Trident Resources Expands Inaugural Drill Program at Contact Lake Gold Project, Saskatchewan

Vancouver, BC, Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trident Resources Corp. (TSX-V: ROCK) (OTCQB: TRDTF) (“Trident” or the “Company”)  is pleased to announce an expansion of its current inaugural drill exploration program at its 100% owned Contact Lake Project, (“Contact Lake” or the “Project”) located in Saskatchewan. The drill program is focused on confirming historical gold grades and discovering new mineralized zones both adjacent to and below the historical underground mine workings. Trident is very pleased with the drilling progress as well as the visual indications of mineralization thus far, and has elected to increase the program from 5,000m to over 6,500m in 18-20 drill holes. The Company is fully funded for this increase with over C$11M in its treasury.

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Drill Program Highlights:

•  Excellent progress is being made with the drilling and costs are coming in lower than expected with nearby infrastructure helping to make the drilling more cost-efficient
• Encouraging visual mineralization has been seen in numerous drill holes prompting an expansion in the drilling program
• Additional ~1,500m drilling (~30%) increase to the current 5,000m program for a total over 6,500m in 18-20 drill holes planned
• The program remains fully funded with core samples being split and sent for analytical geochemical testing; assays are pending 

Jonathan Wiesblatt, Chief Executive Officer of Trident, commented: “Due to the early visual indications of mineralization and cost-effective execution of the ongoing drilling program, Trident is adding an additional ~1,500 metres of drilling, bringing the total initial diamond drilling program to ~6,500 meters. The additional metres will be focused on the following:

1. Expanding the known footprint of the deposit by drilling underneath the old mine workings, following up on historical drill holes which intersected high grade gold, and

2. Closing the gap between the current known mineralization and its extension both down dip and laterally. The Company believes this program has the potential to add to the current know geological model with a minimal amount of additional drilling and positively impact the resource potential of the project.

Further, we expect ample news flow in the coming months from this drill program, technical report updates, and continued consolidation of properties in this prolific gold district.”