Cassiar Gold Intersects New Quartz Veining with Visible Gold, Significantly Extends Mineralized Trend at Newcoast Regional Prospect, and Initiates Evaluation of Mill Refurbishment, Tailings Monetization and High-Grade Strategy
NEWS RELEASE
Cassiar Gold Intersects New Quartz Veining with Visible Gold, Significantly
Extends Mineralized Trend at Newcoast Regional Prospect, and Initiates
Evaluation of Mill Refurbishment, Tailings Monetization and High-Grade
Strategy
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – January 23, 2026 – Cassiar Gold Corp. (TSX-V: GLDC; OTCQX: CGLCF)
(the “Company”) is pleased to announce results from the final 5,243 meters (m) over eleven diamond drill
holes of the 2025 exploration program at the Cassiar Gold project, located in northern British Columbia.
The 2025 drill program comprised 7,308 m over 20 drill holes and concluded in early October , for which
nine drill holes were previously reported. Results reported here identified a new higher grade, visible gold-
bearing structure, and significantly extended known mineralization at the Newcoast prospect. These drill
holes demonstrate potent ial for ongoing expansion of mineralization along key structural trends and
identification of new mineralized areas with visible gold-bearing veins within extensive untested areas at
the Cassiar Gold property.
Highlights:
Drill holes reported here are from the Newcoast Prospect, which is located 2 kilometers (km) southeast
of the Taurus deposit (Figure 1). All drill holes at Newcoast encountered broad intercepts of mineralization
above 0.4 grams per tonnes (g/t) gold (Au) in 2025 and successfully expanded an extensive, sparsely tested
mineralized zone initially encountered during the 2023 drill program. A higher-grade intercept with visible
gold w as encountered in a newly identified mineralized structure while targeting disc rete, previously
untested chargeability anomalies along the Newcoast target corridor.
Drilling intercepts represent apparent widths of mineralized zones. A full summary of the latest results
can be found in Table 1, and include:
• Drill hole 25NC-017 identified an area of new quartz veining with visible gold, returning:
• 15.7 m of 3.80 g/t Au from 249.1 m downhole, including:
▪ 176.50 g/t Au over 0.3 m
• Drill hole 25NC-019:
• 22.5 m of 3.52 g/t Au from 420.9 m downhole, including:
▪ 42.41 g/t Au over 1.6 m, with
▪ 51.68 g/t Au over 1.2 m
• Drill hole 25NC-010:
• 89.2 m of 0.71 g/t Au from 217.3 m downhole, including
▪ 43.5 m of 1.12 g/t Au with 0.4 m of 5.59 g/t Au
• Drill hole 25NC-013:
• 167.5 m of 0.42 g/t Au from 499.4 m downhole
“We are pleased with the final results of the 2025 drill program. Intercepts at Newcoast further validate
our belief that the Cassiar Gold property continues to offer considerable untapped regional potential ,”
stated Marco Roque, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cassiar Gold. “From a business perspective,
as we continue to advance our priority exploration targets, we are looking forward to broadening our
focus in 2026 to highlight our project’s unique advantages amid record gold prices, including established
infrastructure and valuable optionality from past-producing high-grade mines.”
Figure 1. Cassiar North 2025 drill campaign drill hole location plan map of expansion and exploration drilling at
the Newcoast prospect and Taurus deposit , with locations of drill holes reported within this news release
contained within the blue outline (shown in detail in Figure 4). Historical production figures from Taurus MINFILE
Production Detail Report, file number 104P 012, BC Geological Survey.
Cassiar North project area – Newcoast prospect
The Newcoast prospect is located roughly 2 kilometers southeast of the Taurus Deposit near the Stewart-
Cassiar Highway (Figure1). Newcoast is host to numerous gold -bearing quartz veins and mineralized
showings over 4 km in east -west lateral extent which has previously been subject to limited field work
and sparse, widely spaced drilling, including nine holes completed during recent drill programs.
The drilling results reported in this news release are from eleven drill holes totaling 5,243 m (Figure 1,4)
which tested the ongoing expansion potential and continuity of an extensive network of alteration, quartz
veining and sulphide mineralization identified and extended in previous programs (see NEWS RELEASE,
January 22, 2025 ), as well as evaluate d new prospective chargeability anomalies recently identified in
2024 induced polarization survey results (see NEWS RELEASE, May 22, 2025).
