TORONTO, July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSXV:LG, OTCQB:LGCXF, FSE:Y2F) (the "Company" or "Lahontan") is pleased to announce the first drill results from its 2026 Sonic core drilling program at the Santa Fe Mine Project. The Sonic drilling campaign is evaluating historic heap leach pads and stockpiles to define gold and silver resources that may be suitable for future reprocessing at substantially lower cost than mining and processing fresh rock. The initial results below are from a historic "low-grade" stockpile located adjacent to Heap Leach Pad two at Santa Fe (see map below). The drilling confirms significant gold and silver mineralization within the stockpile and indicates grades substantially higher than anticipated based on the historic stockpile classification.