ESGOLD ADVANCES MONTAUBAN COMMISSIONING WITH ARRIVAL OF KEY PROCESSING EQUIPMENT Falcon Gravity Concentrator and Thickeners Arrive at Site as Commissioning Activities Continue Across the Montauban Processing Facility
ESGOLD ADVANCES MONTAUBAN COMMISSIONING WITH
ARRIVAL OF KEY PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
Falcon Gravity Concentrator and Thickeners Arrive at Site as Commissioning
Activities Continue Across the Montauban Processing Facility
Vancouver, British Columbia — September 10, 2026 — ESGold Corp. (CSE: ESAU |
OTCQB: ESAUF | FSE: Z7D) (“ESGold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the arrival
of additional key processing equipment at its fully permitted Montauban Gold -Silver Project in
Québec as installation, integration and commissioning activities continue across the Company's
1,000-tonne-per-day processing facility.
The newly arrived equipment includes a Falcon Gravity Concentrator manufactured by Sepro
Mineral Systems and a series of industrial thickeners supplied through A.M. King. These
components represent important additions to the processing circuit at the Montauban facility and
will now move through installation, integration and commissioning as part of the Company's
broader plant advancement program.
With the main mill infrastructure nearly completed and major equipment continuing to arrive at
site, ESGold is progressively assembling and commissioning the systems required to bring the
Montauban processing facility into operation.
The arrival of these components represents another important milestone within ESGold's ongoing
commissioning program, as equipment installation, mechanical and electrical integration, system
testing and operational readiness activities continue across the Company’s Montauban
processing facility.
Key Equipment Arrives at Montauban
Sepro Falcon Gravity Concentrator
The Falcon Gravity Concentrator, manufactured by Sepro Mineral Systems, is an enhanced
gravity separation system designed to recover liberated precious metals from mineral-processing
streams. Using high -speed centrifugal forces, the system increases the effective gravitational
force acting on mineral particles, allowing heavier valuable minerals to be separated from lighter
material. Falcon concentrators are particularly effective in recovering fine liberated gold, silver
and other precious metals.
At Montauban, the Falcon Gravity Concentrator will form an integrated part of the broader
processing flowsheet and is intended to support overall precious -metal recovery. It will operate
alongside the plant’s other separation, thickening, leaching and recovery systems as part of the
complete processing circuit.
Image 1: Falcon Gravity Concentrator, manufactured by Sepro Mineral Systems
Industrial Thickeners
The series of industrial thickeners will play an important role in solid -liquid separation within the
Montauban processing circuit. Mineral slurry entering the thickeners is allowed to settle under
controlled conditions, producing a higher -density underflow while the clarified ove rflow can be
recovered and reused within the process.
Effective thickening supports both process control and water management by maintaining
appropriate slurry conditions for downstream processing while reducing fresh -water
requirements. At Montauban, the thickeners will form an integrated part of the broader processing
flowsheet as installation, integration and commissioning activities continue across the facility.
Image 2: Industrial thickener supplied through A.M. King
From Equipment Procurement to Plant Integration
The arrival of the Falcon Concentrator and industrial thickeners follows ESGold’s previously
announced equipment procurement program and the Company’s technical inspections of
manufactured equipment prior to shipment. With the main facility mill building complete and major
processing components continuing to arrive at site, ESGold is advancing installation, integration,
and commissioning activities across the Montauban processing facility.
The Montauban processing facility is designed around a permitted capacity of up to 1,000 tonnes
per day and incorporates a Merrill -Crowe recovery circuit. The broader flowsheet includes
screening and separation, grinding, cyanide leaching, clarification and de -oxygenation, Merrill-
Crowe precipitation and doré production. Commissioning activities have commenced at the facility
and will continue as additional equipment and individual process systems are installed, integrated
and tested.
