Rocky Shore Gold Ltd. press release
Rocky Shore Identifies Higher Gold Grades Within Recently Acquired Gold Deposits at its Gold Anchor Project in Newfoundland
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Rocky Shore Identifies Higher Gold Grades Within Recently Acquired Gold Deposits at its Gold Anchor Project in Newfoundland
TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocky Shore Gold Ltd. (“ Rocky Shore ” or the “ Company ”) (CSE: RSG) is pleased to announce that ongoing data compilation at its recently optioned Mosquito Hill and recently acquired Reid gold deposits (see news releases dated December 12, 2025 and December 2, 2025) has identified thick, higher-grade gold intervals within both deposits’ mineralized envelopes from historical drill logs. Both porphyry-controlled gold deposits are at surface and are open along strike and at depth and adjoin the Company’s 100% owned Gold Anchor Project. They are strategically adjacent to Rocky Shore’s 11-kilometre-long Lane Pond Gold Target; a structurally-controlled high-grade gold target associated with the prolific Appleton Fault Corridor. The Gold Anchor Project is located within an emerging gold district in central Newfoundland, hosts the prolific Appleton Fault Corridor, two porphyry-controlled gold deposits and numerous structurally controlled untested gold targets (see maps 1 and 2).
Ken Lapierre, President and CEO of the Company, commented, “Persistent higher-grade gold intervals throughout a thick centre core at both porphyry-controlled gold deposits is a significant first step in understanding additional potential at both deposits. We will continue to release news from our ongoing compilation program throughout the coming months. Additionally, we are excited to initiate our inaugural winter drill program at our high-grade structurally-controlled Lane Pond Gold Target in Q1 2026. With gold prices near all-time highs, a strong treasury, growth potential at both porphyry-controlled gold deposits and commencement of our first drill program targeting structurally-controlled gold targets, Rocky Shore is well positioned in 2026 to continue to deliver value creation opportunities at our Gold Anchor Project.”
Mosquito Hill Gold Deposit Historical Drill Highlights include:
2.21 g/t gold over 35.00 m including 3.00 g/t gold over 5.00m (HX06-16)
0.67 g/t gold over 103.35 m including 7.56 g/t gold over 1.00 m (HX07-20)
0.50 g/t gold over 110.00 m including 1.52 g/t gold over 10.00 m (HX10-50)
0.78 g/t gold over 68.00 m including 1.02 g/t gold over 30.00 m (HX10-47)
0.46 g/t gold over 115.04 m including 1.18 g/t gold over 10.45 m (HX10-58)
0.74 g/t gold over 60.60 m including 1.05 g/t gold over 25.85 m (HX10-53)
0.66 g/t gold over 56.00 m including 1.54 g/t gold over 7.00 m (HX06-13)
0.60 g/t gold over 57.45 m including 1.37 g/t gold over 15.80 m (HX07-22)
1.68 g/t gold over 20.20 m including 4.16 g/t gold over 4.00 m (HX07-24)
0.56 g/t gold over 82.50 m including 2.54 g/t gold over 3.00m (HX10-52)
0.70 g/t gold over 62.00 m including 1.00 g/t gold over 24.00 m (HX10-55)
1.10 g/t gold over 28.60 m including 2.27 g/t gold over 6.70 m (HX06-01)
0.42 g/t gold over 73.70 m including 1.38 g/t gold over 5.00 m (HX07-23)
0.65 g/t gold over 47.60 m including 2.32 g/t gold over 6.00 m (HX06-06)
Reid Gold Deposit Historical Drill Highlights include:
0.71 g/t gold over 88.04 m including 1.15 g/t gold over 36.06 m (BO-11-24)
0.54 g/t gold over 101.08 m including 1.00 g/t gold over 19.75 m (BO-09-20)
0.83 g/t gold over 59.80 m including 1.07 g/t gold over 15.60 m (BO-04-15)
1.10 g/t gold over 41.40 m including 1.90 g/t gold over 6.00 m (BO-03-6)
0.76 g/t gold over 52.10m including 1.05 g/t gold over 14.04 m (BO-09-19)
1.48 g/t gold over 25.45 m including 3.62 g/t gold over 7.80 m (BO-11-25)
0.96 g/t gold over 36.10 m including 2.20 g/t gold over 4.60 m (BO-03-3)
1.27 g/t gold over 20.45 m including 3.89 g/t gold over 5.75 m (BO-09-17)
1.60 g/t gold over 20.00 m including 2.20 g/t gold over 10.60 m (BO-03-3)
Tables 1 and 2 below outline summaries of all drill hole composites from the Mosquito Hill and Reid gold deposits . Tables 3 and 4 below contain the Mosquito Hill and Reid Gold Deposits drill hole collar coordinates.
