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Cambria Gold Mines Announces 166.2 g/t Au and 3,383 g/t Ag over 3.1 Meters at Premier and Expanded Drilling Program

September 22, 2026

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, September 22, 2026 – Cambria Gold Mines Inc. (TSXV: CAMB; OTCQX: CAMVF) (“Cambria” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce new assay results from the ongoing infill drilling program at the Premier Gold Project (“PGP” or the “Premier Project”), located near Stewart in northwestern British Columbia.  Results from a total of 6,923 metres from 70 surface and underground drillholes are reported herein.  Highlight intervals include:  

  • 166.22 g/t Au and 3383 g/t Ag over 3.1 m (incl. 467 g/t Au & 9510 g/t Ag over 1.1 m) in hole P26U-0095
  • 18.26 g/t Au and 34 g/t Ag over 9.2 m (incl. 36.70 g/t Au & 48 g/t Ag over 0.9m) in hole P26-2705
  • 14.68 g/t Au and 32 g/t Ag over 10.0 m (incl. 57.20 g/t Au & 112 g/t Ag over 2.0 m) in hole P26U-0049
  • 37.38 g/t Au and 134 g/t Ag over 5.0 m (incl. 46.18 g/t Au & 165 g/t Ag over 4.0 m) in hole P26U-0051
  • 42.88 g/t Au and 207 g/t Ag over 3.0 m (incl. 126.5 g/t Au & 599 g/t Ag over 1.0 m) in hole P26U-0052
  • 31.26 g/t Au and 94 g/t Ag over 4.0 m (incl. 135.5 g/t Au & 218 g/t Ag over 0.8m) in hole P26U-0084

 

“Ongoing infill drilling is showing strong continuity of high-grade mineralization; we are highly encouraged by excellent silver results, in addition to gold. Areas of PNL that were mined historically had high silver content, with over 40 million ounces produced,” said Robert McLeod, President and CEO of Cambria Gold Mines. “Additionally, Cambria is expanding our infill drilling program, currently targeting areas of wide, potentially bulk mineable mineralization within the Premier Mine Complex. With excellent discovery potential throughout the Premier Project and limited drilling outside of the major deposit areas, we will also be testing exploration targets, including a potential new, parallel zone to PNL that was discovered in 2025.”

 

Infill drilling at the Premier Project is on average 12.5 meter spaced centres to provide the necessary drill spacing for accurate mine planning and increased Mineral Resource confidence.  Results continue to define the continuity of gold-bearing semi-massive to massive sulfide and visible gold mineralization that forms within and along the contacts of primary quartz breccia domains. The northeastern extent of the Prew Zone drilling is defining an area of high grade silver and gold associated with silver sulphosalts and native silver or electrum, as represented in hole P26U-0095 (Figures 3 & 5).

 

Reported results are from underground drilling at the Prew Zone, as well as surface holes infilling other areas of the Premier-Northern Light Deposit. These additional areas are being evaluated and prioritized for the development of stope and underground drilling access in Q4 2026. This includes areas along the main Premier structure to the southwest of Prew Zone, where P26-2705 intersected 18.26 g/t Au over 9.2 metres, ten metres beyond the end of the historic workings.  This zone is believed to be continuous with the 602 Zone drilled earlier in 2026 and will be targeted for further follow-up from underground platforms to better define grade and continuity.

 

Cambria is also pleased to announce an expansion of the Premier Mine Complex infill program to 42,000 planned metres.  The increased program scope will include additional infill drilling at the Silver Coin deposit, where visual results so far show impressive intercepts of structurally controlled quartz breccia and sulfide mineralization, often with visible gold.  Initial results from the Silver Coin drilling are expected to be released in October 2026.  The drilling program is expected to continue until the end of 2026, with additional infill drilling as well as some exploration drilling planned at the Premier-Northern Lights Deposit over the winter months. Exploration drilling will include follow up of hole P25-2673, which was drilled to the north of the mill in 2025 and intersected 16.20 g/t Au over 3.9 meters in mineralization similar to the Premier deposit (see Figure 1 and Cambria News Release dated March 3, 2026).

Figure 1: Plan map of Premier-Northern Light (PNL) deposit showing new and previously released 2026 drill traces.

Figure 2: Plan map showing the Prew Zone underground workings and drilling results from the 2026 infill program

Figure 3: Cross section A of Prew Zone drilling. Showing mineralized zones represented by composites calculated at 1 g/t and individual assays greater than 10g/t Au. Primary breccia domain shown in blue.

Figure 4: Cross section B of Prew Zone drilling. Showing mineralized zones represented by composites calculated at 1 g/t and individual assays greater than 10g/t Au. Primary breccia domain shown in blue.

Figure 5. Hole P26U-0095 @ 14.1m.  High grade gold and silver associated with base metal sulfide mineralization overprinting and infilling a primary quartz breccia host.

