Nordique Resources Commences Base-of-Till Drill Program at the Isoneva Gold Project, Finland

Highlights

• Drill Program Commenced: The drill rig has mobilized and begun shallow BOT drilling, collecting both till and bedrock samples across key high priority areas. This is the Company's first drill program at Isoneva since optioning the project earlier this year (see news release dated June 26, 2025).

• Flexible and Data-Driven Approach: Approximately 500 BOT holes are planned, with assays received during the campaign enabling follow up infill drilling on anomalous zones while the drill remains mobilized.

• High Priority Targets: Initial drilling will concentrate on Korpisalo, Ahveroinen, and Tiaskuru, high priority areas defined by strong gold-in-till anomalies, high grade boulders, and geophysical signatures.

• Experienced Technical Team: The program is being led by Gemdale Gold's technical team, who bring more than 20 years of regional exploration experience in Finland's glaciated terrain.

"Launching our first drill program at Isoneva is an exciting milestone," stated Sharyn Alexander, CEO. "With high grade boulder trains, strong geophysical anomalies, and a proven local technical team, we are systematically testing a very prospective and underexplored region in Finland. Results from this BOT program will directly inform our winter drilling and set the stage for steady news flow for shareholders. With a tight capital structure and exposure to a proven but underexplored district, Nordique is well positioned for discovery-driven value creation."

Drill Program Overview

The Isoneva Gold Project covers 1,150 hectares (11.5 km²) within the Western Finland Gold Belt and benefits from excellent infrastructure, including road access, port facilities, and nearby power. The project is defined by multiple trains of high grade gold-bearing boulders, with over 200 samples grading above 1.0 g/t Au, averaging approximately 14 g/t Au, and individual assays returning up to 462 g/t Au1 (see news release dated May 22, 2025).

BOT drilling involves shallow vertical holes through glacial overburden to collect samples from the base of till and the top of bedrock. This method has been proven highly effective in the region, allowing systematic testing of concealed targets and vectoring toward the bedrock source of surface mineralization.

Approximately 500 BOT holes are planned along lines spaced 200 to 400 metres apart, with holes every 20 to 40 metres (Figure 1). This approach allows efficient collection of continuous geochemical samples across the property. Drilling is being conducted by Moreenityö Mäcklin of Sodankylä, Finland, using a Rotary Air Blast (RAB) rig that provides additional power to penetrate bouldery till, maximizing bedrock recovery at marginal additional cost (Figure 2). The program is expected to take 2 to 3 months to complete.

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Figure 1: Isoneva proposed Phase 1 Base of Till (BOT) drill sample locations

Priority Target Areas

Initial BOT drilling will focus on three main target areas:

• Korpisalo- Strong gold-in-till anomaly with a sulphidic signature and a coincident high chargeability IP anomaly; never tested by systematic drilling.

• Tiaskuru- High grade quartz-carbonate veins in a structurally complex dilational zone. Boulder values up to 106 g/t Au¹, with notable historic drill results including 0.41 m of 54 g/t Au and 32.6 g/t Ag, and 0.44 m of 18.1 g/t Au and 6.7 g/t Ag².

• Ahveroinen- Located along a prominent tonalite contact and host to one of the densest concentrations of gold-bearing boulders on the property (up to 380 g/t Au and 98 g/t Au¹).

* See Nordique Resources news release dated May 22, 2025

As assays are received during the campaign, the program design allows for infill drilling on anomalous zones while the rig remains mobilized. Field operations are being managed by Gemdale Gold's technical team.

A follow up winter program is scheduled for Q1 2026 and will include diamond drilling at priority areas identified through the BOT campaign, as well as additional BOT drilling in zones accessible only during frozen ground conditions. This includes Uunikangas, a southwest target characterized by strong gold-in-till anomalies and boulder values up to 462 g/t Au¹. Historical drilling at Uunikangas are highlighted by 17.9 m of 4.3 g/t Au and 12.1 g/t Ag, including 2.1 m of 24.8 g/t Au and 77.6 g/t Ag2 (see news release dated May 22, 2025).

