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Trident Intersects 4.61 g/t Au over 38.48m from 77.00m, including 5.48 g/t over 26.14m from Hole 26028 – 200m ENE of 2025 Drilling. Hole 26025 intersects 11.97 g/t over 10.70m from 324.20m at Contact Lake, Expands Winter Drill Program

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April 15, 2026

NEWS RELEASE

Trident Intersects 4.61 g/t Au over 38.48m from 77.00m, including 5.48 g/t over 26.14m

from Hole 26028 – 200m ENE of 2025 Drilling. Hole 26025 intersects 11.97 g/t over 10.70m

from 324.20m at Contact Lake, Expands Winter Drill Program

Vancouver, BC, April 15th, 2026 – Trident Resources Corp. (TSXV: ROCK) (OTCQB: TRDTF)

(“Trident” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce assay results for the first 9 (nine) diamond

drill holes from the ongoing 2026 winter drill program at the Contact Lake Gold Project in northern

Saskatchewan. Hole CL26028 returned high -grade gold values from numerous broad zones

within the Bakos Shear zone. This mineralization was discovered over 200m ENE from high -

grade gold reported in hole CL25003 from Trident’s 2025 fall drill program (previously reported

CL 25003 intersected 7.03 g/t over 43.25m from 121.00m; Trident Resources Corp. - News). The

Company has decided to increase this winter phase of drilling from 10,000m to 13,000m.

Trident’s Regional Project Location Map:

https://www.tridentresourcescorp.com/projects/contact-lake-gold-project/#&gid=1&pid=1

The consistency of broad mineralized intervals, together with well -developed high-grade cores,

demonstrates Contact Lake is hosting a laterally and vertically extensive gold system rather than

a collection of isolated intercepts. The emerging scale and continuity of mineralization confirm the

presence of a robust, cohesive gold system that remains open in all directions.

Contact Lake Gold Property Map:

http://www.tridentresourcescorp.com/_resources/maps/contact-lake-property-map.jpg

Highlights:

o Hole CL26028 returned 4.61 g/t gold (Au) over 38.48m from 77.00m

▪ including 5.48 g/t Au over 26.14m from 79.36m

▪ including 19.98 g/t Au over 5.15m from 79.36m

▪ including 33.16 g/t Au over 1.89m from 79.36m

o In a separate shallower zone, hole CL26028 returned 19.07 g/t Au over 4.25m

from 60.00m

o Hole CL26025 returned 11.97 g/t Au over 10.70m from 324.30m

▪ including 39.26 g/t Au over 2.65m from 332.35m

o Hole CL26026 returned 8.18 g/t Au over 3.50m from 279.00m

o All nine holes reported intersected gold mineralization ; assays are pending for

twenty more holes from the Contact Lake program

o Based on the reported results thus far and visual inspection of drill core in holes

with assays pending , the 2026 winter drill program has been expanded from a

planned 10,000m to approximately 13,000m

o The Company is fully funded for additional aggressive drilling throughout the

summer and fall of 2026

o The discovery of high-grade gold in hole CL25028 is crucial in that it represents an

important advancement for testing future extensions of the mineralization both at

depth and along strike

Jonathan Weisblatt, CEO and Director, stated : “We are extremely encouraged by these results,

which continue to demonstrate the strength and continuity of the mineralized system at Contact

Lake. Encountering additional high-grade mineralization both along strike and at depth reinforces

our view that we are not dealing with isolated occurrences, but with a growing, cohesive gold

system. The scale , geometry, and consistency emerging from our drilling are increasingly

reminiscent of systems seen in proven gold belts in Canada and globally, and we believe Contact

Lake is on a similar trajectory.”

“The most recent analytical results confirm that Contact Lake plays host to a robust mineralizing

system that continues to return strong gold mineralization at distance along strike and down dip

from the historical mine workings.”

“As we continue our winter drilling program, we are building on the exciting momentum

established to date. Each new hole is sharpening our understanding of the geology, the controls

on mineralization, and the broader characteristics of the Contact Lake system. With a strong

balance sheet of more than $30 million, we are well positioned to execute one of the largest gold

exploration program in the La Ronge Gold Belt in several decades. Our planned 30,000 to 40,000

metres of drilling in 2026 will allow us to aggressively test the system s, expand known

mineralization, and unlock the full potential of this emerging gold deposit.”

Summary of Drilling:

The first seven holes of the 2026 winter program were drilled from land-based locations along the

low-density drill corridor located immediately northeast of the existing underground mining

infrastructure. However, the majority of the 2026 winter drill program will test for the extension of

gold mineralization at the BK3 zone, an area located to the northeast below Contact Lake.

Highlight hole CL26025 returned high -grade gold mineralization, including 11.97 g/t Au over

10.70m, from two separate splays of the Bakos Shear zone, both of which show higher grade

cores within broad zones of substantial mineralization and alteration. Com bined with hole

CL26024, hole CL26025 successfully extended the high-grade M-zone gold mineralization toward

the BK3 zone, located roughly 65m toward the northeast.

Holes CL260027 through CL26048 (22 drillholes) were all collared on the ice in order to thoroughly

test the extents of the gold mineralization present at BK3. Trident will continue to explore and drill

test in a systematic manner as the team looks to expand on and discover additional high -grade

gold zones.

