White Gold Corp. Appoints Dylan Langille Member of Great Bear Resources Discovery Team as Vice President of Exploration

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White Gold Corp has appointed Dylan Langille as Vice President of Exploration, bringing significant expertise from his role in the Great Bear Project discovery team. Langille, who previously contributed to Great Bear Resources' success before its Kinross Gold acquisition, brings a decade of mineral exploration experience. White Gold Corp holds a substantial portfolio of 15,364 quartz claims across 21 properties, covering approximately 300,000 hectares in Yukon's White Gold District. The company's flagship project contains 1,203,000 ounces of gold in Indicated Resources and 1,116,600 ounces in Inferred Resources. Their properties border major gold discoveries, including Newmont's Coffee project and Western Copper and Gold's Casino project. Additionally, the company has granted 4,750,000 options to directors, officers, employees, and consultants at $0.265 per share, expiring June 18, 2030.

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• Appointment of experienced VP of Exploration with proven track record in gold discovery
• Strategic land position with 300,000 hectares representing 40% of Yukon's White Gold District
• Significant existing resource base of 1.2M oz Indicated and 1.1M oz Inferred gold resources
• Properties adjacent to major gold discoveries including Newmont's Coffee project

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TORONTO, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- White Gold Corp. (TSX.V: WGO, OTCQX: WHGOF, FRA: 29W) (the "Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dylan Langille as Vice President of Exploration of the Company.

Dylan brings a decade of experience in mineral exploration, with a proven track record in gold discovery and project advancement across Canada’s most prolific gold camps. Most recently, he was part of the core discovery team at the Great Bear Project in Red Lake, Ontario with Great Bear Resources Ltd (TSX.V: GBR). Following the acquisition of Great Bear by Kinross Gold, Dylan led exploration efforts focused on growing the resource base ahead of a maiden Preliminary Economic Assessment, contributing to one of Canada’s most significant recent gold discovery stories. Dylan is known and respected for his strategic and innovative mindset, and ability to integrate multidisciplinary data to guide discovery and de-risk exploration. His experience spans grassroots target generation through to advanced-stage resource delineation in both greenfield and brownfield settings.

“I’m excited to join White Gold at such a pivotal time in the Company’s evolution,” said Dylan Langille. “With strong market conditions, increasing demand and interest for high-quality gold projects, and with White Gold’s district-scale land position in a tier-one jurisdiction, the company presents a compelling opportunity in the sector and is well positioned for growth through new discovery. I look forward to working with the team to unlock further value across its unique portfolio of advanced assets and grass root targets and to build on the Company’s exploration success to date.”

“Dylan’s experience and impressive accomplishments bring a complimentary skillset to continue to advance White Gold’s extensive discovery pipeline, which already boasts significant defined gold resources and other prospective opportunities for new discoveries,” stated David D’Onofrio, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Other Matters

The Company also announces that a total of 4,750,000 options to purchase common shares of the Company have been granted to directors, officers, employees and consultants at an exercise price of $0.265 per share, expiring on June 18, 2030.

About White Gold Corp.

The Company owns a portfolio of 15,364 quartz claims across 21 properties covering approximately 300,000 hectares (3,000 km²) representing approximately 40% of the Yukon’s emerging White Gold District. The Company’s flagship White Gold project hosts four near-surface gold deposits which collectively contain an estimated 1,203,000 ounces of gold in Indicated Resources and 1,116,600 ounces of gold in Inferred Resources (this news release). Regional exploration work has also produced several other new discoveries and prospective targets on the Company’s claim packages which border sizable gold discoveries including the Coffee project owned by Newmont Corporation with Measured and Indicated Resources of 2.1 Moz at 1.28 g/t gold and Inferred Resources of 0.2 Moz at 1.04 g/t gold⁽²⁾, and Western Copper and Gold Corporation’s Casino project which has Measured and Indicated Resources of 7.6 Blb copper and 14.5 Moz gold and Inferred Resources of 3.3 Blb copper and 6.6 Moz gold⁽³⁾. For more information visit www.whitegoldcorp.ca.

(1) See White Gold Corp. technical report titled “2024 Technical Report for the White Gold Project, Dawson Range, Yukon, Canada”, Effective Date October 28, 2024, Report Date January 3, 2025, NI 43-101 Compliant Technical Report prepared by Dr. Gilles Arseneau, P.Geo. of ARSENEAU Consulting Services Inc. (“ACS”), available on SEDAR+.