Newcoast East: drill holes 25NC-017, -018, -016
Drill hole s 25NC-017 and 25NC -018 (north-oriented), aimed to evaluate a previously untested area
coincident with a series of discrete, parallel, linear chargeability highs along strike to the east of
mineralized veining encountered in outcrop during the 2024 season, which yielded grab samples up to
25.60 g/t Au (see NEWS RELEASE, April 16, 2025 ). Drill hole 25NC-016 (south-oriented) was designed to
undercut a historical drill hole 85 m to the south.
This set of holes identified a new series of quartz veins with visible gold and mineralized alteration halo,
highlighting an ongoing potential for additional discovery along northeast trending lineaments in the
Newcoast target corridor. Results include (Table 1; Figures 2,3,4):
• Drill hole 25NC-017 encountered multiple specks of visible gold, returning:
• 176.50 g/t Au over 0.3 m, within 15.7 m of 3.80 g/t Au from 249.1 m downhole
• 17.20 g/t Au over 0.3 m, within 5.1 m of 1.36 g/t Au from 112.7 m downhole in hole 25NC-
018
Figure 2. Vertical section of drill hole 25NC-017 at Newcoast East, looking to the west. Assay results in red text are
reported in this new release . Plan view slice of chargeability contours at -50 m constant elevation relative to
surface shown for reference. Section width +/- 50 m. Location of section line A-A’ is shown in plan view Figure 4.
See Table 1 for comprehensive assay highlights.
Figure 3. Visible gold and sulphides in drill hole 25NC-017 observed in quartz veins hosted in Fe-carbonate-sericite
altered and sulphide-mineralized basalt.
Figure 4. Plan view map of 2025 drill holes reported in this news release. The map location is shown in Figure 1.
The vertical projection of mineralized intercepts reported in this release are included for reference , the blue
dashed lines denoted A – A’ and B – B’ represent the section line locations for Figures 2 and 6.
Drill holes 25NC-019, -010, -020
Drill hole 25 NC-019 (southwest-oriented) was designed to test the potential for new near -surface
mineralization northeast of the broader mineralized corridor, as well as infill within a 250 m gap in
previous drilling. Drill holes 25NC-010 and 25NC -020 (northeast/north-oriented) served to reduce drill
hole spacing within the same gap to within 50-100 m.
Mineralization was encountered along the interpreted continuation of prospective trends within the 250
m gap between Phase 1 and 2 series drill holes at Newcoast. Results include (Table 1; Figure 4,5,6):
• Multiple intercepts returned in hole 25NC-019:
• 22.1 m of 1.52 g/t Au from 377.1 m downhole, including
• 0.5 m of 36.00 g/t Au;
• 22.5 m of 3.52 g/t Au from 420.9 m downhole, including
• 42.41 g/t Au over 1.6 m, with 51.68 g/t Au over 1.2 m
• 89.2 m of 0.71 g/t Au from 217.3 m downhole, including 43.5 m of 1.12 g/t Au in hole 25NC-010
Figure 5. Visible gold in drill hole 25NC-019 observed in quartz veins hosted in Fe-carbonate-sericite altered and
sulphide-mineralized basalt.
Figure 6. Vertical section of drill hole 25NC-010 & 25NC-019 at Newcoast, looking to the northwest. Assay results
in red text are reported in this new release. Section width +/ - 45 m. Location of section line B -B’ is shown in plan
view Figure 4. See Table 1 for comprehensive assay highlights.
Newcoast – expansion: drill holes 25NC-011 through 25NC-015
Drill hole s 25NC -013 (northeast -oriented), 25NC-014 and 25NC -015 (southwest and south -oriented,
respectively) were designed to step out to the northwest toward the Taurus deposit, as well as below the
known extent of the mineralization, and at relatively shallow depth to the northeast.
