Mr. Peter Gianulis reports

A2GOLD COMMENCES CORE DRILLING AT EASTSIDE TARGETING RESOURCE EXPANSION

A2 Gold Corp. has commenced diamond core drilling at its flagship Eastside gold-silver project in Nevada. The fully financed and approximately 2,500-metre program is designed to support mineral resource definition and potential expansion. The company also provides an update on its continuing reverse circulation (RC) drilling program.

Peter Gianulis, chief executive officer of A2 Gold, commented: "We are excited to initiate this phase of diamond core drilling at Eastside. The program is intended to provide important geological and structural data to support an updated mineral resource estimate in accordance with NI 43-101 and to complement the company's ongoing RC exploration activities at Eastside."

2,500-metre diamond core drilling program

The diamond core drill rig has mobilized to site and drilling is under way in the Castle area, located in the southern portion of the Eastside district. This program has been designed with the following objectives:

• Integrated drilling approach: to integrate with and support the company's continuing RC drilling program by providing higher-quality geological and structural information;
• Resource definition and expansion: to target areas with the potential to improve geological confidence and contribute to the delineation and potential expansion of mineral resources;
• Geological and structural characterization: to better define lithological units, alteration, structural controls and the continuity of mineralization;
• Data acquisition for modelling: to collect representative geological, geotechnical and metallurgical data to support future resource estimation and modelling.

Update on RC drilling program

The company has completed 11 RC drill holes, including one core precollar, as part of its current exploration program. Drilling has primarily targeted new areas generated from recent geophysical surveys, geological mapping, surface geochemistry and reinterpretation of historical datasets. Results are pending.

The current program has utilized a track-mounted RC rig thus far. To improve drilling efficiency and to achieve planned depths, the company intends to transition to a truck-mounted RC rig, which is expected to arrive on site within approximately 60 days. Upon arrival, RC drilling is expected to continue systematic testing of exploration targets across the district.

Path toward updated resource estimate

Upon completion of the current diamond core drilling program, the company intends to update the mineral resource estimate for the Eastside project in accordance with National Instrument 43-101. The updated resource is expected to incorporate data from both the diamond core and RC drilling programs, with the objective of improving resource confidence and evaluating the potential for expansion of the existing mineral resource.

Qualified person

John Marma is a certified professional geologist (CPG) with the American Institute of Professional Geologists and is the qualified person under NI 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, who has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical content of this news release.

About A2 Gold Corp.

A2 Gold owns three highly prospective gold projects in the United States, all of which are in the mining-friendly jurisdiction of Nevada. A2 Gold's flagship, district-scale Eastside gold-silver project hosts a large and expanding gold and silver resource, and is in an area of excellent infrastructure.

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