Mr. Jim Kirke reports

BIG RIDGE GOLD CORP. CONFIRMS AVAILABILITY OF ANNUAL MEETING MATERIALS

Big Ridge Gold Corp. will be relying on CSA Coordinated Blanket Order 51-931 for exemption from the requirement to send proxy-related materials for its coming annual general meeting being held on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, due to the current delays and suspension of mail service in Canada arising from the nationwide strike of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers that commenced Nov. 15, 2024.

The meeting materials are posted under the company's profile on SEDAR+ and on the company's website. Shareholders of the company are encouraged to access the meeting materials directly through the above-mentioned websites or may contact Jim Kirke, the company's chief financial officer, at 416-627-1796 or by e-mail at jkirke@bigridgegold.com to request electronic copies of the meeting materials. In the event that the postal strike ends prior to the meeting, the company will mail the meeting materials in the ordinary course, but there can be no assurance that the meeting materials will be received by the shareholder prior to the meeting.

The matters to be voted on at the meeting are as follows: (i) setting the number of directors for the ensuing year at five; (ii) the election of directors for the ensuing year; and (iii) the appointment of Davidson & Co. LLP as auditor of the company for the ensuing year.

For further information about accessing the meeting materials and on alternative voting procedures for the meeting, please see the company's news release dated Nov. 22, 2024, available on the company's SEDAR+ profile or on the company's website.

Pursuant to this news release and the Nov. 22, 2024, news release, the company has satisfied all the conditions to rely on the order.

About Big Ridge Gold Corp.

Big Ridge Gold is an exploration and development company managed by a disciplined and experienced team of officers and directors. The company is committed to the development of advanced-stage mining projects using industry best practices combined with strong social licence from the company's local communities. Big Ridge owns an 80-per-cent interest in its flagship Hope Brook gold project, located in Newfoundland and Labrador. Big Ridge also owns 100-per-cent interests in the highly prospective Oxford gold project located in Manitoba and the Destiny gold project in Quebec, which has been optioned to Caprock Mining Corp. under the terms of an option agreement that gives Caprock the ability to earn a 100-per-cent interest in the property.

Acknowledgment

Big Ridge acknowledges and appreciates the Newfoundland and Labrador Ministry of Natural Resources' financial support of the company's 2023 exploration programs through the junior exploration assistance (JEA) program.

We seek Safe Harbor.