Golden Cariboo Reports 2025 Exploration Success, Plans Major 2026 Program

Golden Cariboo Resources Ltd. (CSE:GCC) has released a comprehensive summary of its 2025 exploration program at the Quesnelle Gold Quartz Mine Property near Hixon, British Columbia. The company executed a two-phase drill program totaling 1,729.79 meters across eight holes, primarily focused on expanding the mineralized Halo zone while testing geochemical and structural targets. Despite encountering technical challenges that resulted in four holes being lost short of or within the target zone, the program yielded significant developments, including the implementation of advanced PhotonAssay™ technology which verified and increased gold grades by 5.9% in one instance compared to traditional fire assay methods. The company also made a promising discovery at the Km Uno Zone, located 2 kilometers southeast of the Halo zone, where initial samples showed encouraging gold and silver values aligning with airborne and ground geophysical anomalies.

The exploration highlights include several key achievements documented in various news releases throughout 2025. These include the verification of gold grades using PhotonAssay™ technology, the discovery of the Km Uno Zone with samples yielding up to 1.1 g/t gold, and the intersection of 0.56 g/t gold over 99.84 meters in drill hole QGQ25-23 at the Halo zone. Golden Cariboo has engaged MSALABS in Prince George to conduct PhotonAssay™ analysis, which may expedite assay turnaround times due to the lab's proximity to the property. Currently, samples from several drill holes are being processed, with drilling suspended in December 2025 but scheduled to resume in early 2026 to test both the northern extension of the Halo zone and down-dip mineralization of gold-in-soil anomalies.

Looking ahead, Golden Cariboo is preparing an ambitious 2026 exploration strategy that aims to significantly scale up drilling and trenching activities across its extensive 94,899-hectare mineral land package. The company's property is strategically located along a favorable geological corridor adjacent to the Spanish and Eureka thrust faults, sharing similarities with the Spanish Mountain gold deposit. Historically, this region has seen substantial placer gold production, with over 101 placer gold creeks along the 90-kilometer trend recording production to this day. The technical information in the release was reviewed by qualified professional geoscientist Jean Pautler, ensuring compliance with NI 43-101 standards. For more details, readers can visit the company's website at www.goldencariboo.com.