Table 1: Drill Results – Significant Intersections

holeid

from (m)

to
(m)

Interval (m)

Au (ppm)

Ag (ppm)

Zn (ppm)

Pb (ppm)

ETW1

Including (>10g/t)

P26-2699

213.0

221.0

8.0

2.69

10.9

21874

1841

60%

P26-2701

199.0

210.0

11.0

2.49

9.5

21450

608

66%

P26-2703

228.1

231.0

2.9

28.73

64.6

61145

18848

59%

 42.96 g/t Au & 93 g/t Ag over 1.9m

P26-2705

259.2

260.1

0.9

36.70

22.6

5480

1750

94%

36.7 g/t Au & 23 g/t Ag over 0.9m

P26-2705

267.2

276.4

9.2

18.26

34.3

12825

8881

94%

33.5 g/t Au & 48 g/t Ag over 4.6m

P26U-0039

24.0

30.7

6.7

7.92

12.9

1708

772

98%

i45.9 g/t Au & 51 g/t Ag over 1m

P26U-0040

22.0

25.5

3.5

9.95

11.7

6282

1847

98%

P26U-0041

25.0

32.0

7.0

3.91

11.9

5746

3740

80%

P26U-0044

54.0

61.0

7.0

3.62

6.3

2298

942

96%

P26U-0044

74.0

75.5

1.5

15.70

8.0

480

122

96%

15.7 g/t Au & 8 g/t Ag over 1.5m

P26U-0045

29.9

46.0

16.1

1.30

5.9

1984

1057

68%

P26U-0046

27.1

33.5

6.4

4.28

10.7

6877

4014

51%

P26U-0047

24.0

27.0

3.0

7.96

76.5

48447

28252

79%

P26U-0048

0.2

6.0

5.8

3.54

3.8

1203

595

96%

P26U-0048

10.0

19.0

9.0

12.48

516.6

8447

5614

96%

46.95 g/t Au & 1632 g/t Ag over 2m

P26U-0049

15.0

25.0

10.0

14.68

32.3

17635

8826

86%

57.2 g/t Au & 112 g/t Ag over 2m

P26U-0051

16.0

21.0

5.0

37.38

133.8

12894

8662

83%

46.18 g/t Au & 165 g/t Ag over 4m

P26U-0052

8.0

11.0

3.0

42.88

207.0

16421

9193

96%

126.5 g/t Au & 599 g/t Ag over 1m

P26U-0075

30.0

35.0

5.0

4.83

7.6

704

242

94%

P26U-0078

22.0

34.0

12.0

9.31

12.4

4268

2300

98%

18.41 g/t Au & 22 g/t Ag over 5m

P26U-0079

11.0

20.0

9.0

3.24

4.4

1680

897

98%

P26U-0079

21.0

33.0

12.0

3.54

9.2

5152

3024

98%

P26U-0080

21.0

31.0

10.0

3.14

6.8

3146

1723

94%

P26U-0082

51.0

60.0

9.0

2.25

4.3

3437

1218

99%

P26U-0083

4.0

8.0

4.0

10.91

20.0

4484

2715

96%

P26U-0084

4.0

8.0

4.0

31.26

93.9

12468

9168

82%

135.5 g/t Au & 218 g/t Ag over 0.8m

P26U-0087

28.5

30.0

1.5

50.30

15.8

1640

564

99%

50.3 g/t Au & 16 g/t Ag over 1.5m

P26U-0090

16.0

18.0

2.0

47.85

406.0

12005

8125

84%

P26U-0091

24.0

31.0

7.0

11.44

29.5

4295

2832

70%

19.31 g/t Au & 48 g/t Ag over 4m

P26U-0093

33.0

39.0

6.0

9.83

72.9

5812

4567

50%

30.67 g/t Au & 194 g/t Ag over 1.8m

P26U-0094

11.0

14.0

3.0

14.65

146.4

6147

3386

95%

 

P26U-0095

13.9

17.0

3.1

166.22

3382.7

17466

11591

63%

467 g/t Au & 9510 g/t Ag over 1.1m

P26U-0096

16.5

17.5

1.0

105.50

207.0

45100

27400

86%

 

P26U-0102

56.0

63.0

7.0

3.78

7.5

3001

2127

99%

 

