Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire - August 5, 2025 – Nordique Resources Inc. ("Nordique" or the "Company") (CSE: NORD, OTCQB: NORDF, FSE: V0U) is pleased to provide an update on its upcoming exploration program at the Isoneva Gold Project, located in central Finland. Field crews are preparing to mobilize in the coming weeks to launch the Company’s first drill program at Isoneva under the terms of its recently signed option agreement with Gemdale Gold Inc. (see news release dated June 26, 2025).
Highlights
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Drill Program Commencing Shortly: Approximately 500 shallow Base of Till (BOT) drill holes, collecting both till and bedrock samples across key high-priority areas. The program will commence mid August and is expected to run over several months.
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Targeted and Flexible Program: The drill program includes flexibility for infill drilling based on real time assay results that will be received during the campaign, enabling quick follow up on anomalous zones while the drill remains mobilized.
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Focused on Priority Targets: Initial drilling will concentrate on Korpisalo, Ahveroinen, and Tiaskuru, high priority areas with strong gold-in-till and boulder anomalies supported by structural and geophysical datasets.
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Follow-up Winter Drilling Planned: A winter program is scheduled for Q1 2026 and will include both diamond drilling and additional BOT drilling across marshy areas accessible only during frozen ground conditions.
Sharyn Alexander, CEO of Nordique Resources, stated “We are excited to kick off our first drill program at Isoneva. Our systematic approach, starting with BOT sampling and advancing to diamond drilling, allows us to refine our targeting based on real data and will give us the insight needed to identify and test high-grade gold targets. Isoneva offers a compelling opportunity in an emerging gold belt within the most attractive mining jurisdiction globally (as ranked by the Fraser Institute in 2024), and we believe Isoneva has the potential to host a significant gold system. We look forward to keeping shareholders informed as the program progresses.”
Drill Program Overview
The upcoming BOT drill program represents a key first step in identifying the bedrock source of multiple high grade gold-bearing boulder trains across the 11.5 km² (1,150 ha) Isoneva property.
BOT drilling is ideally suited to Finland’s glaciated terrain, where bedrock exposure is limited. This proven and cost effective method samples both the base of the till and the top of the underlying bedrock, allowing more accurate identification of mineralization beneath glacial cover, and maximizing the resolution of drill targeting.
Approximately 500 BOT holes are planned across a series of 200 m to 400 m spaced lines, with individual holes spaced between 20 m and 40 m along each line (Figure 1). Initial drilling will test broad geochemical trends and identifies anomalous zones. Contingent on assay results, targeted infill drilling will be completed while crews remain mobilized, ensuring a cost effective, data-driven refinement of priority zones.
Drill contractors have been secured and are expected to mobilize in mid-August. The program will utilize a RAB (Rotary Air Blast) rig optimized for bouldery till conditions and is expected to take 2–3 months to complete. Updates will be provided as drilling begins and assay results become available.
Figure 1: Isoneva Proposed Phase 1 Base of Till (BOT) Drill Sample Locations
High-Priority Target Areas
Drilling will initially focus on three high priority targets: Korpisalo, Ahveroinen, and Tiaskuru (Figure 1).
Korpisalo is defined by a strong gold-in-till anomaly with a sulphidic signature and a coincident high-chargeability IP anomaly. The target sits within a structurally complex corridor characterized by both structural and lithological contacts and has never been tested by systematic drilling. The sulphidic nature of the anomaly, as indicated by mineralized boulders down ice, supports the potential for bedrock hosted gold mineralization. The BOT program will begin at Korpisalo with wide-spaced profiles (~400m) designed to identify the head of the boulder train and refine vectors toward potential source zones along interpreted structures, roughly parallel to the direction of regional ice flow. Early results will guide tighter spaced infill drilling later in the program.
Ahveroinen is located along a prominent tonalite contact and hosts one of the densest concentrations of gold-bearing boulders in the project area, including values up to 380 g/t Au and 98 g/t Au¹ (see news release dated May 22, 2025). Despite this exceptional surface expression, the area has never been systematically tested by BOT or diamond drilling. The only known follow-up was a few shallow historical holes drilled by Outokumpu between 1972 and 1985. This target represents a high priority underexplored area with excellent potential for discovery.
