Release – Aurania Closes Option Agreement with St-Georges to Jointly Advance the Thor Epithermal Gold Project in Iceland

Aurania Resources Ltd.

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May 08, 2026 7:00 AM EDT | Source: Aurania Resources Ltd.

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – May 8, 2026) – Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (FSE: 20Q) (“Aurania” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced option agreement (the “Agreement”) dated April 27, 2026 (the “Execution Date”) with St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp (St-Georges”) (CSE: SX), and its wholly owned subsidiary Iceland Resources ehf (“IR”), to work collaboratively to define and execute a phased exploration program aimed at advancing the Thormodsdalur gold project (“Thor’s Valley” or the “Project”), towards initial modern resource definition. Please see the Company’s press release dated April 28, 2026 for further details on the Project and the Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Aurania issued to St. Georges 988,359 common shares (the “Shares”) at a deemed price per Share of C$0.2068 for a total value of C$204,375 (US$150,000). The deemed price per Share is equal to the volume weighted average price of the Shares on each business day commencing on the Execution Date and ending on the last business day prior to the closing date of the Agreement. The Shares issued to St. Georges are subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance.

To exercise the option to earn a 70% interest in the Project (the “First Option”), Aurania must incur exploration expenditures of US$5 million over four years as follows:

  • At least US$500,000 prior to the first anniversary of the Execution Date;
  • At least US$1,000,000 prior to the second anniversary of the Execution Date;
  • At least US$1,500,000 prior to the third anniversary of the Execution Date;
  • At least US$2,000,000 prior to the fourth anniversary of the Execution Date;

Upon completing the First Option, St-Georges will have the option to choose between maintaining a 30% interest in the Project through a joint venture or retain an up to 3% net smelter return royalty on the Project (the “Royalty”), with such Royalty to be reduced as necessary such that the aggregate royalty burden on the Project shall not exceed 3%, inclusive of any pre-existing NSR royalties. In the event the Royalty is granted, Aurania shall have the right to repurchase 1% of the Royalty for US$1,500,000, in cash or Shares (subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange if the buy back will be made in Shares), at Aurania’s sole discretion, at any time prior to the one year anniversary of commercial production at the Project.

If St. Georges elects to retain the Royalty, Aurania will have the right, in its sole discretion, to increase its interest in the Project to 100% by incurring an additional US$2,000,000 of exploration expenditures prior to the 5th anniversary of the Execution Date.

About St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp.
St-Georges develops new technologies and holds a diversified portfolio of assets and patent-pending Intellectual Property within several highly prospective subsidiaries including: EVSX, a leading North American advanced battery processing and recycling initiative; St-Georges Metallurgy, with metallurgical R&D and related IP, including processing and recovering high grade lithium from spodumene; Iceland Resources, with high grade gold exploration projects including the flagship Thor Project; H2SX, developing technology to convert methane into solid carbon and turquoise hydrogen; and Quebec exploration projects including the Manicouagan and Julie nickel, Copper and PGE critical mineral projects on Quebec’s North Shore, and Notre-Dame niobium Project in Lac St Jean.

Information on St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. can be found on the company’s website at www.stgeorgesecomining.com. For all other inquiries: [email protected].

About Iceland Resources
Iceland Resources is an Icelandic mineral exploration company focused on early-stage precious metal projects, including Thormodsdalur. The company’s exploration strategy emphasizes systematic, data-driven evaluation of prospective targets in under-explored volcanic terrains.

Information on Iceland Resources and technical reports are available at https://icelandresources.is/, as well as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/icelandresources, and X (formerly Twitter) at https://x.com/Iceland_Res.

About Aurania
Aurania is a mineral exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and critical energy in Europe and abroad.

Information on Aurania and technical reports are available at www.aurania.com and www.sedarplus.ca, as well as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/auranialtd/, X (formerly Twitter) at https://x.com/AuraniaLtd , and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurania-resources-ltd-.

For further information, please contact:

Carolyn Muir
VP Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Aurania Resources Ltd.
(416) 367-3200
[email protected]

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

This news release contains forward-looking information as such term is defined in applicable securities laws, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. The forward-looking information includes: statements regarding the terms of the Agreement, earn-in requirements, anticipated exploration programs, timing of activities, the potential to advance the Project, Aurania’s objectives, goals or future plans, statements, exploration results, potential mineralization, the tonnage and grade of mineralization which has the potential for economic extraction and processing, the merits and effectiveness of known process and recovery methods, the corporation’s portfolio, treasury, management team and enhanced capital markets profile, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration, timing of the commencement of operations, the commencement of any drill program and estimates of market conditions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to Aurania, including the assumption that there will be no material adverse change in metal prices, all necessary consents, licenses, permits and approvals will be obtained, including various local government licenses and the market. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking information include, among other things: failure to achieve the anticipated results, incorrect assumptions made in the initial evaluation of the Project, failure to identify mineral resources; failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves; the inability to complete a feasibility study which recommends a production decision; the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results; the inability to recover and process mineralization using known mining methods; the presence of deleterious mineralization or the inability to process mineralization in an environmentally acceptable manner; commodity prices, supply chain disruptions, restrictions on labour and workplace attendance and local and international travel; a failure to obtain or delays in obtaining the required regulatory licenses, permits, approvals and consents; an inability to access financing as needed; a general economic downturn, a volatile stock price, labour strikes, political unrest, changes in the mining regulatory regime governing Aurania; a failure to comply with environmental regulations; a weakening of market and industry reliance on precious metals and base metals; and those risks set out in the Company’s public documents filed on SEDAR+. Aurania cautions the reader that the above list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.

