Auld Creek Exploration Results - September

• Four drill rigs continue testing the growing resource, which remains open in all directions. • RUA GOLD’s exploration team has completed 19,600m of resource drilling, exceeding its 19,000m target. • Highlighted assay results from drilling at Auld Creek include: o ACDDH086: 2.7m @ 23.2 g/t AuEq2 (15.4 g/t Au & 3.6% Sb) from 249m o ACDDH103: 7.0m @ 9.9 g/t AuEq2 (5.7 g/t Au & 2.0% Sb) from 133m o ACDDH104: 32.0m @ 2.4 g/t AuEq2 (2.1 g/t Au & 0.1% Sb) from 332m o ACDDH106: 11.3m @ 5.7 g/t Au (incl 0.8m @ 17.65g/t Au) from 159m o ACDDH107: 1.9m @ 22.7 g/t AuEq2 (10.1 g/t Au & 5.8% Sb) from 249.55m o ACDDH108: 11.3m @ 6.11 g/t Au from 256m o ACDDH111: 4.5m @ 12.6 g/t AuEq2 (5.8 g/t Au & 3.1% Sb) from 138m o ACDDH112: 2.9m @ 38.8 g/t AuEq2 (9.3 g/t Au & 13.7% Sb) from 226m o ACDDH119: 0.6m @ 136.2 g/t AuEq2 (82.9 g/t Au & 24.8% Sb) from 237.6m • Ultra-detailed geological and structural studies have significantly improved the Company’s understanding of the orientation of high-grade mineralized shoots, contributing to a high drill-targeting success rate and improved intercept grades. • Localised mineralized zones exceeding 20m in width support the potential scale and continuity of the resource. Drilling has also returned exceptionally high individual grades and the first observations of visible gold at the Auld Creek Project. • Assay results from a further 18 drill holes are pending and will contribute to the updated Mineral Resource estimate anticipated in Q4 2026. • The Company remains on track to submit its substantive application under New Zealand’s Fast -Track Approvals regime in October 2026.