“Every major piece of equipment that arrives at Montauban makes the progress at site
increasingly tangible,” said Gordon Robb, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of ESGold. “The
Falcon Concentrator and industrial thickeners are now at Montauban and moving into the next
stages of installation, integration and commissioning. We have invested considerable time and
capital building the infrastructure required to reach this point, and our focus is increasingly on
bringing the various components of the processing circuit together in a controlled and systematic
way.”
Pierre-Marc Gagnon, P.Eng., Operations Director of ESGold , added: “From an operations
perspective, the arrival of this equipment allows us to continue advancing installation sequencing
and integration across the plant. Commissioning is a progressive process, and each component
that is installed, connected and tested moves the overall processing system forward. There is still
work to complete, but the transition from construction into commissioning and operational
preparation is well underway.”
Montauban: Advancing Operations and Exploration
ESGold’s strategy at Montauban is to complete its fully permitted, 1,000 -tonne-per-day tailings-
reprocessing facility and begin operations while advancing district -scale exploration across its
expanded land position. With commissioning activities underway and majo r processing
equipment continuing to arrive, the Company is working toward establishing recurring operating
cash flow from historic tailings while continuing to evaluate the longer -term discovery and
resource growth potential of the broader Montauban property.
The Company remains focused on disciplined execution as installation, integration and
commissioning activities continue at Montauban.
About ESGold Corp.
ESGold Corp. (CSE: ESAU | OTCQB: ESAUF | FSE: Z7D) is a fully permitted, fully funded, pre-
production mining company advancing a scalable clean mining model across North America. The
Company’s flagship Montauban Gold-Silver Project in Quebec is under construction. With a dual-
track strategy of cash flow today and discovery tomorrow, ESGold is building a platform for clean,
sustainable growth and long-term shareholder value.
For more information, please contact ESGold Corp. at +1-888-370-1059 or visit esgold.com for
additional resources, including a French version of this press release, past news releases, a 3D
model of the Montauban processing plant, media interviews, and opinion-editorial pieces.
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On behalf of the Board of Directors of ESGold Corp.
Gordon Robb
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward -looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian
securities laws, including statements regarding the Company’s processing facility at Montauban,
construction timelines and equipment deliverables, and exploration activities and potential. Forward -
looking information is based on reasonable assumptions believed to be current but involves known and
unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Historical data
referenced herein is not current, has not been independently verified by ESGold, and should not be relied
upon for investment decisions. ESGold disclaims any obligation to update or revise forward -looking
information except as required by law.
These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and
are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company,
are inherently subject to significant operational, business, economic and regulatory uncertainties and
contingencies. These assumptions include, among other things: construction timelines and e xploration
activities at the Montauban Project, conditions in general economic and financial markets; accuracy of
assay results; geological interpretations from drilling results, timing and amount of capital expenditures;
performance of available laboratory and other related services; future operating costs; the historical basis
for current estimates of potential quantities and grades of target zones; the availability of skilled labour
and no labour related disruptions at any of the Company's operations; no unplanned delays or
interruptions in scheduled activities; all necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals for
operations are received in a timely manner; the ability to secure and mainta in title and ownership to
properties and the surface rights necessary for operations; and the Company's ability to comply with
environmental, health and safety laws. The foregoing list of assumptions is not exhaustive.
The Company cautions the reader that forward -looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results and developments to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such forward -looking statements contained in this news release and the
Company has made assumptions and estimates based on or related to many of these factors. Such factors
include, without limitation: the timing and content of work programs; results of exploration activities and
development of mineral properties; the interpretation and uncertainties of drilling results and other
geological data; receipt, maintenance and security of permits and mineral property titles; environmental
and other regulatory risks; project costs overru ns or unanticipated costs and expenses; availability of
funds; failure to delineate potential quantities and grades of the target zones based on historical data;
general market and industry conditions; and those factors identified under the caption "Risks Factors" in
the Company's continuous disclosure documents filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com.
Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and opinions of the Company's management
on the date the statements are made. The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements,
although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, ma y prove to be imprecise and, as such,
readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only
as of the date the statements were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements included in this news release if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other
circumstances should change, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
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