Firefox Gold Closes First Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Positioning

Drill hole 23MJ005 struck strong mineralization in an 80-metre step-out to the southwest from the formerly drilled western-most state-of-the-art hole. Outcomes consist of:

• 4.20 m averaging 5.74 g/t Au from 60.8 metres down hole, and
• 7.05 m typical 4.77 g/t Au from 68.0 metres down hole,
  • consisting of 1.0 metre at 20.8 g/t Au.

Drill hole 23MJ008 was a more 135-metre step-out to the southwest, for an overall of around 215 metres step-out from the previous state-of-the-art location. The hole consisted of several periods of substantial gold from near surface area to 180 metres depth, verifying the capacity for growth of the target in this instructions. Outcomes consist of:

• 2.0 m averaging 4.75 g/t Au from 29.0 metres down hole;
  • consisting of 0.8 m at 11.1 g/t Au; and
• 7.0 m averaging 1.77 g/t Au from 112.0 metres down hole; and
• 1.0 m at 0.61 g/t Au from 180 metres down hole.

Drilled in the opposite orientation, drill hole 23MJ009 validated the connection of the southwestern step-out in between 23MJ005 and the historical state-of-the-art holes, with several gold periods in between 75 and 156 metres down hole. Emphasizes of the outcomes consist of:

• 5.55 m averaging at 4.45 g/t Au from 75.55 metres down hole;

Carl Lofberg, FireFox’s CEO, commented about the brand-new outcomes, “ We are extremely happy with these interesting step-out drill holes from the state-of-the-art East Target. New mineralization amidst thick zones of modification situated more than 200 metres southwest from previous drilling is a substantial sign of the growth capacity of Mustajärvi. The East Target stays available to the south, southwest, and northeast. It is likewise interesting that our very first effort to trench into the system from surface area has actually exposed such high grades below just a couple of metres of glacial overburden. This trenching workout enhances our understanding of the shallow gold shape, its orientation, and the controls on treasure trove grade. We are quite anticipating bringing the drill back to Mustajärvi in August.“

2 trenches were excavated through the glacial overburden into weathered bedrock. The functions of the test trenching were to assess conditions for possible extra trenching, collect structural details about foliation, veining, and faulting, and to sample the recently exposed bedrock. The group gathered diamond saw channel samples from both trenches. Trench 1 consisted of around 10.0 m of adjoining gold mineralization, consisting of private uncut worths of 256 g/t Au, 72.5 g/t Au, 52.8 g/t Au, and 45.02 g/t Au (see Figure 3 and Table 3 for extra information). Throughout the tasting, geologists reported the existence of significant coarse gold, so all samples were evaluated by screen fire assay. Trench 2, situated north of the primary gold system, included much lower gold grades, however it supplied beneficial structural measurements and information points for the geological design.

Conversation of Drill Outcomes

The Mustajärvi Task lies along the highway in between the cities of Kittilä and Sodankylä, around 17 kilometres east of Kittilä. The job stays at an early phase as FireFox and predecessor business have actually drilled around 14,158 metres to date, and drilling has actually defined 3 various lodes of gold mineralization along more than 1.5 kilometres of strike up until now. Due to its near-surface state-of-the-art nature, the Business has actually been focusing most just recently on the East Target. Figure 1 reveals the most current drill holes at the East Target in relation to previous drilling and ground magnetics information.

As reported in the June 14, 2023 press release, the spring 2023 drilling program at Mustajärvi was concentrated on filling some spaces in the drilling and screening for extensions to the south, west, and southwest. These very first 4 holes from that program have actually enhanced self-confidence in the state-of-the-art core of the East Target and recognized control of an essential fault on the south side of the target, which has actually been validated as mineralized (see FireFox press release dated July 18, 2023).

Drill hole 23MJ005 was created to evaluate the low magnetic – high chargeability passage analyzed as trending southwest from the East Target. The drill hole was collared around 80 metres southwest from the western limitations of the formerly specified state-of-the-art mineralization at the East Target, as specified by drill hole 22MJ022 and reported in the FireFox press release dated January 18, 2023 Hole 23MJ005 was drilled at a 325 ° azimuth with a plunge of 60 ° to converge the target passage at a beneficial angle.

