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Solstice Gold Enters Agreements to Expand Land Position by 47 Hectares through Acquisition
of Key Patented Claims Adjacent to Red Cedar Discovery, Strathy Gold Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, January 26, 2026 – Solstice Gold Corp. (TSXV: SGC) (“Solstice” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce it has entered into agreements for the acquisition of two patented claims
and one unpatented claim totaling 47.2 hectares ( 0.47 km²), strategically located immediately east of the Red
Cedar Discovery at its 100%-owned Strathy Gold Project (the “Project”) in Ontario.
The Project, which now covers approximately 46 km², is situated within the Temagami Greenstone Belt of the
prolific Abitibi Subprovince—one of the world’s most productive gold districts. These acquisitions will represent
a significant expansion of Solstice’s core land position and will further strengthen the Company’s ability to
pursue district-scale exploration upside. Unlike much of the Abitibi, the Temagami Greenstone Belt is under -
explored and has not been the subject of modern regional-scale exploration techniques.
Key Highlights of the Acquisitions:
• Strategic land expansion
The newly acquired claims are directly adjacent to Solstice’s core claim block and further expand our
commanding district landholdings.
• Growing IP footprint
Solstice’s 2024 induced polarization (“IP”) survey outlined the large ~700 m x 300 m Red Cedar
chargeability anomaly. Results from the Solstice’s December 2025 IP program have expanded the
anomaly to at least 1,000 m x 600 m, with the system remaining open to the north and east on the newly
acquired claims.
• Proximity to the Red Cedar Discovery
The Red Cedar Discovery of 8.5 g/t Au over 3.5 m (including 28.7 g/t over 1.0 m, core length - See Figure
1 and news release dated August 13, 2025), was intersected within the Red Cedar chargeability anomaly
and lies 200m west of the newly acquired patented claims.
• Fully funded drilling imminent
The Company is in the final stages of reviewing updated IP modeling and defining drill targets for a fully
funded ~2,750 m drill program planned for Q1 2026. The program is designed to test both the Red Cedar
Discovery and newly identified IP targets over a ~1 km strike length. Further details will be provided in
an upcoming news release. Solstice is expediting drill permit and extended IP applications on the newly
acquired claims.
• Underexplored upside
There is no public record of modern exploration on the newly acquired patented claims, offering Solstice
a rare opportunity to test undrilled claims directly adjacent to a high-grade gold discovery.
Pablo McDonald, CEO, stated, “These acquisitions will substantially strengthen our land position immediately
adjacent to the Red Cedar Discovery, which was made during our successful inaugural drill program at Strathy.
Importantly, the IP data indicate that the Red Cedar chargeability anomaly extends directly onto these newly
acquired claims. With this expanded footprint, we can now pursue the exploration for additional gold
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mineralization without constraint. We are in the final stages of defining high-priority drill targets at Red Cedar,
with drilling scheduled to commence in the next few weeks. Securing this key ground ahead of drilling represents
an important milestone and further enhances the upside for Solstice shareholders as we advance follow -up
drilling on a high-grade gold discovery in the Abitibi.”
Figure 1: 2024 260m asl (~50m below surface) level plan slice of 2D gridded voxel model showing main IP
target trends known at that time and their potential expansion towards the newly acquired claims.
The Company entered into a purchase agreement dated January 23rd, 2026 with an arm’s length party to the
Company pursuant to which the Company will acquire the two patented claims in exchange for $40,000 and
307,692 common shares of the Company (the “ Common Shares”). The acquisition remains subject to, among
other conditions precedent, the Company’s satisfaction of its due diligence and approval of the TSX Venture
Exchange (the “TSXV”).
In addition, the Company entered into a purchase agreement dated January 23rd, 2026 with a separate arm’s
length party to the Company pursuant to which the Company will acquire the unpatented claim in exchange for
65,000 Common Shares and a 1.5% net smelter return royalty. The vendor has the right to repurchase 0.75% of
the royalty at any time for $100,000. The acquisition remains subject to approval of the TSXV.
No finder’s fee will be paid with respect to either acquisition.
Options
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Solstice also announces today it issued 3,900,000 stock options (the “Options”) to certain directors, officers, and
employees of Solstice. Each Option is exercisable for one Share at an exercise price of $0.14 and have a five -
year term. The Options vest one third immediately, one third one year from the date of grant and one third two
years from the date of grant. The Options are governed by the Company’s Stock Option plan ratified by
shareholders of the Company on December 17, 2025, at the Company’s annual and special meeting of
shareholders and are subject to the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange. After these grants, the Company
has 9,100,000 Stock Options issued and outstanding representing 5.3% of its issued and outstanding Common
Shares.
About the Strathy Gold Project
The Strathy Gold Project is an extensive 46 km2 land package in the Archean-age Temagami Greenstone Belt, which is the
southernmost extension of the Abitibi Subprovince in Ontario. Solstice’s first drill program on the Project intercepted the
Red Cedar Discovery; an intercept of 8.52 g/t Au over 3.5m or 28.7g/t over 1.0m (core lengths). The discovery hole is
located in the largest IP anomaly on the Project which is open to the north and east. Located on the Trans Canada Highway,
the Project has excellent access to infrastructure and mining expertise. In addition to the recent Red Cedar discovery, the
Strathy Gold Project contains documented, widespread high-grade gold mineralization, hosting historic intercepts of 5.00
g/t Au over 17.28m and 7.66 g/t Au over 7.25m (core lengths) at vertical depths of approximately 50-100 metres below
surface1, and documented surface sample results of up to 62.7 g/t Au2. Despite this demonstrated prospectivity, the core
claims at Strathy have not been systemically explored in the past.