P26U-0103

55.1

63.0

8.0

4.78

17.3

8715

6075

97%

P26U-0104

59.0

65.0

6.0

4.40

8.8

3809

1710

93%

P26U-0104

67.9

74.0

6.2

12.56

14.4

5474

2376

93%

63.6 g/t Au & 59 g/t Ag over 1.1m

P26U-0105

75.0

87.0

12.0

1.80

5.4

2203

1122

84%

P26U-0105

90.0

102.0

12.0

2.26

4.0

1307

925

83%

P26U-0106

74.5

86.0

11.5

3.36

7.3

2417

1828

74%

P26U-0106

106.0

107.0

1.0

36.20

32.3

38

30

74%

P26U-0108

73.0

87.0

14.0

2.30

8.1

3853

1909

77%

P26U-0109

34.0

39.0

5.0

6.41

15.1

1761

769

67%

P26U-0110

62.0

75.0

13.0

3.90

7.8

5831

2883

84%

P26U-0111

67.5

76.0

8.5

3.34

6.3

3464

1593

88%

P26U-0113

60.0

69.0

9.0

3.98

5.0

2681

1641

99%

11.32 g/t Au & 7 g/t Ag over 2.5m

P26U-0114

35.4

37.0

1.6

14.73

15.3

8478

5838

99%

P26U-0114

58.5

67.0

8.5

4.22

6.3

3458

2012

99%

P26U-0115

55.0

59.0

4.0

13.60

11.8

6463

2760

95%

38.3 g/t Au & 23 g/t Ag over 1.2m

P26U-0116

73.0

77.5

4.5

4.80

24.5

11783

9921

86%

P26U-0116

84.0

96.0

12.0

3.20

4.4

1662

870

86%

P26U-0121

48.2

51.0

2.9

17.60

9.1

4291

1554

98%

50.2 g/t Au & 14 g/t Ag over 0.9m

1 – ETW = Estimated True Width.  All reported intervals are down-hole lengths, with true width estimates ranging from 50-99% of the reported interval.  True widths are estimated based on the angle of the drill hole with the interpreted trend of the mineralized zones.


Composite Calculations for Significant Intersections

Composites for significant intersections were calculated using a 1 g/t gold (Au) cut off grade and maximum 3 metre internal waste.  “Including” results are reported at a 10 g/t Au cut off grade with maximum 3 metre internal waste. 

 

Table 2: Drill Collar Locations and Hole Orientations

Hole ID

UTM East (m)

UTM North (m)

Elevation (masl)

Total Depth (m)

