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Juggernaut Announces Fully Funded 10,000 Meter Inaugural Drill Program ON New District-Scale GOLD Silver Copper Rich System at 100% Controlled BIG One Property, Golden Triangle, B.c.

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JUGGERNAUT ANNOUNCES FULLY FUNDED 10,000 METER INAUGURAL

DRILL PROGRAM ON NEW DISTRICT-SCALE GOLD SILVER COPPER RICH

SYSTEM AT 100% CONTROLLED BIG ONE PROPERTY, GOLDEN TRIANGLE,

B.C.

Vancouver, British Columbia – January 19, 202 6 – Juggernaut Exploration Ltd . (JUGR.V)

(OTCPK: JUGRF) (FSE: 4JE) ( the “Company” or “Juggernaut”) is pleased to announce the

inaugural fully funded 10,000 m drill program within the newly discovered district scale gold,

silver, copper rich system on the 100% controlled Big One property (the “Property”), Golden

Triangle, British Columbia. The Company’s maiden drill program will target several extensive

high-grade gold, silver, copper-rich shear-hosted veins confirmed on surface within the district-

scale Eldorado System and Gold Swarm discoveries. Widespread strong porphyry -style

propylitic alteration and gold -rich polymetallic mineralization on the Big One property are

indicated to be related to a Jurassic- to Cretaceous-age intrusive source coeval with the alkalic

volcano-magmatic event that is associated with the copper-gold-silver porphyry mineralization

as seen in close proximity at the adjacent Galore Creek deposit.

Link to Big One 2026 Video

Dan Stuart, CEO of Juggernaut Exploration , states: “With a district -scale discovery of this

magnitude, host to >500 gold-rich veins and shears exposed on surface for >1 km that rise above

the valley floor for >1 km, we are likely only seeing the tip of the iceberg. The Eldorado Gold

system and the Gold Swarm Discovery show the right ingredients to quickly become the next

major discovery in the Golden Triangle. Juggernaut Exploration is preparing to embark on its

inaugural fully funded ~10,000-meter drill program at the Big One property, and we look forward

to testing this high -grade district-scale system to depth and unlocking the full potential of this

amazing discovery.”

Manuele (Lele) Lazzarotto, President and COO of Juggernaut Exploration states: “Preparations

are underway for the 2026 fully funded inaugural drill program on one of the most highly

anticipated new discoveries in the Golden Triangle. Recently received data from the detailed and

regional mapping, LiDAR survey and UAV survey, in combin ation with excellent geochemical

results and structural information has allowed us to vector in on and better understand the

extent and geometry of the mineralization seen on surface where multiple high -grade gold,

silver, copper veins are exposed for >1 k m. The data indicates that the system driving the high -

grade polymetallic mineralization at Big One is a magmatic source coeval with the nearby world

class Galore Creek deposit. From an exploration perspective, this opens the door for the presence

of a large causative mineralizing source at depth, characterized by major gold, silver, and

copper-rich fluid pathways, providing significant additional discovery potential. Intersecting the

causative source could greatly increase the value of the project in 2026 and beyond.”

Big One Gold-Rich District-Scale System Highlights:

● The district-scale Eldorado System covers an area of 22 km 2 that remains wide open

where grab samples assayed up to 263.70 g/t AuEq or 8.48 oz/t AuEq (256.60 g/t Au,

546.00 g/t Ag, 0.43 % Cu, 0.41 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn) from >400 mineralized veins that

remain open and are up to 10 m wide, hosted in shear zones up to 50 m wide, and are

exposed on surface for >500 m with >1 km of vertical relief.

Link to Gold Dome Figure

Link to Whopper Zone Figure

● The Gold Swarm Discovery is a 3 km 2 area of strong gold potential with >100 gold-rich

polymetallic veins exposed on surface for >200 m and up to 4.5 m wide with up to 700

m of vertical relief, where grab samples assayed up to 231.81 g/t AuEq or 7.45 oz/t

AuEq (226.94 g/t Au, 335.00 g/t Ag, 0.00 % Cu, 4.99 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn) that remains

open.

Link to Goldswarm Figure

● 41% (219 samples out of 527) collected within the Eldorado System in 2024 and 2025

assayed >1 g/t AuEq; 65% (28 samples out of 43) collected within the Gold Swarm Zone

in 2024 and 2025 assayed >1 g/t AuEq.

Link to map with samples > 1 g/t AuEq

Gold samples up to 256.60 g/t or 8.25 oz/t, silver samples up to 2810 g/t or 90.34 oz/t,

and copper samples up to 14.40 % were collected on Big One.

● The polymetallic veins, alteration signature, geochemical pathfinder element

signature, and geophysical anomalies strongly indicate the presence of a large common

buried gold, silver, copper -rich porphyry feeder source or similar magmatic source or

sources at depth responsible for the extensive district -scale high-grade gold, silver,

copper veining confirmed on surface.

