Mr. Nicholas Holthouse reports

MONT ROYAL TO EVALUATE GOLD POTENTIAL AT NORTHERN LIGHTS PROJECT

Mont Royal Resources Ltd. plans to commence a helicopter-supported till sampling survey across the Chateaufort property in Quebec, Canada, as part of the summer exploration program and to satisfy annual minimum expenditure requirements at its Northern Lights lithium and gold project in Quebec, Canada.

The survey is designed to assess gold potential through the use of gold-grain dispersion analysis in Quaternary deposits. The project area lies along strike from Benz Mining Corp.'s Eastmain gold project in the Upper Eastmain greenstone belt.

Mont Royal's managing director, Nicholas Holthouse, said: "The planned till sampling program is designed to systematically evaluate the gold potential along strike from the Eastmain gold mine and associated prospective greenstone units. The gold and base metal potential of the Eastmain extensions have not been previously tested, and this survey will help refine future exploration priorities across the property."

Northern Lights exploration

The Chateaufort property is located approximately 300 kilometres northeast of Chibougamau, Que., and is only accessible by helicopter. IOS Geosciences Inc. has proposed a till sampling survey to assess the potential for gold occurrences through the collection, processing and analysis of till samples, with the sampling grid designed to take account of topography, wetlands and regional ice-flow direction.

The proposed program comprises two sampling lines spaced approximately 1.5 to 2.0 kilometres apart, with samples planned approximately every 250 to 300 metres. Based on available Quaternary geological mapping and satellite imagery, approximately 60 samples are considered sufficient to cover the northern part of the Chateaufort property.

The mandate includes sampling grid design, field logistics, helicopter-supported sample collection, sample processing, gold-grain counting, hand-held XRF analysis of the fine fraction, preparation and shipment of fine-fraction material for laboratory analysis, and reporting suitable for assessment work requirements.

Fieldwork is scheduled to commence in mid-July, 2026, and is expected to be completed within approximately five or six days, excluding mobilization and demobilization. Samples will be transported to Chicoutimi for processing, with preliminary HH-XRF and pebble count data expected in August, 2026, and the full report, including gold-grain counts, expected in third quarter 2026, following receipt and approval of assay results.

About Mont Royal Resources Ltd.

Mont Royal is a critical mineral development and exploration company with projects located in Quebec, Canada. The company is dedicated to advancing its 100-per-cent-owned Ashram rare earth and fluorspar deposit in Nunavik, Que., Canada -- one of the largest monazite-dominant carbonatite-hosted rare earth element deposits in North America. In addition, the company owns 75 per cent of Northern Lights Minerals' 536-square-kilometre tenement package located in the Upper Eastmain greenstone belt. The projects are located in the emerging James Bay area, a Tier 1 mining jurisdiction of Quebec, and are prospective for lithium, precious (gold and silver) and base metal mineralization (copper and nickel).

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