Mr. Chris Wensley reports

GOLD RUNNER EXPLORATION EXPANDS GOLDEN GIRL PROPERTY IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE OF B.C. FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF AIRBORNE MAGNETIC SURVEY AND INITIAL EXPLORATION RESULTS

Gold Runner Exploration Inc. has completed processing and interpretation of the airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys conducted on the Golden Girl property in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia. Due to the positive survey results, as well as exploration efforts on the ground, the company has actively chosen to stake additional claims in the area and has more than doubled the size of the Golden Girl property from 5,873 hectares (ha) to 14,480 ha.

The newly staked claims cover additional large areas of recent glacial retreat and permanent snow pack abatement between the original claim boundaries centered around the newly discovered Gold Stack trend and the past-producing Snip mine. Multiple new exploration targets within the expanded claims have been identified with the help of magnetic and radiometric anomalies determined with the recently concluded geophysical survey. Initial prospecting, mapping and systematic sampling has been carried out on a number of these new showings with the goal of adding potential drill targets for the upcoming inaugural drill program scheduled for the summer of 2027. The new claims have been duly filed, registered and submitted for approval.

The company's successful 2026 exploration program focused on prospecting, systematic sampling and mapping of new and historic showings in preparation for drilling. During the program a total of 473 samples were collected (290 grab samples, 122 channel samples and 61 silt samples). Assays are pending on 413 samples collected. In addition to the airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys, the company also completed a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photogrammetry and lidar (light detection and ranging) survey on the Golden Girl property, which among other things will help identify the extent of mineralization and facilitate 3-D modelling as exploration progresses through successive future drilling campaigns.

Gold Runner's chief executive officer, Chris Wensley, states: "In the face of such encouraging data from both our geophysics efforts and what we're seeing on the ground, it became immediately apparent that acquiring the adjoining claims at Golden Girl was imperative. The additional claims, once approved, will more than double the company's footprint in this highly prospective ground extending from Snip to the Alaska/B.C. border. We are very keen and excited to learn more about what these additional claims, and the entire Golden Girl property, hold. This lays a strong foundation for years of exploration and development to come."

Golden Girl property highlights:

• The Golden Girl property covers 14,480 ha in the prolific Iskut River region of northwestern British Columbia, located just 17 kilometres from the Snip mine and 14 km from the Bronson Airstrip.
• Discovery exploration in 2024 identified a major new gold-silver system measuring 12 kilometres by seven kilometres with high-grade gold-silver mineralization:
  • Grab samples assayed up to 11.28 grams per tonne Au (gold), 3,262 g/t Ag (silver), 5.37 per cent Cu (copper), 20 per cent Pb (lead) and 14 per cent Zn (zinc).
  • Channel cuts assayed up to 3.74 g/t Au, 2,105.45 g/t Ag, 0.88 per cent Cu, 5.48 per cent Pb and 7.42 per cent Zn.
• Multiple new gold-silver mineralized zones have been identified during the 2026 exploration season, including the Gold Stack trend, which has a strike of 350 metres (m) and contains samples with grades up to 396.66 g/t AuEq (11.22 g/t Au, 25,306 g/t Ag, 2.96 per cent Cu, 8.19 per cent Pb and 5.89 per cent Zn) and remains open (see the company's news release dated Aug. 31, 2026).
• High-grade mineralization occurs in structurally controlled shear zones with sulphide-rich veins, stockwork and breccias, similar to the nearby past-producing Snip gold mine (which historically produced approximately one million ounces Au, 390,000 oz Ag and over 249,000 kilograms Cu). The reader is reminded that the information provided herein from neighbouring projects and properties is not necessarily indicative of resources and should not be relied upon for the determination of mineralization or potential results of the company's properties.
• More than 95 per cent of the property has never undergone systematic modern exploration. Recent rapid glacial retreat and melting snowpacks have exposed vast areas of previously buried bedrock, opening large, untouched tracts of ground for immediate mapping and sampling.
• Goliath Resources (TSX Venture Exchange: GOT) and Juggernaut Exploration (TSX-V: JUGR) are partners within the B-ALL Syndicate (B-ALL), the optionor of Golden Girl property, holding respectively, 4-per-cent and 13-per-cent interest in B-ALL, and as such are important strategic partners of Gold Runner.

Qualified person

This news release has been approved by Alan Morris, MSc, CPG No. 10550. Alan J. Morris is an independent, qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101), and has reviewed the scientific and technical disclosure included in this news release.

About Gold Runner Exploration Inc.

Gold Runner Exploration is an exploration company focused on the exploration and development of its portfolio of gold and silver properties located in prolific mining districts of Canada and the United States. In British Columbia, Gold Runner holds the option to acquire a 100-per-cent interest in the Golden Girl property, located in the prolific Golden Triangle of northwestern British Columbia. In north-central Nevada, the company holds the Rock Creek gold project, the Falcon mine project and the Dry Creek project, located in the Tuscarora Mountains in close proximity to the world-renowned Carlin trend. Gold Runner also holds a 10-per-cent carried interest in the Cimarron project located in the San Antonio Mountains of Nye county, Nevada, within the Walker Lane trend.

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