● Detailed mapping has confirmed that mineralization at Eldorado and Gold Swarm is

linked to a Jurassic to Cretaceous transpressional system and intrusive sources, coeval

with the magmatic events that formed the nearby multi -million-ounce Galore Creek

copper, gold, silver porphyry deposit.

● The district scale system shows widespread porphyry -style propylitic alteration, with

the final phase of alteration occurring simultaneously with mineralization, which will

help vector towards the potential source of the mineralization seen in the gold -rich

shear zones and veins on surface that remain open.

● Mineralized veins and shear zones were emplaced through brittle-ductile deformation

during and after the Jurassic period, forming a major structural corridor at Big One

defined by northeast, east, and northwest trends, confirming common orientations as

well as similar geochemical signatures and textures of the gold-mineralized veins along

the 15 km Highway of Gold corridor surrounding the snowcap of Deeker Glacier

strongly indicating that the gold-rich mineralization found throughout is all part of one

district-scale gold system that remains open.

● The recently received 5 -year drill permit , valid until March 31, 2031, will allow the

Company to define the extent of the mineralization at depth as well as fully understand

the geometry of the system and related drivers of the mineralization in preparation for

a future resource.

The Eldorado System consists of a 22 Km 2 area that remains open where grab samples assayed

up to 263.70 g/t AuEq or 8.48 oz/t AuEq (256.60 g/t Au, 546.00 g/t Ag, 0.43 % Cu, 0.41 % Pb and

0.01 % Zn) from >400 mineralized veins that are up to 10 m wide hosted in shear zones up to 50

m wide, and are exposed on surface for >1 km with >1 km of vertical relief. The Eldorado System

hosts the Gold Dome Zone where grab samples assayed up to 263.70 g/t AuEq or 8.48 oz/t AuEq

(256.60 g/t Au, 546.00 g/t Ag, 0.43 % Cu, 0.41 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn), the Big Mac Zo ne where

grab samples assayed up to 113.92 g/t AuEq or 3.66 oz/t AuEq (111.35 g/t Au, 159.00 g/t Ag,

0.02 % Cu, 3.88 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn), and the Whopper Zone where grab samples assayed up to

43.94 g/t AuEq or 1.41 oz/t AuEq (39.84 g/t Au, 333.00 g/t Ag, 0.02 % Cu, 0.07 % Pb and 0.06 %

Zn). See news release from September 8, 2025, and November 10, 2025.

The Gold Swarm discovery is a 3 km2 area of strong gold potential with >100 gold -rich

polymetallic veins exposed on surface for >200 m and up to 4.5 m wide with up to 700 m of

vertical relief, where grab samples assayed up to 231.81 g/t AuEq or 7.45 oz/t AuEq (226.94 g/t

Au, 335.00 g/t Ag, 0 .00 % Cu, 4.99 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn) that remains open. See news release

from September 8, 2025, and November 10, 2025.

Mineralization at Eldorado and Gold Swarm most likely represents part of a broader Jurassic- to

Cretaceous-age transpressional mineralizing system directly related to an intrusive source.

These Intrusives are indicated to be time equivalent to the alkalic volcano -magmatic event

associated with Cu -Au porphyry mineraliza tion that hosts the adjacent Galore Creek Deposit.

Detailed geological mapping of the Eldorado system has revealed that the gold-rich polymetallic

quartz veins are mostly hosted within and therefore post -date Early Jurassic quartz diorite and

hornblende di orite units and associated compressional deformation events, but pre -date

Eocene epithermal events. Widespread strong porphyry -style propylitic alteration has been

mapped in outcrop on the eastern and northern slopes of the Eldorado system. Multiple phases

of propylitic alteration have been observed, with two phases occurring prior to mineralization

and the last phase occurring during mineralization. Syn - to post -Jurassic brittle -ductile

deformation is responsible for the emplacement and activation of mine ralized veins and shear

zones, which consist of steep and low-angle structures and are concentrated in northeast, east,

and northwest trends, indicating the presence of a major structural corridor at Big One.

The Big One property is situated in a region that is well known for hosting globally recognized

precious metal and porphyry deposits, several of which occur near the property including the

multiple porphyry systems at Galore Creek, the world’s largest known gold reserve at KSM and

the polymetallic copper project at Shaft Creek, as well as the Brucej ack high-grade epithermal

gold deposit, and the structurally controlled high -grade hydrothermal gold -silver zones at

Trophy and Sphal Creek. The property geology is favorable to host these types of deposits , as

confirmed by the presence of extensive areas of propylitic alteration, untested geophysical

anomalies, strong silt, soil , and rock geochemistry , including pathfinder elements directly

related to porphyry systems, key structures and textures, porphyry -style mineralization, and

high-grade polymetallic veins, that have been discovered on the Big One property.

The Big One property can be accessed year -round via helicopter from the Glenora/Telegraph

Creek Road at the Barrington Mine (33 km to the north -northeast) as well as the Galore Creek

Road (15 km to the southeast). The Canadian government committed $25 M to extend/improve

the Galore Creek Road to within 15 km of the Big One property. The property is 2 km west of

the Scud River airstrip used in the early days of Galore Creek.

