Mr. Lawrence Page reports

PARADIGM GOLD RECEIVES 5 YEAR DRILL PERMIT FOR SWIFT KATIE GOLD-COPPER PROPERTY, BC

A five-year permit has been received to drill Paradigm Gold Corp.'s Swift Katie gold-copper property in the Golden Arc of southeast British Columbia. The permit is valid until Dec. 31, 2030.

Preparation is under way for drilling in early 2026, with the initial focus on expansion of the gold mineralization identified in a drill program by the company in 2017 at the Swift target. An initial 2,000 metres of drilling is planned to offset gold mineralization drilled in the TR19 area and around SK17-019 approximately one kilometre to the southwest along the same mineralized trend which assayed 8.6 metres of 3.1 grams per tonne Au (gold) (see company news release dated Sept. 7, 2017, for details.)

In addition to the drilling program, a surface program will be conducted to further delineate currently identified gold mineralization and to generate new drill targets from key underexplored target areas.

The Katie copper-gold porphyry target is also permitted for drilling where semi-continuous, strongly anomalous Cu-Au mineralization has been outlined by drilling over a 1.8-kilometre cumulative strike length. Highlights from company drilling at the Katie target include 101.5 m of 0.19 per cent Cu, 0.12 gram per tonne Au including 12.8 m of 0.43 per cent Cu, 0.15 g/t Au from hole VKT08-069.

About the Swift Katie property

The Swift Katie project consists of 19 contiguous MTO mineral claims, encompassing 83 square kilometres within a geologically favourable and highly metallogenic area of British Columbia that historically has hosted several important mining camps.

Drilling to date on the Katie zone has identified three accumulations of semi continuous Cu-Au mineralization over a 1,800 m cumulative strike length. Initial work by Paradigm has identified eight infill holes totalling 2,600 m which, when completed, should significantly enhance both the size and continuity of the mineralization. Widespread copper-in-soil anomalies suggest several additional untested targets.

The Au-Ag zones at the Swift target warrant further exploration and follow-up based on encouraging results from company drilling in 2016 and 2017. Gold-silver mineralization at Swift is hosted in highly deformed and strongly altered volcaniclastic rocks of the prospective Elise formation. The rock package may reflect a transitional environment from a porphyry to an epithermal system and exhibits some similarity to styles of mineralization identified in the historic Rossland mining camp (past production: 2.7 million ounces/Au; 3.4 Moz/Ag and 120 M pounds Cu) located just 25 km to the west of the property.

About Paradigm Gold Corp.

With an experienced management and exploration team having a history of success throughout North America in the identification and development of precious metal deposits, Paradigm Gold is aggressively pursuing quality projects to increase shareholder value. Currently, the company's flagship property is the 100-per-cent-owned, Swift-Katie Cu/Au project, located in the Golden Arc, B.C., with year-round access and excellent infrastructure.

Robert Macdonald, MSc, PGeo, is the exploration manager of Paradigm Gold, and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. He is responsible for the supervision of the exploration on the Swift-Katie project and for the preparation of the technical information in this disclosure. He has approved the issuance of this news release.

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