Contact Lake Drill Collar Location Map:

https://www.tridentresourcescorp.com/_resources/images/Contact-Lake-Drill-Collar-Location-

Map.png

Detailed Description of the Drill Holes:

Holes CL26020 (354º/-45º) and CL26021 (354/-53º) were collared from the same pad along the

northeast corridor between the underground mine infrastructure and the lakeshore. Both holes

were designed to test for mineralization at depth in an area with very little historical subsurface

information. Both holes encountered isolated metre -scale gold intervals that ranged from

detection limit to ~4 g/t Au.

Plan View of the Contact Lake Drilling in Fall of 2025:

https://www.tridentresourcescorp.com/_resources/images/Plan-View-of-the-Contact-Lake-

Drilling-in-Fall-of-2025.png

Hole CL26022 (11º/-48º) was collared from a location near the first three holes of the 2025 fall

program but angled to transect the known area of mineralization through an area devoid of

previous drill data. The hole returned a shallow zone of mineralization (2.14 g/t Au over 19.0m

between 52.0-71.0m depth) which included a 15.0m zone that returned 2.57 g/t Au (56.0-71.0m)

and 6.0m grading 3.86 g/t Au between 65.0-71.0m. A second shear zone located below the upper

shear returned 4.53 g/t Au over 3.0m between 117.0-120.0m depth.

Hole CL26023 (348º/-51º) was collared adjacent to hole CL25008 but angled more NNE to test

for mineralization within an area that lacks previous drill data . At the top of the Bakos shear, a

4.0m interval returned 2.48 g/t Au between 142.0 -146.0m. A second mineralized zone was

encountered below the main shear which returned numerous values >1.5 g/t Au.

Hole CL26024 (350º/-60º) was collared 15m southeast of holes CL25006 and CL25007, which

successfully extended high-grade gold mineralization northeast of the M-zone stope. Drilled at a

-60º dip, hole CL26024 returned gold mineralization from three distinct zones: 2.45 g/t Au over

6.0m ( 255.0-261.0m), 3.95 g/t Au over 3.0m (360.0 -363.0m) and 2.4 8 g/t over 4.2m (480.8 -

485.0m). The mineralized zones in this hole correlate very well with the gold mineralization

discovered in holes CK25006 and CL25007 and the lowermost intersection represents a new

interval of gold mineralization located below the depth extent of either of the 2025 holes.

Hole CL26025 (351º/47º) was collared 20.0m forward of CL26024 and was drilled at a shallower

dip to test for an up -plunge extension to the M -zone mineralization. Hole CL26025 returned a

broad zone of mineralization between 213.3-248.0m (34.7m) that graded 1.34 g/t Au. This zone

included higher grade intervals of 1.63 g/t Au over 23.5m (224.5-248.0m) and 1.95 g/t over 15.0m

(233.0-248.0m). Notably, a high-grade zone was discovered between 324.3-335.0m (10.7m) that

returned 11.97 g/t Au . This zone can be correlated to the gold zone near the bottom of hole

CL26024 and featured a 102.00 g/t Au gold hit over 0.98m at 333.22m.

Hole CL26026 (349º/-47º) was collared 70m WNW of holes CL26024 and CL26025 to target an

up-plunge western extension of gold mineralization in the M -zone and to test an area that lacks

historical drill data. This hole encountered mineralization in two parallel shear zones located

northeast of the existing historical mine workings. The upper shear zone returned multiple low to

moderate gold hits ranging from 1.0 to 3.5 g/t Au between 208.0-246.5m depth. The lower shear

zone featured a broad zone of mineralization between 267.0 -302.0m (35.0m) that returned a

length-weighted average of 1.89 g/t Au, which included 3.97 g/t Au for 10.0m and 8.18 g/t Au over

3.5m, both starting at 279.0m downhole depth.

Hole CL26027 (336º/-65º) was the first hole of the 2026 drill program to be collared on the ice at

Contact Lake. A 2.0m zone of shallow mineralization that graded 6.84 g/t Au between 49.0-

51.0m was intersected in an upper shear zone. A secondary shear zone between 179.0-207.0m

returned multiple 1 metre intercepts including 4.70 g/t, 3.05 g/t and 2.15 g/t Au.

Hole CL26028 (348º/-65º) was collared 250m ENE of highlight drillhole CL25003 from the 2025

program and returned multiple horizons of high-grade gold mineralization. CL26028 transected

a 4.25m zone that returned 19.07 g/t Au between 60.00-64.25m and a wide horizon between

77.0-115.48m (38.48m) that returned an average of 4.61 g/t Au. Included within this broad zone

were higher grade horizons that returned 5.48 g/t Au over 26.14m (79.36-105.5m) and 11.35 g/t

over 10.0m (77.0-87.0m). The mineralization in hole CL26028 is notable as it demonstrates the

presence of broad shear zones that host high-grade gold mineralization in the northeast part of

the BK3 zone, over 200m outboard of the high-grade gold zones returned in the land-based

hole CL25003.

Figure 1: Core Photo at Contact Lake Drilling (Hole CL26025)

https://www.tridentresourcescorp.com/_resources/images/Core-Photo-at-Contact-Lake-Drilling-

Hole-CL26025.png

Figure 2: Core Photo at Contact Lake Drilling (Hole CL26028)

https://www.tridentresourcescorp.com/_resources/images/Core-Photo-at-Contact-Lake-Drilling-

Hole-CL26028.png

Figure 3: Cross Section of Contact Lake Drilling (Hole CL26020/ CL26021)