Mr. Chris Wensley reports

GOLD RUNNER EXPLORATION ANNOUNCES MOBILIZATION DATE AND EXPLORATION PROGRAM UPDATE AT GOLDEN GIRL PROPERTY, GOLDEN TRIANGLE B.C.

Gold Runner Exploration Inc. has completed all arrangements and agreements for commencement of its fully financed 2026 surface exploration program at the Golden Girl property in British Columbia. Mobilization is confirmed for July 12, 2026, with boots-on-the-ground exploration activities commencing in earnest on July 13, 2026.

Golden Girl covers an area of 8,471 hectares in the Iskut River region of northwestern British Columbia, just 17 kilometres from the Snip mine and 14 kilometres from the Bronson airstrip. Discovery exploration conducted in 2024 identified a large new gold-silver system measuring 12 kilometres by seven kilometres. Highlights include grab samples assaying up to 11.28 grams per tonne gold, 3,262 grams per tonne silver, 5.37 per cent copper, 20 per cent lead and 14.15 per cent zinc and channel cuts assaying up to 3.74 g/t Au, 2,105.45 g/t Ag, 0.88 per cent Cu, 5.48 per cent Pb and 7.42 per cent Zn.

High-grade mineralization at Golden Girl occurs in structurally controlled shear zones within sulphide-rich veins, stockwork and breccias, similar to the nearby Snip gold mine. Hydrothermal fluids took advantage of pre-existing structures to deposit gold-silver-rich mineralization as well as sulphides such as chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite associated with quartz-carbonate-rich veins. Pervasive alteration associated with fluid infiltration is often observed surrounding the zones of strong gold-silver.

The nearby, past-producing Snip gold mine historically produced approximately one million ounces of gold, 390,000 ounces of silver and 249,276 kilograms of copper (at an average 27.5 g/t gold over eight years). The Eskay Creek mine, which lies approximately 60 kilometres east of Golden Girl, produced approximately 3.3 million ounces of gold and 160,000 ounces of silver between 1994 and 2008. The Eskay Creek mine has recently been permitted to recommence mining operations (see Skeena Resources Ltd.'s news releases dated Jan. 28, 2026, and Feb. 3, 2026). The reader is reminded that the information provided herein from neighbouring projects and properties is not necessarily indicative of resources and should not be relied upon for the determination of mineralization or potential results of the company's properties.

The Golden Girl property remains largely underexplored, with more than 95 per cent of the property never having undergone systematic modern exploration. Over the past several decades, rapid glacial retreat and continued reduction in seasonal snowpack have exposed extensive areas of previously buried bedrock. These newly emergent outcrops represent a meaningful shift in exploration exposure across the property, opening large tracts of ground for the first time to modern geological mapping, sampling and geophysical evaluation.

Gold Runner has completed planning and scheduling of prospecting, sampling and mapping, and detailed geophysical surveys over the Golden Girl property for the 2026 exploration season in preparation for the inaugural drill program anticipated for the summer of 2027.

This summer's exploration program consists of helicopter-supported fieldwork, which includes mapping, sampling, extensive channel cutting, airborne magnetic survey, and light detection and ranging (lidar) survey over the entire Golden Girl property. Operations will be staged from the road accessible Forrest Kerr camp, located 39 kilometres east of Golden Girl. The field program, to be performed by up to 12 team members, is scheduled to run from July 12, 2026, until Aug. 31, 2026.

Gold Runner has engaged Higher Ground Exploration to lead its 2026 exploration program. Higher Ground is owned and operated by exploration geologist Nicolai Goeppel, who has partnered with Ryan Purnell to oversee field operations and manage two dedicated field teams throughout the season. Both Mr. Goeppel and Mr. Purnell each bring more than a decade of experience working in the Golden Triangle region of northwestern British Columbia and have contributed to multiple exploration discoveries, including Goliath Resources' Golddigger discovery and Juggernaut Exploration's Big One discovery.

Both Goliath Resources and Juggernaut Exploration are partners within the B-ALL Syndicate, the optionor of Golden Girl, holding respectively, 4-per-cent and 13-per-cent interests in B-ALL, and as such are important strategic partners of the company. The B-ALL team is the same extremely talented and proven team that discovered and generated the Golden Girl prospect. Golden Girl is located approximately midway between Goliath's Surebet discovery and Juggernaut's Big One discovery within the world-renowned Golden Triangle of British Columbia.

Further geophysical exploration includes radiometrics and a 100-metre-line-spaced airborne magnetic survey over Golden Girl, to be conducted by Precision GeoSurveys Inc.

Gold Runner has also engaged Dr. Venessa Bennett of Drone North to conduct and process photogrammetry and a lidar survey over the property.

Ms. Bennett is a professional geologist and principal of Geomantia Consulting, with extensive experience in mineral exploration, geospatial data integration and remote sensing applications across Northern Canada. Her work focuses on advancing exploration programs through the integration of geological mapping, geophysical data and UAV-based (unmanned aerial vehicle) survey technologies, with particular expertise in structurally complex and remote terrains.

Dr. Bennett brings a multidisciplinary approach to project development, combining field-based geological analysis with advanced data processing techniques, including photogrammetry, lidar and geophysical interpretation. Through Geomantia Consulting, she supports all stages of exploration, from early-stage targeting through to detailed project evaluation, with an emphasis on delivering high-quality, data-driven insights.

Chris Wensley, chief executive officer of Gold Runner Exploration, stated: "We are extremely pleased and grateful to have assembled such a first-rate group of experts for this launch of our Golden Girl exploration campaign. It is quite evident at every step in this process how each member of the team is dedicated to excellence and professionalism and how enthusiastic they are about Golden Girl and the promise it holds. They are all true leaders in their fields of expertise. This bodes extremely well as we set out to build on the remarkable 2024 discovery results, significantly adding to and expanding known areas of mineralization, as we prepare for an aggressive drill program in 2027."

Qualified person

This news release has been approved by Alan J. Morris, MSc, CPG (No. 10550). Mr. Morris is an independent qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, and has reviewed the scientific and technical disclosure included in this news release.

About Gold Runner Exploration Inc.

Gold Runner Exploration is an exploration company focused on the exploration and development of its portfolio of gold and silver properties located in prolific mining districts of Canada and the United States. In British Columbia, Gold Runner holds the option to acquire a 100-per-cent interest in the Golden Girl property, located in the prolific Golden Triangle of northwestern British Columbia. In north-central Nevada, the company holds the Rock Creek gold project, the Falcon mine project and the Dry Creek project, located in the Tuscarora Mountains in close proximity to the world-renowned Carlin trend. Gold Runner also holds a 10-per-cent carried interest in the Cimarron project located in the San Antonio Mountains of Nye county, Nevada, within the Walker Lane trend.

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