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Vancouver, British Columbia TheNewswire – January 19, 2026 Juggernaut Exploration Ltd. (JUGR.V) (OTCPK: JUGRF) (FSE: 4JE) (the ‘Company’ or ‘Juggernaut’) is pleased to announce the inaugural fully funded 10,000 m drill program within the newly discovered district scale gold, silver, copper rich system on the 100% controlled Big One property (the ‘Property’), Golden Triangle, British Columbia. The Company’s maiden drill program will target several extensive high-grade gold, silver, copper-rich shear-hosted veins confirmed on surface within the district-scale Eldorado System and Gold Swarm discoveries. Widespread strong porphyry-style propylitic alteration and gold-rich polymetallic mineralization on the Big One property are indicated to be related to a Jurassic- to Cretaceous-age intrusive source coeval with the alkalic volcano-magmatic event that is associated with the copper-gold-silver porphyry mineralization as seen in close proximity at the adjacent Galore Creek deposit.
Link to Big One 2026 Video
Dan Stuart, CEO of Juggernaut Exploration, states: ‘With a district-scale discovery of this magnitude, host to >500 gold-rich veins and shears exposed on surface for >1 km that rise above the valley floor for >1 km, we are likely only seeing the tip of the iceberg. The Eldorado Gold system and the Gold Swarm Discovery show the right ingredients to quickly become the next major discovery in the Golden Triangle. Juggernaut Exploration is preparing to embark on its inaugural fully funded ~10,000-meter drill program at the Big One property, and we look forward to testing this high-grade district-scale system to depth and unlocking the full potential of this amazing discovery.’
Manuele (Lele) Lazzarotto, President and COO of Juggernaut Exploration states: ‘Preparations are underway for the 2026 fully funded inaugural drill program on one of the most highly anticipated new discoveries in the Golden Triangle. Recently received data from the detailed and regional mapping, LiDAR survey and UAV survey, in combination with excellent geochemical results and structural information has allowed us to vector in on and better understand the extent and geometry of the mineralization seen on surface where multiple high-grade gold, silver, copper veins are exposed for >1 km. The data indicates that the system driving the high-grade polymetallic mineralization at Big One is a magmatic source coeval with the nearby world class Galore Creek deposit. From an exploration perspective, this opens the door for the presence of a large causative mineralizing source at depth, characterized by major gold, silver, and copper-rich fluid pathways, providing significant additional discovery potential. Intersecting the causative source could greatly increase the value of the project in 2026 and beyond.’
Big One Gold-Rich District-Scale System Highlights:
The district-scale Eldorado System covers an area of 22 km that remains wide open where grab samples assayed up to 263.70 g/t AuEq or 8.48 oz/t AuEq (256.60 g/t Au, 546.00 g/t Ag, 0.43 % Cu, 0.41 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn) from 400 mineralized veins that remain open and are up to 10 m wide, hosted in shear zones up to 50 m wide, and are exposed on surface for 500 m with 1 km of vertical relief.
Link to Gold Dome Figure
Link to Whopper Zone Figure
The Gold Swarm Discovery is a 3 km area of strong gold potential with 100 gold-rich polymetallic veins exposed on surface for 200 m and up to 4.5 m wide with up to 700 m of vertical relief, where grab samples assayed up to 231.81 g/t AuEq or 7.45 oz/t AuEq(226.94 g/t Au, 335.00 g/t Ag, 0.00 % Cu, 4.99 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn) that remains open.
Link to Goldswarm Figure
41% (219 samples out of 527) collected within the Eldorado System in 2024 and 2025 assayed 1 g/t AuEq; 65% (28 samples out of 43) collected within the Gold Swarm Zone in 2024 and 2025 assayed 1 g/t AuEq.
Link to map with samples > 1 g/t AuEq
Gold samples up to 256.60 g/t or 8.25 oz/t, silver samples up to 2810 g/t or 90.34 oz/t, and copper samples up to 14.40 % were collected on Big One.
The polymetallic veins, alteration signature, geochemical pathfinder element signature, and geophysical anomalies strongly indicate the presence of a large common buried gold, silver, copper-rich porphyry feeder source or similar magmatic source or sources at depth responsible for the extensive district-scale high-grade gold, silver, copper veining confirmed on surface.
Detailed mapping has confirmed that mineralization at Eldorado and Gold Swarm is linked to a Jurassic to Cretaceous transpressional system and intrusive sources, coeval with the magmatic events that formed the nearby multi-million-ounce Galore Creek copper, gold, silver porphyry deposit.
