Mr. David Russell reports

GALLEON GOLD CONVERTS NEAL PROJECT LEASE AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Galleon Gold Corp. has entered into a purchase agreement with Daisy Mining & Land LLP to acquire seven patented lode claims in Idaho, with five of those claims forming the nucleus of the Neal gold project. To facilitate the transaction, the company has formed a new Idaho company, Golden Trove LLC, which will make five yearly payments of $250,000 (U.S.) to Daisy starting May 1, 2024, and ending May 1, 2028, for a total consideration of $1.25-million (U.S.). Golden Trove has the right to accelerate the schedule of payments at its discretion. During the term of the purchase agreement, Daisy will receive $3 per ton of material removed from the project and a 3-per-cent net smelter return on any ore processed. Once a total of $1.25-million (U.S.) has been paid, the NSR and tonnage fee will be extinguished and Golden Trove will own the property 100 per cent. Under the terms of the purchase agreement the company and Daisy will terminate the existing lease agreement that has been in place since May, 2019. In addition, the company announces that it is changing the name of the Neal project to the Golden Trove project.

Comment from chief executive officer

David Russell, president and CEO of Galleon Gold, commented: "We are very pleased to have come to an agreement with Daisy to simplify the further development and operation of the Golden Trove project. We anticipate updating the NI 43-101 to reflect the ownership changes that have taken place these past few months and are continuing to evaluate processing options for the stockpile of mineralized material we recently acquired."

Technical content and qualified person

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Thomas H. Chadwick, BSc, CPG, a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

About the Golden Trove project (formerly Neal project)

The project is a high-grade gold-dominant vein system with at least five veins known to date. It is located near Boise, Idaho, and has excellent access via 20 kilometres of improved gravel and dirt roads from Interstate-84.

The project consists of five private patented mining claims covering approximately 22.4 hectares (55.38 acres) and another seven unpatented lode claims covering about 52.6 hectares (130 acres) located on U.S. Forest Service administered public lands.

Gold mineralization at the project and elsewhere in the Neal mining district was discovered in 1889 by Arthur Neal. Total reported district lode gold production through 1941 has been estimated at around 30,000 ounces, with most of this production coming from the project area in the 1889 to 1915 time frame.

The project area contains three historic underground gold mines: Hidden Treasure, Homestake and Daisy. These mines were eventually connected underground and were at peak production from 1902 to 1915.

The project was explored in the late 1980s for open-pit heap-leach potential with a reverse circulation drilling program consisting of 208 holes totalling 47,000 feet.

There is currently an estimated 13,900-ton stockpile of mineralized material, derived from an open cut area in 2016 to 2017 on the property. As the material was trucked from the open cut to the stockpile, approximately 741 samples were collected and assayed at an independent laboratory. Results of the sampling indicate the stockpile graded at 0.132 oounce per ton (4.54 grams per tonne Au), equivalent to approximately 1,835 ounces of gold in situ. The company is investigating various transport and processing options to determine the best means of handling the stockpile material. The qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify this historical estimate as current mineral resources or reserves and the company is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources or reserves.

About Galleon Gold Corp.

Galleon Gold is an exploration and development company focused on advancing the West Cache gold project in Timmins, Ont. The West Cache gold project is located seven km northeast of Pan American Silver's Timmins West mine and 14 km southwest of Newmont's Hollinger mine. A 2022 preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the project demonstrates strong economics. Detail engineering design and baseline studies in support of a permit application for an underground bulk sample are under way.

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