Probe Gold Completes Acquisition Of The Beaufor And McKenzie Break Properties In Val-D'Or, Quebec; Consolidates Gold Resources Around The Novador Project

Toronto - PROBE GOLD INC. (TSX: PRB) (OTCQB: PROBF) ('Probe' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce the completion of its previously announced agreement of purchase and sale (the 'Agreement') with Monarch Mining Corporation ('Monarch'.

Pursuant to the Agreement, Probe acquired a 100% interest in the McKenzie Break and Beaufor properties (collectively,the 'Property')The Property acquisition extends the Company's land package adjacent and immediately to the north of the Company's Novador Project ('Novador') and increases Probe's landholdings in Val-d'Or to 685 square kilometres.

Transaction details

Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company acquired a 100% interest in the McKenzie Break and Beaufor properties, for aggregate consideration of $8.5 million, paid to Monarch as follows: (i) Probe issued 3,580,902 common shares (the 'Consideration Shares') for a total value of $5.4 million based on the 10-day volume weighted average price (VWAP) of Probe's common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the period ending on April 1st, 2024, with the Consideration Shares being issued at a deemed price of $1.508 per Consideration Share and (ii) a cash payment of $3.1 million. The Consideration Shares have a hold period of four months and one day from closing date of the Acquisition.

About the Beaufor Property

The Beaufor property is immediately adjacent to the Company's Novador project and consists of 23 claims covering 6.9 square kilometres. The Property hosts a current measured and indicated resource of 219,200 ounces of gold at 5.3 g/t and inferred mineral resource of 122,500 ounces of gold at 4.7 g/t (source: Monarch NI 43-101 Technical Report Beaufor Gold - July 2021). The property is easily accessible via Highway 117 and a gravel road and is located approximately 25 km east of Val-d'Or. It has surface mining rights and infrastructure, including underground developments descending to 900 metres below the surface.

About the McKenzie Break Property

The high-grade gold deposit at the McKenzie Break property is situated only 20 kilometres north of the Company's Novador Project. The property hosts a current, high-grade indicated gold resource of 146,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 3.2 g/t, with an inferred mineral resource of 250,600 ounces of gold at an average grade of 3.1 g/t (source: Monarch NI 43-101 Technical Report McKenzie Break - October 2021). Spanning 183 mineral claims over 78.5 square kilometer, it has surface and underground infrastructure, including a ramp descending to 80 metres below the surface. Additionally, the property remains accessible year-round via Route 397 and a gravel road.

About Probe Gold

Probe Gold Inc. is a leading Canadian gold exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of highly prospective gold properties. The Company is well-funded and dedicated to exploring and developing high-quality gold projects. Notably, it owns 100% of its flagship asset, the multimillion-ounce Novador Gold Project in Quebec, as well as an early-stage Detour Gold Quebec project. Probe controls a large land package of approximately 1685-square-kilometres of exploration ground within some of the most prolific gold belts in Quebec. The Company's recent Novador PEA outlines a robust mining plan with an average annual gold production of 255,000 ounces over a 12.6-year mine life.

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Dr. David Palmer

President & Chief Executive Officer

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