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Bravada Updates In-Pit Resource for Wind Mountain Project, Nevada

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Bravada Gold Corporation (TSXV: BVA) has announced an updated independent In-pit Resource for its Wind Mountain Gold/Silver Property in Nevada as part of its ongoing Pre-Feasibility Study. The update shows significant increases in resources, with Indicated Resources rising 15% for gold and 20% for silver, while Inferred Resources surged 292% for gold and 490% for silver.

Using base-case prices of US$2,400 per ounce of gold and $28.80 per ounce of silver, the updated pit-constrained resource shows Indicated Resources of 56,604,000 tons containing 543,500 oz Au and 14,212,000 oz Ag, and Inferred Resources of 16,840,000 tons containing 85,900 oz Au and 2,930,000 oz Ag. The project envisions a 20,000 tons/day throughput with a potential 11-year mine life and a strip ratio of 0.36:1.

Bravada Gold Corporation (TSXV: BVA) ha annunciato una risorsa in-pit aggiornata e indipendente per la sua proprietà aurifera/argento Wind Mountain in Nevada, nell'ambito del suo Studio di Prefattibilità in corso. L'aggiornamento evidenzia incrementi significativi delle risorse: le risorse Indicate aumentano del 15% per l'oro e del 20% per l'argento, mentre le risorse Inferred crescono del 292% per l'oro e del 490% per l'argento.

Con prezzi base di US$2.400 l'oncia per l'oro e $28,80 l'oncia per l'argento, la risorsa aggiornata vincolata alla cava mostra Risorse Indicate di 56.604.000 tonnellate contenenti 543.500 oz Au e 14.212.000 oz Ag, e Risorse Inferred di 16.840.000 tonnellate contenenti 85.900 oz Au e 2.930.000 oz Ag. Il progetto prevede una capacità di trattamento di 20.000 ton/giorno con una potenziale vita mineraria di 11 anni e un rapporto scavo/estrazione di 0,36:1.

Bravada Gold Corporation (TSXV: BVA) ha anunciado un recurso in-pit independiente actualizado para su propiedad de oro/plata Wind Mountain en Nevada, como parte de su Estudio de Prefactibilidad en curso. La actualización muestra aumentos significativos en los recursos: los Recursos Indicados suben 15% en oro y 20% en plata, mientras que los Recursos Inferidos se disparan 292% en oro y 490% en plata.

Usando precios base de US$2,400 por onza de oro y $28.80 por onza de plata, el recurso actualizado limitado por la fosa muestra Recursos Indicados de 56,604,000 toneladas que contienen 543,500 oz Au y 14,212,000 oz Ag, y Recursos Inferidos de 16,840,000 toneladas que contienen 85,900 oz Au y 2,930,000 oz Ag. El proyecto contempla una capacidad de 20,000 toneladas/día con una posible vida minera de 11 años y una razón de desmonte de 0.36:1.

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Bravada Gold Corporation (TSXV: BVA) a annoncé une ressource In-pit indépendante mise à jour pour sa propriété aurifère/argent Wind Mountain au Nevada, dans le cadre de son étude de préfaisabilité en cours. La mise à jour montre des augmentations significatives des ressources : les ressources indiquées augmentent de 15% pour l'or et de 20% pour l'argent, tandis que les ressources présumées (Inferred) bondissent de 292% pour l'or et de 490% pour l'argent.

En utilisant des prix de référence de 2 400 USD l'once pour l'or et 28,80 USD l'once pour l'argent, la ressource mise à jour limitée à la fosse présente ressources indiquées de 56 604 000 tonnes contenant 543 500 oz Au et 14 212 000 oz Ag, et ressources présumées de 16 840 000 tonnes contenant 85 900 oz Au et 2 930 000 oz Ag. Le projet envisage un débit de traitement de 20 000 tonnes/jour avec une durée de vie potentielle de la mine de 11 ans et un ratio de stérile de 0,36:1.

Bravada Gold Corporation (TSXV: BVA) hat eine aktualisierte unabhängige In-pit-Ressource für sein Wind Mountain Gold/Silver-Grundstück in Nevada im Rahmen der laufenden Vorwirtschaftlichkeitsstudie bekannt gegeben. Das Update zeigt deutliche Zuwächse bei den Ressourcen: die Indicated-Ressourcen steigen um 15% bei Gold und 20% bei Silber, während die Inferred-Ressourcen um 292% bei Gold und 490% bei Silber zulegen.

Bei Basispreisen von US$2.400 pro Unze Gold und $28,80 pro Unze Silber weist die aktualisierte, pit-begrenzte Ressource Indicated-Ressourcen von 56.604.000 Tonnen mit 543.500 oz Au und 14.212.000 oz Ag sowie Inferred-Ressourcen von 16.840.000 Tonnen mit 85.900 oz Au und 2.930.000 oz Ag aus. Das Projekt sieht eine Durchsatzkapazität von 20.000 Tonnen/Tag mit einer potenziellen Betriebsdauer von 11 Jahren und einem Abraumverhältnis von 0,36:1 vor.