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Aurania Resources (AUIAF) – Definitive Agreement to Advance the Thormodsdalur Gold Project in Iceland


Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Mark Reichman, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Strategic partnership. Aurania Resources Ltd. entered into a definitive earn-in agreement with St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. (CSE: SX) and its subsidiary Iceland Resources to advance the Thormodsdalur gold project (Thor’s Valley) in Iceland. Located near Reykjavik, the project is considered a highly prospective epithermal gold system, and the partnership is intended to support a structured exploration program aimed at defining its resource potential.

Key agreement terms. Under the agreement, Aurania will issue shares valued at US$150.0 thousand and commit to USD $5.0 million in exploration spending over four years in order to earn a 70% interest in the project. St-Georges retains the option to hold a minority interest or a royalty, while Aurania may increase its ownership to full control through additional investment. We expect the transaction to close in early May pending the satisfaction of certain conditions, including approval by the TSX Venture Exchange. We will update our estimates to reflect planned expenditures once the transaction closes.


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Release – CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: Aurania Enters into Agreement with St-Georges to Jointly Advance the Thor Epithermal Gold Project in Iceland

Aurania Resources Ltd.

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April 28, 2026 10:00 AM EDT | Source: Aurania Resources Ltd.

This release corrects and replaces the press release issued by Aurania Resources Ltd. on April 28, 2026 – 7:25AM EDT, correcting the anniversary timelines of exploration expenditures under the heading Summary of Terms under the Agreement.

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – April 28, 2026) – Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (FSE: 20Q) (“Aurania” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive option agreement (the “Agreement”) dated April 27, 2026 (the “Execution Date”) with St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp (CSE: SX) (“St-Georges“), a Canadian incorporated mineral exploration company and its wholly owned subsidiary Iceland Resources ehf (“IR”), an Icelandic incorporated precious metals exploration company to work collaboratively to define and execute a phased exploration program aimed at advancing the Thormodsdalur gold project (“Thor’s Valley” or the “Project”), towards initial modern resource definition. The Thor’s Valley project is held by IR and is located approximately 20 kilometres east of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland.

Aurania’s President and CEO, Dr. Keith Barron commented, “After visiting the project area and personally reviewing the archived drill core, the Thor’s Valley project represents a compelling opportunity with strong exploration upside. By formalizing our collaboration with St-Georges, we are positioning ourselves to unlock the potential of an under-explored geological district. Thor’s Valley displays all the key signatures of a robust epithermal gold system, supported by a history of documented high-grade mineralization and a suite of compelling structural targets that remain largely untested by modern exploration methods. This Agreement allows Aurania to deploy its technical expertise toward a highly prospective gold project. We look forward to progressing this Project with discipline, technical rigour, and a strong commitment to unlocking its full potential.”

Comment from Thordis Bjork Sigurbjornsdottir, CEO of Iceland Resources: “This is an important partnership for Iceland Resources, and we are pleased to welcome Aurania Resources Ltd. as a partner on the Thormodsdalur project. Over the past several years, we have engaged in discussions with several groups with the objective of identifying a partner with the right technical experience and approach for this type of epithermal gold system. We believe Aurania brings that combination, supported by relevant experience in advancing high-grade epithermal discoveries. We look forward to working together to advance Thormodsdalur in a disciplined and value-focused manner.”

Summary of Terms under the Agreement

  • Initial payment of US$150,000 in common shares of Aurania (the “Shares”) to be issued to St. Georges on the closing date of the Agreement at a deemed price per Share equal to the volume weighted average price of the Shares on each business day commencing on the Execution Date and ending on the last business day prior to the closing date of the Agreement.
  • Aurania to incur exploration expenditures of US$5 million over four years to earn a 70% interest in the Project, such exploration expenditures to be incurred as follows:
  • At least US$500,000 prior to the first anniversary of the Execution Date;
  • At least US$1,000,000 prior to the second anniversary of the Execution Date;
  • At least US$1,500,000 prior to the third anniversary of the Execution Date;
  • At least US$2,000,000 prior to the fourth anniversary of the Execution Date;
  • Upon completing the First Option, St-Georges will have the option to choose between maintaining a 30% interest in the Project through a joint venture or retain an up to 3% net smelter return royalty on the Project (the “Royalty”), with such Royalty to be reduced as necessary such that the aggregate royalty burden on the Project shall not exceed 3%, inclusive of any pre-existing NSR royalties; and
  • If St. Georges elects to retain the Royalty, Aurania will have the right, in its sole discretion, to increase its ownership to in the Project to 100% by incurring an additional US$2,000,000 of exploration expenditures.
  • A joint exploration committee will be established between Aurania and St-Georges, with Aurania being the technical operator.

The Agreement is subject to certain conditions, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The Shares will be subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance.

Thor’s Valley is a historically known gold-bearing, low-sulphidation epithermal system that was initially discovered in 1903 when two Icelandic farm boys picked up pieces of white quartz from a stream, which proved to be gold-bearing. A number of ventures were organized from 1911 to 1924 using German or British capital. Two shafts were sunk and approximately 400 metres of lateral workings performed. As a result of this, the productive vein was estimated to be 1 metre wide and at least 1 kilometre long. Reported grades were 11 g/t to 315 g/t gold[1]. The ore was “direct shipping” and initially sent to Norway and later to Germany for treatment. There are no historic tailings on site. Perhaps significantly, the historical record indicates that the last operator, Arcturus, a German company, failed due to the Weimar hyperinflation rather than ore depletion.

In the 1990’s, several programmes of geochemical and petrographical studies were done, including a vertical geothermal well to a depth of 455 metres which encountered multiple mineralized quartz veins, including one at the bottom of the hole. In 1997, a total of 1069.21metres were diamond drilled in nine holes, however, average core recovery was only 52%. The intervals sampled graded 1.13 g/t to 46.10 g/t Au but this is not considered representative and true widths could not be calculated.

