Ms. Tara Christie reports

BANYAN PROVIDES NOTICE OF CHANGE OF AUDITORS

Banyan Gold Corp. has changed its auditor from GEIB & Company to De Visser Gray LLP, chartered accountants, effective Aug. 7, 2025.

At the request of the corporation, the former auditor resigned as the auditor of Banyan, effective Aug. 7, 2025. Banyan's board of directors appointed the successor auditor as the corporation's auditor, effective Aug. 7, 2025, until the next annual general meeting of the corporation.

The former auditor has not expressed a modified opinion in its reports for the two most recently completed fiscal years of the corporation, nor for the period from the most recently completed period for which former auditor issued an audit report in respect of the corporation. There are no reportable events including disagreements, consultations or unresolved issues as defined in National Instrument 51-102 (Continuous Disclosure Obligations) (Part 4.11) between the corporation and its former auditor.

In accordance with NI 51-102, the notice of change of auditor, together with the required letters from the former auditor and the successor auditor, has been reviewed by the board of directors of the corporation and filed on SEDAR+.

Qualified person

Duncan Mackay, PGeo, is a qualified person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 (Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects), and has reviewed and approved the content of this news release in respect of all disclosure other than the mineral resource estimate. Mr. Mackay is vice-president, exploration, for Banyan and has verified the data disclosed in this news release, including the sampling, analytical and test data underlying the information.

About Banyan Gold Corp.

Banyan's primary asset, the AurMac project, is located in Canada's Yukon territory. The current mineral resource estimate for the AurMac project has an effective date of June 28, 2025, and comprises an indicated mineral resource of 2,274,000 ounces of gold (112.5 million tonnes at 0.63 gram per tonne) and an inferred mineral resource of 5,453,000 oz of Au (280.6 M tonnes at 0.60 g/t) (as defined in the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves incorporated by reference into NI 43-101). The 215.3-square-kilometre AurMac project lies 40 kilometres from Mayo, Yukon. The AurMac project is transected by the main Yukon highway and benefits from a three-phase power line, existing power station and cellphone coverage.

Banyan trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol BYN and is quoted on the OTCQB Venture Market under the symbol BYAGF.

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