Mineralization Extended West And SouthWest Intersecting Gold At Golden Summit

VANCOUVER - Freegold Ventures Limited reported additional assay results from its 2024 drilling program. A total of 41 holes were completed, totalling 25,708 meters. The program's primary objectives were to expand mineralization to the west and to support further metallurgical testing. Large-diameter holes were drilled at specific locations for this purpose. The ongoing metallurgical test work is expected to take several additional months to complete, and the results will be used to optimize the flowsheet design, enabling the Company to proceed with economic studies.

An extensive soil geochemical program was conducted prior to drilling in the promising western expansion zone. This program revealed multiple gold anomalies in the soil, extending 1.5 kilometers west of the existing resource area. Key geochemical trends were identified, including a significant east-west orientation and a strong south-southwest trend that aligns directly with the historic Newsboy Mine. This underscores the area's substantial potential for resource expansion.

To the east of Willow Creek, all drilling conducted by Freegold shows that the higher-grade mineralization dips to the south. As a result, drilling at Golden Summit is usually directed to the north. In contrast, the higher-grade mineralization at the historic Newsboy mine, situated west of Willow Creek, dips to the north. This appears to indicate a dip change likely caused by faulting.

Holes GS2411, GS2413, GS2415, GS2416, and GS2417 tested the mineralization to the north within the east-west geochemical trend in the WOW Zone (West of Willow Creek). While these holes encountered mineralization, the widths were narrower than those in the main Dolphin/Cleary area. This suggests a change in the overall dip of the mineralization. Consequently, these northern holes may have been drilled over the top of the main mineralization trend.

Hole G2417, which lies west of Willow Creek, is oriented within the south-southwest geochemical trend. GS2417 intersected several strong zones of mineralization better than resource grade from near the surface, which appear to follow the southern dip of the higher-grade mineralization seen within the central Dolphin/Cleary Resource.

Three holes were drilled to investigate a potential change in the overall dip of the mineralization further. Holes GS2419, GS2420, and GS422 were drilled from the same pad, directed south, north, and vertically. This drilling aimed to enhance our understanding of the orientation of the mineralization in the WOW Zone.

Results from holes GS2419 and GS2422 indicate significant potential for expansion to the south, west, and at depth. Hole GS2422, drilled vertically, demonstrates promising indications of higher-grade mineralization at depth, with several intercepts exceeding resource grade. Notably, one intercept intercepted 54.8 meters with a grade of 1.88 g/t Au, while another intersected 60 meters grading of 1.58 g/t Au. Results indicate a significant change in the dip of mineralization from south to north as we move southwest towards the historic Newsboy.

Drilling was completed in early December, and we are still awaiting a significant number of assay results. The results from the 2024 drilling program will be incorporated into an updated mineral resource estimate set to be released later this year as part of Freegold's efforts to advance the project toward pre-feasibility. Assay results have been reported for 22 of the 41 drilled holes.