Between 2005 and 2006, the private exploration company Melmi ehf drilled 32 holes totaling 2431m, which returned results up to 415.40 g/t Au. Melmi ehf was acquired by Iceland Resources in 2020, which completed 11 additional drill holes totaling 1780m with results of up to 113 g/t Au1.



Figure 1. Sample of historic drill core from 1996. This is a typical hydrothermal breccia, as commonly seen in epithermal systems. This type of ore deposit is the same as that at Fruta del Norte in Ecuador.

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The Thor Valley mineralization is a classic banded epithermal chalcedony-ginguro vein system with gold occurring both in free form and in association with sulphides. There are obviously a number of different vein sets here that appear controlled by regional and local structures.

The Project consists of a National Exploration Permit covering approximately 51,300 hectares in Iceland.



Figure 2: Hand sample of mineralization with typical rhythmic banding. The black area is composed of very fine-grained pyrite. This sample was found as float on the site and will be sent in for assay.

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Planned Work Program
Aurania anticipates completing an initial exploration program focused on targeted drilling and surface exploration designed to test deeper and along-strike continuity of the known mineralized zones, utilising both historical data and newly generated technical information. Several of the previous drill holes with poor recovery will be twinned.

The Company cautions the reader that the historical information referred to herein is based on data compiled by previous operators and publicly available sources and is being provided for reference purposes only. A qualified person retained by Aurania has not undertaken sufficient work to verify the historical data, and such information should not be relied upon. Further exploration work, including drilling and data verification, is required and may or may not result in the delineation of a mineral resource.

No current mineral resources or mineral reserves, as defined under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), have been established on the Project.

The technical and scientific information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Jean-Paul Pallier, MSc., Vice-President Exploration of the Company. Mr. Pallier is a designated EurGeol by the European Federation of Geologists and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

About St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp.
St-Georges develops new technologies and holds a diversified portfolio of assets and patent-pending Intellectual Property within several highly prospective subsidiaries including: EVSX, a leading North American advanced battery processing and recycling initiative; St-Georges Metallurgy, with metallurgical R&D and related IP, including processing and recovering high grade lithium from spodumene; Iceland Resources, with high grade gold exploration projects including the flagship Thor Project; H2SX, developing technology to convert methane into solid carbon and turquoise hydrogen; and Quebec exploration projects including the Manicouagan and Julie nickel, Copper and PGE critical mineral projects on Quebec’s North Shore, and Notre-Dame niobium Project in Lac St Jean.

Information on St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. can be found on the company’s website at www.stgeorgesecomining.com. For all other inquiries: [email protected].

About Iceland Resources
Iceland Resources is an Icelandic mineral exploration company focused on early-stage precious metal projects, including Thormodsdalur. The company’s exploration strategy emphasizes systematic, data-driven evaluation of prospective targets in under-explored volcanic terrains.

Information on Iceland Resources and technical reports are available at https://icelandresources.is/, as well as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/icelandresources, and X (formerly Twitter) at https://x.com/Iceland_Res.

About Aurania
Aurania is a mineral exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and critical energy in Europe and abroad.

Information on Aurania and technical reports are available at www.aurania.com and www.sedarplus.ca, as well as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/auranialtd/, X (formerly Twitter) at https://x.com/AuraniaLtd, and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurania-resources-ltd-.

For further information, please contact:

Carolyn Muir
VP Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Aurania Resources Ltd.
(416) 367-3200
[email protected]

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

This news release contains forward-looking information as such term is defined in applicable securities laws, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. The forward-looking information includes: statements regarding the terms of the Agreement, earn-in requirements, anticipated exploration programs, timing of activities, the potential to advance the Project, Aurania’s objectives, goals or future plans, statements, exploration results, potential mineralization, the tonnage and grade of mineralization which has the potential for economic extraction and processing, the merits and effectiveness of known process and recovery methods, the corporation’s portfolio, treasury, management team and enhanced capital markets profile, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration, timing of the commencement of operations, the commencement of any drill program and estimates of market conditions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to Aurania, including the assumption that there will be no material adverse change in metal prices, all necessary consents, licenses, permits and approvals will be obtained, including various local government licenses and the market. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking information include, among other things: failure to achieve the anticipated results, incorrect assumptions made in the initial evaluation of the Project, failure to identify mineral resources; failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves; the inability to complete a feasibility study which recommends a production decision; the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results; the inability to recover and process mineralization using known mining methods; the presence of deleterious mineralization or the inability to process mineralization in an environmentally acceptable manner; commodity prices, supply chain disruptions, restrictions on labour and workplace attendance and local and international travel; a failure to obtain or delays in obtaining the required regulatory licenses, permits, approvals and consents; an inability to access financing as needed; a general economic downturn, a volatile stock price, labour strikes, political unrest, changes in the mining regulatory regime governing Aurania; a failure to comply with environmental regulations; a weakening of market and industry reliance on precious metals and base metals; and those risks set out in the Company’s public documents filed on SEDAR+. Aurania cautions the reader that the above list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.


[1] Additional information regarding the Thormodsdalur project is available on Iceland Resources’ website at www.icelandresources.is/thormodsdalur.

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Release – Aurania Adopts Semi-Annual Reporting; Announces Amendment to Loan

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April 13, 2026 7:00 AM EDT | Source: Aurania Resources Ltd.

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – April 13, 2026) – Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (FSE: 20Q) (“Aurania” or the “Company”) announces that it has elected to rely on Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 – Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers (the “Order“) and move to semi-annual financial reporting (“SAR“).

The Order allows eligible venture issuers listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV“) to voluntarily move from a quarterly to a semi-annual financial reporting framework. The Company’s fiscal year ends on December 31. Under the SAR pilot program, the Company will be exempt from filing interim financial reports and related Management’s Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) for its first and third quarters.