The Big One property exploration qualifies for the Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit

(CMETC).

About Juggernaut Exploration Ltd.

Juggernaut Exploration Ltd. is an explorer and generator of precious metals projects in the

prolific Golden Triangle of northwestern British Columbia. Its projects are located in globally

recognized geological settings and in geopolitically stable jurisdic tions, making them amenable

to mining in Canada. Juggernaut is a member and active supporter of CASERM, a collaborative

venture between the Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech. Juggernaut’s key strategic

cornerstone shareholder is Crescat Capital.

For more information, please contact:

Juggernaut Exploration Ltd.

Dan Stuart

Chief Executive Officer, Director

Tel: (604)-559-8028

www.juggernautexploration.com

Qualified Person

Rein Turna, P. Geo , is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43 -101, for Juggernaut

Exploration projects, and supervised the preparation of, and has reviewed and approved, the technical

information in this release.

Disclaimer

The reader is cautioned that grab samples are spot samples , which are typically, but not exclusively,

constrained to mineralization. Grab samples are selective in nature and collected to determine the presence

or absence of mineralization and are not intended to be representative of the material sampled.

QA/QC Protocol

Grab, channels, chip and talus samples were collected by foot with helicopter assistance. Prospective areas

included, but were not limited to, proximity to MINFile locations, placer creek occurrences, regional soil

anomalies, and potential gossans based on high-resolution satellite imagery. The rock grab and chip samples

were extracted using a rock hammer, or hammer and chisel to expose fresh surfaces and to liberate a sample

of anywhere between 0.5 to 5.0 kilograms. All sample sites were flagged with biode gradable flagging tape

and marked with the sample number. All sample sites were recorded using hand-held GPS units (accuracy 3-

10 meters) and sample ID, easting, northing, elevation, type of sample (outcrop, subcrop, float, talus, chip,

grab, etc.) and a description of the rock were recorded on all-weather paper. Samples are then inserted in a

clean plastic bag with a sample tag for transport and shipping to the geochemistry lab. QA/QC samples

including blanks, certified reference materials, and duplicate samples are inserted regularly into the sample

sequence at a rate of 10%.

All samples are transported in rice bags sealed with numbered security tags. The rice bags are transported

from the core shacks to the MSALABS facilities in Terrace, BC. MSALABS is certified with both AC89 -IAS and

ISO/IEC Standard 17025:2017. The core samp les undergo preparation via drying, crushing to ~70% of the

material passing a 2 mm sieve and riffle splitting. The sample splits are weighed and transferred into three

plastic jars, each containing between 300 g and 500 g of crushed sample material. A 250 g split is pulverized

to ensure at least 85% of the material passes through a 75 µm sieve. The crushed samples are transported to

the MSALABS PhotonAssayTM facility in Prince George, where gold concentrations are quantified via photon

assay analysis (meth od CPA -Au1). Samples that result in gold concentrations ≥5 ppm are analyzed to

extinction. Photon assay uses high-energy X-rays (photons) to excite atomic nuclei within the jarred samples,

inducing the emission of secondary gamma rays, which are measured t o quantify gold concentrations. The

assays from all jars are combined on a weight -averaged basis. Multielement analyses are carried at the

MSALABS facilities in Surrey, BC, where 250 g of pulverized splits are analyzed via ICF6xx and IMS -230

methods. The I MS-230 method uses 4 -acid digestion (a combination of hydrochloric, nitric, perchloric and

hydrofluoric acids) followed by inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry to quantify concentrations

of 48 elements. Samples with over-limit results for Ag, Cu, Pb, and Zn undergo ore-grade analysis via the ICF-

6xx method (where ‘xx’ denotes the target metal). This method employs 4 -acid digestion followed by

inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry.

Gold Equivalent (AuEq) metal values are calculated using: Au 4004.43 USD/oz, Ag 48.80 USD/oz, Cu 5.09

USD/lbs, Pb 2026.43 USD/ton, and Zn 3054.88 USD/ton on October 31, 2025. There is potential for economic

recovery of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc from these occurrences based on other mining and exploration

projects in the same Golden Triangle Mining Camp with a similar style of high -grade gold mineralization

where Juggernaut’s project is located, such as the Brucejack Mine and the Homestake Ridge Gold Project.

Here, AuEq values were calculated using multi-year running averages for metal price, and included provisions

for metallurgical recoveries, treatment charges, refining costs, and transportation. Recoveries for Au, Ag, Cu,

Pb, and Zn on Big One are unknown but are assumed to be similar, with 85% gold recovery, 75% silver

recovery, 75% copper recovery, 75% zinc recovery, and 50 % Pb recovery. The quoted reference of

metallurgical recoveries is not from Juggernaut’s Big One project , and there is no guarantee that such

recoveries will ever be achieved, unless detailed metallurgical work, such as in a Feasibility Study, is

completed on the Big One project.

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