All of these drill holes returned gold -mineralized intercepts, including 25 NC-013 which encountered a
broad intercept of intermittent quartz veining and pyrite mineralization, hosted in altered mafic volcanic
rocks at greater depths than encountered in any previous drilling at Newcoast. Results include (Table 1;
Figure 4):
• Drill hole 25NC-013:
• 73.4 m of 0.45 g/t Au from 309.3 m downhole, including 0.4 m of 34.10 g/t Au, 0.4 m of
6.36 g/t Au, and 0.4 m of 5.12 g/t Au
• 167.5 m of 0.42 g/t Au from 499.4 m downhole
Summary
Drilling at the Newcoast prospect continues to demonstrate clear potential for ongoing expansion of
broad intervals of mineralization. These have strong similarities to the Taurus deposit and reinforce the
prospectivity of the underexplored greater land package at the Cassiar Gold District. As we look forward
to the upcoming field season, t he technical team is actively integrating 2025 program outcomes into
program planning to guide 2026 exploration efforts, including field -based investigations and drill
targeting as we concurrently expand our focus to include assessment of additional opportunities
inherent to the project.
Corporate Update
Metallurgical work for the Taurus deposit, which hosts the property’s foundational mineral resource
estimate, is currently underway and results remain pending. Concurrent to, and in support of, planning
2026 exploration programming the Company is preparing to initiate an assessment of unmined higher -
grade mineralization associated with past-producing small-scale vein systems at the Cassiar South project
area, which could potentially be processed at the existing on -site permitted milling facility. Historical
underground mines in the Cassiar South area have yielded approximately 315,000 o unces of gold at
average head grades of between 10 and 20 grams per tonne [1]. In addition, the Company plans to
undertake an evaluation of previous testing programs at a historical tailings management facility (TMF) at
Cassiar South. The evaluation will support further metallurgical testing to establish gold recovery.
Table 1. Significant 2025 drilling results from the Newcoast prospect based on a >0.4 g/t Au cutoff. While true thickness
has not been established, drill holes are designed to cross at high to moderate angles within known corridors of mineralizati on based on
orientations of mineralized areas defined by previous drilling and structural data from oriented drill core and outcropping veins.
Target
Area Drill Hole From (m) To (m) Length*
(m)
Grade -
uncapped
(g/t Au)
Newcoast
- infill
25NC-010 148.0 155.3 7.3 0.55
166.3 178.4 12.1 0.40
217.3 306.5 89.2 0.71
incl. 257.0 300.5 43.5 1.12
with 260.9 261.3 0.4 5.59
and 297.9 298.4 0.5 3.32
339.2 340.0 0.8 3.20
382.5 389.7 7.2 0.74
430.9 432.2 1.3 1.00
489.6 492.3 2.7 0.54
Newcoast
- step out
25NC-011 27.5 31.7 4.2 0.89
125.2 128.2 3.0 0.76
146.5 154.3 7.8 0.53
192.0 233.1 41.1 0.40
incl. 198.6 199.2 0.6 3.28
and 220.4 222.0 1.6 3.22
with 220.9 221.4 0.5 7.01
265.4 271.1 5.7 0.73
325.9 341.9 16.0 0.41
348.8 351.0 2.2 0.82
Newcoast
- step out
25NC-012 86.3 89.1 2.8 0.60
97.4 146.2 48.8 0.40
incl. 117.4 123.0 5.6 1.02
158.3 159.1 0.8 1.24
193.1 205.4 12.3 0.92
incl. 194.7 195.5 0.8 4.17
234.2 235.8 1.6 1.04
264.3 265.7 1.4 1.05
318.6 324.1 5.5 0.50
incl. 323.3 324.1 0.8 2.15
331.9 333.3 1.4 0.83
Newcoast
- step out
25NC-013 165.1 169.3 4.2 0.80
incl. 165.5 166.0 0.5 3.31
181.5 184.5 3.0 0.82
263.5 266.3 2.8 1.29
incl. 265.0 265.4 0.4 3.35
290.8 293.3 2.5 2.63
incl. 290.8 291.9 1.1 3.89
309.3 382.7 73.4 0.45
incl. 322.2 322.6 0.4 34.10
and 343.9 344.3 0.4 6.36
and 361.9 362.3 0.4 5.12
398.9 402.0 3.1 0.49
427.4 438.2 10.8 0.45
447.0 448.7 1.7 1.17
481.5 484.2 2.7 0.44
499.4 666.9 167.5 0.42
incl. 639.7 644.6 4.9 1.69
and 661.7 662.1 0.4 4.05
681.9 687.2 5.3 0.49
Newcoast
- step out
25NC-014 162.3 213.8 51.5 0.74
incl. 163.0 163.8 0.8 3.98