  • Interim Period: The Company will not file an interim report for the first quarter (Q1) ending March 31 and the third quarter (Q3) ending September 30; and
  • Ongoing Reporting: The Company will continue to file audited financial statements (due within 120 days of December 31) and six-month interim financial reports (due within 60 days of June 30).

The Company confirms it meets the pilot program’s eligibility criteria, which include being a venture issuer with annual revenues of less than $10 million, having a disclosure record of over 12 months and having filed all required periodic and timely continuous disclosure documents.

The first period for which the Company will not file an interim financial report and related MD&A will be for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026.

This news release is being filed pursuant to Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers.

In addition, the Company announces that, further to the Company’s press release dated January 29, 2026, pursuant to which the Company announced a $750,000 loan (the “Loan“) from Dr. Keith Barron, CEO of the Company, the Company and Dr. Barron have agreed to amend the Loan to increase the amount of the Loan to C$1,000,000 to be advanced from time to time in principal amounts as agreed by the parties. All other terms of the Loan, as previously announced, remain the same.

Dr. Keith Barron is a related party of the Company by virtue of the fact that he is the Chairman, the President and Chief Executive Officer, a promoter and a principal shareholder of the Company, and as a result, each advance and repayment under the Loan constitutes a “Related Party Transaction” for the purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101“). The Company is relying upon an exemption from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements under MI 61-101 in respect of the Related Party Transactions, in reliance on Sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1) of MI 61-101, respectively, as the fair market value of the Related Party Transaction, collectively, does not exceed 25% of the Company’s market capitalization, as determined in accordance with MI 61-101. The Company did not file a material change report related to the Loan more than 21 days before the expected closing of the Loan as required by MI 61-101, as the Company wished to organize the Loan on an expedited basis for sound business reasons. The amendment to the Loan was approved by the members of the board of directors of the Company who are independent for purposes of the related party transaction, being all directors other than Dr. Barron. No special committee was established in connection with the amendment to the Loan, and no materially contrary view or abstention was expressed or made by any director of the Company in relation thereto.

About Aurania

Aurania is a mineral exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and critical energy in Europe and abroad.

Information on Aurania and technical reports are available at www.aurania.com and www.sedarplus.ca, as well as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/auranialtd/, X (formerly Twitter) at https://x.com/AuraniaLtd , and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurania-resources-ltd-.

For further information, please contact:

Carolyn Muir
VP Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Aurania Resources Ltd.
(416) 367-3200
[email protected]
 

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

This news release contains forward-looking information as such term is defined in applicable securities laws, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. The forward-looking information includes Aurania’s objectives, goals, future plans or other statements of intent, Aurania’s ongoing engagement in the identification, evaluation, acquisition and exploration of mineral property interests, and any potential exploration results or potential mineralization resulting therefrom, Aurania’s ongoing exploration efforts in France, Italy, Ecuador and abroad, potential additional advances pursuant to the Loan, eventual repayment of the Loan or any part thereof by Aurania, and the use by Aurania of funds received pursuant to the Loan. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to Aurania, including the assumption that, there will be no material adverse change in metal prices and all necessary consents, licenses, permits and approvals will be obtained, including various local government licenses and the market. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking information include, among other things, the state of the capital markets generally and of the mining markets more particularly, any commodity prices supply chain disruptions, restrictions on labour and workplace attendance and local and international travel due to war, weather, pandemics or otherwise; a failure to obtain or delays in obtaining the required regulatory licenses, permits, approvals and consents; an inability to access financing as needed, including pursuant to the Loan; a general economic downturn, a volatile stock price, labour strikes, political unrest, changes in the mining regulatory regime governing Aurania; a failure to comply with environmental regulations; a weakening of market and industry reliance on precious metals, copper and critical minerals; and those risks set out in the Company’s public documents filed on SEDAR+. Aurania cautions the reader that the above list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.

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Release – Aurania Directors Receive Stock Options in Lieu of Fees

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April 01, 2026 7:00 AM EDT | Source: Aurania Resources Ltd.

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – April 1, 2026) – Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (Frankfurt: 20Q) (“Aurania” or the “Company”) announces that certain of its directors have agreed to receive their quarterly director fees in the form of stock options in lieu of cash for the first quarter of 2026. In addition, the Company wishes to grant the directors additional stock options due to the expiration of out-of-the-money stock options previously granted to the directors in lieu of cash for director fees.

An aggregate of 203,000 stock options was granted to directors on March 31, 2026, having an exercise price of $0.205. All such stock options will be exercisable for a period of three years from the date of grant and vested immediately upon grant. In the event a director intends to exercise such stock options, such director shall be solely responsible for paying the entirety of the exercise price.

Aurania also granted 40,000 stock options to a consultant of the Company on March 31, 2026, at an exercise price of $0.205. These options are exercisable for a period of one year from the date of grant and vested immediately upon grant.

The Company also announces that the Company and Dr. Keith Barron, CEO of the Company, have agreed to an amendment to a previously issued loan from Dr. Barron to the Company in the amount of up to US$2,094,500 (the “Loan“) originally announced on April 30, 2025, pursuant to which the term of the Loan has been amended such that the Loan matures twelve months and one day after repayment notice is given by Dr. Barron to the Company.

About Aurania

Aurania is a mineral exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and critical energy in Europe and abroad.

Information on Aurania and technical reports are available at www.aurania.com and www.sedarplus.ca, as well as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/auranialtd/, X (formerly Twitter) at https://x.com/AuraniaLtd , and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurania-resources-ltd-.