Positive
  • Significant resource increase with Indicated Resources up 15% for gold and 20% for silver
  • Substantial growth in Inferred Resources (292% gold, 490% silver)
  • Favorable strip ratio of 0.36:1 waste:ore
  • Additional resource potential identified in North End, South End targets and historic waste rock piles
  • Previous PEA demonstrated favorable economics for open-pit mining operation
Negative
  • Variable metallurgical recoveries with gold recovery as low as 15% for unoxidized material
  • Resource estimates do not have demonstrated economic viability
  • Project requires additional metallurgical studies and grid drilling to enhance economics

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2025) - Bravada Gold Corporation (TSXV: BVA) (FSE: BRTN) (the "Company" or "Bravada") reports an updated, independent In-pit Resource as part of its on-going Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for its Wind Mountain Gold/Silver Property in Washoe County, Nevada.

Compared to Bravada's 2022 Resource Update, Indicated Resources increased by 15% for gold and 20% for silver and Inferred Resources increased by 292% for gold and 490% for silver. The large percentage increase in Inferred Resource is in part due to much of the overlying low-grade gold and silver mineralization that was in 2022 considered waste now being considered profitable to mine and leach because of higher metal prices. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

In addition to the updated Pit-constrained resource, other potential resources might be developed with additional drilling at the North End target, the South End target, and within historic "waste rock piles" where the Company has identified potentially recoverable gold and silver.

President Joe Kizis commented, "Bravada's 2022 Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") demonstrated favorable economics for an open-pit mining operation utilizing a small heap-leach pad site directly downhill from the Breeze Open Pit. Subsequent studies identified additional possible sites for leach pads. The potential for significantly extending mine life with additional pad sites and a dramatic increase in precious metal prices prompted the Company to begin advancing Wind Mountain through the PFS stage of development. The In-pit Resource is an important update of our progress."

Total Pit-constrained Resource

RESPEC Company, LLC utilized the approximate 3-year trailing-average, base-case price of US$2,400 per ounce of gold and $28.80 per ounce of silver to update the pit-constrained resource tabulated below.

2025 - Constrained in $2400 Gold Price Optimized Pit
Indicated
Cutoff          
oz Au/ton Tons oz Au/ton oz Ag/ton oz Au oz Ag
Variable  56,604,000 0.010 0.25   543,500  14,212,000
Inferred
Cutoff          
oz Au/ton Tons oz Au/ton oz Ag/ton oz Au oz Ag
Variable  16,840,000 0.005 0.17     85,900    2,930,000

 

Notes:

  • The Effective Date of the Wind Mountain mineral resources is September 03, 2025.
  • The estimate of mineral resources was done by RESPEC in Imperial tons.
  • Mineral Resources comprised all model blocks at a 0.004oz Au/ton cut-off for Oxide, 0.008oz Au/ton for Mixed, and 0.009 oz Au/ton for Unoxidized material within an optimized pit.
  • The project mineral resources are block-diluted Mineral Resources potentially amenable to open pit mining methods and reported within optimized pits using a gold price of US$2,400/oz, a silver price of US$28.80/oz and a throughput rate of 20,000 tons/day resulting in a potential mine life of 11 years with a potential strip ratio of 0.36:1 waste:ore. Assumed metallurgical recoveries for gold are 62% for oxide, 20% for mixed and 15% for unoxidized. Assumed mining costs are US$3.00/ton mined, heap leach processing costs of US$3.29/ton processed, general and administrative costs of $0.66/ton processed. Gold and silver commodity prices were selected based on analysis of the approximate three-year running average.
  • Material in waste dumps and heap leach pads are NOT included in the current model and resource.
  • Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
  • The estimate of mineral resources may be materially affected by geology, environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, sociopolitical, marketing, or other relevant issues.
  • Rounding may result in apparent discrepancies between tonnes, grade, and contained metal content.

RESPEC notes that additional studies such as further metallurgical studies to evaluate crushing higher-grade portions of the deposit and grid drilling to delineate economic portions of the previously mined "waste rock", which are given no value in the current model, could further enhance the economics. For example, RESPEC notes that in the 2022 PEA, 1.1million tons of historic mine waste is currently classified as "waste" and must be removed during Phase I mining; however, results of limited drilling, surface sampling, and trenching by Bravada suggest the material contains potentially recoverable gold.

