Blossom Gold Adds World-Class Exploration Expertise to its Senior Executive Team with the Appointment of Dr. John DeDecker as Vice President, Exploration
Blossom Gold Adds World-Class Exploration Expertise to its Senior Executive Team with
the Appointment of Dr. John DeDecker as Vice President, Exploration
TORONTO, ON – April 20, 2026 ─ Blossom Gold Inc. (formerly, 1290448 B.C. Ltd.) (“Blossom” or
the “Company”) (TSX: BGAU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr . John DeDecker as
Vice President, Exploration effective April 20, 2026.
Dr . John DeDecker brings distinguished academic foundation and over a decade of hands -on
industry experience to the Blossom Gold team. He holds a B.S. in Geology from North Carolina
State University, an M.S. in volcanology and igneous petrology from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Ph.D. from the Colorado School of Mines, where his doctoral
research tackled fundamental questions in the genetic modelling of world -class unconformity-
related uranium deposits. John is also an internationally recognized expert in hydrothermal
geochemistry, volcanic stratigraphy, and epithermal deposits. Most recently, he served as Vice
President of Exploration at Eskay Mining Corporation, leading exploration for Au -Ag-rich VMS
deposits in one of British Columbia's most prolific mining camps, and has consulted across a broad
range of deposit types including epithermal Au -Ag, Carlin -type gold, sedimentary -hosted
vanadium, skarn, and CO2 sequestration prospects.
Rick Winters, CEO of Blossom, remarked: "We are very pleased to announce John's appointment
as Vice President, Exploration, and I speak for the entire Blossom team when I say we couldn't be
more excited to have someone of his caliber joining our senior leadership team. His exceptional
academic background, genetic model -driven exploration philosophy, and proven track record
leading large-scale drill programs make him an outstanding addition to our senior leadership
team. John's breadth of experience across a wide range of deposit types , but espe cially
epithermal deposits, will be invaluable as we continue to rapidly advance the Rosebud Project.”
John DeDecker, Blossom’s Vice President, Exploration, commented: “ I am excited to be joining
Blossom having complete d petrography and minerology on the low -grade and high -grade
mineralization as a consultant to Blossom. We are working on a low to intermediate sulfidation,
epithermal system and the exploration work is finding its stride. We currently have three rigs
turning at site, with a fourth expected in two to three weeks. We have completed all metallurgical
PQ core holes and will be sending material to be under leach in columns by the end of the month.
Drill core continues to be logged and processed for shipment to assayers, and initial results are
expected to become regular in the coming weeks. In short, the exploration program is building
real momentum, and we look forward to keeping the market informed as results continue to
come in.”
About Blossom Gold Inc.
Blossom is a Canadian -based precious metals exploration and development company that
recently began trading on the TSX under the symbol BGAU. Blossom acquired the Rosebud Project
in connection with the TSX-listing and will be focused on the exploration and development of the
project. The Rosebud Project includes the former Rosebud Mine, where mining was conducted
from 1997 through 2000 by the Rosebud Mining Company, a Newmont-Hecla joint venture, using
underground mining methods where the mine operated at a cut -off grade of approximately 0.2
opt Au (6.8 g/t Au), when gold prices ranged from US$250 to US$350/oz; with mined material
truck-hauled approximately 120 miles to an existing Newmont oxide mill for processing.
The current vision for the Rosebud Project is to evaluate the remaining higher -grade
mineralization and the surrounding larger volume of lower grade mineralization as a potential
open pit mining operation with on -site, heap-leach processing and recovery of gold and silver.
The Rosebud Project currently hosts an Inferred Mineral Resource of 70.755 million tons grading
0.68gAu/t (0.018opt Au) and 6.49gAg/t (0.189opt Ag) for 1.28 million ounces of gold and 13.4
million ounces of silver . The mineral resource estimate was open pit constrained using long term
gold and silver prices of US$2,500 and US$35 per ounce respectively. The deposit is open in all
directions.
Further details on Blossom and the Rosebud Project, including the technical report titled “Mineral
Resource Estimate for the Rosebud Property, Pershing County, NV, USA” by Northern Lights
Mining LLC, with a report date of December 17, 2025 and an effective date of November 1, 2025,
can be found under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and the Company’s
website at www.blossomgold.com.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and
approved by Dino Titaro, P .Geo., a Director of Blossom who is a Qualified Person as defined in
National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
For further information, please contact:
Brandon Throop
Vice President, Investor Relations
Direct: 1-647-646-7824
Email: [email protected]
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This news release contains “forward-looking information ” within the meaning of applicable
Canadian securities legislation. All statements other than statements of historical facts included
in this news release constitute forward-looking information, including but not limited to
statements regarding the Company’s plans, prospects and business strategies, including its senior
leadership team, its core drilling program and advancing the Rosebud Project , permitting and
commencing construction, and its vision regarding the Rosebud Project. Terminology such as
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key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-
looking information are the following: the inability of Blossom to achieve any one or more of the
key catalysts on the timeline expected, or at all , and any changes in the development of the
business of Blossom, as well as those risk factors more generally set out in Blossom’s AIF, which is
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risks, uncertainties or other factors materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward -
looking information prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described
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expectations contained in, the forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should
not be placed on such information, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-
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update any forward -looking information that is contained or reference d herein, except in
accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.