• 15 of 17 holes intersected anomalous gold mineralisation over a +1.2km strike length
• High-grade gold intersected over a semi-continuous ~400m mineralised zone at the southern end
• Significant free gold observed within the mineralised system

Desert Metals has received assay results for all 17 diamond drill holes undertaken in the second drilling program at the King Kong prospect on the Adzope gold project. 15 of the 17 holes returned anomalous intersections using a cut-off of 1m at 0.5g/t gold. The drilling targeted a +1.4km gold corridor plus extensions between the two previous high-grade intersections of 17m at 7.5g/t gold in the south and 13m at 1.64g/t gold in the north. The remaining five holes tested the 400m semi-continuous zone at the southern end of the +1.2km gold corridor, with the best result being 3m at 1.42g/t gold. High-grade intercepts, coupled with the observation of visible gold in core samples, confirm that significant high-grade gold mineralisation occurs at Adzope in the form of free gold within northeast-southwest trending structural corridors, within quartz-related sulphides and in volcaniclastics. The identification of significant free gold within the mineralised system, part of the expanded +3.0km long gold corridor, establishes a new geological target for future drilling campaigns. The +3.0km zone, together with the +2.1km cross-cutting artisanal Beach zone, will be prioritised for further investigation through advanced geophysical surveys, systematic auger sampling, and further drilling in the first half of 2026.

A second phase of drilling targeting the high-priority anomalies is scheduled to commence in Q1 2026. This drilling will potentially target high-priority anomalies within the +1.4 km gold corridor and at depth, at the Beach, and along the parallel southern zone. Future drilling programs may involve aircore, RC, and diamond drilling, or a combination of these methods. A program of regional stream sediment sampling will also be undertaken across the entire 228km2 Adzope gold permit to enable assessment of the project-wide structures for further auger and/or drill testing. At Tengrela South, aircore and RC drilling is being planned at the Tiogo and Kakologo targets.