The hole got in modified metasediments beginning listed below glacial sediments at a depth of 8.7 metres, and it travelled through thin areas of mafic volcanics and gabbro. The primary mineralized zone was converged within a modified series of intermediate tuffites, in some cases interbedded with less modified mafic volcanic rocks, from 60.80 to 75.05 metres. This period consisted of 2 different gold mineralized periods, 4.20 m of 5.74 g/t and 7.05 m of 4.77 g/t, consisting of numerous higher-grade periods and an optimum assay of 20.77 g/t Au, as displayed in Table 1.

The mineralized period is pervasively albitized and silicified with weaker advancement of sericite; and it displays a strong foliation that is almost perpendicular to the core axis. The wealthiest gold zones are cut by quartz-carbonate ± tourmaline+ pyrite veins (QCTP) that are typically accompanied by patchy, semi-massive and grainy pyrite. The mineralized veins are at variable angles to the foliation and the core axis however are typically almost parallel to the core axis over brief periods. Because

Figure 1 – Mustajärvi Area Map with Current Drilling over Ground Magnetics

this drill hole is well away from any previous drilling it is tough to validate the orientation of the managing structure in this location, however it appears to adhere with the NE-SW striking significant fault zone.

Moderate to strong modification continues to 115 metres depth, consisting of veins, breccias, and notable gangue minerals. The mineral molybdenite is reported at 92 metres depth related to quartz veining and an anomalous gold assay of 0.234 g/t. Multielement assays, consisting of molybdenum, are pending.

This drill hole validates the extension of the shallow state-of-the-art gold mineralization at Mustajärvi East for a minimum of 80 metres. The strong gold intercepts and extreme modification fall straight in the geophysical target passage forecasted by the IP and magnetics study. There is great deals of space to broaden these intercepts to the southeast and southwest along the forecasted structures that mark the Mustajärvi fault zone.

Drill holes 23MJ006 and 23MJ007 were created to evaluate for a northern extension of the structural jog and the gold mineralized R’ veins converged by holes 22MJ023 and 22MJ024 throughout the 2022 drilling project (see FireFox press release dated January 18, 2023 and February 15, 2023). Drill hole 23MJ006 collapsed at a depth of 32 metres down hole and was for that reason twinned by hole 23MJ007, collared 2 metres from the initial website. The finished hole converged mafic volcanic rocks (and dykes?) beginning below the glacial sediments at 5.75 metres depth and entering dominantly metasedimentary lithologies consisted of intermediate tuffites (with pyrite mineralized veins) and lower mafic volcanic rocks (normally barren) at around 40 metres depth.

The rock is usually less modified this far north from the primary system, however there stays extensive albite modification with lower silica and pyrite in the tuffites. The dominant foliation in the hole is almost perpendicular to the core axis, while veins appear both perpendicular and parallel to core axis. The hole obstructed 3.7 metres balancing 3.17 g/t Au from 52.0 metres depth, consisting of 0.7 m at 4.8 g/t Au. The gold seems associated with irregular and grainy pyrite hosted in QCTP veins that are dominantly parallel to foliation. The host rock in this period is highly albitized, extremely fragile fractured intermediate tuffites. At higher depths in the hole, the gold appears to be related to narrow veins at several orientations, however the modification continues to be comprehensive.

Drill hole 23MJ008 was prepared after the preliminary logging of hole 23MJ005, consisting of the visual observation of pyrite mineralization. This drill hole was a significant step-out of over 215 metres to the southwest within the “low magnetic – high chargeability passage” from the state-of-the-art gold zone at the East target, a more 135 metres southwest from the collar of 23MJ005. The hole likewise evaluated another analyzed structural jog along the Mustajärvi Fault Zone. Drill hole 23MJ008 succeeded at obstructing several gold-mineralized QCTP veins, in addition to clear proof of the extension of the modification system into an untried location in between the Northeast Target and the East Target (See Figure 2 – Long Area). The hole yielded 11 samples mineralized above the cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t gold within a really broad untried structural passage.

