Liberty Gold publishes 2025 ESG disclosure report

Advancing Black Pine Through Permitting, Feasibility and Development Readiness VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liberty Gold Corp. (TSX: LGD; OTCQX: LGDTF) (“Liberty Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2025 Environmental, Social and Governance Disclosure Report, providing an update on the Company’s sustainability performance and key initiatives for the period January 1 to December 31, 2025. The 2025 report reflects Liberty Gold’s continued commitment to responsible development as the Company advances the Black Pine Oxide Gold Project (“Black Pine”) in southeastern Idaho through permitting and feasibility. The report highlights progress made during 2025 across environmental stewardship, health and safety, stakeholder engagement, governance, and technical programs supporting the continued development of Black Pine.

During 2025, Liberty Gold advanced environmental baseline studies, environmental compliance monitoring, engineering programs and technical workstreams supporting permitting and feasibility activities at Black Pine. The Company also continued proactive engagement with local communities, stakeholders, and Native Americans, strengthened governance and organizational capabilities, and maintained its commitment to responsible environmental, social, and workplace safety practices. This work supported the advancement of Black Pine in the project development phase and contributed to key permitting milestones achieved in early 2026.

These include the project's acceptance into the FAST-41 U.S. federal permitting framework and the publication of the Notice of Intent in the Federal Register to authorize the preparation of the draft environmental impact statement. The Final Record of Decision from the Federal and State permitting agencies is expected in January 2028. “As we continue advancing Black Pine toward development, sustainability considerations remain integrated into how we plan, operate and execute our work,” said Jon Gilligan, President and CEO of Liberty Gold. “The progress outlined in this report reflects the dedication of our employees, contractors, communities, and stakeholders, and supports the continued advancement of Black Pine through permitting, feasibility and ongoing project development.“ The 2025 Disclosure Report is available for download on the Company’s website at: https://libertygold.ca/esg/reports.html ABOUT LIBERTY GOLD Liberty Gold is a U.S.-focused gold company advancing Black Pine, its 100% owned oxide gold project in Idaho, located within the Great Basin, one of the world’s most productive and mining-friendly gold regions. Black Pine is a large-scale, past-producing, run-of-mine heap leachable gold deposit progressing through feasibility and permitting toward a modern open-pit mining operation.

The Company’s strategy is centered on advancing high-quality, long-life gold assets, with a clear focus on technical simplicity, strong environmental performance, project executability, collaborative permitting processes, and value creation. This reflects Liberty Gold’s commitment to the discipline of delivery. The Company is led by an experienced team with a track record of discovery, development, and delivering sustained long-term value.

For more information, visit  libertygold.ca  or contact: Susie Bell, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Phone: 604-632-4677 or Toll Free 1-877-632-4677 info@libertygold.ca This news release contains “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements or information concerning, future financial or operating performance of Liberty Gold and its business, operations, properties and condition; planned de-risking activities at Liberty Gold’s mineral properties; federal and state permitting timelines, future updates to the mineral resource, the potential quantity, recoverability and/or grade of minerals; the potential size of a mineralized zone or potential expansion of mineralization; proposed exploration and development of Liberty Gold’s exploration property interests; future water rights acquisitions; the results of mineral resource estimates or mineral reserve estimates and preliminary feasibility studies; and the Company’s anticipated expenditures. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "planned", "expect", "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "intends", "believe", "potential", and similar expressions, or describes a "goal", or variation of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "should", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions of management at the date the statements are made including, among others, assumptions about future prices of gold, and other metal prices, currency exchange rates and interest rates, favourable operating conditions, political stability, timely receipt of governmental or regulatory approvals, including any stock exchange approvals; receipt of a financing on time, obtaining renewals for existing licenses and permits and obtaining required licenses and permits, labour stability, stability in market conditions, availability of equipment, results or timing of any mineral resources, results or timing of any baseline studies, resource conversion, pre-feasibility study,  mineral reserves, or feasibility study; the availability of drill rigs, successful resolution of disputes and anticipated costs and expenditures.

Many assumptions are based on factors and events that are not within the control of Liberty Gold and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct. Such forward-looking information, involves known and unknown risks, which may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including, risks related to the interpretation of results and/or the reliance on technical information provided by third parties as related to the Company’s mineral property interests; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; current economic conditions; state and federal permitting processes, future prices of commodities; possible variations in grade or recovery rates; the costs and timing of the development of new deposits; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; the failure of contracted parties to perform; the timing and success of exploration activities generally; the timing or results of the publication of any mineral resources, mineral reserves or feasibility studies; delays in permitting; possible claims against the Company; labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals, financing, timing of the completion of exploration as well as those factors discussed in the Annual Information Form of the Company dated March 25, 2026, in the section entitled "Risk Factors", under Liberty Gold’s SEDAR+ profile at  www.sedarplus.ca . Although Liberty Gold has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.

There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate as actual results, and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Liberty Gold disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except for material differences between actual results and previously disclosed material forward-looking information, or as otherwise required by law. Except for statements of historical fact, information contained herein or incorporated by reference herein constitutes forward-looking statements and forward-looking information.

Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. All forward-looking statements and forward-looking information attributable to us is expressly qualified by these cautionary statements. Globe Newswire June 22, 2026 - 3:00 AM PDT News by QuoteMedia www.quotemedia.com