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LION ROCK Resources Commences Drilling at Volney Project, South Dakota

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LION ROCK RESOURCES COMMENCES DRILLING AT VOLNEY PROJECT,

SOUTH DAKOTA

Vancouver, British Columbia – November 3, 2025 – Lion Rock Resources Inc. (TSX-V: ROAR, FSE:

KGB, OTCQB: LRRIF) (“Lion Rock” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has begun the

inaugural drill program on the V olney Project, located in the historic Black Hills mining district of South

Dakota, USA.

Following the completion of a $5.3 million financing in Q 3 2025, Lion Rock enters this inaugural drill

campaign in a strong financial position, fully funded to execute an extensive multi -phase exploration and

drilling program at the V olney Project (see Lion Rock news release dated September 15, 2025).

News Highlights

• Drilling Underway: The program is designed to test multiple gold and lithium targets identified

through historic drilling, surface sampling, and recent fieldwork. This marks the first modern drill

testing of the V olney trend, a structurally controlled gold and LCT pegmatite system defined over

a 1,000 m strike length (Figures 1 and 2).

• High-grade Gold with Expansion Potential Along Strike: Surface sampling has outlined several

gold-bearing zones, including a shear trend where chip samples returned up to 14.0 g/t Au, and

float samples up to 189.5 g/t Au (see Lion Rock news release dated May 28, 2025). The V olney

trend demonstrates exceptional expansion potential across underexplored structural corridors.

• Lithium and Tin Provide Multi -Commodity Opportunity: Sampling across a 1,000 m by 500

m corridor confirmed multiple high -grade lithium-bearing pegmatites. Outcrop samples returned

up to 3.7% Li2O, while historic stockpiles averaged 3.8% Li2O, with a peak value of 5.3% Li2O.

Tin assays exceeded 1.0% Sn in thirteen stockpile samples, underscoring strong by -product

potential within the Giant V olney pegmatite and associated pegmatite units (see Lion Rock news

release dated May 13, 2025).

• New Magnetic and 3D Inversion Data Strengthen Geological Model: The Company’s exMAG

drone survey and 3D inversion identified a large, consistent magnetic high coinciding with gold

mineralization along the Rusty Shaft shear corridor, and magnetic lows correlated with lithium -

bearing pegmatites. These results reinforce the presence of a de ep-seated mineralized system

spanning more than 1,000 m (see Lion Rock news release dated August 11, 2025).

• Drill Permitting Supports Multi -Commodity Targeting: The South Dakota Department of

Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) has approved a strategic permit area that positions

Lion Rock to efficiently advance multiple high -priority gold, lithium, and tin targets across the

V olney Project. The approved sites enable comprehensive testing along strike and at depth.

Dale Ginn, President and CEO of Lion Rock, stated “We’re very excited to begin drilling at V olney,

following an exceptional year of groundwork that defined strong gold and lithium systems across the

project. The new magnetic data and recent surface results have given us a clear picture of where to focus

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initial drilling. This is the first modern subsurface testing of the V olney trend, and we believe it has the

potential to outline a significant multi-commodity discovery.”

Figure 1. Volney Project map highlighting recent high-grade sampling results and priority drill target areas

for the upcoming campaign.

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Figure 2. General cross-section at the Rusty Gold target and V olney Lithium target area, showing recent

sampling results and priority drill targets with 3D magnetic inversion.

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About the Volney Project

The V olney property is a multi-commodity project strategically located in South Dakota’s Black Hills, a

historically rich and active mining region ( Figure 3). The Homestake Mine in the Black Hills produced

more than 40 million ounces of gold, making it one of the most significant gold producers in North

American history.1 The V olney Project is home to the Giant V olney pegmatite, a 635 m long LCT (Lithium-

Cesium-Tantalum) pegmatite which remains untested at depth. The district continues to attract modern

exploration efforts, with companies such as Dakota Gold Corp. actively advancing projects within the Black

Hills. The project is accessible year -round and consists of private claims with surface and mineral rights,

which facilitates rapid permitting and project advancement.

Figure 3. Volney Project regional map in the Black Hills, South Dakota.

1 James Norton, 1974, Gold in the Black Hills, South Dakota, and how new deposits might be found, USGS

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The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Carl Ginn, P .Geo., consultant

to the Company and a Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101.

About Lion Rock Resources Inc.

Lion Rock Resources Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company committed to advancing high-grade

gold and lithium projects across North America. The Company’s flagship asset, the V olney Project, is

located in South Dakota’s Black Hills, a mining-friendly jurisdiction surrounded by active gold operations.

The Company is led by an award -winning team with a proven track record of mineral discoveries, project

development, and financing.

On Behalf of the Board

R. Dale Ginn, President & Chief Executive Officer

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E: [email protected]

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the

TSXV Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements contained in this news release may constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning

of Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words

such as “anticipate”, “plan”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “intend”, “should”, “potential”, “indicative”

and similar expressions. Forward -looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other

factors that may cause actual results or events to di ffer materially from those anticipated in such forward -looking

information. Such forward-looking information is based on the current expectations of management of the Company.

The Company’ s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in this forward-looking information as a

result of risks and uncertainties, including without limitation risks and uncertainties inherent in the exploration and

development of mineral properties, fluctuations in commodity prices, counterparty risk, market conditions, regulatory

decisions, competitive factors in the industries in which the Company operates, prevailing economic conditions,

changes to the Company’ s strategic growth plans, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the

Company. The Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward -looking information are reasonable,

but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking information

should not be unduly relied upon. In mak ing the forward-looking statements in this press release, the Company has

applied several material assumptions. Any forward-looking information contained in this news release represents the

Company’ s expectations as of the date hereof and is subject to change after such date. The Company disclaims any

intention or obligation to update or revise any forward -looking information whether as a result of new information,

future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities legislation.