Independence Gold discovers gold-silver vein at Balrog, 3Ts Project, BC

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 29, 2026) - Independence Gold Corp. (TSXV: IGO) (OTCQB: IEGCF) (FSE: 625) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the discovery of a new gold-silver vein system at the Balrog Target, located within its wholly-owned 3Ts Gold and Silver Project in central British Columbia. Situated approximately 185 kilometres southwest of Prince George, British Columbia, the 3Ts Project comprises thirty-one mineral claims covering approximately 35,486 hectares in the Nechako Plateau region. The project lies 16 km southwest of Artemis Gold Inc.'s Blackwater Mine and hosts a low-sulphidation epithermal quartz-carbonate vein district within which at least twenty known mineralized veins, ranging from 50 to over 1,100 metres in strike length and true widths up to 32 metres, have been identified, twelve of which remain untested by drilling.

Highlights: New gold-silver vein discovery at the Balrog Target Discovery hole 3TS-26-03 intersected: 10.62 metres grading 2.23 g/t gold and 38.14 g/t silver Including 1.75 metres grading 6.45 g/t gold and 114.86 g/t silver Hole 3TS-26-18 intersected: 3.33 metres grading 4.38 g/t gold and 42.17 g/t silver Including 0.42 metres grading 22.98 g/t gold and 190.48 g/t silver Follow-up drilling has confirmed continuity over approximately 100 metres strike length, with mineralization remaining open along strike and at depth Balrog is located approximately 200 metres west of the Johnny Vein (52.46m grading 2.51 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold and 19.73 g/t silver (see news release dated July 31, 2025), previously the westernmost known mineralized vein within the 3Ts district This discovery demonstrates the potential to expand the known mineralized footprint of the district and may contribute to future resource growth This discovery validates a new exploration model based on arcuate and radial structural features interpreted from ai