Beauce Gold Fields Advances Saddle-Reef Discovery with March Drilling

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February 9, 2026 – TheNewswire - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Beauce Gold Fields (Champs d’Or en Beauce) (TSX Venture:BGF), referred to as “BGF” or the“Company,” is pleased to announce that itplans to commence a follow-up diamond drilling program at the GrondinZone in March 2026.

The planned program will consist of up to 1,500 metresof diamond drilling designed to test selected targets along strike andat depth within the gold-bearing Saddle-Reef antiform structureidentified at the Grondin Zone.

Patrick Levasseur, President and CEO of Beauce Gold Fields, commented:“Our follow-up drilling atGrondin is a logical next step based on the strength of our geologicalmodel and the consistency of gold mineralization encountered to date.This program is designed to better define the Saddle Reef structure atdepth and along strike and to advance our understanding of thesystem’s scale and continuity.”

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Image: 3-D geological model of the GrondinZone’s antiform–Saddle Reef mineralized system

The drill targets have been refined using the Company’s recentlycompleted 3-D geological model, which integrates data from the 2023and 2025 drill campaigns. Previous drilling confirmed a continuousmineralized corridor at Grondin that remains open both laterally andat depth, supporting the rationale for step-out and deeperdrilling.

The upcoming program will focus on:

• Testing down-dip extensions of known mineralizedzones 

• Evaluating strike continuity beyond previously drilledsections 

• Further assessing structural controls associated withthe Saddle-Reef antiform geometry 

Grondin Zone – ExplorationBackground

The Grondin Zone has been the focus of systematicexploration by Beauce Gold Fields since 2023, including multiplediamond drill campaigns, geophysical surveys, geological mapping, andlimited bulk sampling.

Drilling completed in 2023 and 2025 confirmedstructurally controlled gold mineralization associated with a SaddleReef antiform geometry, with mineralization traced over severalhundred metres and remaining open both along strike and atdepth.

The Grondin Zone forms part of the Company’s broaderexploration strategy aimed at identifying the bedrock sources of thehistoric Beauce placer gold deposits. Drilling to date has confirmedgold-bearing mineralization along the Saddle Reef structure over astrike length of approximately 4 kilometres from the Grondin Zone.Subsequent induced polarization (IP) surveys and integrated geologicalinterpretation have outlined an approximately 8-kilometre antiformSaddle Reef structural corridor, providing a large-scale framework forongoing exploration.

Based on geological, structural, and geochemicalobservations, the Company interprets this antiform-hosted structure asone of the likely bedrock sources contributing to the historicalplacer gold deposits within the Saint-Simon-les-Mines paleoplacerchannel. Results from the upcoming drill program will be reported asthey become available.

Jean Bernard, BSc, Geo, a qualified independent personas defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approvedthe technical content of this release.

About Beauce Gold Fields

Beauce Gold Fields is focused on exploring anddeveloping the largest placer gold district in eastern North America.The Company’s objective is the trace old placer gold workings backto a bedrock source to uncover economic lode gold deposits.  TheCompany’s flagship property is the Saint-Simon-les-Mines goldproject, site of Canada’s first gold rush that pre-dates the YukonKlondike.  The Beauce region hosted some of the largest historicalplacer gold mines in Eastern North America that were active from 1860sto the 1960s It produced some of the largest gold nuggets in Canadianmining history (50oz+). (Source Sedar: 43-101 Report - Beauce July4th2018, Author B. Violette)

Beauce Gold Fields is currentlydrilling recently discovered antiform systems that is believed to havecontributed to the development of extensiveauriferous placer deposits in Beauce.  The Company’s geological model suggests that placer gold within the Beauce Gold paleochannel,including the renowned large nuggets from the 19th century, formed instressed quartz pockets within layered domed axis of antiforms,exemplified by Saddle Reef formations. Notable global Saddle Reefformations include the Bendigo gold fields in Australia(over 60 million ounces) and the high-grade Dufferin deposit in NovaScotia.

Beauce Gold Fields website www.beaucegold.com

Disclaimers:

This press release contains certainforward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statementscontaining the words "may", "plan","will", "estimate", "continue","anticipate", "intend", "expect","in the process" and other similar expressions whichconstitute "forward-looking information" within the meaningof applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements reflect theCompany's current expectation and assumptions, and are subject toa number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results todiffer materially from those anticipated. These forward-lookingstatements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limitedto, our expectations regarding mineral exploration. Such statementsreflect the current views of the Company with respect to future eventsand are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and other risksdetailed from time-to-time in the Company's on-going filings withthe securities regulatory authorities, which filings can be found atwww.sedar.com. Actual results, events, and performance may differmaterially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on theseforward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation topublicly update or revise any forward-looking statements either as aresult of new information, future events or otherwise, except asrequired by applicable securities laws.

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For further informationcontact

Patrick Levasseur, President and CEO Tel: (514)262-9239

www.beaucegold.com

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