The majority of the technical report dated January 20, 2023 is unchanged, including results of the Preliminary Economic Assessment, except for Sections 1 (Summary) and 14 (Mineral Resources). RESPEC, Woods Process Services, and Debra Struhsacker, Bravada's Environmental Permitting and Government Relations Consultant, compiled the technical report. Thomas Dyer, P.E. is a Principal Engineer for RESPEC and is responsible for sections of the technical report involving mine designs and the economic evaluation; Michael Lindholm, C.P.G., is a Principal Geologist for RESPEC, and is responsible for the sections involving the Mineral Resource estimate; Jeffery Woods, SME MMSA QP, is an independent Principal Consulting Metallurgist with Woods Process Services and is responsible for the sections on process 13, 17 and 21. The PEA relies on Debra Struhsacker as an expert in permitting. Thomas Dyer, Michael Lindholm and Jeffery Woods are the Qualified Persons of the technical report for the purpose of Canadian NI 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Economic Analyses of Mineral Projects.

A Technical Report covering the updated Pit-constrained Resource will be filed with SEDAR+ within 45 days, as per NI-43-101 regulations.

About Wind Mountain
The past-producing Wind Mountain gold/silver project is located approximately 160km northeast of Reno, Nevada in a sparsely populated region with excellent logistics, including county-maintained road access and a power line to the property. AMAX Gold/Kinross Gold recovered nearly 300,000 ounces of gold and over 1,700,000 ounces of silver between 1989 and 1999 from two small open pits and a heap-leach operation (reported data based on Kinross Gold files). Rio Fortuna Exploration (U.S.) Inc., a wholly owned US subsidiary of Bravada Gold Corporation, acquired 100% of the property through an earn-in agreement with Agnico-Eagle (USA) Limited, a subsidiary of Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited, which retains a 2% NSR royalty interest, of which 1% may be purchased for $1,000,000 at any time prior to commencement of production. The resource and PEA for Wind Mountain were updated in April 2012 and further updated in November 2022, and herein in September 2025.

About Bravada
Bravada is a long-established exploration and development company with a portfolio of high-quality properties in Nevada, one of the best mining jurisdictions in the world. Utilizing a modified joint-venture business model, Bravada has successfully identified and advanced properties with the potential to host high-margin deposits while successfully attracting partners to fund later stages of project development. Bravada's value is underpinned by a substantial gold and silver resource with a positive PEA study conducted in 2022 on a Phase I portion of the Wind Mountain deposit, and additional Phases are being evaluated for the project as part of an ongoing Pre-Feasibility Assessment. In addition, the Company has significant upside potential from possible new discoveries at its other exploration properties.

Since 2005, the Company has signed 33 earn-in joint-venture agreements for its properties with 20 publicly traded companies, as well as a similar number of property-acquisition agreements with private individuals. Bravada currently has eight projects in its portfolio, consisting of 756 claims for approximately 5,600 ha in two of Nevada's most prolific gold trends. Most of the projects host encouraging drill intercepts of gold and already have drill targets developed.

Several videos are available on the Company's website that describe Bravada's major properties, answering investors commonly asked questions. Simply click on this link .

Joseph Anthony Kizis, Jr. (AIPG CPG-11513), the President and a Director of Bravada Gold Corporation, is the qualified person responsible for reviewing and preparing the technical data presented in this release and has approved its disclosure.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Joseph A. Kizis, Jr., Director, President, Bravada Gold Corporation

For further information, please visit Bravada Gold Corporation's website at ; or contact us at 604.641.2759 or by email at [email protected].

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements in this news release include conducting an update for the In-pit Resource for the Wind Mountain project. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. These statements are based on a number of assumptions, including, but not limited to, assumptions regarding general economic conditions, interest rates, commodity markets, regulatory and governmental approvals for the company's projects, and the availability of financing for the company's development projects on reasonable terms. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, the timing and receipt of government and regulatory approvals, and continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions. Bravada Gold Corporation does not assume any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law.

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FAQ

What are the updated resource numbers for Bravada Gold's Wind Mountain project?

The updated resource shows Indicated Resources of 56.6M tons containing 543,500 oz Au and 14.2M oz Ag, and Inferred Resources of 16.8M tons containing 85,900 oz Au and 2.9M oz Ag.

What is the projected mine life and throughput for the Wind Mountain project?

The project envisions a throughput rate of 20,000 tons per day with a potential mine life of 11 years.

What metal prices were used for the Wind Mountain resource update?

The resource update used base-case prices of US$2,400 per ounce of gold and US$28.80 per ounce of silver, based on approximate three-year trailing averages.

What are the metallurgical recovery rates for the Wind Mountain project?

Gold recovery rates vary by material type: 62% for oxide, 20% for mixed, and 15% for unoxidized material.

What additional potential resources exist at Wind Mountain?

Additional potential resources could be developed at the North End target, South End target, and within historic waste rock piles where recoverable gold and silver have been identified.
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