Figure 2 – Long Area of Mustajärvi Fault Zone and Drill Indicated Gold Lodes

When once again, the upper part of the hole (to around 26m downhole) is controlled by mafic invasive rocks (gabbro). The drill cut 7.75 metres of glacial overburden prior to entering the highly modified and sheared mafic invasive rocks. At 25.9 metres down hole, the gabbro paves the way to pervasively albitized intermediate tuffite metasediments, which show variably plentiful QCTP veining. The dominant foliation is perpendicular to the core axis, however its material is typically damaged by albite-silica-sericite modification. Distributed pyrite is extensive in the hole, however embolisms and blebs likewise take place in veins (at a range of angles to core axis) and changing (?) foliation.

The very first mineralized period was experienced simply listed below the contact with the metasediments at a depth of 29.0 metres down-hole, a period of 2.0 m averaging 4.75 g/t Au. The mineralization is hosted by a series of QCTP vein with irregular pyrite. Another narrow, mineralized zone happens at 82.5 m down hole depth, returning 1.5 metres balancing 3.20 g/t Au. This gold zone is hosted in veins and vein breccias within extremely fractured albitized and silicified intermediate tuffites. The pyrite happens both as veins, stringers along foliation, and disseminations.

The primary mineralized zone was converged from a depth of 112.0 metres with 1.77 g/t Au over 7.0 metres, consisting of 4.0 m averaging 2.79 g/t Au and one assay period of 0.7 m at 11.67 g/t Au. Pyrite is related to the gold, as is normal at Mustajärvi, taking place as clumps of grainy pyrite and vein-controlled pyrite. This mineralized period happens simply listed below a 22m thick period of reasonably modified gabbro. Mineralization within the gabbroic rocks is consisted of shared and quartz-carbonate vein hosted pyrite.

The intermediate tuffites are frequently crosscut by modified gabbroic dykes or sills. Molybdenite mineralization hosted in modified gabbro was observed at around 142 metres down hole. Molybdenite appears on fracture surface areas and as stringers associated with quartz-carbonate veining. This kind of molybdenite mineralization has actually not been observed at the Mustajärvi Task prior to. The molybdenite mineralization has actually been determined aesthetically by the geologists on-site and has actually been consistently cross-checked utilizing a hand-held pXRF gadget. Multielement assays, consisting of molybdenum, are pending.

Drill hole 23MJ009 was created to complete between the East Target and the recently found mineralization in 23MJ005. It was collared around 100 metres towards NE from 23MJ005 and drilled with an azimuth of 145 °, successfully in the opposite instructions.

The hole at first struck modified intermediate tuffites, which were disrupted by modified mafic invasive rocks of gabbroic structure, at around 21 metres down hole. Contact into the highly modified intermediate tuffite that hosts mineralization was made at a depth of 52.8 metres down hole. The gabbros in this drill hole are variably however in some cases highly modified and brecciated with shared and vein hosted pyrite and chalcopyrite mineralization.

Foliation is less obvious in this hole than some, as it is typically at a lower angle to the core axis, however folding appears in the metasediments. Extreme modification starts listed below the gabbro where the tuffites are albitized and silicified over broad periods, which typically host QCTP veins and shared sulphides. The veins are disorderly in orientation and typically brecciated, especially when well mineralized.

The primary mineralized zone was converged beginning with 75.55 metres depth and returned 5.55 metres balancing 4.45 g/t Au, consisting of 1.1 m at 15.27 g/t Au. This was followed by 2 narrow vein-controlled gold periods of lower grade over the next couple of metres. This period is consisted of irregular and semi-massive pyrite mineralization in highly modified tuffites in addition to QCTP veins. The modification continues much deeper in the hole, typically fracture regulated and decreasing rather with depth, however gold-bearing QCTP veins persist in between 146 and 158 metres depth.