The district scale system shows widespread porphyry-style propylitic alteration, with the final phase of alteration occurring simultaneously with mineralization, which will help vector towards the potential source of the mineralization seen in the gold-rich shear zones and veins on surface that remain open.
Mineralized veins and shear zones were emplaced through brittle-ductile deformation during and after the Jurassic period, forming a major structural corridor at Big One defined by northeast, east, and northwest trends, confirming common orientations as well as similar geochemical signatures and textures of the gold-mineralized veins along the 15 km Highway of Gold corridor surrounding the snowcap of Deeker Glacier strongly indicating that the gold-rich mineralization found throughout is all part of one district-scale gold system that remains open.
The recently received 5-year drill permit, valid until March 31, 2031, will allow the Company to define the extent of the mineralization at depth as well as fully understand the geometry of the system and related drivers of the mineralization in preparation for a future resource.
The Eldorado System consists of a 22 Km2 area that remains open where grab samples assayed up to 263.70 g/t AuEq or 8.48 oz/t AuEq (256.60 g/t Au, 546.00 g/t Ag, 0.43 % Cu, 0.41 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn) from >400 mineralized veins that are up to 10 m wide hosted in shear zones up to 50 m wide, and are exposed on surface for >1 km with >1 km of vertical relief. The Eldorado System hosts the Gold Dome Zone where grab samples assayed up to 263.70 g/t AuEq or 8.48 oz/t AuEq (256.60 g/t Au, 546.00 g/t Ag, 0.43 % Cu, 0.41 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn), the Big Mac Zone where grab samples assayed up to 113.92 g/t AuEq or 3.66 oz/t AuEq (111.35 g/t Au, 159.00 g/t Ag, 0.02 % Cu, 3.88 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn), and the Whopper Zone where grab samples assayed up to 43.94 g/t AuEq or 1.41 oz/t AuEq (39.84 g/t Au, 333.00 g/t Ag, 0.02 % Cu, 0.07 % Pb and 0.06 % Zn). See news release from September 8, 2025, and November 10, 2025.
The Gold Swarm discovery is a 3 km2 area of strong gold potential with >100 gold-rich polymetallic veins exposed on surface for >200 m and up to 4.5 m wide with up to 700 m of vertical relief, where grab samples assayed up to 231.81 g/t AuEq or 7.45 oz/t AuEq (226.94 g/t Au, 335.00 g/t Ag, 0.00 % Cu, 4.99 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn) that remains open. See news release from September 8, 2025, and November 10, 2025.
Mineralization at Eldorado and Gold Swarm most likely represents part of a broader Jurassic- to Cretaceous-age transpressional mineralizing system directly related to an intrusive source. These Intrusives are indicated to be time equivalent to the alkalic volcano-magmatic event associated with Cu-Au porphyry mineralization that hosts the adjacent Galore Creek Deposit. Detailed geological mapping of the Eldorado system has revealed that the gold-rich polymetallic quartz veins are mostly hosted within and therefore post-date Early Jurassic quartz diorite and hornblende diorite units and associated compressional deformation events, but pre-date Eocene epithermal events. Widespread strong porphyry-style propylitic alteration has been mapped in outcrop on the eastern and northern slopes of the Eldorado system. Multiple phases of propylitic alteration have been observed, with two phases occurring prior to mineralization and the last phase occurring during mineralization. Syn- to post-Jurassic brittle-ductile deformation is responsible for the emplacement and activation of mineralized veins and shear zones, which consist of steep and low-angle structures and are concentrated in northeast, east, and northwest trends, indicating the presence of a major structural corridor at Big One.
The Big One property is situated in a region that is well known for hosting globally recognized precious metal and porphyry deposits, several of which occur near the property including the multiple porphyry systems at Galore Creek, the world’s largest known gold reserve at KSM and the polymetallic copper project at Shaft Creek, as well as the Brucejack high-grade epithermal gold deposit, and the structurally controlled high-grade hydrothermal gold-silver zones at Trophy and Sphal Creek. The property geology is favorable to host these types of deposits, as confirmed by the presence of extensive areas of propylitic alteration, untested geophysical anomalies, strong silt, soil, and rock geochemistry, including pathfinder elements directly related to porphyry systems, key structures and textures, porphyry-style mineralization, and high-grade polymetallic veins, that have been discovered on the Big One property.
The Big One property can be accessed year-round via helicopter from the Glenora/Telegraph Creek Road at the Barrington Mine (33 km to the north-northeast) as well as the Galore Creek Road (15 km to the southeast). The Canadian government committed $25 M to extend/improve the Galore Creek Road to within 15 km of the Big One property. The property is 2 km west of the Scud River airstrip used in the early days of Galore Creek.
