Soma Gold discovers new vein in Upper Atenas zone at Cordero

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VANCOUVER, BC , Sept. 15, 2026 /CNW/ -- Soma Gold Corp. (TSXV: SOMA) (WKN: A2P4DU) (OTC: SMAGF) (the " Company " or " Soma ") is pleased to announce the results of surface drilling at the Cordero Mine in Antioquia, Colombia (Figure 1). Sixteen drill holes have been completed at Atenas, totalling 1,838 m in 2026. The ongoing drill program at the Atenas Zone is designed to support mining operations and to extend the known extent of the quartz vein system at the upper extent of the Atenas Zone (Figure 2).

Highlights include the following drill intercepts:

BASDDH-25-038: 15.3 g/t Au over 6.05 m from 86.5 m, incl. 60.5 g/t Au over 0.64 m

UATDDH-26-008: 28.2 g/t Au over 3.0 m from 96.7 m, incl. 167.2 g/t Au over 0.47 m

UATDDH-26-011: 20.6 g/t Au over 3.8 m from 68.75 m, incl. 94.5 g/t Au over 0.8 m

UATDDH-26-006: 8.0 g/t Au over 3.18 m from 86.2 m, incl. 25.2 g/t Au over 0.58 m

UATDDH-26-003: 5.9 g/t Au over 3.84 m from 92.7 m, incl. 16.1 g/t Au over 0.49 m

UATDDH-26-010: 13.7 g/t Au over 1.58 m from 85.65 m, incl. 34.5 g/t Au over 0.48 m

UATDDH-26-004: 4.6 g/t Au over 3.71 m from 102.9 m, incl. 21.3 g/t Au over 0.59 m

Chris Buchanan, Soma's Vice-President of Exploration, commented, "The discovery of a new high-grade vein zone in the hanging wall of the upper Atenas Zone demonstrates that continued infill and exploration drilling will add gold ounces to Cordero's mineral resource. The newly discovered vein lies about 20 m above the current conventional mining operations on the Atenas Vein. The exploration team expects the ongoing drill programs near the Cordero Deposit will identify additional veins like the one in the Atenas Zone."

Table 1 presents composite assay results for fourteen completed drill holes, with assays pending for two drill holes. Assay grades range from below detection to a maximum grade of 167.2 g/t Au. A total of 811 samples were col