References:
1. OGS Assessment file No. 31M04SW0088
2. Wabana Exploration Assessment Report, file No. 31M04SE2005
Historical Sampling and Drilling Data and Information
The sampling and drilling data and information presented in this news release (the “Historical Exploration Information”)
is historical in nature. The reader is cautioned that the Historical Exploration Information is based on prior data and reports
previously prepared by third parties without the involvement of Solstice. Solstice has not undertaken any independent
investigation, nor has it independently analyzed the results of the Historical Exploration Information in order to verify the
results. The reader is cautioned not to treat Historical Exploration Information, or any part of it, as current and that a
qualified person has not done sufficient work to verify the results and that they may not form a reliable guide to future
results. No independent quality assurance/quality control protocols are known for these historic samples and drill holes
and therefore the Historical Exploration Information may be unreliable. Solstice considers these historical drill results
relevant as the Company will use this data as a guide to plan future exploration and drilling programs. Solstice considers
the data to be reliable for these purposes, however, the Company's future exploration work will include verification of the
data through drilling.
About Solstice Gold Corp.
Solstice is an exploration company with quality, district-scale gold projects in established mining regions of Canada. Our
46 km2 Strathy Gold Project hosts high grade gold mineralization over a wide area straddling two NE -SW-trending
structures. It is located in the Abitibi Subprovince of the Superior Craton and has never been systematically explored in its
history. A 2024 17.5 line km Alpha IP survey defines 50 new targets on SGC claims, and a follow-up 2025 IP survey of 17.2
line km shows that the largest IP anomaly is larger than originally measured. Large, continuous IP anomalies are
structurally linked to areas of significant gold intercepts and are largely untested, presenting the opportunity for significant
discovery.
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Our Qaiqtuq Gold Project which covers 662 km2, hosts a 10 km2 high grade gold boulder field, is fully permitted and hosts
multiple drill-ready targets. Qaiqtuq is located in Nunavut, only 26 km from Rankin Inlet and approximately 7 km from the
Meliadine Gold Mine owned by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited.
Our district-scale Atikokan Gold Project is approximately 2 6 km from the Hammond Reef Gold Project owned by Agnico
Eagle Mines Limited. Our 194 km 2 Red Lake Extension (RLX) and New Frontier projects are located at the northwestern
extension of the prolific Red Lake Camp in Ontario and approximately 45 km from the Red Lake Mine Complex owned by
Evolution Mining.
An extensive gold and battery metal royalty and property portfolio of over 80 assets was purchased in October 2021. Well
over $2.5 million in value and three new royalties have been generated since the acquisition.
Solstice is committed to responsible exploration and development in the communities in which we work. For more details
on Solstice Gold, our exploration projects and details on our recently acquired portfolio of projects please see our
Corporate Presentation available at www.solsticegold.com.
Solstice’s Chairman, David Adamson, was a co-award winner for the discovery of Battle North Gold Corporation's Bateman
Gold deposit and was instrumental in the acquisition of many of the district properties in the Battle North portfolio during
his successful 16 years of exploration in the Red Lake.
Paul Chamois, M.Sc. P.Geo., Senior Geologist, is the Qualified Person as defined by NI 43 -101 standards responsible for
reviewing and approving the technical disclosures of this news release.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
On Behalf of Solstice Gold Corp.
Pablo McDonald, Chief Executive Officer
For further information on Solstice Gold Corp., please visit our website at www.solsticegold.com or contact:
Phone: (604) 283-7234
Forward-Looking Statements and Additional Cautionary Language
This news release contains certain forward -looking statements (“FLS”) including, but not limited to the Company’s
acquisition of the two patented claims and one unpatented claim, related TSXV approval, the Company’s due diligence
respecting the patented claims, and the Company’s Q1 2026 drill program. FLS can often be identified by forward-looking
words such as “approximate or (~)”, “emerging”, “goal”, “plan”, “intent”, “estimate”, “expects”, “potential”, “scheduled”,
“may” and “will” or similar words suggesting future outcomes or other expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives,
assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance. The Company disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, save and except as may be required by applicable securities laws.
Since forward-looking information address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks
and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and
risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, that the Company may not be satisfied with its due diligence of the two
patented claims or that other conditions precedent for that acquisition may not be satisfied, TSXV approval for the
acquisitions may not be obtai ned when anticipated or at all, risks generally related to the acquisition and integration of
properties into the Company’s current property holdings and general risks relating to the Company’s business including
there is no guarantee that continued explor ation at Solstice exploration projects, all of which are at an early stage of
exploration, will lead to the discovery of an economic gold deposit, the ability of the Company to continue exploration at
its projects and the risk of future lack of access to the projects as a result thereof, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain
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required governmental, environmental or other project approvals, inability to locate source rocks, inflation, changes in
exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the development of projects, regulatory approvals and other
factors. FLS are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
expected results.
All forward -looking statements are based on the Company’s current beliefs as well as various assumptions made by
Company management and information currently available to them including that the Company will be able to complete
the two acquisitions and commence its Q1 2026 drilling program as and when anticipated. There can be no assurance that
such assumptions will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such. Forward looking statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and projections on the date the statements
are made and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable, are inherently
subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies.