Au Gold Corp Identifies High-Grade Gold Targets at its Havelock Project, Victoria, Australia
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NR06-2026
Au Gold Corp Identifies High-Grade Gold Targets at its Havelock Project,
Victoria, Australia
Vancouver, British Columbia – 8 April, 2026 – Au Gold Corp (TSXV: AUGC) (the “Company”
or “AUGC”) is pleased to announce that its recent field work (see 23 March , 2026 press
release), combined with historical data compilation and analysis , have resulted in the
identification of priority, high-grade drill targets at the Harvey’s Reef Target (“Harvey’s Reef”)
on its Havelock Gold -Antimony Project, Victoria, Australia (Figures 1 & 2).
Harvey’s Reef Target Highlights
• Part of parallel vein system west of the main Shaw-McFarlane Trend (“SMT”)
• One example of h istoric (1906) small-scale production from shallow workings
reported 16 ounces (“oz”) gold from 11 short tons (“tons”) of vein material1
• Historic (1985) reverse circulation (RC) drill hole returned 1.5 metres (“m”) grading
9.24 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold from 34.5 m deep on a parallel vein to the west
• Select sample of quartz -stibnite collected during the preparation of AUGC’s
independent Technical Report returned grades of 12.2 g/t gold and 1,800 ppm
antimony
Marc Blythe, Au Gold Corp. ’s Founder and CEO, stated , “Our highly prospective Havelock
gold-antimony project has delivered its first ‘off trend’ drill target . Through our recently
completed fieldwork and historical data compilation, we are highly encouraged by the tenor
of historical mineralization and potential for parallel high-grade gold vein zones at Harvey’s
Reef. The main occurrence at Harvey’s Reef does not appear to have been drill tested and
results from the more recent RC drilling likely represent a shallow , parallel high-grade gold
zone. Harvey’s Reef will be added to the list of high-quality drill targets that AUGC intends to
test later in 2026.”
Harvey’s Reef
Harvey’s Reef is located 1.3 kilometres (“km”) northwest of the McFarlane Shaft on the SMT
and is readily accessible by two-wheel drive roads and gravel trails. Northerly trending
quartz veins occur within phylli c altered siltstones and along the footwall and/or hanging
wall contacts of a local lamprophyre dyke. Late i ron carbonate quartz breccia also occurs
locally, proximal to historic workings.
The main occurrence at Harvey’s Reef was discovered in 1906 and is described by Howitt
(1913) as occurring “directly on the wall of a large lamprophyre dyke (up to 5 m thick) striking
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N. 18° W and dipping 60° to 70° W. across the strata which dip east”. The quartz vein averages
30 centimetres (“cm”) thick and is historically documented on both the dyke hanging-wall
and footwall contacts. Gold grades of 1 oz per ton were reported from the hanging wall while
greater than 1 oz per ton was reported from the footwall . Enhanced gold grades in the
footwall portions of other veins in the district are observed in modern production settings.
The main occurrence at Harvey’s Reef has only received limited exploration along strike and
to shallow depths (18 m at the deepest) where the mineralization locally pinched and is
described with a southerly plunge.
Exploration in the 1980’s and 1990’s identified widely spaced (200 m) anomalous gold-in-
soil values which led to the drilling of three RC holes and a series of rotary air blast (RAB)
holes 170 m west of the main occurrence. The most significant result was obtained from
the RC drilling which returned 1.5 m grading 9.24 g/t gold from 34.5 m deep. The mineralized
interval was logged as silt y sandstone and shale with <1% quartz. Quartz-stibnite
mineralization collected in 2025 during the Technical Report preparation and described in
the 25 February, 2026 News Release (12.2 g/t gold and 0.18% antimony), roughly aligns with
the potential vein trend tested by the RC drilling.
Also of note is t he quartz veins and historical workings at Harvey’s Reef are situated at the
headwaters of a local tributary of Four Mile Creek coincident with a section of moderate
historical alluvial gold workings.
Harvey’s Reef occurs on Crown Land managed by Parks Victoria, who’s consent will be
required prior to drilling, along with the consent of traditional owners Dja Dja Wurrung.
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Figure 1: Harvey’s Reef Location Map
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Figure 2: Harvey’s Reef Detail Inset
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1. A.W. Howitt GSV Memoir No. 11, 1913
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AUGC to Present at Metals Investor Forum, May 8 - 9, Vancouver
AUGC will present at the upcoming Metals Investor Forum (MIF) in Vancouver on May 8th and
9th. The MIF is the preeminent retail focused investor conference for junior exploration
companies. The conference is located at the JW Marriott Parq Hotel in Vancouver and
investors are invited to register and attend if they wish to meet with Company management.
Semi-Annual Reporting
AUGC has elected to rely on Coordinated Blanket Order 51 -933 and move to semi -annual
financial reporting (“SAR”).
Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 allows eligible venture issuers listed on the TSX Venture
Exchange (the “ TSXV”) to voluntarily move from a quarterly to a semi -annual financial
reporting framework. AUGC’s fiscal year ends on March 31. Under the SAR pilot program, the
Company will be exempt from filing interim financial reports and related Management’s
Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) for its first and third quarters.
• Interim Period: The Company will not file an interim report for the first quarter (Q1)
ending June 30 and the third quarter (Q3) ending December 31; and
• Ongoing Reporting: The Company will continue to file audited financial statements
(due within 120 days of March 31) and six-month interim financial reports (due within
60 days of September 30).
AUGC confirms it meets the pilot program’s eligibility criteria, which include being a venture
issuer with annual revenues of less than $10 million and maintaining a clean 12 -month
continuous disclosure record.
This news release is being filed pursuant to Coordinated Blanket Order 51 -933 Exemptions
to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers.
Marketing Engagement
The Company has entered into a marketing services agreement (the “Agreement”) effective
April 6, 2026 with Resource Stock Digest (“RSD”) a company based out of Texas, pursuant to
which, among other things, RSD has agreed to provide certain promotional service s to the
Company in accordance with TSXV Policy 3.4 – Investor Relations, Promotional and Market-
Making Activities. RSD has been engaged for a 12 -month marketing campaign for an initial
cost of US $8,500, payable on signing the Agreement , and a monthly fee of US $2,450. RSD
conducts interviews with the Company and produces Company -approved content that is
distributed to RSD's subscriber base and connects issuers to the investment community
across North America. There are no performance factors contained in the Agreement and
RSD will not receive common shares or options as compensation. Further, RSD and the
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Company are arm's length and, at the time of the Agreement, RSD and its principals held a
total of 800,000 common shares and 400,000 share purchase warrants of the Company.
The Agreement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. RSD is owned and
operated by Gerardo Del Real and Nick Hodge and its contact details are as follows:
Resource Stock Digest, 2250 Double Creek Dr #5669, Round Rock, TX 78665 , USA; Email:
Qualified Person
Technical information in this press release was prepared under the supervision of Mr.
William Wengzynowski, P .Eng., a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43 -101. Mr.
Wengzynowski is AUGC’s Exploration Manager.
For further information, please contact:
Au Gold Corp
Marc G. Blythe, MBA, P .Eng., President & Chief Executive Officer
David Jan, Investor Relations
1-888-807-4566
www.augoldcorp.com
About Au Gold
Au Gold Corp (TSXV: AUGC) is a gold exploration company focused on advancing its flagship
Havelock gold-antimony project in the Victorian Gold Fields in Australia and the Ponderosa
gold project in the Spences Bridge Gold Belt in British Columbia, Canada. More information
at www.AuGoldCorp.com
Cautionary Note
This release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward -
looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward -
looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations
or beliefs of management of the Company regarding future events. Generally, forward -
looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward -looking
terminology such as “intends” or “anticipates”, or variations of such words and phrases or
statements that certain actions, events or results “may” , “could” , “should” , “would” or
“occur”. This information and these statements, referred to herein as "forward -looking
statements" , are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include
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without limitation, statements regarding discussions of future plans, estimates and
forecasts and statements as to management’s expectations and intentions with respect to,
among other things, future exploration activities including drilling on the Project.
These forward -looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and actual
results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward -looking statements.
Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the ability of the Company to
obtain sufficient financing to fund its business activities and plans, delays in obtaining
governmental and regulatory approvals (including of the TSX Venture Exchange), changes in
laws, regulations and policies affecting mini ng operations, currency fluctuations, market
uncertainty, as well as those factors discussed in the Company's most recently filed
management's discussion and analysis and other filings of the Company with Canadian
securities authorities, copies of which can be found under the Company's profile on the
SEDAR+ website at www.sedarplus.ca.
In making the forward looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied
several material assumptions, including without limitation, that the Company will be able to
obtain sufficient financing to carry out its planned exploration activities.
Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward -looking
statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not
to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements
will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from
those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance
on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that
reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does
not undertake to update any forward -looking state ment, forward -looking information or
financial outlook that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with
applicable securities laws. We seek safe harbour.