Trident Resources Announces Mobilization of Drill Crews and Equipment for the Summer 2026 Drill Program at the Contact Lake Gold Project, Saskatchewan
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June 9th, 2026
NEWS RELEASE
Trident Resources Announces Mobilization of Drill Crews and Equipment for the Summer
2026 Drill Program at the Contact Lake Gold Project, Saskatchewan
Vancouver, BC, June 9, 2026 – Trident Resources Corp. (TSXV: ROCK) (OTCQB: TRDTF)
(Frankfurt: 6BP0) (“Trident” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that all geologic and
drilling personnel and equipment, including two drills, have been mobilized to t he Contact Lake
Gold Project for the onset of the 2026 summer drill program . Trident plans to drill over 20,000
metres in approximately 3 5 drillholes at the Contact Lake project between June to November.
Furthermore, assays are still pending for seven holes from the winter program at the Contact Lake
target area as well as eleven holes from the Preview SW deposit located 3km to the southeast.
Contact Lake Gold Property Map:
http://www.tridentresourcescorp.com/_resources/maps/contact-lake-property-map.jpg
Drilling activities will be focused on expanding the known gold mineralization both along strike
and at depth as the Contact Lake deposit r emains open for expansion in all directions. The
recently completed 2026 winter drill program successfully ex tended high-grade gold
mineralization to the northeast at the BK3 zone . The summer program will seek to grow the
resource base along strike to the west and at depth in multiple prospective target areas.
Contact Lake Drill Collar Location Map:
https://www.tridentresourcescorp.com/_resources/images/Contact-Lake-Drill-Collar-Location-
Map.jpg
Contact Lake is a shear -hosted orogenic gold deposit, a type of mineral deposit that can host
high-grade gold mineralization at depths that exceed 1000m in depth. Mine production at Contact
Lake reached a maximum depth of 340m at the time of closure in 1998, despite drill-defined gold
intercepts below that level. With only limited drilling, Trident successfully discovered significant
gold mineralization at vertical depths >500m below surface during the fall 2025 drill program and
will seek to extend those high-grade zones in the coming months.
Jon Wiesblatt, CEO of Trident Resources, stated: “Following the exceptional success of our 2025
and early 2026 drilling campaigns, Contact Lake is rapidly emerging as one of the most exciting
high-grade gold projects in Canada. The project continues to exemplify the key characteristics
associated with some of Canada's most successful gold discoveries, including exceptional
grades, multiple stacked mineralized structures, strong continuity, and significant expansion
potential both along strike and at depth. With mineralization now confirmed more than 500 metres
below surface and the deposit remaining open in all directions, we believe we are only beginning
to unlock the true scale of this system.”
“Our +20,000-metre summer drill program represents the largest single exploration phase in many
decades at Contact Lake and reflects our commitment to aggressively advancing and expanding
the project. Beyond growing the known mineralized footprint, we are also focused on new
discoveries and systematically exploring our surrounding land package, including the Preview
and Greywacke deposits, as we work toward establishing a district-scale gold system in the heart
of the La Ronge Gold Belt. We believe the combination of multiple gold deposits, past-producing
mines, extensive infrastructure and notable exploration upside all position Trident to advance
Canada's next emerging gold camp and create significant long-term value for our shareholders.”
Contact Lake Gold Project Overview:
The Contact Lake Gold Project covers approximately 22,790 hectares and includes the past -
producing Contact Lake gold mine, which produced approx. 190,000 ounces of gold at an average
head grade of 6.16 g/t Au during active mining operations between 1994 to 1998. At the time of
mine closure, the price of gold hovered around $300/oz (USD) and Cameco Corporation reported
that substantial gold resources were left unmined. Situated in the highly prospective La Ronge
Gold Belt of Saskatchewan, the Contact Lake Property also hosts the Preview SW, Preview North
and the North Lake orogenic gold deposits.
Along with the Greywacke North deposit (located by road 40km northeast of Contact Lake), these
four deposits are wholly -owned by Trident Resources and host current Mineral Resource
Estimates (Trident news release November 24, 2025 ) which do not include any gold-related
ounces from the past-producing Contact Lake target area.
Quality Assurance and Quality Control:
All drill core is logged, photographed and cut in half with a diamond saw. Half of the core is placed
in sealed poly bags with unique identification numbers and transported to ALS Global in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for analysis, while the other half is arch ived and stored on site for
verification and reference purposes.
At the lab, samples are received and digitally recorded then dried and pulverized into a fine
powder. Gold is assayed using a 30g fire assay method and 49 additional elements are analyzed
by Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) utilizing a 4 -acid digestion. Secondary metallic screen
analyses are performed on select mineralized zones and all samples that return >3 g/t Au to
quantify the nugget effect of the gold mineralization. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
(QAQC) samples including field blanks, duplicates and lab-certified standards are inserted in the
sample stream at a rate of greater than 10% of all samples submitted to the lab. ALS Global also
conducts their own internal QAQC protocol.
Qualified Person:
The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the
Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43 -101 and reviewed and
approved by Cornell McDowell, P.Geo., VP Exploration for Trident Resources and the Qualified
Person for Trident as defined by NI 43-101.
About Trident Resources Corp.
Trident Resources Corp. is a Canadian , public mineral exploration company listed on the TSX
Venture Exchange focused on the acquisition and development of advanced -stage gold and
copper exploration projects in Saskatchewan, Canada. The Company is aggressively advancing
its 100% owned Contact Lake and Greywacke Lake projects which host significant gold resources
located within the prospective and underexplored La Ronge Gold Belt, as well as the 100% owned
Knife Lake copper project which contains a historical copper resource.
Trident’s Regional Project Location Map:
https://www.tridentresourcescorp.com/projects/contact-lake-gold-project/#&gid=1&pid=1
To find out more about Trident Resources Corp. (TSX-V: ROCK) visit the Company’s website
at www.tridentresourcescorp.com.
TRIDENT RESOURCES CORP.
“Jon Wiesblatt”
Jonathan Wiesblatt
CEO and Director
For further information, please contact:
Jonathan Wiesblatt, Chief Executive Officer
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Or:
Andrew J. Ramcharan, PhD, P.Eng., SVP Corporate Communications
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