(2) See Newmont Corporation Form 10-K: Annual report for the year ending December 31, 2023, in the Measured, Indicated, and Inferred Resources section, dated February 29, 2024, available on EDGAR. Reserves and resources disclosed in this Form 10-K have been prepared in accordance with the Regulation S-K 1300, and do not indicate NI43-101 compliance.

(3) See Western Copper and Gold Corporation technical report titled “Casino project, Form 43-101F1 Technical Report Feasibility Study, Yukon Canada”, Effective Date June 13, 2022, Issue Date August 8, 2022, NI 43-101 Compliant Technical Report prepared by Daniel Roth, PE, P.Eng., Mike Hester, F Aus IMM, John M. Marek, P.E., Laurie M. Tahija, MMSA-QP, Carl Schulze, P.Geo., Daniel Friedman, P.Eng., Scott Weston, P.Geo., available on SEDAR+.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Information

This news release contains “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as “expects”, or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “plans”, “proposed”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “forecasts”, “estimates”, “believes” or “intends” or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results “may” or “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. In this news release, forward-looking statements relate, among other things, the Company’s objectives, goals and exploration activities conducted and proposed to be conducted at the Company’s properties; future growth potential of the Company, including whether any proposed exploration programs at any of the Company’s properties will be successful; exploration results; and future exploration plans and costs and financing availability.

These forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions and estimates of management of the Company at the time such statements were made. Actual future results may differ materially as forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to materially differ from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors, among other things, include:

The expected benefits to the Company relating to the exploration conducted and proposed to be conducted at the White Gold properties; the receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals for the Offering; failure to identify any additional mineral resources or significant mineralization; the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results; uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, including to fund any exploration programs on the Company’s properties; business integration risks; fluctuations in general macroeconomic conditions; fluctuations in securities markets; fluctuations in spot and forward prices of gold, silver, base metals or certain other commodities; fluctuations in currency markets (such as the Canadian dollar to United States dollar exchange rate); change in national and local government, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments; risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations pressures, cave-ins and flooding); inability to obtain adequate insurance to cover risks and hazards; the presence of laws and regulations that may impose restrictions on mining and mineral exploration; employee relations; relationships with and claims by local communities and indigenous populations; availability of increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development (including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses, permits and approvals from government authorities); the unlikelihood that properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines; geological factors; actual results of current and future exploration; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be evaluated; soil sampling results being preliminary in nature and are not conclusive evidence of the likelihood of a mineral deposit; title to properties; and those factors described under the heading “Risks Factors” in the Company’s annual information form dated July 29, 2020 available on SEDAR+. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what management of the Company believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure shareholders that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking statements, as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information, or the material factors or assumptions used to develop such forward-looking information, will prove to be accurate. The Company does not undertake to release publicly any revisions for updating any voluntary forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities law.

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

For Further Information, Please Contact:

Contact Information:

David D’Onofrio
Chief Executive Officer
White Gold Corp.
(647) 930-1880
ir@whitegoldcorp.ca

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FAQ

Who is Dylan Langille and what is his role at White Gold Corp (WHGOF)?

Dylan Langille is the newly appointed Vice President of Exploration at White Gold Corp. He brings a decade of mineral exploration experience and was previously part of the Great Bear Project discovery team at Great Bear Resources.

How many gold resources does White Gold Corp (WHGOF) currently have?

White Gold Corp's flagship project contains 1,203,000 ounces of gold in Indicated Resources and 1,116,600 ounces of gold in Inferred Resources.

What is the size of White Gold Corp's (WHGOF) land position in the Yukon?

White Gold Corp owns 15,364 quartz claims across 21 properties, covering approximately 300,000 hectares (3,000 km2), representing about 40% of Yukon's White Gold District.

What stock options did White Gold Corp (WHGOF) grant in June 2025?

White Gold Corp granted 4,750,000 options to directors, officers, employees and consultants at an exercise price of $0.265 per share, expiring on June 18, 2030.

Which major mining projects border White Gold Corp's (WHGOF) properties?

White Gold Corp's properties border Newmont Corporation's Coffee project with 2.1 Moz gold in M&I Resources and Western Copper and Gold's Casino project with 14.5 Moz gold in M&I Resources.