• ESGold began a 2026 surface diamond drilling program at its Montauban mining project, about 120 km west of Québec City.
• Program targets about 5,000 meters across 29 holes, centered on the historic Montauban mine area.
• Work aims to confirm historical mineralization, test continuity between prior holes, help position a future NI 43-101 resource estimate.
• Forage Lamontagne is drilling; GoldMinds Geoservices is supervising geology, logging, sampling, and interpretation.
• Assays will be processed at SGS or Swastika Laboratories, with results to be released after QA/QC review.

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