Golden Mile Resources Ltd has expanded the boundaries of the Aurora gold prospect at its Pearl project in Arizona, following a follow-up surface channel and grab sampling campaign completed in July.

The latest program comprised 99 surface channel samples and 5 grab samples designed to define the western and eastern extremities of the mineralization. Assay results show that 55% of the channel samples returned values greater than 0.1 g/t gold, while 34% exceeded a nominal cut-off of 0.25 g/t gold.

The sampling has allowed the western boundary to be mapped with reasonable confidence, although parts of the eastern boundary and the southern boundary remain open. Based on these assay results and field observations of intense shearing and alteration, the exposed Aurora zone is now interpreted to span at least 280 metres in width and 450 metres in strike length.

Golden Mile raised $730,000 in a March 2026 private placement specifically allocated to fast-track additional sampling at the Aurora prospect to define drilling targets. The prospect was discovered during field reconnaissance of the Pearl project in late 2024, with subsequent sampling programs conducted throughout 2025 and early 2026.

“These additional results from Aurora continue to build our confidence that we have an exciting drill target that, with further exploration success, has the potential to grow into a significant gold discovery.”

“As I have cautioned previously, we are still at a very preliminary stage of exploration at Aurora but with each sampling exercise not only confirming previous sampling results but also expanding the areal extent of the anomaly, we approach further work with great optimism.”

“Over the December quarter we hope to present shareholders with updates on the planned drilling which is the next stage in our exploration programme.”

— Grant Button, Chairman

Golden Mile is currently progressing permitting approvals for an inaugural drill program at the prospect. Due to the extended time required to secure both permits and drilling contractors, the program is now scheduled to commence in the early first quarter of calendar 2027, with shareholder updates regarding the planned drilling anticipated over the December quarter.

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