Map 1: Emerging Gold District, Significant Claim Owners, Major Fault Lines,
Gold Deposits and Gold Targets
Map 2: Gold Anchor Local Geology, Mosquito Hill and Reid Gold Deposits and Lane Pond Gold Target
HISTORICAL RESOURCES
Mosquito Hill Gold Deposit
The Mosquito Hill Gold Deposit is classified as a porphyry-controlled gold deposit. Previous owners, Golden Dory Resources Corp. and Paragon Minerals Corporation, filed a National Instrument 43-101 (“ NI 43-101 ”) technical report in 2010 for the Mosquito Hill Zone, which disclosed the following historical resource estimates using a 0.3 g/t gold cut-off.
Indicated Mineral Resource: 11,180,000 tonnes @ 0.55 g/t gold = 196,257 gold ounces
Inferred Mineral Resource: 38,760,000 tonnes @ 0.46 g/t gold = 569,496 gold ounces
A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimates on the Mosquito Hill Gold Deposit as current mineral resources, and the Company is not treating the historical estimates as current mineral resources. Refer to additional disclosure information in the Historical Mineral Resource Estimates section below.
Reid Gold Deposit
The historical Reid Gold Deposit is classified as a porphyry-controlled gold deposit. In 2013, Golden Dory Resources Corp. filed an NI 43-101 report for the Reid Zone which disclosed the following historical mineral resource estimate using a 0.3 g/t gold cut-off.
Inferred Mineral Resource: 9,570,000 tonnes @ 0.56 g/t gold = 173,000 gold ounces
A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the estimate on the Reid Gold Deposit as current mineral resources, and the Company is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resource. Refer to additional disclosure information in the Historical Mineral Resource Estimates section below.
Mosquito Hill Gold Deposit Area Historical Drill Intervals
Fifty-three (53) shallow drill holes totalling 8,056.28 metres were completed within the Mosquito Hill Gold Deposit between 2006 and 2010. Drill interval summary composites are outlined in Table 1 below. Bold text represents significant drill intervals bulleted on first page of the press release. Drill intervals are down-the-hole intervals and not true thickness.
Drill Hole From
(m) To
(m) Core Length
(m) Gold
(g/t) Deposit
Name/Area
HX06-01 5.90 34.50 28.60 1.10 Mosquito Hill
including 5.90 12.60 6.70 2.27 Mosquito Hill
HX06-02 4.60 42.35 37.75 0.67 Mosquito Hill
including 4.60 12.00 7.40 1.85 Mosquito Hill
HX06-03 33.15 36.15 3.00 1.05 Mosquito Hill
HX06-04 39.25 54.05 14.80 0.43 Mosquito Hill
HX06-05 28.15 70.00 41.85 0.46 Mosquito Hill
HX06-06 27.15 74.75 47.60 0.65 Mosquito Hill
including 27.15 33.15 6.00 2.32 Mosquito Hill
HX06-07 91.40 07.30 15.90 0.42 Mosquito Hill
HX06-08 79.75 112.45 32.70 0.22 Mosquito Hill
HX06-09 85.50 95.50 10 0.73 Mosquito Hill
HX06-10 117.00 128.35 11.55 0.77 Mosquito Hill
HX06-11 96.00 115.75 19.75 0.32 Mosquito Hill
HX06-12 91.00 101.00 10.00 0.33 Mosquito Hill
