Conquest Resources Samples 15.31 g/t Gold Over 3.00m at Smith Lake

Aug 12, 2026

Conquest Resources Limited (“Conquest” or the “Company“) (TSX-V: CQR) is pleased to announce channel and grab sample results from its 100% owned Smith Lake Gold Project (“Property”), situated adjacent to Barrick Mining Corp.’s past producing Renabie Gold Mine which produced more than 1,000,000 oz. of gold from 1941 through to 1991 at a grade of 6.6 g/t Au and 2 g/t Ag (Callan N.J., Spooner, E.T.C. 1998).

Note: Mineralization on adjacent or nearby properties is not necessarily indicative of mineralization on the Property.

In June, 2026, Conquest personnel visited the Smith Lake Gold Project and collected 15 channel samples and 3 grab samples of selected areas covering the Campbell Vein.  Channel sample lengths ranged from 0.35 to 1.60 m, with results ranging from 0.03 g/t to 29.1 g/t Au, with 6 of the 15 channel samples returning > 1 g/t Au. Grab samples ranged from 0.17 to 4.98 g/t Au.   Samples were collected mainly from pyrite-bearing irregular to folded massive to ribbon-textured quartz veins and sheared metavolcanics.

Two composite weighted averages from Channels 1 and 5 returned 1.95 g/t over 1.95 m from Channel 1, and 15.31 g/t over 3.00 m from Channel 5.

Sample results are provided in Tables 1 and 2, and displayed in Figure 1.

Table 1: Grab Sample Results

Sample Type Easting Northing Au (ppb)
507817 Grab 287663 5361313 170
507818 Grab 287663 5361310 1810
507819 Grab 287662 5361305 4980

Table 2: Channel Sample Results

Sample Type Channel ID Length (m) Au (ppb)
507801 Channel 1 1.6 1620
507802 Channel 1 0.35 3440
507803 Channel 2 0.7 161
507804 Channel 2 1.4 26
507805 Channel 3 0.5 37
507806 Channel 3 0.35 742
507807 Channel 4 0.75 223
507808 Channel 5 1 8890
507809 Channel 5 1 7950
507811 Channel 5 1 29100
507812 Channel 6 1 334
507813 Channel 7 0.75 658
507814 Channel 8 1.1 2610
507815 Channel 8 1 428
507816 Channel 8 1.1 146

Selected grab samples are by nature selective and are not necessarily representative of mineralization on the project.  True widths of the mineralization reported from the channel samples have not yet been determined.

Samples were delivered by representatives of Conquest to Activation Laboratories Ltd. in North Bay, Ontario.  Conquest inserted a standard and a blank as part of its QA/QC procedure for this program.  Activation Laboratories also performs an internal QA/QC program with includes the insertion of CRM’s, blanks, sample repeats, and duplicate samples.  Samples were analyzed using the RX1 and 1A2 packages.  A gravimetric finish (1A3) was used for samples that returned >5,000 ppb Au.

Conquest is expanding its exploration program at Smith Lake with an approximate 500 sample B-horizon geochemical survey planned this fall that will cover an area north-northeast of the Smith Lake Gold Zone.  The program is designed to target potential east-west orientated gold-bearing structures that have gone undetected in an area with very limited historical exploration.

Qualified Person

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Joerg Kleinboeck, P.Geo., a non-Independent Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Joerg Kleinboeck, P. Geo., has verified the technical data disclosed in this release and consents to its publication.

References

  1. Callan, N.J. and Spooner, E.T.C., 1998: Repetitive hydraulic fracturing and shear zone inflation in an Archean granitoid-hosted, ribbon banded, Au-quartz vein system, Renabie area, Ontario, Canada. Ore Geology Reviews 12, 1998, pp. 237–266.

 ABOUT CONQUEST RESOURCES LIMITED

Conquest Resources Limited, incorporated in 1945, is a mineral exploration company exploring for base metals and gold on mineral properties in Ontario and Finland. Conquest recently acquired the Valimaki Gold Project in southwestern Finland, a district-scale gold exploration property with extensive historical exploration and drilling.

Conquest holds a 100% interest in the Belfast-TeckMag Project, located in the Temagami Mining Camp at Emerald Lake, Ontario, which is believed to have exploration potential for magmatic sulphide deposits (Cu-Ni-PGE), VMS, IOCG, iron formation-hosted gold and paleo-placer gold. The Company also holds interests in the Alexander Gold Property, the Smith Lake Gold Property, the King Bay Gold Property and the Lake Nipigon Basin Property.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

general@conquestresources.com
www.ConquestResources.com

Tom Obradovich

President & Chief Executive Officer
416-985-7140

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