For further information, please contact:

Carolyn Muir
VP Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Aurania Resources Ltd.
(416) 367-3200
[email protected]

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

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Aurania Resources (AUIAF) – Making Progress at the Balangero Green Nickel Project


Friday, February 27, 2026

Mark Reichman, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Hans Baldau, Associate Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Recent assay results confirm strong nickel-cobalt grades. Aurania reported results from 28 new samples at the Balangero Nickel-Cobalt Project in northern Italy, returning nickel values between 1,560 and 2,015 parts per million (ppm) and averaging 1,763 ppm, along with 81.5 to 108 ppm cobalt and 16.2 to 146 ppm copper. These results align with more than 200 historical samples and validate the presence of awaruite, a nickel-iron alloy suitable to be used as a direct source of furnace feed for stainless steel production or processed downstream EV battery-grade nickel sulphate production. Notably, samples from development rock piles were confirmed to be asbestos-free, potentially expanding the resource base beyond tailings.

A differentiated alternative to greenfield peers. Unlike comparable awaruite-focused projects, which require full mine development, Balangero’s potential resource consists primarily of dry-stacked, pre-crushed tailings and surface rock already extracted from the ground. This eliminates the need for drilling, blasting, and underground haulage. The project benefits from electric power, rail access, highway connectivity, and an available skilled workforce, positioning it as a potentially accelerated development opportunity with significant cost advantages.


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Release – Strengthening Europe’s Supply Chain: Aurania Updates on Balangero Nickel-Cobalt Project

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February 26, 2026 7:00 AM EST | Source: Aurania Resources Ltd.

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – February 26, 2026) – Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (FSE: 20Q) (“Aurania” or the “Company”) reports that results have been delivered from 28 samples taken across the Balangero Ni-Co Project (the “Project”) in northern Italy. The samples were assayed at Laboratoire GeoRessources – École Nationale Supérieure de Géologie, Université de Lorraine. The samples yielded between 1560 and 2015 ppm nickel (average 1763 ppm), 81.5 to 108 ppm cobalt, and 16.2 to 146 ppm copper. These new results are in line with the more than 200 historical samples taken from the site.

Aurania’s President and CEO, Dr. Keith Barron, commented, “There is a lot of historic data from Balangero, and this confirmed what was already suspected. In 1942, the Italian Government created SANI (Societá Anonima Nichelio Italiana) specifically to look for sources of nickel within Italy. At Balangero, the magnetic sand-sized fraction of the waste from asbestos beneficiation was actually recovered and used to make hardened steel for some months in 1943 for the war effort. This information has remained buried in the Archive of the City of Turin. For a variety of reasons, nickel supply has once again become critically important in Europe, and we believe Balangero offers the most readily and easily accessible source of the metal today.”

The Balangero Mine (also called San Vittorio), 30 kilometres from the city of Turin in northern Italy, produced asbestos between 1918 and 1990 and was the largest open pit asbestos mine in Europe. During 1966, the waste from the mine was thoroughly investigated as a potential by-product source of nickel and cobalt. Aurania staff became acquainted with the project while doing a literature search on their Northern Corsica Ni-Co project. The Balangero site, like Corsica, contains an abundance of the mineral awaruite, a rather rare nickel-iron natural alloy that does not contain sulphur, and can be used as a direct source of furnace feed for stainless steel production, or processed downstream for EV Battery Grade nickel sulphate. As a potential source of “Green” nickel, it certainly aligns with the stated goals of the European Union (EU) for the extraction and production of Clean Critical Metals.

Several companies are looking at the small number of awaruite occurrences as potential sources of Green Nickel and Cobalt. Among them are FPX Nickel Corp, with a market capitalization of circa $183 million CAD, and First Atlantic Nickel Corp, with a market capitalization of $27 million CAD. FPX’s project is in northern British Columbia, and First Atlantic, in Central Newfoundland. Both are greenfields projects which will require the development of open pit mines. Both have limited site infrastructure, other than a few bush roads. Aurania’s Balangero Project is essentially identical in nickel grade to FPX and First Atlantic, but with the obvious difference in projects is that the potential resource at Balangero consists of dry-stacked tailings that have already been crushed to <4 centimetres. This material has already been extracted from the ground, negating any need for drilling, blasting, tunneling and haulage from the subsurface. Moreover, there is existing electric power to the site, a railhead less than a kilometre away, a paved highway to the mine gate, and an abundant source of skilled labour nearby.

A Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the Balangero Project, in progress by SRK International Consultants, will provide an estimation of Aurania’s proposed project capex, but obviously there is no need for expensive installation of infrastructure, overburden stripping, and mining of the rock, resulting in tremendous cost savings. The Company is discussing whether to carry out a Pre-feasibility Study (PFS) before the end of 2026. Recently, a legal opinion determined that Aurania could perform Sonic Drill Sampling and Bulk Sampling on the Project under the existing permits of our MOU partner, RSA, rather than submitting lengthy environmental impact studies. This would substantially accelerate the project timetable. The Company believes the Project could be fast-tracked under the European Union’s Critical Raw Materials Act. Nickel, cobalt and copper are all considered “Strategic Raw Materials” (SRM). The 17 SRM are a subset within the designated 34 Critical Raw Materials and are mandated to be domestically sourced in the EU.

Aurania has also had confirmation from Dr. Chiara Boschi at the Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources (IGG-CNR, Pisa, Italy) that a number of the 28 collected samples from across the Balangero Project do not contain asbestos, but all contain awaruite. These samples which were asbestos-free were taken from old development rock piles. This suggests that the potential nickel resource at Balangero will ultimately consist of both crushed tailings and broken and excavated development rock at the surface. There is no historical measurement of the volume of these rock piles, though this will be assessed in future. We expect inclusion of these development rock piles to be accretive to the Project.

Comminution tests of the Balangero tailings are still in progress at STEVAL in Nancy, France. To date, the material appears amenable to easy extraction of the awaruite and magnetite, and there have been no “red flags”. A sonic drilling programme to confirm the grades and thicknesses in the main tailings pile is being contemplated for April 2026.