HX06-13 10.00 66.00 56.00 0.66 Mosquito Hill
including 56.00 63.00 7.00 1.54 Mosquito Hill
HX06-16 115.00 150.00 35.00 2.21 Mosquito Hill
including 145.00 150.00 5.00 3.00 Mosquito Hill
HX06-19 88.00 97.50 9.50 0.26 Mosquito Hill
HX07-20 87.85 191.20 103.35 0.67 Mosquito Hill
including 139.30 140.30 1.00 7.56 Mosquito Hill
HX07-22 108.80 166.25 57.45 0.60 Mosquito Hill
including 145.50 161.30 15.80 1.37 Mosquito Hill
HX07-23 103.20 176.90 73.70 0.42 Mosquito Hill
including 103.20 108.20 5.00 1.38 Mosquito Hill
HX07-24 139.30 159.50 20.20 1.68 Mosquito Hill
including 144.30 148.30 4.00 4.16 Mosquito Hill
HX08-25 198.00 208.35 10.35 0.37 Mosquito Hill
HX08-26 174.60 202.75 28.15 0.39 Mosquito Hill
HX08-27 105.00 117.10 9.00 0.50 Mosquito Hill
HX08-28 133.00 136.00 3.00 1.23 Mosquito Hill
HX08-29 105.40 125.40 20.00 0.84 Mosquito Hill
HX08-30 42.00 48.00 6.00 0.92 Mosquito Hill
HX08-31 195.50 212.00 16.50 0.55 Mosquito Hill
HX08-32 146.48 164.00 17.52 0.38 Mosquito Hill
HX08-33 122.72 161.40 38.68 0.57 Mosquito Hill
HX08-34 123.44 133.62 10.18 0.52 Mosquito Hill
HX09-35 139.54 153.04 13.50 0.64 Mosquito Hill
HX09-37 122.05 155.85 30.80 0.51 Mosquito Hill
HX09-38 77.12 154.61 77.49 0.38 Mosquito Hill
HX09-39 37.62 142.62 44.05 0.21 Mosquito Hill
HX09-40 31.91 45.83 13.92 0.50 Mosquito Hill
HX09-41 16.46 51.00 34.54 0.31 Mosquito Hill
HX09-42 41.85 56.88 15.03 0.43 Mosquito Hill
HX09-43 51.30 58.04 6.74 0.54 Mosquito Hill
HX09-44 59.96 95.39 35.43 0.42 Mosquito Hill
HX09-45 82.43 87.63 5.20 0.75 Mosquito Hill
HX09-46 74.32 105.88 31.56 0.37 Mosquito Hill
HX10-47 77.00 145.00 68.00 0.78 Mosquito Hill
including 78.00 108.00 30.00 1.02 Mosquito Hill
HX10-48 97.41 128.00 30.59 0.64 Mosquito Hill
HX10-49 92.00 124.00 32.00 0.54 Mosquito Hill
HX10-50 91.00 201.00 110.00 0.50 Mosquito Hill
including 91.00 101.00 10.00 1.52 Mosquito Hill
HX10-51 37.45 42.47 7.72 1.16 Mosquito Hill
HX10-52 72.50 155.00 82.50 0.56 Mosquito Hill
including 102.00 120.00 18.00 1.01 Mosquito Hill
HX10-53 149.10 209.70 60.60 0.74 Mosquito Hill
including 165.50 191.35 25.85 1.05 Mosquito Hill
HX10-54 47.95 69.25 21.30 0.36 Mosquito Hill
HX10-55 212.00 274.00 62.00 0.70 Mosquito Hill
including 218.00 242.00 24.00 1.00 Mosquito Hill
HX10-56 42.00 46.13 4.13 0.66 Mosquito Hill
HX10-58 210.00 325.04 115.04 0.46 Mosquito Hill
including 210.00 220.45 10.45 1.18 Mosquito Hill
HX10-59 261.88 271.04 9.16 1.18 Mosquito Hill
HX10-60 256.94 261.80 4.86 0.63 Mosquito Hill
Table 1: Drill Hole Summary Composite Intervals for the Mosquito Hill Gold Deposit
Reid Gold Deposit Area Historical Drill Intervals
Twenty-one (21) shallow drill holes in 4,698.88 metres were completed within the Reid Gold Deposit between 2003 and 2011. Drill hole interval composites are highlighted in Table 2 below. Bold text represents significant drill intervals bulleted on first page of the press release. Drill intervals are down-the-hole intervals and not true thickness.
