Mr. Randy Turner reports

INDEPENDENCE GOLD INTERSECTS 9.07 G/T GOLD AND 70.56 G/T SILVER OVER 31.04 METRES AT THE TOMMY VEIN, 3TS PROJECT, BC

Independence Gold Corp. has released drill results from the Tommy vein system at its wholly owned 3Ts gold and silver project. Situated approximately 185 kilometres southwest of Prince George, B.C., the 3Ts project comprises 31 mineral claims covering approximately 35,486 hectares in the Nechako Plateau region. The project lies 16 kilometres southwest of Artemis Gold Inc.'s Blackwater mine and hosts a low-sulphidation epithermal quartz-carbonate vein district within which at least twenty known mineralized veins, ranging from 50 to over 1,100 metres in strike length and true widths up to 32 metres, have been identified, 12 of which remain untested by drilling.

Drill holes 3TS-26-27 and 3TS-26-34 were designed as resource infill holes at the Tommy vein system but were refined to test an interpreted intersection between radial and arcuate structural features coincident with a strong thorium anomaly. Both holes intersected broad zones of high-grade gold-silver mineralization containing multistage quartz-carbonate veining and brecciation, adularia, amethyst and sulphosalts, supporting the interpretation that structural intersections may represent favourable zones of enhanced dilation and repeated hydrothermal activity.

Highlights:

• 3TS-26-34 intersected 31.04 metres grading 9.07 grams per tonne gold and 70.56 g/t silver, including 9.77 m grading 18.24 g/t gold and 90.69 g/t silver.
• 3TS-26-27, drilled approximately 50 m north, intersected 27.63 m grading 5.86 g/t gold and 51.83 g/t silver, including 5.07 m grading 16.20 g/t gold and 126.23 g/t silver.

Geological interpretation

The Tommy vein system forms part of a broader structural network developed within the rhyolitic host rocks at 3Ts. Integration of drilling, structural interpretation and airborne geophysics has identified radial and arcuate structural features whose intersections may represent preferential zones of dilation, permeability and repeated vein development.

The broad, high-grade intervals encountered approximately 50 m apart in 3TS-26-27 and 3TS-26-34 support this interpretation. Multiple generations of veining, brecciation and hydrothermal mineralogy indicate repeated opening and fluid flow and suggest that similar structural intersections elsewhere at 3Ts warrant evaluation as potential controls on wider and higher-grade mineralized zones.

Randy Turner, president and chief executive officer of the company, commented: "These are exceptional results from the Tommy vein and provide another important test of the structural model developed during the 2026 program. Our evolving structural model has helped identify the blind Balrog, Goofy and Dixie discoveries earlier in the program. The Tommy results suggest the same approach may also help us understand where wider and higher-grade portions of established vein systems develop, providing an important tool for future resource expansion and exploration targeting."

The Tommy vein system is included in the updated mineral resource estimate for the 3Ts gold and silver project that was completed in the fourth quarter of 2025 (see report titled "Mineral Resource Estimate Update for the 3Ts Gold and Silver Project, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada," written by Millar and Eggers with an effective date of Nov. 12, 2025; see news release dated Nov. 19, 2025, for further details).

Update on AI-assisted (artificial intelligence) prospectivity analysis

The company recently completed an AI-assisted prospectivity analysis of the 3Ts project with Mineural Inc., integrating historical geological, geochemical, structural and geophysical data sets using its Iris platform. The analysis evaluates areas of the property according to the available exploration data and geological context, recognizing that data density is substantially greater around the known vein systems in the north than across less explored areas to the south. The results are currently being reviewed by the company's technical team and will be incorporated into continuing target generation and ranking. An initial review indicates that several of the prospectivity trends identified by the independent analysis are consistent with the company's emerging structural model, including areas associated with interpreted structural corridors and intersections.

Analytical methods and quality assurance/quality control

All drill core was logged, photographed, cut and sampled at the company's secure core facility. Samples consist of (NQ) drill core, with one half retained for reference material and one-half placed in sealed bags and shipped to SGS Canada Inc. in Burnaby, B.C., an independent ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratory, for sample preparation and analysis. Sample preparation and all analytical work were completed at the SGS Burnaby facility.

Gold analyses were completed using a 30-gram fire assay with atomic absorption spectrometry finish (GO_FAA30V10). Multielement analyses, including silver, lead, zinc, copper and pathfinder elements, were determined by aqua regia digestion followed by ICP-AES analysis (GE_ICP21B20). Samples returning values above analytical limits are reanalyzed using appropriate overlimit methods where required.

The company's QA/QC program includes the routine insertion of certified reference materials, blank samples and field duplicates into each sample batch. Internal laboratory quality control procedures, including the analysis of certified standards, blanks and duplicate samples, were also completed by SGS as part of its analytical program. Review of the QA/QC results indicates that analytical accuracy and precision are within acceptable limits, and the qualified person is satisfied that the reported assay data are suitable for disclosure.

About Independence Gold Corp.

Independence Gold is a well-financed mineral exploration company with holdings ranging from early-stage grassroots exploration to advanced-stage resource expansion in British Columbia and Yukon. The company is positioned to add shareholder value through systematic project advancements.

Andy Randell, PGeo, the company's qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and who is an independent consultant for the company, has reviewed the technical information in this news release.

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