Mr. Rob Bergmann reports

RELEVANT GOLD CONFIRMS GOLD-BEARING SHEAR ZONE AT APEX

Relevant Gold Corp. has released results from its 2025 diamond drill program at the Apex shear target, part of the 100-per-cent-owned Bradley Peak gold camp in the Seminoe Mountains in central Wyoming. The 5,102-metre HQ diamond core drilling program, the first ever completed at Apex, has confirmed the presence of a large, fertile Archean orogenic gold system, such as those in the Canadian Abitibi belt, characterized by:

• Consistent anomalous gold mineralization (greater than 50 parts per billion gold) in all 12 drill holes;
• A continuous 70-to-100-metre-wide gold-bearing shear corridor hosted in favourable greenstone rocks;
• Intense hydrothermal alteration, quartz-carbonate veining and sulphide mineralization;
• A strong multielement pathfinder geochemical signature typical of Abitibi-style Archean gold systems.

Drilling tested approximately 600 metres of strike within the greater-than-2.5-kilometre Apex shear corridor using 12 widely spaced drill holes designed to constrain lithology, structure and mineralization as defined by surface mapping, 3-D structural modelling, geophysical magnetic surveys and rock-chip sampling. Importantly, drilling also confirmed the presence of a parallel mineralized shear zone (BPEX) situated approximately 200 metres northwest of the main Apex shear, adding scale and structural complexity to the system. While no individual intercept from this first-pass program yet defines an ore shoot, every hole intersected gold-bearing structures and multielement anomalies within a consistent shear corridor, confirming the orogenic gold potential of Apex and validating the company's exploration model for the broader Bradley Peak gold camp.

Notable gold intervals include (represented as core length):

• 0.42 gram per tonne gold over 1.35 metres in hole 25AP-009 from 382.45 m to 383.80 m (hole depth);
• 0.40 g/t Au over 0.91 m in hole 25AP-006 from 62.70 m to 63.61 m;
• 0.23 g/t Au over 0.56 m in hole 25AP-010 from 322.25 m to 322.81 m;
• 0.22 g/t Au and 0.19 per cent copper over 0.43 m in hole 25AP-003 from 135.74 m to 136.17 m, adjacent to a greater-than-three-metre quartz vein; this zone was cut where the strike and dip projection extends from the surface high-grade exposures, confirming a broad mineralizing shear corridor at Apex with the ability to carry high-grade gold;
• 0.20 g/t Au over 1.60 m in hole 25AP-008 from 111.63 m to 113.23 m;
• Several intercepts of greater than 0.1 per cent copper, lead and zinc mineralization within the Apex zone;
• A full table of reportable results is below.

"To intersect consistent gold-bearing alteration and veining across 600 m of strike and 400 m of depth in the first-ever drill program at Apex confirms we're into a large, fertile system and validates our orogenic gold model," said Rob Bergmann, chief executive officer of Relevant Gold. "While individual gold intercepts from this program are modest, they sit within a broad, well-developed corridor and give us the structural and geochemical framework we need to vector toward higher-grade zones. Apex remains a top-tier exploration priority, and the recognition of parallel shears like BPEX underscores the scale potential we continue to see in the Bradley Peak gold camp. Together with the upcoming VTEM [versatile time-domain electromagnetic] geophysical results, these data will guide a targeted, follow-up drill program aimed at testing deeper, structurally favourable positions and additional shears within the broader Bradley Peak trend."

Apex drill program overview

The 2025 program was designed to: (1) test the vertical continuation of favourable host rocks and shear structures identified at surface; (2) evaluate the hangingwall and footwall contacts of the Apex shear, along with its overall structural geometry; (3) test the presence and continuity of hydrothermal alteration zoning; and (4) confirm the continuation of quartz-carbonate veining (see June 11, 2025 press release). The spacing of drill holes was intentionally broad (150-metre to 200-metre spacing) to evaluate system scale, continuity and boundaries, and hole orientations were varied to determine dip on the shears.

Results confirm that:

• The Apex and BPEX targets are part of a larger fertile orogenic gold target than previously understood.
• Validation of the company's 3-D structural models, with multiple near-vertical mineralized shears intersected across 600 m of the Apex corridor.
• Alteration and sulphide mineralization are localized primarily along the hangingwall side of the corridor.
• Intense hydrothermal alteration manifested as ankerite-sericite-chlorite plus or minus fuchsite and albitization, complex quartz veining, and mineralization.
• A distinctive, strongly altered ultramafic marker unit follows the hangingwall contact of the Apex shear and was hit in several holes. In many major Archean gold camps, similar ultramafic units sit next to big gold-hosting shears and help guide drilling toward higher-grade zones.
• The system remains open along strike and at depth, with gold-bearing alteration and veining intersected to at least 400 m vertical depth.
• Results defined consistent anomalous gold and pathfinder element mineralization within the 70-to-100-metre-thick hangingwall zone of Apex and additional zones at BPEX.