Drill Hole From
(m) To
(m) Core Length (m) Gold
(g/t) Deposit
Name/Area
BO-03-1 17.60 19.20 1.60 1.87 Reid
BO-03-2 81.20 102.70 21.50 1.10 Reid
including 96.70 102.70 6.00 1.60 Reid
BO-03-3 78.80 98.80 20.00 1.60 Reid
including 82.30 93.40 10.60 2.20 Reid
and 116.10 152.20 36.10 0.96 Reid
including 143.40 148.00 4.60 2.20 Reid
BO-03-4 83.50 95.60 12.10 0.57 Reid
BO-03-5 8.10 11.00 2.90 1.10 Reid
BO-03-6 51.50 92.90 41.40 1.10 Reid
including 53.00 59.00 6.00 1.9 Reid
BO-04-15 56.30 116.10 59.80 0.83 Reid
including 78.20 110.10 31.90 1.07 Reid
and 165.40 171.50 6.10 1.74 Reid
and 226.30 227.30 1.00 6.15 Reid
BO-09-16 133.05 153.50 20.45 1.27 Reid
including 147.75 153.50 5.75 3.89 Reid
BO-09-18 59.27 63.40 4.13 1.19 Reid
BO-09-19 79.90 132.00 2.10 0.76 Reid
including 110.00 124.04 14.04 1.05 Reid
BO-09-20 17.18 118.26 101.08 0.54 Reid
including 66.80 86.55 19.75 1.00 Reid
BO-09-21 68.00 104.95 36.95 0.36 Reid
BO-09-22 122.70 143.60 20.90 0.78 Reid
BO-11-23 23.05 38.06 15.01 1.03 Reid
including 34.00 38.06 4.06 2.52 Reid
BO-11-24 15.94 103.98 88.04 0.71 Reid
including 27.94 61.00 36.06 1.15 Reid
BO-11-25 307.55 333.00 25.45 1.48 Reid
including 317.10 324.90 7.80 3.62 Reid
BO-11-26 89.00 95.07 6.07 1.05 Reid
BO-11-27 180.00 186.00 6.00 1.08 Reid
BO-11-28 36.98 44.00 7.02 0.76 Reid
BO-11-30 162.00 180.00 18.00 0.63 Reid
Table 2: Drill Hole Summary Composite Intervals for the Reid Hill Gold Deposit
The Mosquito Hill Gold Deposit drill hole collar coordinates are outlined in Table 3 below.
Drill Hole Azimuth Dip° Hole Length (m) UTM N (NAD 27) UTM E (NAD27)
HX06-01 340 -45 57.00 5367811 604191
HX06-02 340 -70 60.20 5367811 604191
HX09-03 340 -68 166.73 5367824 604234
HX09-04 340 -70 62.79 5367284 604234
HX09-05 340 -45 81.38 5367765 604209
HX06-06 340 -70 81.08 5367765 604209
HX06-07 340 -45 124.05 5367719 604230
HX06-08 295 -45 133.20 5367719 604230
HX09-09 295 -90 128.35 5367655 604208
HX06-10 295 -45 157.01 5367655 604208
HX06-11 295 -70 124.83 5367655 604208
HX06-12 340 -45 150.57 5367579 604139
HX06-13 340 -45 186.23 5367550 603882
HX06-16 340 -45 163.68 5367389 604157
HX06-19 340 -45 212.32 5367509 603792
HX07-20 340 -45 211.28 5367333 604073
HX07-22 340 -45 207.87 5367223 604052
HX07-23 340 -45 223.11 5367634 603843
HX07-24 340 -45 191.11 5367499 604220
HX07-25 340 -45 282.55 5367324 603752
HX08-26 340 -70 224.30 5367296 604190
HX08-27 340 -70 131.00 5367441 604137
HX08-29 340 -70 191.90 5361768 604023
HX08-30 340 -70 224.00 5367085 603947
HX08-31 340 -70 266.00 5366992 603876
HX09-32 340 -70 187.50 5367470 604232
HX09-33 340 -45 172.10 5367524 604200
HX09-34 340 -45 156.06 5367506 604168
HX09-35 340 -45 158.19 5367458 604185
HX09-37 340 -45 160.63 5367441 604137
