Dryden Gold, large, high-grade prospects in NW Ontario

Given the highly volatile and uncertain Middle East situation, it’s a difficult time to think about investing in stocks, especially small caps. Many readers are worried about inflationary pressures across the economy, and the potential for an escalation in hostilities.

Elevated oil/diesel/gas prices seem likely for months, not weeks. Yet, the S&P500 index is down just 6.1% from its all-time high. Why is it so resilient?

Defense & energy stocks are up meaningfully, while tech companies like Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon & Alphabet (Google) are up modestly.

I think high-quality precious metal juniors offer compelling risk/reward. Having said that, dozens are up 300%+ from 52-week lows, making those names harder to predict going forward. High-grade gold (“Au”) projects in the U.S. & Canada are ideally positioned to thrive in today’s chaotic world.

The following table shows the more bullish Au price targets by reputable firms, (not perennial gold bugs or online coin shops). I consider these to be the top quarter of forecasts. I was surprised to find so many at/above $6,000/oz…

Granted, some of these bullish views might be tempered by world events, but we haven’t seen meaningful downward revisions in March.

Moreover, many agree a tsunami of M&A is coming this year and next. With Au around $4,650/oz (Jan-2026 high nearly $5,600), it makes sense for producers to buy production rather than build it. They will do both, build high impact projects AND make acquisitions.

Producers HAVE TO ACQUIRE medium-to-long-term pipelines to justify soaring valuations. Majors + mid-tiers (Newmont, Agnico, Barrick, AngloGold Ashanti, Kinross, Lundin Gold, Coeur Mining, IamGold), are up an average of +200% in the past year.

Imagine how many juniors could be taken out in the coming years. Majors are generating billions in free cash flow, mid-tiers are printing $100s of millions.

District-scale, high-grade projects in prolific, safe jurisdictions, not too remote, surrounded by supportive local communities, run by strong management teams are the ones to focus on, especially in March’s industry-wide sell-off.

Dryden Gold (TSX-V: DRY, OTCQX: DRYGF) controls 100% of an 80,339-hectare land package along a 50 km gold-bearing trend in NW Ontario’s Manitou-Dinorwic deformation zone. This is district-scale potential in the Kenora district.

Dryden’s exploration portfolio sits in an under-explored greenstone belt with historic high-grade production. This district-scale position is validated by significant equity stakes from Alamos Gold (10.5% owner) + Centerra Gold (9.8% stake via several investments from Dec. 2024 to Jan. 2026).

The Company is fully funded with ~C$10M in cash for a 32,000-meter drill campaign and enjoys industry-leading all-in drilling costs of ~C$250/meter. Dryden has year-round site access, ensuring a steady cadence of news flow & investment catalysts.

The Gold Rock Camp is a large target area. Within it are significant zones such as Gold Rock & Mud Lake, which we believe have the potential to become standalone deposits.

Within those zones there are multiple targets, including; Pearl, where recently reported results were strong, and Jubilee. And, recent updates have come from Treasure and Barrelman, located on parallel trends within the broader Gold Rock area.

I just dropped a lot of names, but that’s because in these kinds of Archean Au systems, there tends to be numerous stacked parallel structures. On April 2nd even more exploration smoke was identified.

Three New High-Grade Discoveries

Sparrow (BM1) — 4.3 m @ 32.9 g/t Au, incl. 0.5 m @ 252 g/t, from 160 m depth on a 300 m NE step-out from the Treasure/Barrelman zones.

Ruby (BM2) — 4.0 m @ 6.5 g/t Au, incl. 1.5 m @ 16.1 g/t, from 80 m depth on another 300 m NE step-out targeting the BM2 structure.

Buccaneer (BM1) — 3.8m @ 13.1 g/t Au, incl. 1.2 m @ 41.5 g/t, from 190 m depth, 80 m below the historic Big Master Mine workings, 300 m SW of Barrelman.

All three holes targeted intersections of the main mineralized structures (BM1, BM2, Elora — parallel to the Manitou Dinorwic deformation zone) with newly identified D3 cross-cutting structures.

