Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 20, 2026) - White Gold Corp. (TSXV: WGO) (OTCQX: WHGOF) (FSE: 29W) ("White Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce results from the first diamond drill holes completed as part of the Company's fully funded 2026 exploration program at its flagship White Gold Project, located in the White Gold District of the Yukon, Canada (Figure 1). The initial assays from the 2026 drill program have intersected significant high grade gold mineralization in multiple lenses on both the Golden Saddle and VG deposits and successfully validate the Company's belief that these deposits remain open for continued growth that will further enhance its recently published robust Preliminary Economic Assessment (the "PEA") which delivered a C$1.86 Billion After-Tax NPV, 41% IRR and 1.5 Year Payback (see the Company's news release dated September 25, 2026)(5).

CWA Asset Management Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM) (TSE: AEM) by 11.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 69,753 shares of the mining company's stock after acquiring an

The latest trading day saw Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) settling at $187.61, representing a -1.01% change from its previous close.

15.68 g/t Au over 0.85m from 262.85m to 263.7m in PAR-26-149 is the highest single sample result in the program, located within the open pit shell  9.41 g/t Au over 4.05m from 130.75m to 134.8m in PAR-26-150 is the highest grade-thickness result (38.1 g/t Au x m) in the program, located within the open pit shell

Following a multi-year bull market that saw gold prices explode, the precious metal has been mired in a slump. Since hitting its all-time high (ATH) in January 2026, gold has fallen 22%.

6.20 g/t Au over 0.50m within 2.93 g/t Au over 1.70m in CHNL-PAR-26-59, the highest grade among the new channel results received for Parbec.  28.77 g/t Au over 0.60m within 8.02 g/t Au over 2.55m in CHNL-PAR-26-58 (previously reported), the highest grade returned to date in the 2026 Parbec surface channel program, located within the MRE open pit footprint.

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) reached $189.02 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +2.8% change compared to its last close.

In the closing of the recent trading day, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) stood at $183.87, denoting a +1.93% move from the preceding trading day.