash flow generation in the December half 2025.

Next Steps

The next campaign of ore treatment at FMR's Greenfields mill is scheduled to commence in early August 2025 and will comprise approximately 27kt of Boorara ore and 60kt of Phillips Find ore that completes Horizon's contract with FMR. The remaining 70kt of high-grade Phillips Find ore is scheduled to be processed in September/October 2025 through Focus Minerals' Three Mile Hill processing plant.

Mining, haulage and continuous treatment from Boorara shall continue at steady state through the Paddington plant.

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About Horizon Minerals Limited:  

Horizon Minerals Limited (ASX:HRZ) is a gold exploration and mining company focussed on the Kalgoorlie and Menzies areas of Western Australia which are host to some of Australia's richest gold deposits. The Company is developing a mining pipeline of projects to generate cash and self-fund aggressive exploration, mine developments and further acquisitions. The Teal gold mine has been recently completed.

Horizon is aiming to significantly grow its JORC-Compliant Mineral Resources, complete definitive feasibility studies on core high grade open cut and underground projects and build a sustainable development pipeline.

Horizon has a number of joint ventures in place across multiple commodities and regions of Australia providing exposure to Vanadium, Copper, PGE's, Gold and Nickel/Cobalt. Our quality joint venture partners are earning in to our project areas by spending over $20 million over 5 years enabling focus on the gold business while maintaining upside leverage.

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