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Figure 2: Drill rig on site at Isoneva

1 Boulder samples have been compiled from two sources: Boulder samples collected by Gemdale Gold Inc or previous operators that were sent for assay, and laboratory reports are available; and online, freely accessible data file provided the Geological Survey of Finland relating to Layman Samples that have been submitted for assay. Readers are cautioned that boulder sampling is selective by nature and the results provided above are not necessarily representative of mineralization hosted at the Isoneva Property.

2 Bulk intersections are reported at a cutoff grade of 0.3 g/t gold with maximum 5 m internal dilution. Orientation of mineralisation in drillholes is unclear. True widths are estimated as 65-85% of downhole intersect length.

Qualified Person and NI 43-101 Disclosure

Dr. Toby Strauss (CGeol.; EurGeol.), Director of Gemdale Gold Inc, is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Dr Strauss has verified the data supporting this news release. For the exploration information relating to the drillholes, verification has included: checking a proportion of the reported assays against the issued laboratory certificates; reviewing the QA/QC results of the assay workorders; reviewing drill logs and visually verifying sample depths against drill core photographs for drill core for the ISONxxx drillholes. For additional information relating to the drilling results discussed in this news release, including information regarding QA/QC and core sampling protocols, refer to the Company's news release dated May 22, 2025. Boulder samples have been compiled from two sources: 1) Gemdale File = Boulder samples collected by Gemdale Gold Inc or previous operators that were sent for assay, and laboratory reports are available; and 2) Online, freely accessible data file provided the Geological Survey of Finland relating to Layman Samples that have been submitted for assay. Verification for the Gemdale boulder files includes checking a proportion of the reported assays in the Company database against the issued laboratory assay certificates. No verification has been conducted on the Layman Sample database. Readers are cautioned that boulder sampling is selective by nature and are not necessarily representative of mineralization hosted at the Isoneva Property. Dr Strauss is responsible for the accuracy of and has approved the technical information contained in this news release.

About Nordique Resources

Nordique Resources Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on discovering and advancing high-potential gold opportunities, with a strategic mandate to build a diversified portfolio across prospective mineral belts. The Company's main asset is the Isoneva Gold Project in the under-explored Western Finland Gold Belt. Nordique also maintains the early-stage Fairview Project in British Columbia. By pairing modern, data-driven exploration with strong local partnerships, Nordique aims to generate significant shareholder value through new discoveries in key jurisdictions.

For more information, investors are encouraged to review the Company's public filings available at www.sedarplus.ca.

For further information, please contact:

Sharyn Alexander, Chief Executive Officer & Director

investors@nordiqueresources.com

Telephone: +1 (778) 650-3003

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains "forward looking statements" or "forward looking information" (collectively, "Forward Looking Statements") that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward Looking Statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as "plans", "targets", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "outlook", "intends", "anticipates", "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or that state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms or similar expressions. The Forward Looking Statements in this news release relate to, among other things the Company's future exploration plans and likely approaches to exploration on the Isoneva Property. Forward Looking Statements are based on certain key assumptions and the opinions and estimates of management and the Qualified Person, as of the date such statements are made, and they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any other future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the Forward Looking Statements. In addition to factors already discussed in this news release, such factors include, among others, risks relating to the Company's business, including possible changes in project parameters, including schedule and budget, as plans continue to be refined; uncertainties with respect to actual results of current exploration activities; the impact of the conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East, including resulting changes to the Company's supply chain and costs of supplies; product shortages; delivery and shipping issues; limitation on insurance coverage; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or in the completion of development or construction activities; opposition by social and non-government organizations to mining projects and smelting operations; unanticipated title disputes; claims or litigation; cyber attacks and other cybersecurity risks; changes to tax regimes in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates; as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to in any other documents filed from time to time with the securities regulatory authorities in all provinces and territories of Canada and available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca . The reader has been cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors which may have been used. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in Forward Looking Statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that Forward Looking Statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company's Forward Looking Statements reflect current expectations regarding future events and speak only as of the date hereof. Unless required by securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update Forward Looking Statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on Forward-Looking Statements.

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