Tiaskuru is a structurally complex target located along a dilational zone at the contact between tonalitic intrusives and volcano-sedimentary rocks. It is known for high grade quartz-carbonate veins and has yielded several gold -rich boulders, with values up to 106 g/t Au and 70.7 g/t Au¹ (see news release dated May 22, 2025). Notable historic drill results intersected multiple narrow but high grade intervals, including 0.41 m of 54 g/t Au and 32.6 g/t Ag, and 0.44 m of 18.1 g/t Au and 6.7 g/t Ag (ISON0142; see news release dated May 22, 2025). The target area also features parallel chargeability and resistivity anomalies and remains open in all directions. Although Tiaskuru has been one of the most actively explored areas historically, much of the past drilling was poorly oriented and focused to the south of the main anomaly. Historical BOT drilling also remains incomplete and does not adequately test the eastern extent of the system, leaving significant room for new discovery.
Anticipated Winter Drill Program
Building on the results of this Phase 1 BOT program, Nordique plans to launch a winter drill program in Q1 2026. This program will include both diamond drilling, as well as additional BOT drilling in areas inaccessible during summer due to marshy terrain. Frozen ground conditions during the winter months will facilitate access to key targets while minimizing surface disturbance.
A key focus of the winter program will be Uunikangas, a high priority target in the southwest part of the property (Figure 1). This area features strong gold-in-till anomalies and anomalous BOT results at the northern margin of a tonalite intrusion. Large sections of this target are only accessible only during winter when the ground is frozen. Notable boulder samples include 462 g/t Au and 180.5 g/t Au1, and historical drilling intersected 17.9 m of 4.3 g/t Au and 12.1 g/t Ag, including 2.1 m of 24.8 g/t Au and 77.6 g/t Ag (ISON0042; see news release dated May 22, 2025). The zone remains open and underexplored, particularly along the western tonalite contact and gold-in-till anomalies in the north.
1 Boulder samples have been compiled from two sources: Boulder samples collected by Gemdale Gold Inc or previous operators that were sent for assay, and laboratory reports are available; and online, freely accessible data file provided the Geological Survey of Finland relating to Layman Samples that have been submitted for assay. Readers are cautioned that boulder sampling is selective by nature and the results provided above are not necessarily representative of mineralization hosted at the Isoneva Property.
2 Bulk intersections are reported at a cutoff grade of 0.3 g/t gold with maximum 5 m internal dilution. Orientation of mineralisation in drillholes is unclear. True widths are estimated as 65-85% of downhole intersect length.
Qualified Person and NI 43-101 Disclosure
Dr. Toby Strauss (CGeol.; EurGeol.), Director of Gemdale Gold Inc, is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Dr Strauss has verified the data supporting this news release. For the exploration information relating to the drillholes, verification has included: checking a proportion of the reported assays against the issued laboratory certificates; reviewing the QA/QC results of the assay workorders; reviewing drill logs and visually verifying sample depths against drill core photographs for drill core for the ISONxxx drillholes. For additional information relating to the drilling results discussed in this news release, including information regarding QA/QC and core sampling protocols, refer to the Company’s news release dated May 22, 2025. Boulder samples have been compiled from two sources: 1) Gemdale File = Boulder samples collected by Gemdale Gold Inc or previous operators that were sent for assay, and laboratory reports are available; and 2) Online, freely accessible data file provided the Geological Survey of Finland relating to Layman Samples that have been submitted for assay. Verification for the Gemdale boulder files includes checking a proportion of the reported assays in the Company database against the issued laboratory assay certificates. No verification has been conducted on the Layman Sample database. Readers are cautioned that boulder sampling is selective by nature and are not necessarily representative of mineralization hosted at the Isoneva Property. Dr Strauss is responsible for the accuracy of and has approved the technical information contained in this news release.
About Nordique Resources
Nordique Resources Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on discovering and advancing high-potential gold opportunities, with a strategic mandate to build a diversified portfolio across prospective mineral belts. The Company’s main asset is the Isoneva Gold Project in the under-explored Western Finland Gold Belt. Nordique also maintains the early-stage Fairview Project in British Columbia. By pairing modern, data-driven exploration with strong local partnerships, Nordique aims to generate significant shareholder value through new discoveries in key jurisdictions.
For more information, investors are encouraged to review the Company’s public filings available at www.sedarplus.ca.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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