HIGHLIGHTS
88,000 metres of diamond drilling underway at Odienné with four rigs currently operating and two additional rigs arriving in December.
Focus is on advancing BBM, Charger, and Empire toward resource estimates, while accelerating greenfield discovery.
Multiple new greenfield targets identified, with infill geochemistry program underway ahead of discovery drilling.
Details on up to 15,000 metres of additional drilling will be provided in a subsequent update.
Strike-extension drilling underway at Charger; first results expected before year end.
Toronto, Ontario, November 21, 2025 – Awalé Resources Limited (TSXV: ARIC) (OTCQX: AWLRF) (FSE: 2F60) (“Awalé” or the “Company”) is to provide further details on its 88,000-metre diamond drill program now underway at the Odienné Project (“Odienné” or the “Project”) in Côte d’Ivoire. This extensive program, part of Awalé’s systematic district-scale exploration strategy, is designed to advance the BBM, Charger, and Empire targets toward an initial resource, while continuing greenfield exploration across priority targets in the Odienné East and Odienné West permits (see Project Schedule in Figure 2).
“We are very proud to begin this next, transformative phase at Odienné,” commented Andrew Chubb, CEO of Awalé Resources. “This 88,000-metre joint venture campaign is our largest to date and marks the culmination of three years of systematic groundwork and continual success at the drill bit.
With four rigs turning and two more arriving in December, we are rapidly expanding our understanding of this emerging gold and copper district. Our objective is very clear: advance BBM, Charger, and Empire toward resource definition and a preliminary economic assessment, while continuing to make new discoveries that support a Tier-1-scale district.”
Objective for the Targets
Charger: Strike-extension drilling targeting a second demagnetized zone to the southwest of the current drill area. Initial infill drilling aims to bring Charger to an inferred resource down to 400m vertical metres, with step-down drilling planned to test continuity at depth.
BBM: Infill and step-down drilling to support an initial resource estimate and expand known mineralization at depth.
Empire: Initial resource drilling to bring Empire to an inferred resource before further expansion and resource development drilling both down-plunge and along strike. Rigs will be shifted to Empire after completion of resource development drilling at BBM.
Greenfield and Discovery Expansion targets: An initial 9,000 metres of drilling assigned to high-priority targets: A total of thirteen (13) new geochemistry and geophysical targets (see Figure 3) have been identified which will be layered with geophysics including the recent airborne gravity gradient (AGG) survey to develop high-priority greenfield targets. Termite-mound and soil geochemistry programs will increase target resolution from 400 x 50m to 200 x 50m sample spacing. Deeper step-down and along-strike drilling will continue at BBM, Charger, and Empire with the aim of expanding resource inventory post-delivery of a PEA in Q3 2026.
Table 1: Drill Metres by Target and Quarter - Total of 88,700 metres
(Note: Drill metres presented in Table 1 are approximate and subject to change)
Program Scope and Objectives
The 88,000-metre program is the most significant phase of drilling undertaken across the Awalé–Newmont Joint Venture (“OJV”) permits to date, covering multiple mineralized corridors within the Odienné district (see Table 1 for program details – type of drilling, planned metres, and timing). With up to six rigs operating by December, Awalé expects initial results from Charger by year end, followed by a steady flow of results throughout the 2026 field season, which runs through to August 2026.
Q4 2025 - Resource Definition Drilling
Q4 drilling is primarily focused on resource development for the initial mineral resource estimate (MRE).
Q1 2026 - Discovery Drilling
In Q1 2026, the program shifts to greenfield and discovery expansion drilling. Recently completed AGG data is now being integrated with extensive new termite-mound geochemistry to refine and prioritize greenfield discovery targets.
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