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St. James Gold Corp Announces Debt Extensions

Vancouver, British Columbia January 26, 2026 St. James Gold Corp. (TSXV: LORD) (OTCQB: LRDJF) (FSE: BVU3) ("St. James" or the "Company") announced today that effective December 31, 2025, holders of $1,817,619.07 of unsecured debt of the Company have agreed to extend their indebtedness to April 30, 2027. The indebtedness was previously extended to December 31, 2026, in September of this year. The indebtedness, which is unsecured and is evidenced by promissory notes of the Company includes $452,500 non-arm's length debt. The parties continue to extend the debt so that it does not reflect on the Company's working capital position.

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