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Sonoro GOLD Announces Management Appointments

Management Changes

SONORO GOLD ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS

VANCOUVER, Canada, September 2, 2026– Sonoro Gold Corp. (TSXV: SGO | OTCQB:

SMOFF | FRA: 23SP) (“Sonoro” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the promotion of

Oscar Armando González Peña to Vice President, Exploration, as well as the promotion of

Melvin Herdrick to Senior Vice President, Mexico.

For the past nine years, Oscar González has served as Exploration Manager and Chief

Geologist at Sonoro Gold, contributing significantly to the delineation of the mineral resource

at the Company’s flagship Cerro Caliche gold project. His extensive expertise of the region’s

geology and epithermal systems has been critical to the project’s recent concession

acquisitions and advancement of the current drilling campaign.

Mr. González has 23 years’ experience in mineral exploration including project management,

resource evaluation, permitting and community relations. Prior to joining Sonoro Gold, he was

involved in the geological exploration and resource development for multiple mineral projects

held by Fresnillo plc, Kimber Resources, Yamana Gold Inc, and Premier Gold Mines.

Mel Herdrick has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Mexico after serving as

Vice President, Exploration since 2018. Mr. Herdrick has over 50 years’ experience as a

professional geologist with a strong background in evaluating the technical feasibility of

mineral deposits.

Prior to joining Sonoro Gold, Mr. Herdrick served as chief geologist at Phelps Dodge and Vice-

President, Geology at Pediment Gold Corp. where he led discovery and exploration programs

on multiple gold, silver and copper sites throughout Mexico.

About Sonoro Gold Corp.

Sonoro Gold Corp. is a publicly listed exploration and development Company holding the

development-stage Cerro Caliche project and the exploration-stage San Marcial project in

Sonora State, Mexico. The Company has highly experienced operational and management

teams with proven track records for the discovery and development of natural resource

deposits.

To keep up-to-date on Sonoro’s developments, please join our online communities on X,

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On behalf of the Board of SONORO GOLD CORP.

Per: “Kenneth MacLeod”

Kenneth MacLeod

President & CEO

For further information, please contact:

Sonoro Gold Corp. - Tel: (604) 632-1764

Email: [email protected]

Forward-Looking Statement Cautions:

This press release may contain "forward-looking information" as defined in applicable Canadian securities legislation. All

statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, permitting for and viability of a proposed

open-pit, heap leach mining operation at Cerro Caliche, all as part of the future plans and objectives of the Company, constitute

forward looking information that involve various risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding project permitting and the

Company’s intention to develop and operate the proposed Cerro Caliche gold mine. Although the Company believes that such

statements are reasonable based on current circumstances, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be

correct. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts; they are generally, but not always, identified by

the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "aims", "potential", "goal", "objective",

"prospective" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "can”, "could" or "should" occur, or are

those statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are

based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made and they

involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the possibility of unfavorable exploration and test results, the lack of

sufficient future financing to carry out exploration and development plans and unanticipated changes in the legal, regulatory and

permitting requirements for the Company’s exploration programs. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to

be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,

readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to

update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as

required by law or the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. Readers are encouraged to review the Company’s complete public

disclosure record on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

This press release does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities

in the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act

of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction

in the United States, and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the

account or benefit of, U.S. persons, as such term is defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”),

except pursuant to an exemption from or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities

Act.”

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

TSX Venture Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.