Qualified Persons:
The geological information contained in this news release has been verified and approved by Aurania’s VP Exploration, Mr. Jean-Paul Pallier, MSc. Mr. Pallier is a designated EurGeol by the European Federation of Geologists and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

About Aurania
Aurania is a mineral exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and critical energy in Europe and abroad.

Information on Aurania and technical reports are available at www.aurania.com and www.sedarplus.ca, as well as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/auranialtd/, X (formerly Twitter) at https://x.com/AuraniaLtd, and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurania-resources-ltd-.

For further information, please contact:

Carolyn Muir 
VP Corporate Development & Investor Relations 
Aurania Resources Ltd. 
(416) 367-3200 
[email protected] 

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

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking information as such term is defined in applicable securities laws, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. The forward-looking information includes: that if results of the MOU prove favourable, a commercial agreement is expected to be entered into with respect to the extraction of minerals from the waste piles, the assumption that the waste pile may have the potential to contain circa 229,500 tonnes of nickel, that this represents a valuable resource which has already been extracted, crushed and dry-stacked, the expectation that the evaluation of 450 kg of material will provide mineralogical characterization and other expected information about such material, the timing to produce a Scoping Level Review on the Mineral Assets of the Balangero tailings retreatment project, Aurania’s objectives, goals or future plans, statements, exploration results, potential mineralization, the tonnage and grade of mineralization which has the potential for economic extraction and processing, the merits and effectiveness of known process and recovery methods, the corporation’s portfolio, treasury, management team and enhanced capital markets profile, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration, timing of the commencement of operations, the commencement of any drill program and estimates of market conditions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to Aurania, including the assumption that, there will be no material adverse change in metal prices, all necessary consents, licenses, permits and approvals will be obtained, including various local government licenses and the market. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking information include, among other things: failure to achieve the anticipated results, incorrect assumptions made in the initial evaluation of the project, failure to identify mineral resources; failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves; the inability to complete a feasibility study which recommends a production decision; the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results; the inability to recover and process mineralization using known mining methods; the presence of deleterious mineralization or the inability to process mineralization in an environmentally acceptable manner; commodity prices, supply chain disruptions, restrictions on labour and workplace attendance and local and international travel; a failure to obtain or delays in obtaining the required regulatory licenses, permits, approvals and consents; an inability to access financing as needed; a general economic downturn, a volatile stock price, labour strikes, political unrest, changes in the mining regulatory regime governing Aurania; a failure to comply with environmental regulations; a weakening of market and industry reliance on precious metals and base metals; and those risks set out in the Company’s public documents filed on SEDAR+. Aurania cautions the reader that the above list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.

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Aurania Resources (AUIAF) – A Growing Portfolio of Precious Metals and Critical Mineral Projects


Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Mark Reichman, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Hans Baldau, Associate Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Advancing a multi-project portfolio. Aurania is advancing two projects in France: a gold exploration project in Brittany and a nickel recovery project in Corsica. Aurania is also evaluating the recovery of nickel and cobalt from the waste tailings of the former Balangero asbestos mine near Turin, Italy. The projects in Corsica and Italy offer significant environmental benefits for the nearby communities, along with the economic benefit of recovering valuable critical metals. In Ecuador, the company is having productive discussions with government officials to advance its project while pursuing potential strategic partnerships.

Exploration Licenses in Brittany. Aurania, through a wholly owned French subsidiary, was granted three exploration licenses for polymetallic metals, including gold, in the Brittany Peninsula of northwestern France. The three license areas, Epona, Taranis, and Belenos, are in southern Brittany and northern Pays de la Loire in France. Aurania is in the process of identifying all the landowners to seek their support for exploration. 


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Release – Aurania Announces Loan Agreement

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January 29, 2026 5:01 PM EST | Source: Aurania Resources Ltd.

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – January 29, 2026) – Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (FSE: 20Q) (“Aurania” or the “Company”) announces that its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Keith Barron (the “Lender”) has agreed to provide a loan of up to C$750,000 to the Company to be advanced from time to time in principal amounts as agreed by the parties (the “Loan”).

Dr. Keith Barron commented, “This loan provides the Company with additional working capital to continue advancing its projects while preserving shareholder value. Importantly, this structure avoids immediate dilution and reflects my confidence in our strategy and our projects as we continue work on multiple fronts.”

The Loan is unsecured, bears interest at 2% per annum and matures twelve months and one day after demand for repayment is given by the Lender, which may be provided at any time following the date hereof. The proceeds of the Loan will be used to fund the Company’s preliminary economic assessment on the Balangero tailings retreatment project in Italy, including related laboratory/assay fees, and general working capital.

Dr. Keith Barron is a related party of the Company by virtue of the fact that he is the Chairman, the President and Chief Executive Officer, a promoter and a principal shareholder of the Company, and as a result, each advance and repayment under the Loan constitutes a “Related Party Transaction” for the purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). The Company is relying upon an exemption from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements under MI 61-101 in respect of the Related Party Transactions, in reliance on Sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1) of MI 61-101, respectively, as the fair market value of the Related Party Transaction, collectively, does not exceed 25% of the Company’s market capitalization, as determined in accordance with MI 61-101. The Company did not file a material change report related to the Loan more than 21 days before the expected closing of the Loan as required by MI 61-101, as the Company wished to organize the Loan on an expedited basis for sound business reasons.

The Loan was approved by the members of the board of directors of the Company who are independent for purposes of the related party transaction, being all directors other than Dr. Barron. No special committee was established in connection with the Loan, and no materially contrary view or abstention was expressed or made by any director of the Company in relation thereto.

About Aurania
Aurania is a mineral exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and critical energy in Europe and abroad.

