BARU:CC - Baru Gold's Role in Environmental Monitoring Highlighted on Sangihe Island
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VANCOUVER, B.C. - TheNewswire– October 3, 2025 - Baru Gold Corp. (BARU:TSX.V | BARUF: OTCQB) ( “Baru”) and itssubsidiary PT. Tambang Mas Sangihe (“TMS” or the “Company”) acknowledges a recently published report by alocal university on Sangihe Island, which documents the environmentalimpact caused by unregulated and illegal mining activities.Importantly, the study relies on baseline environmental data collectedby the Company, as a benchmark for measuring changes in water, soil,and ecosystem health on the island.
The Company undertook comprehensive pre-miningenvironmental sampling as part of the process to obtain its legallyrequired environmental permit (AMDAL). These baseline measurementsestablish valid records of conditions before mining begins. The reasonfor establishing baseline conditions is simple: Indonesian lawrequires that once mining is concluded, the Company must restore theenvironment to the baseline state in which it was found.
The authors of the report were able to use theCompany’s baseline measurements to confirm recent sampling showedsignificant increases in heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, andmercury in water and sediment in the area of illegal miningactivities. The vast majority of this damage occurred in 2023, whenillegal miners were active and operating outside of regulatoryoversight and without any environmental considerations. The reportalso highlights extensive damage done by illegal miners to mangrovesand coral reefs, elevated heavy metal contamination, and potentialhealth risks for local communities.
The availability of Baru’s baseline data has beencritical to understanding the extent of damage by unregulated activityon the island. By making its environmental data available, the Companydemonstrates its commitment to transparency, science-based monitoring,and long-term stewardship of Sangihe’s natural resources.
Mr. Terrence Filbert, CEO of Baru Gold, commented, “Our Company has hearddirectly from organizations and individuals across Sangihe who areappealing for the resumption of our operations to combat highunemployment and low wages while protecting their environment. Localshave firmly rejected unregulated and illegal mining, now recognizingthat such activities provide no economic benefits and leave behindonly destruction. Residents understand the difference betweendestructive, unregulated operations and Baru Gold’s permitted,monitored, and accountable approach. This growing awareness hasstrengthened local support for Baru’s project as the only pathway toachieve both economic opportunity and environmental protection on theisland.”
Baru Gold will be sharing the information in reportwith the relevant departments within Indonesia’s Ministry of Energyand Mineral Resources. The Company believes that rapid advancement toformal, regulated production is the only way to permanently endenvironmentally destructive illegal mining on the island and replacingthem with sustainable, well-managed operations that create sharedprosperity.
ABOUT SANGIHE GOLD PROJECT
The Sangihe Gold Project(“Sangihe”) is located on the Indonesian island of Sangihe, offthe northern coast of Sulawesi with a gold bearing area ofapproximately 25,000 ha. Sangihe has an existing National Instrument43-101 report suitable for mining planning and production schedulesfor an area within the 65-ha area targeted forinitial production. See the Company’s “ Independent Technical Report on the Updated Mineral ResourceEstimates of the Binebase and Bawone Deposits, Sangihe Project, NorthSulawesi, Indonesia ” ( Mining Associates Pty Ltd , February1st, 2025). Only 10% of the gold bearing areahas been explored.
Readers are cautioned that mineralresources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstratedeconomic viability. The Company intends to proceed to productionwithout the benefit of first establishing mineral reserves supportedby a feasibility study. The Company cautions readers that the anyproduction decision made by the Company will not be based on a NI43-101 feasibility study of mineral reserves that demonstrateseconomic and technical viability and as such, there may be involvedincreased uncertainty and various technological and economicrisks
The Company's 70-percent interest in theSangihe-mineral-tenement Contract of Work (“CoW”) is held throughPT. Tambang Mas Sangihe (“TMS”). The remaining 30-percent interestin TMS is held by other Indonesian corporations. The term of theSangihe CoW agreement is 30 years upon commencement of the productionphase of the project. Baru has met all the requirements of theIndonesian government and has been granted its environmentalpermit.
ABOUT BARU GOLD CORP.
Baru Gold Corporation is a dynamic junior golddeveloper with NI 43-101 gold resources in Indonesia, one of the topten gold producing countries in the world. Based in Indonesia andNorth America, Baru’s team boasts extensive experience in startingand operating small-scale gold assets.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
BARU GOLD CORP.
“Terry Filbert”
Terry Filbert
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
info@barugold.com
604-684-2183
For investor contacts more information, pleasecontact:
Kevin Shum
Investor Relations
kevin@jeminicapital.com
647-725-3888 ext. 702
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Certain statements in this News Release, which are nothistorical in nature, constitute “forward looking statements”within the meaning of that phrase under applicable Canadian securitieslaw. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements orinformation concerning future work programs, results and timing of anywork programs, the Company’s performance or events as of the datehereof. These statements reflect management’s current assumptionsand expectations and by their nature are subject to certain underlyingassumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties and otherfactors which may cause actual results, performance or events to bematerially different from those expressed or implied by such forwardlooking statements. Those risks include the interpretation of drillresults; the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits; thepossibility that future exploration, development or mining resultswill not be consistent with our expectations; commodity and currencyprice fluctuation; failure to obtain adequate financing; regulatory,recovery rates, refinery costs, and other relevant conversion factors,permitting and licensing risks; general market and mining explorationrisks and production and economic risks related to design andengineering, manufacturing, technological processes and testprocedures and the risk that the project’s output will not besalable at a price that will cover the project’s operating andmaintenance costs. Forward-looking statements should not be construedas investment advice. Readers should perform a detailed, independentinvestigation and analysis of the Company and are encouraged to seekindependent professional advice before making any investment decision.Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on anyforward-looking statement. Except as required by applicable securitieslaws, the Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise anyforward looking statements to reflect events or changes incircumstances that occur after the date hereof.
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