This is important, as the theory that D3 intersections control the highest-grade Au was proven at Pearl, and is now confirmed at three more locations. Recall that Gold Rock hosts 15 parallel mineralized structures, with many D3 intersections still untested.

CEO Trey Wasser noted the program has “shifted into high gear,” with last year’s discovery of numerous stacked structures — comparable to Red Lake — amplifying the significance of these results.

President Maura Kolb M.Sc., P.Geo. confirmed the team can now systematically vector into high-grade zones across all 15 structures to build upon the resource model at Gold Rock.

Drill results last month hit 15 parallel mineralized structures across a width of ~600 meters — extending the Big Master zone to 460 m depth. There are two cross-cutting regional Au-bearing fault structures.

Big Master shows the same structural patterns identified at the Elora shear, where drilling revealed vertically oriented high-grade, stacked mineralization. At Big Master, there are two main parallel veins plus additional structures, all exhibiting this same pattern.

Gold Rock structures, some serious high-grade hits…

This understanding allows the team to better predict mineralization across the broader Gold Rock system.

Results are supportive of strike continuity, stacked structures, and depth extensions, substantially expanding the mineralized footprint. Intercepts include spectacular grades within an Archean greenstone belt that’s analogous to the prolific Red Lake mining camp.

How spectacular? 301.7 g/t Au over 3.9 m, incl. 1,930 g/t over 0.6 m in May 2025, or an historical blockbuster interval of 3,497 g/t Au over 8.45 m in the year 2011.

Last month management reported 6.4 g/t Au over 3.3 m, incl. 152 g/t over 1.0 m in a new high-grade footwall zone. High grade is one thing, shallow depth is even better. February’s one meter intercept of 152 g/t was from 17-18 meter depth.

The Company is awaiting drill results from Hyndman, its first true in-house discovery, marking a key milestone and potential catalyst. New soil data identified additional targets and is helping refine understanding of other large areas like Sherridon.

The team is prioritizing and ranking targets to guide a planned 32,000-meter drill program, with Gold Rock remaining a central focus. While advancing known zones, the broader goal is to make new discoveries across the district, supported by excellent local infrastructure and access.

Dryden combines a dominant land position in a Tier-1 jurisdiction with a low-cost operating model, positioning it as a premier exploration/development story.

The Company is fully funded for its 32,000-meter drill program across multiple targets (including Hyndman & Sherridon). District-wide gold-in-till anomalies further support exploration potential.

NOTE: Readers can find a number of recent YouTube videos on Dryden Gold’s exploration results & plans…

Importantly, while advancing several known zones, the broader goal remains to make new discoveries across the district, supported by excellent local infrastructure and access.

Dryden reported results from 3,816 gold‑in‑till samples outlining multiple anomalies along a 65 km corridor, with especially strong responses at the Hyndman target.

These anomalies cluster at key structural intersections, extending across under-explored ground, confirming district‑scale potential, and defining new priority targets. This important work directly led to the staking of 5,200+ additional hectares at Hyndman.

Gold-in-till sampling is an early-stage targeting tool. In my view, these results continue to point to district-scale potential. They identified structurally controlled zones, and highlighted new areas (especially at Hyndman) as exciting drill targets. 

Dryden Gold ((TSX-V: DRY, OTCQX: DRYGF) is funded for a lot of exploration across multiple targets in 2026. The Au price is +16% to ~$4,770 from its March low. High-grade juniors with sizable land packages in Tier-1 locations like NW Ontario are very well positioned.

The Company doesn’t need higher Au prices to keep key shareholders Centerra & Alamos interested in learning more about Dyrden’s district-scale play.

Remember the drill results mentioned earlier, 301.7 g/t Au over 3.9 m in May of last year, and the historical intercept of 3,497 g/t Au over 8.45 m from 2011.

There’s truly a tremendous amount of smoke for this highly skilled team to use to zero on what appears to be multiple fires.

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