Information on Aurania and technical reports are available at www.aurania.com and www.sedarplus.ca, as well as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/auranialtd/, Twitter at https://twitter.com/auranialtd, and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurania-resources-ltd-.

For further information, please contact:

Carolyn Muir
VP Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Aurania Resources Ltd.
(416) 367-3200
[email protected]
 

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

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking information as such term is defined in applicable securities laws, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. The forward-looking information includes Aurania’s objectives, goals, future plans or other statements of intent, Aurania’s ongoing engagement in the identification, evaluation, acquisition and exploration of mineral property interests, and any potential exploration results or potential mineralization resulting therefrom, Aurania’s ongoing exploration efforts in France, Italy, Ecuador and abroad, potential additional advances pursuant to the Loan, eventual repayment of the Loan or any part thereof by Aurania, and the use by Aurania of funds received pursuant to the Loan Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to Aurania, including the assumption that, there will be no material adverse change in metal prices and all necessary consents, licenses, permits and approvals will be obtained, including various local government licenses and the market. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking information include, among other things, the state of the capital markets generally and of the mining markets more particularly, any commodity prices supply chain disruptions, restrictions on labour and workplace attendance and local and international travel due to war, weather, pandemics or otherwise; a failure to obtain or delays in obtaining the required regulatory licenses, permits, approvals and consents; an inability to access financing as needed, including pursuant to the Loan; a general economic downturn, a volatile stock price, labour strikes, political unrest, changes in the mining regulatory regime governing Aurania; a failure to comply with environmental regulations; a weakening of market and industry reliance on precious metals, copper and critical minerals; and those risks set out in the Company’s public documents filed on SEDAR+. Aurania cautions the reader that the above list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.

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Release – Aurania Directors Receive Stock Options in Lieu of Fees

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January 02, 2026 7:00 AM EST | Source: Aurania Resources Ltd.

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – January 2, 2026) – Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (FSE: 20Q) (“Aurania” or the “Company”) announces that its Board of Directors have agreed to receive their quarterly director fees in the form of stock options in lieu of cash for the fourth quarter of 2025. For more information, see press releases dated March 31, 2025July 1, 2025 and October 1, 2025.

On December 31, 2025, each director was granted 34,500 stock options at an exercise price of $0.175 in lieu of their director fees for the fourth quarter of 2025. An aggregate of 138,000 stock options was granted. All such stock options will be exercisable for a period of three years from the date of grant and vested immediately upon grant. In the event a director intends to exercise such stock options, such director shall be solely responsible for paying the entirety of the exercise price.

About Aurania
Aurania is a mineral exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and critical energy in Europe and abroad.

Information on Aurania and technical reports are available at www.aurania.com and www.sedarplus.ca, as well as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/auranialtd/, Twitter at https://twitter.com/auranialtd, and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurania-resources-ltd-.

For further information, please contact:

Carolyn Muir
VP Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Aurania Resources Ltd.
(416) 367-3200
[email protected]
 

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

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Aurania Resources (AUIAF) – Advancing Exploration in Brittany, France


Thursday, December 11, 2025

Mark Reichman, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Hans Baldau, Associate Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Exploration Licenses Granted in Brittany. Aurania, through a wholly owned French subsidiary, has been granted three new exploration licenses for polymetallic metals, including gold, in the Brittany Peninsula of northwestern France. It represents a new opportunity for Aurania in a stable mining jurisdiction with developed infrastructure. Initial mining inventory studies conducted by the French Geological Survey (BRGM) confirmed the presence of gold associated with strategic metals over more than 150 kilometers along a shear zone.

Precious and Strategic Metals. The permits allow Aurania to explore the South American Shear Zone, a major crustal fault where mineralization, including antimony, tungsten, tin, zinc, and copper, accompanied by gold and other metals, have been deposited. The Brittany Peninsula is a highly prospective area that can be considered a greenfield district. Aurania will proceed with stakeholder engagement, while advancing preparations for an airborne geophysical survey and subsequent field activities.


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Release – Aurania Secures New Exploration Licenses in Brittany, France

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December 10, 2025 6:32 AM EST | Source: Aurania Resources Ltd.

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – December 10, 2025) – Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (FSE: 20Q) (“Aurania” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has been granted three new exploration licenses for polymetallic metals including gold, in the Brittany Peninsula of northwestern France through a wholly-owned French subsidiary of the Company.

President and CEO, Dr. Keith Barron commented, “The French government’s decision to grant us these permits is an excellent opportunity for Brittany and the Pays de la Loire to gain a deeper understanding of their subsurface resources and for France to find new sources of metals to secure the country’s supplies through exploration to be conducted by Company. It also marks a new opportunity for Aurania in a jurisdiction where institutional stability and high-quality infrastructure make exploration safe and more efficient than other areas in the world. The initial mining inventory studies conducted by the French Geological Survey (BRGM) confirmed the presence of gold associated with strategic metals over more than 150 km along the shear zone, and in some cases at exceptional grades. This demonstrates the strength of the hydrothermal activity that occurred in the region.”

Aurania announced the filing of an exploration permit named Epona back in 2023 (see press release dated July 24, 2023). Subsequently, in October 2023, the Company submitted two additional applications, Taranis and Bélénos, covering areas of 359.5 km² and 440.9 km² respectively. These areas are located in southern Brittany and northern Pays de la Loire in France (see map in Figure 1 below).

Since antiquity, Brittany has been an important producer of metals in Europe – supplying tin and gold to the Roman Empire, then base metals and silver during the Middle Ages, and later tin, antimony, and uranium during the Industrial Revolution. Despite this long history, no exploration has been conducted in the region since the 1980s, leaving its significant potential largely unexplored. With more than four decades of advances in exploration technologies, the application of modern exploration techniques potentially positions the Brittany Peninsula as a highly prospective area that can be considered a greenfield district.