HX09-38 340 -45 154.92 5367428 604029
HX09-39 340 -45 141.73 5367475 604077
HX09-40 340 -45 141.73 5367459 604024
HX09-41 340 -45 91.40 5367506 604006
HX09-42 340 -45 86.87 5367488 603962
HX46-43 340 -45 92.96 5367471 603910
HX09-44 340 -45 118.57 5367424 603929
HX09-45 340 -45 118.70 5367442 603977
HX09-46 340 -45 152.40 5367412 604043
HX10-47 340 -55 181.50 5367359 604114
HX10-48 340 -45 214.50 5367320 604050
HX10-49 340 -45 192.10 5367307 604029
HX10-50 70 -45 276.00 5367410 604033
HX10-51 340 -45 111.30 5367618 604067
HX10-52 74 -45 208.00 5367389 603934
HX10-53 70 -45 228.70 5367245 603791
HX10-54 70 -45 119.50 5367630 603869
HX10-55 70 -45 285.10 5367214 604425
HX10-56 70 -45 86.90 5367729 603782
HX10-58 250 -70 341.50 5367137 604253
HX10-59 265 -70 346.00 5367236 604386
HX10-60 250 -70 343.00 5367082 604246
Table 3: Mosquito Hill Deposit Drill Hole Collar Coordinates
The Reid Gold Deposit drill hole collar coordinates are outlined in Table 4 below.
Drill Hole Azimuth Dip° Hole Length (m) UTM N
(NAD 27) UTM E
(NAD 27)
BO-03-1 --- -90 122.00 5369188 602399
BO-03-2 --- -90 170.00 5369188 602318
BO-03-3 --- -90 165.00 5369083 602332
BO-03-04 340 -45 149.00 5369190 602499
BO-03-05 160 -50 170.00 5369037 602352
BO-03-6 --- -90 134.00 5369137 602433
BO-04-15 070 -45 261.00 5369077 602259
BO-09-16 --- -90 141.00 5369124 602453
BO-09-17 --- -90 171.60 5369098 602382
BO-09-18 --- -90 185.32 5369148 602364
BO-09-19 --- -90 185.32 5369105 602273
BO-09-20 --- -90 176.17 5369060 602291
BO-09-21 --- -90 176.17 5369014 602309
BO-09-22 --- -90 173.74 5369037 602354
BO-11-23 --- -90 227.05 5369050 602452
BO-11-24 --- -60 284.99 5369050 602452
BO-11-25 --- -60 340.46 5369012 602475
BO-11-26 250 -45 336.80 5369012 602475
BO-11-27 250 -60 373.38 5368970 602504
BO-11-28 250 -65 304.15 5369153 602486
BO-11-30 --- -60 305.14 5369007 602469
Table 4: Reid Deposit Gold Deposit Drill Hole Collar Coordinates
Assay Protocol (QA/QC)
Historical drill core samples completed over the Mosquito Hill Gold Deposit were transported to a locked warehouse facility in Bishop’s Falls. Core was processed at the warehouse facility where all core samples were cut in half, assigned a unique sample number, bagged, sealed and shipped directly to Accurassay (an independent lab) prep facility in Gambo, Newfoundland. Pulps were subsequently shipped by Accurassay to the Accurassay analytical facility in Thunder Bay, Ontario, where they underwent gold analysis by fire assay with AA finish. Gold standards and blanks, provided by Canadian Laboratories Inc., were inserted into the sample stream at a rate of one gold standard for each 20 samples, and one gold blank for every 50 samples.