The Big One property exploration qualifies for the Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (CMETC).
About Juggernaut Exploration Ltd.
Juggernaut Exploration Ltd. is an explorer and generator of precious metals projects in the prolific Golden Triangle of northwestern British Columbia. Its projects are located in globally recognized geological settings and in geopolitically stable jurisdictions, making them amenable to mining in Canada. Juggernaut is a member and active supporter of CASERM, a collaborative venture between the Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech. Juggernaut’s key strategic cornerstone shareholder is Crescat Capital.
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Qualified Person
Rein Turna, P. Geo, is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, for Juggernaut Exploration projects, and supervised the preparation of, and has reviewed and approved, the technical information in this release.
Disclaimer
The reader is cautioned that grab samples are spot samples, which are typically, but not exclusively, constrained to mineralization. Grab samples are selective in nature and collected to determine the presence or absence of mineralization and are not intended to be representative of the material sampled.
QA/QC Protocol
Grab, channels, chip and talus samples were collected by foot with helicopter assistance. Prospective areas included, but were not limited to, proximity to MINFile locations, placer creek occurrences, regional soil anomalies, and potential gossans based on high-resolution satellite imagery. The rock grab and chip samples were extracted using a rock hammer, or hammer and chisel to expose fresh surfaces and to liberate a sample of anywhere between 0.5 to 5.0 kilograms. All sample sites were flagged with biodegradable flagging tape and marked with the sample number. All sample sites were recorded using hand-held GPS units (accuracy 3-10 meters) and sample ID, easting, northing, elevation, type of sample (outcrop, subcrop, float, talus, chip, grab, etc.) and a description of the rock were recorded on all-weather paper. Samples are then inserted in a clean plastic bag with a sample tag for transport and shipping to the geochemistry lab. QA/QC samples including blanks, certified reference materials, and duplicate samples are inserted regularly into the sample sequence at a rate of 10%.
All samples are transported in rice bags sealed with numbered security tags. The rice bags are transported from the core shacks to the MSALABS facilities in Terrace, BC. MSALABS is certified with both AC89-IAS and ISO/IEC Standard 17025:2017. The core samples undergo preparation via drying, crushing to ~70% of the material passing a 2 mm sieve and riffle splitting. The sample splits are weighed and transferred into three plastic jars, each containing between 300 g and 500 g of crushed sample material. A 250 g split is pulverized to ensure at least 85% of the material passes through a 75 µm sieve. The crushed samples are transported to the MSALABS PhotonAssayTM facility in Prince George, where gold concentrations are quantified via photon assay analysis (method CPA-Au1). Samples that result in gold concentrations ≥5 ppm are analyzed to extinction. Photon assay uses high-energy X-rays (photons) to excite atomic nuclei within the jarred samples, inducing the emission of secondary gamma rays, which are measured to quantify gold concentrations. The assays from all jars are combined on a weight-averaged basis. Multielement analyses are carried at the MSALABS facilities in Surrey, BC, where 250 g of pulverized splits are analyzed via ICF6xx and IMS-230 methods. The IMS-230 method uses 4-acid digestion (a combination of hydrochloric, nitric, perchloric and hydrofluoric acids) followed by inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry to quantify concentrations of 48 elements. Samples with over-limit results for Ag, Cu, Pb, and Zn undergo ore-grade analysis via the ICF-6xx method (where ‘xx’ denotes the target metal). This method employs 4-acid digestion followed by inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry.
Gold Equivalent (AuEq) metal values are calculated using: Au 4004.43 USD/oz, Ag 48.80 USD/oz, Cu 5.09 USD/lbs, Pb 2026.43 USD/ton, and Zn 3054.88 USD/ton on October 31, 2025. There is potential for economic recovery of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc from these occurrences based on other mining and exploration projects in the same Golden Triangle Mining Camp with a similar style of high-grade gold mineralization where Juggernaut’s project is located, such as the Brucejack Mine and the Homestake Ridge Gold Project. Here, AuEq values were calculated using multi-year running averages for metal price, and included provisions for metallurgical recoveries, treatment charges, refining costs, and transportation. Recoveries for Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, and Zn on Big One are unknown but are assumed to be similar, with 85% gold recovery, 75% silver recovery, 75% copper recovery, 75% zinc recovery, and 50% Pb recovery. The quoted reference of metallurgical recoveries is not from Juggernaut’s Big One project, and there is no guarantee that such recoveries will ever be achieved, unless detailed metallurgical work, such as in a Feasibility Study, is completed on the Big One project.
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