Scorpio Gold begins drilling at April Fool target after grab samples hit 59 g/t gold

• Scorpio Gold began diamond core drilling at the April Fool target at its Manhattan project following a 2026 mapping and sampling program.
• Selective grab sample 616795 returned 59.02 g/t gold; three samples exceeded 40 g/t gold across 48 selective rock chip and grab samples.
• Geology is described as analogous to the Zanzibar Trend, where 2026 drilling returned 3.14 g/t gold over 49.62 m and 12.78 g/t gold over 5.91 m.
• First drill assays are expected by end-October.
• Marketing engagement with Sideways Frequency was extended from Sept. 22 for US$200,000 over three months.

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