Azimuth

Dip

P26-2698

436793

6213027

451

262.0

250

56

P26-2699

436791

6213027

451

249.0

251

50

P26-2700

436795

6213027

451

258.0

224

57

P26-2701

436795

6213025

451

240.0

224

47

P26-2702

436793

6213026

451

219.0

239

57

P26-2703

436793

6213026

451

248.0

237

47

P26-2704

436835

6212649

554

206.0

147

65

P26-2705

436832

6212647

555

338.0

164

67

P26U-0038A

437198

6213102

314

58.5

135

86

P26U-0039

437199

6213100

314

56.0

135

65

P26U-0040

437199

6213099

315

264.5

133

50

P26U-0041

437199

6213099

315

65.0

136

23

P26U-0042

437199

6213100

314

77.0

315

74

P26U-0043

437206

6213111

312

67.5

144

77

P26U-0044

437207

6213111

312

90.5

135

45

P26U-0045

437207

6213111

313

46.0

135

13

P26U-0046

437203

6213114

312

99.5

315

62

P26U-0047

437203

6213114

312

76.0

311

84

P26U-0048

437232

6213067

340

60.5

135

72

P26U-0049

437231

6213068

340

60.5

104

89

P26U-0050

437236

6213081

342

90.5

315

63

P26U-0051

437237

6213081

342

60.0

325

86

P26U-0052

437239

6213079

341

80.0

135

74

P26U-0072

437199

6213020

330

46.5

135

63

P26U-0074

437196

6213023

330

40.4

314

82

P26U-0075

437254

6213083

332

73.5

131

78

P26U-0076

437254

6213083

332

70.0

136

53

P26U-0077

437254

6213083

333

60.0

135

31

P26U-0078

437220

6213049

337

45.5

134

68

P26U-0079

437220

6213049

337

80.0

135

54

P26U-0080

437220

6213049

337

46.0

135

40

P26U-0081

437264

6213108

333

79.0

140

82

P26U-0082

437264

6213107

333

80.5

135

59

P26U-0083

437265

6213107

333

89.5

135

45

P26U-0084

437265

6213106

333

89.0

136

23

P26U-0085

437261

6213112

333

91.0

318

82

P26U-0086

437285

6213117

334

65.5

135

79

P26U-0087

437286

6213116

334

63.5

135

53

P26U-0088

437286

6213116

335

71.0

135

32

P26U-0089

437244

6213091

343

90.5

315

60

P26U-0090

437244

6213091

343

66.5

286

90

P26U-0091

437244

6213091

343

75.5

316

75

P26U-0092

437250

6213099

344

48.5

315

75

P26U-0093

437249

6213099

344

63.5

317

61

P26U-0094

437253

6213096

344

46.0

135

41

P26U-0095

437253

6213095

346

46.0

135

8

P26U-0096

437252

6213096

344

39.5

76

89

P26U-0097

437243

6213121

346

63.0

316

77

P26U-0098

437243

6213121

346

86.0

315

60

P26U-0099

437244

6213120

346

54.5

257

89

P26U-0100

437136

6213080

321

93.0

132

76

P26U-0101

437137

6213079

321

87.0

134

67

P26U-0102

437137

6213079

322

92.5

134

56

P26U-0103

437137

6213079

322

74.0

134

46

P26U-0104

437137

6213079

322

90.0

135

39

P26U-0105

437137

6213079

322

102.0

135

26

P26U-0106

437137

6213079

323

116.0

135

17

P26U-0107

437137

6213079

323

96.0

134

11

P26U-0108

437133

6213083

321

125.0

316

81

P26U-0109

437133

6213083

321

140.5

315

72

P26U-0110

437133

6213083

321

109.0

331

88

P26U-0111

437126

6213068

323

87.0

111

87

P26U-0112

437128

6213066

323

66.0

131

76

P26U-0113

437128

6213066

323

81.0

130

66

P26U-0114

437128

6213066

324

76.0

135

55

P26U-0115

437128

6213066

324

73.5

137

44

P26U-0116

437128

6213066

324

130.5

135

29

P26U-0117

437128

6213066

325

100.5

136

11

P26U-0120

437198

6212996

330

72.5

135

82

P26U-0121

437198

6212996

330

69.5

135

69

*masl – metres above sea level

 

 

Quality Assurance/Quality Control and Sample Preparation

 

All samples reported in this news release were obtained from NQ sized drill core.  The Company maintains a rigorous sampling and QA/QC procedure for the 2026 drill program.  Core samples are prepared at the ALS preparation lab in Terrace, BC.  The samples are dried and then crushed to specifications of 70% passing 2mm.  Crushed samples are riffle split to 1000g and pulverized to 85% passing 75µm.

 

Analytical work for all results is completed by ALS Canada Ltd. which maintains an internal quality assurance and quality control (QAQC) program and is ISO:17025 certified for the analytical methods used in this release. Pulp splits are sent directly from the Terrace preparation facility to the ALS Canada Ltd. geochemistry laboratory facility in North Vancouver for analysis.  Each sample is analyzed for gold by conventional 50g fire assay with atomic absorption finish (Au-AA26) and multielement analysis by four-acid digest with an ICP finish (ME-ICP61).

 

Samples over 100ppm gold are re-analyzed by an overlimit 50g fire assay with a gravimetric finish (Au-GRA22). Samples over 100ppm silver are re-analyzed with an ore grade method (ME-OG62) which is a four-acid digest method followed by an ICP‑AES finish (up to 1,500ppm). Samples over 1,500ppm silver trigger the overlimit silver fire assay method (Ag-GRA21) which uses a 30g aliquot and gravimetric finish. Sampling and storage activities are conducted at the Company’s secure facility in Stewart, British Columbia.

 

The Company maintains a QAQC program that includes the submission and review of coarse blank materials to monitor contamination and certified reference materials to assess analytical accuracy. Core duplicates, crush duplicates and pulp duplicates are used to infer sampling precision and nugget effect.

 

Qualified Person and Technical Information:

 

The scientific and technical information within this news release was reviewed and approved by Blaine Smit, P.Geo. Vice President Exploration for Cambria Gold Mines Inc.  Mr. Smit is a non-independent “Qualified Person” as defined under National Instrument 43-101.  To verify the information related to this news release, Mr. Smit visited the 2026 drilling operations to review and discuss logging, sampling, and shipping procedures with responsible site staff, and reviewed and discussed assay and QA/QC results with responsible company personnel.

About Cambria Gold Mines

Cambria Gold Mines is a Canadian mining company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, and its shares trade on the TSX-V under the ticker CAMB and on the OTCQX Market with the ticker CAMVF. Cambria is the 100% owner of the Premier Project and Red Mountain Gold Project that are located on Nisga’a Nation Treaty Lands, in the prolific Golden Triangle of northwestern British Columbia, as well as the large Mt. Margaret copper-gold porphyry deposit located in Washington State. For more information about the Company, please refer to the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca or visit the Company’s web site at www.cambriagold.com.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Cambria Gold Mines Inc.

Robert McLeod

CEO and Director 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For further information contact:

Cleve Rueckert

VP Corporate Development

Email: crueckert@cambriagold.com

and:

Sam Brezden

VP Communications and Community Engagement

Email: sam.brezden@cambriagold.com

Phone: 236-838-1840

Or visit:

https://cambriagold.com/

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Cambria Gold Mines Announces Development and Construction Update at Red Mountain and Premier Gold Projects, Additions to Engineering Team and Warrants Exercised To-date

September 18, 2026

CAMBRIA GOLD MINES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GENTILE MINING INVESTOR FORUM IN LONDON

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