Zodiac Gold Concludes Drilling Program with Strong Final Results, Including 18m at 4.67 g/t Au

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 11, 2025) - Zodiac Gold Inc. (TSXV: ZAU) ("Zodiac Gold" or the "Company"), a West-African gold exploration company, is pleased to report highly encouraging assay results and the successful completion of its Phase Three drilling program at the Arthington target, part of its flagship Todi Gold Project in Liberia.

Drilling across the 1,280m Phase Three program has confirmed a robust, west-northwest trending mineralized corridor, intersected over a 1km strike length within the 16km Arthington-Youth Camp anomalous zone. These results have improved the Company's understanding of the mineralized system and will directly inform the next phase of exploration and technical studies.

Phase Three drilling has also achieved a major milestone by confirming the continuity of mineralized zones between the Red Hill Field and Garang Base artisanal workings, over a strike length of 400m. This breakthrough confirms the presence of mineralized zones with strong continuity, including high-grade intervals, and validates the geological model, significantly enhancing the potential for a large, cohesive gold system.

Highlights of the seven holes drilled in the program include:

• ADD033: 18m at 4.67 g/t Au* (including 1m at 55.9 g/t Au within a wider interval of 10m at 8.3 g/t Au), 23.9m at 0.83 g/t Au* (including 4.04m at 2.07 g/t Au), beginning 30m below surface.
• ADD034: 25.5m at 1 g/t Au* (including 9.25m at 2.14 g/t Au), beginning 55m below surface.
• ADD035: 17.51m at 0.91 g/t Au* (including 3.58m at 2.46 g/t Au g/t Au), beginning 68m below surface.
• ADD036: 10.8m at 1.24 g/t Au* (including 0.42m at 22.2 g/t Au and 1m at 2.1 g/t Au) and 12.24m at 0.92 g/t Au* (including 3.37m at 2.3 g/t Au), beginning 69m below surface.
• ADD037: 26.38m at 1.08 g/t Au* (including 1m at 9.22 g/t Au within a wider interval of 3.63m at 3.92 g/t Au), beginning 42m below surface.
• ADD038: 13.04m at 1.19 g/t Au (including 4.55m at 2.02 g/t Au), beginning 64m below surface.
• ADD039: 17.25m at 0.95 g/t Au* (including 1.15m at 2.7 g/t Au and 4.92m at 2.08 g/t Au), beginning 62m below surface.

"The results from our Phase Three program are a major step forward in our exploration of the Arthington target," said David Kol, President & CEO of Zodiac Gold. "By intersecting mineralization between the Red Hill Field and Garang Base artisanal workings, we've done more than just add new intercepts of significant width and grade, we've confirmed that these zones are part of a continuous mineralized system. This breakthrough fills in critical gaps along strike, greatly enhancing the scale potential and de-risking our path forward. It's a pivotal milestone that validates our geological model and strengthens the case for a district-scale gold discovery within our extensive license package."

The program has delivered critical geological insights that will enhance targeting for high grade zones and extensions at depth and along strike. The Arthington target is located within a continuous 16km long soil anomaly with numerous artisanal workings. Drilling in Phases 1-3 has been focused on a 1km strike length, and mineralization is open along strike, with a single hole drilled a further 1km to the west returning 1.05m at 8.98 g/t Au.

With significant mineralization now intersected in 37 of 39 holes drilled to date, the Company's success at the Arthington target demonstrates the district-scale opportunity within the +2,300 sq km license package. The Ben Ben target, also within the 16km soil anomaly and with a program of trenching on-going, is interpreted to be the eastern extension of the mineralization at Arthington. Channel sampling from the Ben Ben target has returned results of 0.65m at 53.6 g/t Au, 0.44m at 71 g/t Au and 1.75m at 6.23 g/t Au.

Map 1: Results from ADD033 to ADD039 with interpreted mineralized zones at the Arthington target

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Map 2: Longitudinal section looking north-northeast showing AU gram-meter intersections at the Arthington target

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Drill hole collar data for ADD033 to ADD039 is shown in Table 1 and significant intersections are shown in Table 2.

Table 1: Collar Data for ADD033 and ADD039

Table 2: Significant Intersections – ADD033 to ADD039

Note that significant intersections have been determined as intervals above 0.2 g/t Au with a minimum length of 1m and a maximum of 2m of consecutive samples below 0.2 g/t Au, except the intervals marked with an asterisk (*). Intervals marked with an asterisk include a mean of 2.24 consecutive meters below 0.2 g/t Au, ranging from 0.65 to 5m. The zones with over 2 consecutive meters below 0.2 g/t Au have been included to demonstrate downhole continuity where geological logging indicates continuity of shearing and sulphide mineralization in prospective host rocks. Intervals are drilled rather than true thicknesses and it is estimated that true thicknesses for the intervals in ADD033 to ADD039 are approximately 70-90% of drilled thickness.

Drilling, Sampling and QA/QC Procedures

The drilling program at Arthington was completed by a Fordia Eider 2000 diamond drill rig with HQ and NQ core diameter. Core recoveries for holes ADD033 to ADD039 were approaching 100% in fresh rock, where the vast majority of mineralization has been intersected. The easting, northing and elevation data shown in Table 1 have been recorded using handheld GPS only and will be surveyed by differential GPS. Note that an initial attempt at hole ADD039 was abandoned at 81.25m due to drilling conditions. The details of the re-drilled ADD039 are shown in Tables 1 and 2.

Drill core was transported a short distance from the drill site to the Company's exploration camp at Arthington. After geological logging, the core was cut along the long axis using a diamond core saw, with half being sampled and half retained. Where the core was too soft for cutting (in the oxide zone), the core was split using a spatula. Core sampling was completed by Zodiac Gold's geological team, supervised by senior company personnel. All samples met the standards for chain of custody without the opportunity for third party access from Zodiac Gold's exploration camp to SGS Liberia in Monrovia for sample preparation (SGS method PRP87). Each sample was analyzed by 50g fire assay with an atomic absorption finish by SGS Ghana (SGS method FAA505). Samples returning a grade over 10 g/t Au were reanalyzed by 50g fire assay with a gravimetric finish (SGS method FAG505). The new results were incorporated into the database for the calculation of the significant intersections reported above.

SGS Ghana is ISO/IEC 17025 accredited for the methods described above. SGS Liberia is not an accredited laboratory but follows standard SGS sample preparation procedures. SGS is independent of Zodiac Gold. In addition to the laboratory's quality control program, a rigorous quality assurance and quality control program is implemented by the Company, including the insertion of blanks, standards and duplicates to ensure reliable assay results. Quality assurance and quality control data are monitored by the Company. Samples that were not acceptable under the Company's QA/QC protocols were re-assayed by SGS and the new results were incorporated into the database for the calculation of the significant intersections reported above.

Qualified Person

Tom Dowrick, Director of Exploration at Zodiac Gold, is a Chartered Geologist of the Geological Society of London and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. He has reviewed and approved the technical and scientific information provided in this release.

About Zodiac Gold

Zodiac Gold Inc. (TSXV: ZAU) is a West-African gold exploration company focused on its flagship Todi Project situated in Liberia-an underexplored, politically stable, mining friendly jurisdiction hosting several large-scale gold and iron ore deposits. Strategically positioned along the fertile Todi Shear Zone, Zodiac Gold is developing a district-scale gold opportunity with additional iron ore potential, covering a vast 2,316 km2 land package. The Todi gold project has undergone de-risking, showcasing proven gold occurrences at both surface and depth, with five drill-ready targets, of which two have been drilled and high-grade gold intercepts.

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