Historical drill core samples completed over the Reid Gold Deposit were cut in half on site, with half core samples assigned a unique number, bagged, sealed and shipped to Eastern Analytical Limited (an independent lab) to Springdale, Newfoundland. Sample preparation, gold analysis via 1 A.T. fire assay with AA finish were completed at Eastern Analytical. Gold standards and blanks were inserted into the sample stream at a rate of one standard and one blank for every 20 samples. Gold standards were provided by CDN Resource Laboratories Ltd, of Delta BC. Blank material were natural samples of barren granite sourced from Skull Hill Intrusion, located in north-central Newfoundland. Reanalysis of samples were conducted if any aberration in data were observed.
Rocky Shore highlighted the assay protocol information above from the historical NI 43-101 technical reports completed on both the Mosquito and Reid Gold Deposits.
HISTORICAL MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES
For the purposes of this news release, the above referenced mineral resource estimates for: (a) the Reid Deposit in Form 43-101F1 Technical Report for the Reid Zone Resource Estimate Brady Project Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans Electoral District NTS: 2D/5 Newfoundland and Labrador for Golden Dory Resources Corp. with an effective date of September 30, 2011 and dated August 27, 2013 prepared by Giroux Consulting and (b) the Mosquito Hill Deposit in Form 43-101F1 Technical Report for the Mosquito Hill Zone and the Reid Zone Resource Estimates Huxter-Brady Project Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans Electoral District NTS: 2D/5 Newfoundland and Labrador for Golden Dory Resources Corp. and Paragon Minerals Corporation with an effective date of February 15, 2010 and dated November 12, 2010 prepared by Giroux Consulting are each considered by Rocky Shore to be a “historical estimate” as defined under Ni 43-101. At both deposits, no economic assessment or scoping study was completed; therefore, a range of cut off values were provided in the technical reports. The resources described above used a cut-off of 0.30 g/t gold. While the Company considers the estimates and cut-off values to be reliable, no Qualified Person of Rocky Shore has done sufficient work to classify either historical estimate as a current mineral resource of Rocky Shore, and Rocky Shore is not treating either historical estimate as a current mineral resource for the purposes of this disclosure. Among other thing, significant data compilation, re-drilling, re-sampling and data verification may be required by a Qualified Person before such historical estimates can be classified as a current mineral resource. There can be no assurance that any of the historical mineral resources in whole or in part, will ever become economically viable. In addition, mineral resources are not mineral reserves and have not demonstrated economic viability. The Company is not aware of any other recent estimates prepared by Giroux Consulting or others for the Reid and Mosquito Hill. Even if classified as a current mineral resource, there is no certainty as to whether further drilling will result in any historical inferred or indicated resources being upgrade to an indicated or measured category.
QUALIFIED PERSON
Ken Lapierre, P. Geo., President and CEO of the Company, is a Qualified Person in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements as set out in National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for the disclosure contained in this news release. The drill hole intervals and data in this release were extracted from the historical NI 43-101 technical reports on the Mosquito Hill and Reid Gold Deposits.
ABOUT ROCKY SHORE GOLD LTD.
Rocky Shore Gold is a Canadian junior exploration company targeting expansion of its two porphyry-controlled Mosquito Hill and Reid gold deposits and discovery of structurally-controlled high grade gold zones at its 100%-owned Gold Anchor Project. The project is strategically located in central Newfoundland – hosting one of Canada’s most promising and underexplored gold belts. The district-scale project is the second-largest property (greater than 1,200 square kilometres) within an emerging gold district. The Gold Anchor Project is on trend to major gold discoveries and recent gold deposits northeast of the Gold Anchor Project associated with the highly prospective Appleton and JBP Faults. For more information, please visit our website at www.rockyshoregold.com .
Rocky Shore would like to acknowledge the financial support and approval of the 2025 Junior Exploration Assistance Program from the Department of Natural Resources, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
For more information, please contact:
Ken Lapierre, President & CEO
Rocky Shore Gold Ltd.
T: +1 (647) 678-3879
E: ken@rockyshoregold.com
Cathy Hume, CEO
CHF Capital Markets
T: +1 (416) 868-1079 x 251