Table 1: Considerable Drill Intercepts in Drillholes 23MJ005 – 23MJ009
( Cut-off Grade 0.5 g/t Au)

Notes: Drilling is thought to be perpendicular to the dip of the mineralization, nevertheless real widths are not yet understood and will be validated with extra drilling and geologic modelling. Au grades are uncapped.

Table 2: Mustajärvi Drilling 2023 Collar Details
( collaborates provided in EPSG:3067)

FireFox likewise finished 2 test trenches at the East Target to assess conditions for possible extra trenching, collect structural details about foliation, veining, and faulting, and to sample the surface area direct exposure of the system. In order to reduce expense and ecological effect, the test was performed in a quickly available location without any forest cover. The trenches were excavated near to the place of the surface area forecast of shallow gold crossways from drill holes 23MJ001, 23MJ004 and 22MJ022 (see Figure 3).

Trench 1

Trench 1 was oriented NW-SE and exposed highly weathered and changed bedrock listed below glacial sediments of differing depths, from 6.0 m at the northern end to 7.5 m at the southern end of the trench.

Summing up the geology from north to south, the very first 4.5 metres of the excavation exposed weathered intermediate tuffites with small interbedded mafic volcanics. From 4.5 metres to the end of trench at 13 metres, the exposed bedrock is extremely modified and weathered intermediate tuffites, in which initial textures are mainly damaged as it has actually been changed and weathered to orange-red clay. There are separated relict quartz-tourmaline veins and veinlets, in addition to cubic casts of plentiful iron oxide after pyrite. Much of the red and orange colour is most likely the outcome of oxidation of big quantities of pyrite, so the direct exposure might be called a gossan in locations.

Figure 3. Mustajärvi East Target Expedition Trench Locations and Trench 1 Particulars

Channel tasting of Trench 1 returned state-of-the-art mineralization in several adjoining samples as displayed in Table 3, consisting of

6.87 metres that balanced 59.12 g/t Au on an uncut basis. Specific treasure trove grade samples in the interval consist of: 0.84 m at 256 g/t Au, 0.77 m at 72.5 g/t Au, 1.02 m at 52.8 g/t, and 1.15 m at 45.02 g/t Au The state-of-the-art gold mineralization is hosted in supergene clay product (modified and weathered bedrock) with relicts of quartz-tourmaline veins and small veinlets. In your area, tourmaline consists of huge embolisms approximately 20 cm in size. In addition, 2 chip samples were gathered beyond the channel tasting, returning 25.9 g/t Au and 57.5 g/t Au. The mineralization exposed in the trenches was completely oxidized, and this supergene procedure might in your area enhance gold grades relative to fresh rock. More work will be needed to establish the degree (if any) of supergene enrichment. The very same observation has actually been kept in mind about state-of-the-art gold in oxidized drill core from Mustajärvi.

FireFox geologists likewise gathered some big samples for heavy mineral and gold separation work.

Trench 2

Due to the texture-destructive weathering experienced in Trench 1, a 2nd trench was contributed to the program searching for fresher bedrock from which measurements might be handled foliation, veins, and other structures. Based in part on mapping and observations of overburden density, Trench 2 lay around 20 metres to the northwest of Trench 1.

Trench 2 effectively exposed beautiful bedrock with unspoiled structural functions and typical quartz-tourmaline-pyrite veinlets. The majority of exposed veinlets were lined up either NE-SW (near to EW) or NW-SE. The exposed bedrock was made up mainly of weathered tuffites and other metasediments with lower interbedded mafic volcanics.

While gold was extremely anomalous in much of Trench 2, just one of the channel samples went beyond 0.5 g/t Au, that sample included 2.92 g/t Au over 1.56 m (Table 3). In addition, the group gathered 6 rock chip samples from the trench, apart from the channel tasting, among which included 15 g/t Au.