Next steps -- 2026 exploration at Apex and Bradley Peak

Relevant Gold is incorporating the Apex drill results into an integrated structural, geochemical and geophysical model for the Bradley Peak gold camp. Follow-up work planned for 2026 includes:

• Targeted follow-up drilling at Apex/BPEX:
  • Deeper drilling (greater than 500 m) along the Apex and BPEX shears to test for higher-grade mineralization downplunge beneath the broad, anomalous hangingwall zone;
  • Stepout drilling along strike to evaluate the continuity of the Apex/BPEX corridors beyond the initial 600 m tested of the greater-than-2.5-kilometre Apex shear zone mapped at surface;
  • Focused drilling on structural traps such as flexures, jogs and fold hinges, as interpreted from oriented core data and geophysics;
• Testing additional parallel shear zones at Bradley Peak:
  • Drill testing of additional parallel shear zones and splays identified through surface mapping and geophysical interpretation, with the objective of expanding the mineralized footprint within the Bradley Peak gold camp;
• Integration of VTEM and regional data sets:
  • Integration of coming VTEM geophysical survey results, detailed magnetics, surface geochemistry and structural data to:
    • Refine drill targeting at Apex and BPEX;
    • Generate and refine additional high-priority targets within the broader Bradley Peak camp.

A detailed 2026 exploration and drilling plan, including metreage allocation between Apex/BPEX and other high-priority targets in Relevant Gold's Wyoming portfolio, will be communicated in a subsequent news release.

Key observations from Apex drill core:

• Geology and structure:
  • Host rocks include quartz-feldspar porphyry and lamprophyre dikes, tholeiitic basalts, amphibolite-facies metabasalt/metagabbro and mafic to intermediate intrusives -- rock types closely analogous to those that host some of the most productive deposits in the Abitibi gold province.
  • A distinctive, intensely altered chlorite-talc-serpentine ultramafic marker unit occurs along the northern-side hangingwall contact of the Apex shear zone and was intersected in multiple drill holes adjacent to the main mineralized panel:
    • In many major Archean orogenic camps, similar altered ultramafic markers are spatially associated with large ore-hosting shear zones and provide a key structural and rheological contrast that can focus gold-bearing fluids.
    • At Apex, this ultramafic unit provides an important marker horizon for tracking the main shear and vectoring toward higher-grade zones along strike and downplunge.
  • Both the hangingwall and footwall contacts of the Apex shear dip steeply northwest and are traceable across the 600-metre strike length and down to 400-metre true depth drilled to date. The BPEX subparallel shear zone exhibits similar geometry.
  • Drill core shows widespread quartz-carbonate veining, silica flooding and brittle-ductile deformation textures consistent with a major, crustal-scale shear system.
• Alteration:
  • Pervasive hydrothermal alteration assemblages include quartz-sericite-pyrite plus or minus fuchsite plus or minus chlorite plus or minus biotite plus or minus albitization, with abundant quartz-carbonate veins.
  • Alteration intensity is greatest within a 70-to-100-metre-wide zone along the Apex shear and is spatially associated with the hangingwall contact of the main Apex shear corridor.
  • Disseminated and vein-hosted sulphides are common throughout the altered panel, dominated by pyrite with accessory arsenopyrite and chalcopyrite.
• Mineralization:
  • Anomalous gold mineralization was encountered in all 12 holes, including 0.42 g/t Au over 1.35 m in hole 25AP-009 at 382.45 m hole depth.
  • The interval of 0.22 g/t Au over 0.43 m in hole 25AP-003, hosted within a broader, approximately 40-metre-wide zone of alteration and geochemical enrichment, is located approximately 400 m along strike beneath the surface exposure highlighted by 46.8 g/t Au and 2.44 per cent Cu, linking surface and subsurface mineralization along a continuous structural trend (see Sept. 26, 2024, press release).
  • The multielement pathfinder suite (bismuth, arsenic, antimony, copper, molybdenum, tungsten and zinc) shows strong correlation with gold within the alteration corridor and is expected to provide important vectoring tools for identifying higher-grade shoots in subsequent drilling.

Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)

Samples were submitted to the accredited MSALabs laboratory for preparation and analysis at its facilities in Elko, Nev., United States, and Langley, B.C., Canada. Samples were prepared and analyzed for gold using PhotonAssay at the Elko location and multielement geochemistry at the Langley location. All samples were assayed for gold using the CPA-Au1 method with a greater-than-250-gram sample, and separately analyzed for multielement ICP-MS geochemistry using method IMS-230 with a four-acid digestion.

MSALabs employs an internal QA/QC to ensure proper sample preparation and equipment calibration. Additionally, Relevant Gold's QA/QC program includes regular insertion of CRM (certified reference material) standards, duplicates and blanks in the sample batches to further monitor lab accuracy, precision and equipment calibration. All results and QA/QC have been reviewed by Brian Lentz, CPG, who is the chief exploration officer and qualified person for the company.

Qualified person

The scientific and technical contents of this release have been approved by Brian C. Lentz, CPG No. 11999, chief exploration officer of the company, who is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Lentz is not independent of the company.

About Relevant Gold Corp.

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