Fremont Gold Mine

Lode Gold Taps 35-Year Mining Veteran for Fremont Project

Lode Gold Taps 35-Year Mining Veteran for Fremont Project

Vancouver – September 30, 2026 -- Lode Gold Resources Inc. (TSXV: LOD; OTCQB: LODFF; X27: FR) has named Patrick W. Garretson as Senior Technical Advisor to its Fremont Gold Mine project in Mariposa, California, bringing 35 years of operational experience from South32, Newmont, Goldcorp, Barrick and BHP Billiton to the brownfield asset.

Garretson led feasibility work on South32's Hermosa Project in Arizona

Most recently, Garretson served as Project Lead for Technical Services and Feasibility Study at South32's Hermosa Project, overseeing the Taylor-Hermosa Feasibility Study through mine design, permitting and planning. He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from Fort Lewis College and is a member of the Geological Society of Nevada, Arizona Geological Society and AusIMM.

Lode Gold Expands Fremont Drill Program With Four New Pads

Lode Gold Expands Fremont Drill Program With Four New Pads

Vancouver – September 17, 2026 -- Lode Gold Resources Inc. (TSXV: LOD) (OTCQB: LODFF) has expanded its drill program at the 100%-owned Fremont Gold Mine in Mariposa County, California, adding four new drill pads through an amendment to its existing Authorized Use Permit rather than seeking a new regulatory approval.

Four new pads target metallurgy, hydrogeology and untested ground

The expanded scope adds pads PT-J 011, PT-J 012, HGD-002 and HGD-003. Pads PT-J 011 and PT-J 012 will collect PQ-diameter metallurgical core samples to refine recovery mapping and geometallurgical domain modeling ahead of future feasibility work. Pads HGD-002 and HGD-003 are vertical hydrogeological holes designed for in-situ permeability testing and baseline hydrological monitoring required for mine planning.