Au Gold Corp Files NI 43-101 Technical Report in Connection with Acquisition of Havelock Gold-Antimony Project in the Heart of the Victorian Gold Fields, Australia

Vancouver, British Columbia – February 25, 2026 – Au Gold Corp (TSXV: AUGC) (“AUGC” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has filed on SEDAR+ a National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report in connection with its acquisition of a 100% interest in the 11,663 hectare Havelock Gold-Antimony Project (the “Project”), located in the heart of the Victorian gold fields in Australia, half-way between Bendigo and Ballarat.  On January 15, 2026 the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Leviathan Gold Australia (“LGA”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Leviathan Metals Corp (TSX.V: LVX) to acquire (the “Acquisition”) the Project.  The Company has received conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange for the Acquisition and is expecting to close the transaction on or around March 4, 2026.  Please refer to the Company’s January 15, 2026 press release for further details about the Agreement and the Project.