Mr. Riley Trimble reports

ABEN GOLD COMPLETES 2026 DRILL PROGRAM AT JUSTIN GOLD-TUNGSTEN PROJECT

Aben Gold Corp. has completed the 2026 diamond drill program at its 100-per-cent-owned Justin gold-tungsten project in southeastern Yukon Territory, approximately 25 kilometres from the past-producing Cantung mine.

As of Sept. 13, 2026, the company has completed 1,390.9 metres of diamond drilling in eight holes over 36 operating days. The program exceeded the original plan of approximately 1,300 metres in six holes. A total of 1,464 samples have been collected and shipped to Bureau Veritas and Actlabs for analytical work.

Program summary

Drilling tested both priority target areas: the POW zone gold-tungsten system and the Lost Ace high-grade gold target.

Five holes were completed at the POW zone and three holes at the Lost Ace zone. Core cutting and sampling are continuing at site, with cutting of JN26-007 under way.

Assay status

• JN26-001 (341 samples) was shipped Aug. 26, 2026, and received by Bureau Veritas the same day.
• JN26-002 (227 samples) was shipped Aug. 31, 2026, and received by Bureau Veritas the same day.
• JN26-003 (217 samples) were shipped Sept. 9, 2026, and submitted to Kamloops Actlabs since they could accommodate a rush analysis.

Samples from JN26-004 through JN26-008 are being prepared for subsequent dispatches. Assay results will be released as they are received, reviewed and interpreted.

Riley Trimble, president and chief executive officer of Aben Gold, commented: "Completing 1,390 metres across eight holes, above our original 1,300-metre plan, is a strong finish to the 2026 season at Justin. We drilled both POW and Lost Ace, and sent the first two holes into the lab earlier in the program, and have now sent JN26-003 on a rush basis. Our focus turns to receiving assays and using this new data set to plan the next phase of work."

The 2026 program was designed to test continuity and depth of gold-tungsten mineralization at the POW zone and high-grade, structurally controlled gold mineralization at Lost Ace. As previously disclosed, massive sulphides and ultraviolet indication of scheelite (WO3) were observed in POW zone core during the program. Visual observations are not a substitute for assay results.

Milosz Mielniczuk, vice-president, exploration, and qualified person of Aben Gold, commented: "We are thrilled to have completed the 2026 program safely and efficiently. I would like to extend a big thank you to the contractors who made this possible: Empire Drilling, Summit Air, Matrix and Axiom. It was a pleasure working alongside you all, and we look forward to the 2027 season."

About the Justin gold-tungsten project

The Justin project covers approximately 7,400 hectares and is 100 per cent owned by Aben Gold. It is in the Tombstone gold-tungsten belt and broader Tintina gold province of southeastern Yukon, adjacent to Seabridge Gold's 3 Aces project. Historical drilling at the POW zone includes 1.25 g/t Au over 60.0 metres, including 2.47 g/t Au over 21.0 metres, in JN11-009, and 2.52 g/t Au with 29.53 g/t Ag over 12.0 metres in JN11-010, with subsequent tungsten reassays returning 0.25 per cent WO3 over the same 12.0-metre interval in JN11-010. See news releases: Oct. 16, 2014, and Nov. 17, 2011. Lost Ace is a separate high-grade gold target where historical trench sampling returned 20.8 g/t Au over 4.4 metres and 88.2 g/t Au over 1.0 metre. See news release: Jan. 14, 2019.

Qualified person

Milosz Mielniczuk, BSc, PGeo, VP of exploration for Aben Gold, has reviewed and approved the technical aspects of this news release and is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

About Aben Gold Corp.

The company's goal is to increase shareholder value through new discoveries and developing exploration projects in geopolitically favourable jurisdictions.

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