93 g/t Gold Target Cleared for Drilling as New Permit Opens High-Priority Discovery Zone

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Dryden Gold Corp. (DRY:TSXV; DRYGF:OTCQX; X7W:FSE) announced it has received the exploration permit for its Mud Lake target, allowing the company to drill test extension targets identified through its 2025 drill program and geological mapping. According to the company, surface samples collected on a high-grade shear zone similar to Elora, where a significant fold in the mineralized structure occurs, returned assays of 93.00 grams per tonne gold.

The company said the Mud Lake target is located north of the previously permitted area and indicates a repetition that demonstrates the potential to extend the known mineralized system. Dryden Gold stated that this type of structural periodicity is typical of many high-performing gold camps in Northwestern Ontario, including Red Lake.

"Based on the data and strong geological similarities, our team believes that Mud Lake has the potential to emerge as a significant extension within the Gold Rock camp," Trey Wasser, chief executive officer of Dryden Gold, said in a company news release. "We are increasingly encouraged by the prospect that the Manitou Dinorwic deformation zone (MDdz) could host multiple gold deposits along strike. Securing this drill permit is an important step toward testing the discovery potential at Mud Lake to prove periodicity, at the deposit scale."

Dryden Gold said recent geological mapping at the Mud Lake target identified a mineralized structural corridor that shares several key characteristics with the Big Master and Elora targets at Gold Rock. The company also reported that its 2026 mapping program identified an en-echelon structural trend where high-grade gold mineralization was discovered. The approved drill permit also includes the Wamsley target, another high-priority area identified during the 2025 mapping campaign.

The company said exploration drilling continues at Gold Rock, where work is advancing several high-priority targets, including a newly interpreted central mineralized corridor between the Elora and Big Master systems. Dryden Gold reported that a second drill is now operating, with one rig testing depth extensions of known high-grade gold zones while the other is expanding the structural footprint at Gold Rock. The company said one rig will be deployed to drill Mud Lake in early August.

Gold Market Trends Continued to Highlight Monetary Demand and Investor Interest

As of the morning of July 17, the live spot price of gold stood at US$4,010.99 per ounce, up US$27.61, or 0.69%, according to live market data. Silver traded at US$56.24 per ounce, while platinum was quoted at US$1,603.00 per ounce and palladium at US$1,277.50 per ounce.

Ronald-Peter Stöferle wrote on July 15 that gold continued to regain monetary relevance through what he described as a gradual process of remonetization rather than a return to a traditional gold standard. He wrote that "gold regains a key role as a store of value and a safe haven" across multiple developments, including sovereign reserves, institutional portfolios, accounting practices, government debt markets, central bank purchases, and digital assets.

According to Stöferle, "Gold is the only major reserve asset without issuer risk," while institutions had increasingly viewed the metal as "a strategic liquidity reserve, from a 'satellite' to a 'core' investment." He also stated that "gold is not becoming more relevant because it has been modernized. It is becoming more relevant because the weaknesses of the alternatives are becoming apparent."

Stöferle further noted that gold remained one of the world's most liquid assets, writing that it traded with "a daily trading volume of around USD 330bn." He also highlighted that annual gold supply had remained constrained, stating that "gold reserves have been growing steadily by around 1.8% per year for decades," a characteristic he described as distinguishing gold from fiat currencies.

In a July 14 market commentary, Stewart Thomson discussed factors influencing the gold market, arguing that the prevailing focus on interest rates overlooked broader macroeconomic developments. He wrote that "Gold doubled against US fiat (from US$2000 to US$4000) while rates went from near-zero to 5%," adding that "the mainstream media narrators have the story all wrong."

Thomson also pointed to changes in physical demand and official sector activity, stating that "about 40-70 tons per month of gold demand are now gone from the global market due to new Indian government tariff taxes," while noting that "some central banks have stopped buying gold. Others are selling it outright." He also wrote that "the refilling of global government oil reserves will put substantial upwards pressure on the price of oil... and inflation."

Gold Exploration Program Expands Across Multiple Priority Targets

According to the company's July 2026 investor presentation, Dryden Gold plans to accelerate its drill program at Gold Rock with the addition of a second drill rig while continuing planning and permitting activities for new exploration targets. The presentation identifies North Mud Lake and the Walmsley deformation zone as Gold Rock camp priorities, alongside expanded exploration areas at Hyndman and Sherridon.

The presentation also outlines additional 2026 exploration activities, including a till substrate sampling program on new ground, mapping and prospecting of priority target areas, and regional heavy metal concentrate sampling.

Dryden Gold's investor presentation states that its 2026 exploration budget totals CA$17.5 million and includes plans for 45,000 meters of drilling. The budget allocates CA$10.5 million to Gold Rock footprint expansion and down-plunge drilling, including the addition of a second drill rig, CA$2.0 million for Mud Lake drilling and mapping of additional Gold Rock camp targets, and CA$5.0 million for regional targets, including drilling at Hyndman and Sherridon and follow-up work from the soil-till program.

The presentation further identifies ongoing 2026 exploration priorities that include continuing to grow the Gold Rock target area, drill testing Mud Lake, drill testing the Hyndman granodiorite discovery, further testing the Sherridon regional target, and reviewing the property-wide soil-till program with the goal of identifying additional regional targets.

Ownership & Share Structure¹

Dryden Gold Corp. has a market cap of CA$65.22 million, with 243 million shares outstanding. The company's 52-week range is CA$0.19-CA$0.48.

Management and Insiders own 4.88% of company shares, while Strategic Investors own 53.66%. The remaining 41.46% of shares are Retail.