The purpose of these permits is to explore the South Armorican Shear Zone, a major crustal fault where mineralization of antimony, tungsten, tin, zinc, and copper – accompanied by gold – and other metals have been deposited as indicated by the BRGM.

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Figure 1: Location of Aurania’s permits in France.

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Potential for polymetallic strategic metals

With geology comparable to the Iberian Peninsula, the Bohemian Massif, Newfoundland and other Variscan terranes, the Armorican Massif stands out as a possible candidate to help meet Europe’s growing demand for strategic metals in a market environment largely dominated by China. The European Union launched the European Critical Raw Materials Act, a plan that aims to secure 10% of its metal supply from within Europe by 2030. Support for the mining industry was first expressed by the French government in 2022 after receiving the Varin Report and was later reinforced through the launch of a new national mineral inventory1. The areas selected by Aurania align with this plan, and show strong potential for strategic metals such as antimony, tungsten, and tin, as well as zinc and silver, with by-products of indium (see Figure 2).1

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Figure 2: Geology of the permit areas and main commodities.

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Potential for gold

An advantage of the Armorican Massif is its potential richness in gold associated with the aforementioned metals, which enhances the likelihood of an economic discovery. In this respect, the area can be compared to the district currently being explored by New Found Gold in Newfoundland, Canada, where a similar dispersion of gold is observed along a shear zone within a comparable Cambrian to Ordovician geological environment.

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Figure 3: Comparison on the same scale between the geology and gold showings at the Queensway permit (New Found Gold) located in Canada and the area of Aurania’s permits in France (modified from the map published in the 43-101 report, January 2023 Exploration Update: New Found Gold Corp.’s Queensway Gold Project, NL, Figure 7.17).

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Next steps

Aurania will proceed with stakeholder engagement, including outreach and dialogue with local landowners, while advancing preparations for an airborne geophysical survey and subsequent field activities.

Qualified Person

The geological information contained in this news release has been verified and approved by Jean-Paul Pallier, MSc., Vice-President Exploration of the Company. Mr. Pallier is a designated EurGeol by the European Federation of Geologists and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

About Aurania

Aurania is a mineral exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and critical energy in Europe.

Information on Aurania and technical reports are available at www.aurania.com and www.sedarplus.ca, as well as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/auranialtd/, Twitter at https://twitter.com/auranialtd, and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurania-resources-ltd-.

For further information, please contact:

Carolyn Muir
VP Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Aurania Resources Ltd.
(416) 367-3200
[email protected]

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

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking information as such term is defined in applicable securities laws, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. The forward-looking information includes that the Company’s exploration activities may be an excellent opportunity for Brittany and the Pays de la Loire to gain a deeper understanding of their subsurface resources, the purpose of obtaining the permits being to explore the South Armorican Shear Zone, that the Armorican Massif stands out as a possible candidate to help meet Europe’s growing demand for strategic metals, that an advantage of the Armorican Massif is its potential richness in gold associated with the aforementioned metals, which enhances the likelihood of an economic discovery, the Company’s next steps with respect to the permits and exploration activities conducted thereof, Aurania’s objectives, goals or future plans, statements, exploration results, potential mineralization, the tonnage and grade of mineralization which has the potential for economic extraction and processing, the merits and effectiveness of known process and recovery methods, the corporation’s portfolio, treasury, management team and enhanced capital markets profile, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration, timing of the commencement of operations, the commencement of any drill program and estimates of market conditions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to Aurania, including the assumption that, there will be no material adverse change in metal prices, all necessary consents, licenses, permits and approvals will be obtained, including various local government licenses and the market. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking information include, among other things: failure to identify mineral resources; failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves; the inability to complete a feasibility study which recommends a production decision; the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results; the inability to recover and process mineralization using known mining methods; the presence of deleterious mineralization or the inability to process mineralization in an environmentally acceptable manner; commodity prices, supply chain disruptions, restrictions on labour and workplace attendance and local and international travel; a failure to obtain or delays in obtaining the required regulatory licenses, permits, approvals and consents; an inability to access financing as needed; a general economic downturn, a volatile stock price, labour strikes, political unrest, changes in the mining regulatory regime governing Aurania; a failure to comply with environmental regulations; a weakening of market and industry reliance on precious metals and base metals; and those risks set out in the Company’s public documents filed on SEDAR+. Aurania cautions the reader that the above list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.


1 In September 2023, President Emmanuel Macron announced the launch of a major update to France’s national mineral inventory, known as the Inventaire des Ressources Minérales (IRM). This initiative was designed to identify subsurface areas with potential mineral resources, reduce import dependence, and support re-industrialization efforts. The inventory is being led by the French Geological Survey (BRGM) and aligns with the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act. https://www.brgm.fr/en/news/feature-article/mineral-resources-inventory-answers-questions-faq

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Aurania Resources (AUIAF) – The Value of a Diversified Portfolio


Friday, November 28, 2025

Mark Reichman, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Hans Baldau, Associate Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Advancing parallel projects. In addition to its exploration project in Ecuador, the company is advancing two projects in France, a gold exploration project in Brittany, and a nickel recovery project in Corsica. In October, Aurania announced a third project near Turin, Italy, where it is evaluating the recovery of nickel and cobalt from the waste tailings of the former Balangero asbestos mine. The projects in Corsica and Italy offer significant environmental benefits for the nearby communities, along with the economic benefit of recovering valuable critical metals.

Private placement financing. On November 20, Aurania announced a non-brokered private placement financing of up to 12,500,000 units at a price of C$0.12 per unit to raise gross proceeds of up to C$1,500,000. Each unit will consist of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. A warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one common share at an exercise price of C$0.25 per warrant for a period of 24 months following the closing of the offering.


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