The Company's decision to continue with the advancement of the Madsen Mine (the "Madsen Mine Restart") is based on economic models prepared by the Company in conjunction with management's knowledge of the property and the existing estimate of indicated and inferred mineral resources on the property set out in the report entitled, "Independent NI 43-101 Technical Report and Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the PureGold Mine, Canada", with an effective date of July 31, 2022, as amended on April 24, 2024, a copy of which is available on SEDAR+ at