A Legacy Revisited:

High-Grade Gold Returns to Contact Lake

For some geologists, there is the work everyone sees, and then there is the one place that becomes a secret passion.

For Ron Netolitzky, that place was the La Ronge Gold Belt.

Long before his name was tied to major discoveries like Snip and Eskay Creek, Ron spent his early field seasons in northern Saskatchewan, hiking through muskeg and spruce, reading the rocks like chapters in a book few others could decipher.

Quietly and steadily, he came to believe something:

La Ronge had all the markers of a meaningful gold district. That conviction never left him.

Today, Trident Resources Corp. (TSX-V: ROCK, OTCQB: TRDTF) is carrying that thread forward.

High-Grade Gold Found at Contact Lake...and What Happens Next?

Trident has released the first assays from its 2025 drill program at the Contact Lake Gold Project, and the results mark an important step forward.

• 7.03 g/t gold over 43.25 m from 121.0 m, including 30.06 g/t gold over 9.25 m
• 7.89 g/t gold over 23.00 m, including 23.86 g/t gold over 6.89 m
• 2.49 g/t gold over 29.61 m, including 27.09 g/t gold over 2.21 m

The discovery of strong, continuous mineralization below the Bakos shear structure, and outside the limits of historical mining, underscores how much potential remains at Contact Lake.

CEO Jon Wiesblatt commented:

“These are the first exploration results from Contact Lake in nearly 30 years. The strength and continuity we are seeing confirm that significant gold mineralization was left behind. Modern exploration is beginning to unlock that potential.”

He added that early similarities with Skeena’ Eskay Creek and SSR’s Seabee Mine suggest the right ingredients for another potentially significant Canadian gold story.

Carrying the Pattern Forward

There is a recognizable rhythm in Ron Netolitzky’s career. He first helped unlock the potential at what became Eskay Creek. A major, Placer Dome, stepped in, built the mine, and later moved on.

Years after production ended, with a spark he reignited when he insisted on re-staking the area after the major left, a new team picked up the idea and advanced it again. That effort lives today in Skeena Gold + Silver, a modern gold and silver company.

It is a long cycle pattern:

• See value early.
• Hold conviction through quiet years.
• Return when the world is ready to look again.

So the question becomes: Could La Ronge be entering that same moment?

• A belt once set aside.
• Ground returning to active hands.
• A legacy idea revisited by a new generation applying capital discipline, technical rigor, and time, and now supported by promising new drill results that confirm the presence of strong, high-grade gold mineralization below and beyond the limits of historical mining.

Exploration never offers certainty.

But sometimes the most compelling opportunities begin as someone’s quiet conviction, carried forward until the world is ready to understand it.

Northern Saskatchewan may be entering that moment.

Watch this space, or better yet, join us as we open the next chapter.

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Disclaimer

This communication has been prepared and distributed by a third party that has been compensated for its services. It is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Trident Resources Corp. (“Trident”).

The information contained herein is based on publicly available materials and news releases issued by the company. Readers are encouraged to review Trident’s continuous disclosure documents, including technical reports filed under National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101), available on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca).

Any reference to historical mineral resources, exploration targets, or potential quantities and grades is conceptual in nature and should not be interpreted as current mineral resources or reserves. Exploration results are preliminary and subject to verification and further work.

Forward-looking statements in this communication are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such statements reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information available at the time, and are provided for the purpose of conveying Trident’s present expectations. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove accurate.

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