Orla Mining Ltd. announced initial discovery of the mine trend extension, the Company's aggressive, multifaceted drilling campaign has delivered consistent high-grade results across all priority zones, strengthening confidence in significant resource growth potential and extended mine life. New Exploration Highlights: Continued Mine Trend Extensions Confirmation: Significant gold mineralization intersected two kilometres downplunge of current operations, returning 5.0 metres at 5.57 g/t Au incl. 1.0 m at 8.79 g/t Au (25-NSD03-002W).
The 2025-2026 deep directional surface drill program is targeting the northwest down-plunge extension of the Mine Trend, testing approximately one to two kilometres beyond current operations through a planned 30-hole program. To date, 11,744 metres have been completed, with assay results received from eight holes. In 2025, 30,250 metres of drilling and 107 holes have been completed, with assays received for 63 of the holes.
Not Notable intercepts include: Lynx Zone: 9.0 metres at 22.1 g/t Au (25-LNX-009); 15.0 metres at 10.1 g/t Au incl. 3.3 m at 37 g/t Au (25 theLNX-041); 2.8 metres at 13.2 g/t Au (25 -LNX-048); Red Wings Zone: 6.2 metres at 15.8 g/t Au (25,RDW-049); PQE Zone: 1.0 metres at 75.5 g/t Au (25.PQE-031); West Limb Zone: 1.0 metres At 283 g/t Au (25 to25-WEL-007); 0.9 metres at 94.6 g/t Au (25 ofWEL-003); Near-Mine Surface Drilling Identifies Satellite Opportunities Proximal to Mill. The 6,500-metre near-mine surface program, completed in October, returned encouraging shallow intercepts across five targets, including a narrow high-grade intersection.
To verify the information related to the 2025 drilling program at Musslewhite Mine, Mr. Guerard has visited the property in October 2025, discussed logging, sampling, and sample shipping processes with responsible site staff, discussed and reviewed assay and QA/QC results with responsible personnel, and reviewed supporting documentation, including drill hole location and orientation and significant assay interval calculations. Gold results at Musselwhite were obtained at ALS Canada Inc. ("ALS") or SGS Canada Inc. ("SGS") using fire assay fusion and an atomic absorption spectroscopy finish (ALS: Au-AA23, SGS: GE_FAA30V5). For additional information on Musselwhite, see the Musselwhite Report (as defined below) and the Company's press releases dated October 6, 2025 (Orla Mining Discovers Potential Two-Kilometre Extension at Musselwhite) and April 1, 2025 (Orla Mining Launches $25M Exploration Drilling Program to Expand Reserves and Resources and extend Musselwhite Mine Trend).