Table 3. Channel Samples gathered from the Trenches 1 and 2 – Gold by Screen Fire Assay

Trench

The brand-new trenching details fits well with the progressing geological design and three-dimensional understanding of the East Target. There is a core zone of extremely state-of-the-art gold that concerns surface area and is lengthened in NE-SW instructions. This shape has an obviously mild dip to the southwest. It has actually been evaluated with drilling in several instructions due to the fact that it hosts both replacement-style gold-pyrite mineralization managed by foliation and high-angle QCTP veins at different orientations. Figure 4 is an initial sample, oriented NW-SE and seeking to the southwest.

Figure 4 – Initial Random Sample through East Target Looking SW (23MJ001 and 002).

There seem fragile faults that cut the Mustajärvi East deposit, and these are analyzed to be late (post-mineral). One substantial fault strikes northeasterly and might cut off the surface area deposit and downdrop part of the mineralization to the south. The geometry stays intricate, however intercepts in holes 22MJ025 and 23MJ003 appear to have actually cut high grades that recommend more mineralization at depth because instructions. This relationship can be seen in several sample, however it is well revealed in Figure 5, another NW-SE initial sample that consists of 22MJ025 and 23MJ003.

Figure 5 – Initial Random Sample through East Target Looking SW (22MJ025 and 23MJ003).

Approach & & Quality Control

Drill core was transferred from the rig to the Business ´ s core storage center in Sodankylä, where FireFox’s expedition group performed the geological and geotechnical logging and picked the assay periods. Assay periods were usually 1 metre however in some situations were customized according to lithological borders and other aspects. FireFox geologists preserved chain of custody and tasting treatments according to finest market practice and with due attention to quality control and quality assurance, consisting of tasting field replicates and insertion of licensed requirement and blank samples.

FireFox staff member transferred drill core samples to an ALS sample preparation laboratory in Sodankylä. The samples were sawed then squashed to -2 mm, split and crushed into 1kg pulps, prior to being delivered to the ALS center in Rosia Montana, Romania for gold by fire assay of 50 gm aliquots with AAS surface (approach Au-AA24). All samples surpassing 10.0 g/t Au were re-assayed in three by fire assay of 50 gm aliquots with a gravimetric surface (approach Au-GRA22).

Trenches were channel tested with a diamond saw for the whole direct exposure in order to draw out big constant samples while cutting main structures and veins as near to real density as possible. Where the rock stability was jeopardized by weathering and modification, geologists gathered the samples with hammer and sculpt. FireFox staff member transferred samples to an ALS sample preparation laboratory in Sodankylä. The samples were squashed to -2 mm and crushed into 1kg pulps, prior to being delivered to the ALS center in Rosia Montana, Romania for gold by screen fire assay (AU-SCR24).

ALS Laboratories is a prominent global company of assay and analytical information to the mining market. All ALS geochemical center labs, consisting of the Irish center, are recognized to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for particular analytical treatments. The Firefox QA/QC program includes insertion of certificated basic product and blanks placed by Firefox into the analytical batches did disappoint variances from suggested worths.

Patrick Highsmith, Licensed Expert Geologist (AIPG CPG # 11702) and director of the Business, is a certified individual as specified by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Highsmith has actually assisted prepare, examined, and authorized the technical details in this press release.

About

FireFox Gold Corp. FireFox Gold

Corp is noted on the TSX Endeavor Stock Market under the ticker sign FFOX. FireFox likewise trades on the OTCQB Endeavor Market Exchange in the United States under the ticker sign FFOXF. The Business has actually been checking out for gold in Finland because 2017 where it holds a big portfolio of potential ground. Finland is among the leading mining financial investment jurisdictions worldwide as suggested by its several top-10 rankings in current Fraser Institute Studies of Mining Business. Having a strong mining law and long mining custom, Finland stays underexplored for gold. Current expedition leads to the nation have actually highlighted its prospectivity, and FireFox is happy to have actually a Finland based CEO and technical group.

To learn more, please describe the Business’s site and profile on the SEDAR site at www.sedar.com.

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” Carl Löfberg”

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