Scorpio Gold Reports Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate and Historical Mineral Resource Estimate

Scorpio Gold Corporation (TSXV: SGN,OTC:SRCRF) (OTCQB: SRCRF) (FSE: RY9) ("Scorpio Gold", or the "Company") is pleased to announce the Maiden mineral resource estimate (the "Maiden MRE") at the 100%-owned Manhattan District ("Manhattan" or the "Project") located in Nevada, USA, as well as a historical mineral estimate (the "Historical MRE") for certain satellite deposits at Manhattan. The QP has not done sufficient work to make the Historical MRE current and the Company is not treating the estimate as current.

The Maiden MRE covers the Goldwedge & Manhattan Pit areas of the Project and comprises 18,343 tonnes grading 1.26 g/t gold for a total of 740,000 oz contained gold in the inferred category. The effective date of the Maiden MRE is June 4, 2025.

The Historical MRE covers the Black Mammoth, April Fool, Hooligan, Keystone, and Jumbo areas of the Project and comprises 1,652,325 tonnes grading 5.89 g/t gold for a total of 303,949 oz contained gold.

"The Maiden MRE represents the starting point for the newly consolidated 100%-owned Manhattan District, and does not yet incorporate any 2025 drilling by the Company. The Historical MRE underscores the potential within the district, which benefits from a rich record of data extending back more than a century. The estimates also highlight the high-grade nature of the gold mineralization, with grade being the key factor that distinguishes Manhattan from other open-pit assets in Nevada. Scorpio Gold's objective is to build a multi-million-ounce resource at a grade that sets it apart from peers — an objective we are well positioned to pursue with the team and capital in place," commented Zayn Kalyan, CEO and Director of Scorpio Gold.

"The Maiden MRE is a rewarding and necessary step towards unlocking the Manhattan District's true potential. Taking the time to review, compile, and validate the historic data included in the resource quantifies the history of the area and has proved to be the most cost effective measure to this interim resource. One of many examples from this process is uncovering the very high-grade interval in drill hole MH83-016, of 12.22 g/t over 70.1 metres, which sits in the Goldwedge target of the resource. Pairing converted historic resources with the Phase 1 2025 and upcoming Phase 2 drilling positions the Maiden MRE as a starting point for Manhattan's unrealized potential," commented Harrison Pokrandt, VP Exploration of Scorpio Gold.

Figure 1. Location Map Showing the Area of the Maiden MRE and the Historical MRE

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Maiden MRE

The Maiden MRE represents the first modern resource prepared for the consolidated Manhattan District and covers the Goldwedge and Manhattan Pit areas. Importantly, the estimate incorporates over 92,000 metres of historical drilling in more than 1,300 drillholes, providing a robust foundation while also highlighting the significant upside potential of the district. The resource is entirely in the Inferred category and reflects only the validation and conversion of legacy data - it does not yet include any of Scorpio Gold's 2025 drilling, which is already underway and expected to provide additional growth.

The results confirm the high-grade character of the mineralization, with an average grade of 1.26 g/t Au at a 0.3 g/t cut-off. This grade is notably higher than many Nevada open-pit deposits and underscores Manhattan's potential to become a standout open-pit gold project in the state. The resource also captures both the continuity of mineralization within the Goldwedge area and the potential for larger tonnage envelopes surrounding historical high-grade structures.

With this initial resource in place, Scorpio Gold is positioned to pursue its goal of defining a multi-million-ounce district. The Maiden MRE provides a clear starting point for ongoing exploration and expansion, setting the stage for upcoming drilling to further delineate and grow the resource base.

Table 1. Pit-constrained Inferred inventories at a variety of gold cut-off grade sensitivities.

 

Notes:
Inferred resource estimates are based on economically constrained open pits generated using the Hochbaum Pseudoflow algorithm in Datamine's Studio NPVS and the following optimization parameters (all dollar values are in US dollars):

Inferred Resource classification only.

• $2,500/ounce gold price.
• Mill recovery of 90% for gold.
• 50 degree pit slope angle for in-situ rock, 30 degree pit slope angle for overburden.
• Mining costs of $3.00 per tonne for both ore and waste.
• Milling costs of $15.00 per tonne processed.
• G&A cost of $3.50 per tonne processed.
• 2% royalty costs.
• A 0.3 g/t gold only cutoff was applied for Inferred resource reporting.

Ore loss and dilution not applied.

1. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves (as that term is defined in the CIM Definition Standards) and do not have demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of mineral resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, sociopolitical, marketing, or other relevant issues.
2. The quantity and grade of reported Inferred resources in this estimate are conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define these Inferred resources as an Indicated or Measured mineral resource.
3. The mineral resources in this estimate were calculated with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions.

The NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate was based on a total of 92,635 m of drilling completed in 1,341 drillholes. Estimates of mineral resources were completed using a three-dimensional block model with a regular block size of 5x5x5 m, with estimation domains constructed based on modeled mineralization controls and geostatistical analysis of the drill sample data. The effects of potentially anomalous high-grade sample data are controlled using traditional top-cutting as well as limiting the distance of influence during block grade interpolation. Inferred resources were classified based on a drill data spacing of 50 m or less (25 m to the closest drillhole), considering blocks which were estimated using two or more drillholes only; Measured or Indicated resources were not classified. Model validation for the final reported Inverse Distance Cubed (ID3) estimate includes statistical validation using Ordinary Kriging (OK) and Nearest Neighbor (NN) estimates, Swath plot comparisons between composite data and the three estimation methods, visual validation on cross sections and plan levels, and grade-tonnage envelopes from Sequential Gaussian Simulation. The estimated Inferred mineral resources are contained within an economically constrained open pit generated using the Hochbaum Pseudoflow algorithm in Datamine's Studio NPVS¹. 
An NI 43-101 technical report detailing the mineral resource estimate for the Manhattan Project will be completed and filed on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) and Scorpio's website (www.scorpiogold.com) within 45 days.

Figure 2. Inferred Resource Block Model and Resource Pit

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Figure 3. Long-Section DD-DD' showing Inferred Block Model and Geology for the Manhattan Goldwedge Area

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Historical MRE

The Historical MRE was completed at the Keystone, Black Mammoth, Hooligan, April Fool, and Jumbo areas of the Project in 1997 by New Concept Mining, Inc. utilizing an open pit scenario.

Table 1. Historical MRE - Imperial Units, as stated in source report.

 

Notes:

1. Source: A. Berry and P. Willard, 1997. "Exploration and Pre-Production Mine Development, Manhattan District Project, Nye County", a report prepared by New Concept Mining, Inc.
2. The Historical MRE was based on the following assumptions: (a) Proven, Probable and Possible categorizations are historical and in accordance with the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1943 and as recommended by the Society of Economic Geologists in 1956; (b) open pit mining method; (c) polygonal estimation method, (d) for Proven category a search radius approximating to 15 feet up and down dip and 25 feet along strike; for Probable category a search radius approximating to 75-90 feet up and down dip and 90-150 feet along strike; and for Possible category a search radius approximating to 50 feet up and down dip from Probable material and 90-150 feet along strike, (e) mineral resource tonnage and grades were reported as undiluted, (f) fire assay gold grades used in estimation we uncut; and (g) contained Au ounces are in-situ and did not include recovery losses. Strike and dip orientations were determined by variography at the time. Mineral resource tonnage and contained metal were not rounded to reflect the accuracy of the Historical MRE.
3. The reader is cautioned that the Historical MRE is considered historical in nature and as such is based on prior data and reports prepared by previous property owners. A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to classify the Historical MRE as a current resource and the Company is not treating the Historical MRE as a current resource. Significant data compilation, re-drilling, re-sampling and data verification may be required by a qualified person before the historical estimate on the t can be classified as a current resource. There can be no assurance that any of the Historical MRE, in whole or in part, will ever become economically viable. In addition, mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. Even if classified as a current resource, there is no certainty as to whether further exploration will result in any mineral resources being upgraded to another category.

Table 2. Historical MRE - Metric Units

 

Notes:

1. Conversion of tons (U.S. short tons) to tonnes (metric tonnes) by multiplying tons by 0.9071847.
2. Conversion of ounces to grams by multiplying ounces by 31.1035
3. Source: A. Berry and P. Willard, 1997. "Exploration and Pre-Production Mine Development, Manhattan District Project, Nye County", a report prepared by New Concept Mining, Inc.
4. The Historical MRE was based on the following assumptions: (a) Proven, Probable and Possible categorizations are historical and in accordance with the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1943 and as recommended by the Society of Economic Geologists in 1956; (b) open pit mining method; (c) polygonal estimation method, (d) for Proven category a search radius approximating to 15 feet up and down dip and 25 feet along strike; for Probable category a search radius approximating to 75-90 feet up and down dip and 90-150 feet along strike; and for Possible category a search radius approximating to 50 feet up and down dip from Probable material and 90-150 feet along strike, (e) mineral resource tonnage and grades were reported as undiluted, (f) fire assay gold grades used in estimation we uncut; and (g) contained Au ounces are in-situ and did not include recovery losses. Strike and dip orientations were determined by variography at the time. Mineral resource tonnage and contained metal were not rounded to reflect the accuracy of the Historical MRE.
5. The reader is cautioned that the Historical MRE is considered historical in nature and as such is based on prior data and reports prepared by previous property owners. A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to classify the Historical MRE as a current resource and the Company is not treating the Historical MRE as a current resource. Significant data compilation, re-drilling, re-sampling and data verification may be required by a qualified person before the historical estimate on the t can be classified as a current resource. There can be no assurance that any of the Historical MRE, in whole or in part, will ever become economically viable. In addition, mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. Even if classified as a current resource, there is no certainty as to whether further exploration will result in any mineral resources being upgraded to another category.

