Auriginal Mining budgets $2 million Phase 2 definition drilling program at Roger project

• Auriginal mobilized a second drill rig to the Roger project to accelerate Phase 1 drilling focused on porphyry Cu-Au extensions and VMS continuity.
• A Phase 2 definition program is budgeted at $2 million for 6,000 meters, targeted for late summer or early fall completion by year-end.
• Drilling supports strike continuity of the Roger porphyry by at least 750 meters, confirmed to a vertical depth of 525 meters.
• VMS drilling returned 1.55 g/t gold, 41.2 g/t silver, 0.18% copper over 4.2 meters; 1.64 g/t gold, 0.29% copper over 4.0 meters.
• Best reported gold intercepts in the porphyry zone include 32.6 g/t over 1.2 meters; 12.2 g/t over 1.1 meters; 4.01 g/t over 2.8 meters.

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