Mr. Cor Coe reports

SITKA GOLD STRENGTHENS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH APPOINTMENT OF SAMANTHA SHORTER

Sitka Gold Corp. has appointed Samantha Shorter to its board of directors as an independent director. Ms. Shorter will also serve as the chair of the audit committee.

Ms. Shorter has 19 years of experience across executive leadership, financial compliance and financial analysis for public and private companies, including international operations in Brazil and underground mining in Mexico. She spent six years at Davidson & Company LLP managing mining-focused audit engagements, and 13 years as a principal at Red Fern Consulting Ltd. She holds a bachelor of commerce (honours) from the University of British Columbia and is a CPA (CPABC).

"We are very pleased to welcome Samantha to Sitka's board," commented Cor Coe, chief executive officer and director of Sitka Gold. "Samantha's nearly two decades of financial leadership, audit and compliance experience in the mineral resource sector make her an excellent fit as an independent director and chair of our audit committee. Her expertise will add significant value to our team as Sitka enters a new phase of growth and we look forward to her contributions as we continue to advance our flagship RC gold project and build value for our shareholders."

RC gold project update

A total of 135 holes that include over 56,000 metres have been drilled to date this year at RC gold as part of a planned 60,000-metre diamond drill program that is currently under way with six drills operating. Results for 56 drill holes have been released so far this year including recently released Hole DDRCCC-26-133 at Blackjack that intersected 141.5 metres of 1.93 grams per tonne gold, including 80.6 m of 3.20 g/t gold and 6.0 m of 9.46 g/t gold, one of the best intercepts drilled there to date (see news release dated Sept. 21, 2026). Assay results are pending on the remaining completed 79 diamond drill holes plus holes currently being drilled.

Upcoming events

Sitka Gold will be attending and/or presenting at the following events:

• Nordic Funds and Mines: Stockholm, Sweden: Oct. 15-16, 2026;

• Yukon Geoscience Forum: Whitehorse, Yukon: Nov. 16-19, 2026;

• 121 Mining Investment Conference: London, England: Nov. 23-24, 2026;

• Vancouver Resource Investment Conference: Vancouver: Jan. 24-25, 2027;

• AME RoundUp: Vancouver: Jan. 25-28, 2027.

About Sitka Gold Corp.

Sitka Gold is a well-financed mineral exploration company headquartered in Canada. The company is managed by a team of experienced industry professionals and is focused on exploring for economically viable mineral deposits with its primary emphasis on gold, silver and copper mineral properties of merit. Sitka is currently advancing its 100-per-cent-owned 447-square-kilometre flagship RC gold project located within the Tombstone gold belt in Yukon. The company has also announced plans to spin out the Alpha gold project in Nevada and the Burro Creek gold and silver project in Arizona into a new discovery-focused exploration company to be named at a later date.

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