The following is a brief description of the data used for the Historical MRE and the geology of each area:

Table 3. Description Of Data Used In Historical MRE.

 

Mineralization Controls and Exploration Targets

At Manhattan, generally extremely high-grade gold mineralization occurs in structures that are mostly high angle and metres to tens of metres wide. Where these structures intersect adjacent zones of fracture induced permeability it can form breccias or strongly veined mineralised bodies. Similarly, where they intersect receptive, often flat-lying carbonate beds, the gold mineralization can "blow-out" to form breccias or along the beds forming stacked mantos. Surrounding the high-grade structures, there is an envelope of progressively lower gold grades that can extend up to hundreds of metres of the central structural "feeder" zone. The underground mines in the district have historically targeted the high-grade structures and proximal zones, but Scorpio Gold is initially targeting open pit resources that comprise these high-grade zones and the surrounding mineralised envelope, as determined by the cut-off grade used at the time. This has already taken place historically at Manhattan with the West, East, USD, ISP, Keystone and Jumbo open pits all having enveloped older small underground mines.

Historical drilling does not extend beyond a vertical depth of approximately 300 m. The Company believes that there are numerous exploration targets that will be the subject of future exploration. Future, deeper drill holes will explore for high-grade targets where feeders intersect structural intersections, down-dip projections of receptive bed and fold closures.

To date, over 6,000 m has been drilled in 13 diamond drill holes and the Company plans add a RC drill rig to the diamond rig currently operating at the Project in September.

The Company cautions that any future exploration targets identified in these areas will be conceptual in nature; there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource, and it is uncertain whether further work will result in a current mineral resource being delineated.

About the Manhattan District

Manhattan, located in the Walker Lane Trend of Nevada, USA, is road accessible and lies approximately 20 kilometres south of the operating Round Mountain Gold Mine, which has produced more than 15 million ounces of gold. For the first time, the Company has consolidated the district's past-producing mines under a single entity that holds valuable permitting and water rights. Historically, Manhattan has produced approximately 700,000 ounces of gold from high-grade placer and lode operations dating from the late 1890s through to the mid-2000s (Goldwedge Project Technical Report, 2005). The deposit is interpreted as a low-sulfidation, epithermal, gold-rich system situated adjacent to the Tertiary-aged Manhattan caldera in the Southern Toquima Range of Nevada.

Technical Disclosure

Qualified Person

Leo Hathaway, P. Geo, Executive Technical Director of the Company, a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"), has approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release.

Historical Estimates

The Historical MRE was prepared prior to the adoption of the current CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves ("CIM Definition Standards") and NI 43-101. The terms used in the source report (e.g., "Resource") may not be consistent with the definitions set out in the CIM Definition Standards, as adopted in NI 43-101, and are therefore not necessarily indicative of mineral resources under these standards.

Specifically, due to lower modern cut-off grades, historical and future open pit resources are expected to be higher tonnage and lower grade (relatively), than the Historical MRE. However, the reader is cautioned that the Historical MRE may overestimate gold grade and therefore total gold inventory for reasons including, but not limited to: (a) the polygonal method distribution of grade spatially, being more liberal than most modern methods, (b) not allowing for internal dilution, and (c) no restriction on the influence of extremely high grade samples, whereas extremely high grades may be restricted in modern estimates, not least because at modern gold prices they represent more value than they did at the date of the Historical MRE. Additionally, some production from Gold Wedge occurred since the date of the Historical MRE. This is believed to be in the region of 40,000oz Au, but this cannot be confirmed from the past production records available.

The Historical MRE uses historical categories and terminology that differ from NI 43-101 categories; the Company provides the historical categories as originally reported.

The Historical MRE was reported in imperial units. For consistency and ease of comparison, the Company has converted the figures into metric units for purposes of this news release. The conversions were made using standard factors and may result in minor rounding differences.

A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to classify the Historical MRE as a current mineral resource or reserve. The Company is not treating the Historical MRE as current mineral resources or reserves, and they should not be relied upon.

Historical Production

The historical production figures disclosed in this news release are derived from past operator records that pre-date the implementation of NI 43-101. A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to verify these figures, and the Company is not treating them as current mineral resources or reserves.

About Scorpio Gold Corp.
Scorpio Gold holds a 100% interest in the Manhattan District project, a past producing project located in the Walker Lane Trend of Nevada, USA. Scorpio Gold's Manhattan District is ~4,780-hectares and comprises the advanced exploration-stage Goldwedge Mine, with a 400 ton per day maximum capacity gravity mill, and four past-producing pits that were acquired from Kinross in 2021 (see March 25, 2021 news release). The consolidated Manhattan District presents an exciting late-stage exploration opportunity, with over 100,000 metres of historical drilling, significant resource potential, and valuable permitting and water rights.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF Scorpio Gold Corporation

Forward-Looking Statements

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