Zodiac Gold Announces Initial Trenching Results at the Ben Ben Target, including 30m at 1.24 g/t AuVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 1, 2025) - Zodiac Gold Inc. (TSXV: ZAU) ("Zodiac Gold" or the "Company"), a West African gold exploration company, is pleased to announce the results of its initial trenching program at the highly prospective Ben Ben target, part of the Company's flagship Todi Gold Project in Liberia. Ben Ben is one of five priority targets within the Todi Gold Project, and lies within a 16 km gold-in-soil anomaly on the Todi Shear Zone (Map 1).The program delivered a standout intercept of 30m at 1.24 g/t Au, including higher grade intervals of 1m at 25.1 g/t Au and 1m at 6.61 g/t Au from trench BBT002 (Map 2). Additional broad zones of lower-grade gold mineralization, ranging from 0.21 to 0.31 g/t Au over widths of 19 to 36 metres, were confirmed in trenches BBT001, BBT002 and BBT003. Zodiac Gold will immediately follow-up on these promising results through additional trenching, which will directly support drill targeting in preparation for the first-ever drilling campaign at the Ben Ben target.Map 1: 16km gold-in-soil anomaly with trench locationsTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/7932/276357_e7da84ae94faeaed_001full.jpgMap 2: Trench results at the Ben Ben targetTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/7932/276357_e7da84ae94faeaed_002full.jpgThe Ben Ben target comprises two principal artisanal mining pits located approximately 800 metres apart along an east-southeast trend from the Arthington Discovery where the Company has intercepted significant mineralization in 37 of 39 holes drilled to date, at a spacing between 50 and 80 metres. A second extensive anomalous gold-in-soil trend located in the northern part of the Ben Ben target, adjacent to active artisanal alluvial gold extraction, requires further investigation. Gold-in-soil anomalism, supported by structural measurements, suggests that folding, along with shearing of the host amphibolite, may be a key control on gold mineralization.David Kol, CEO of Zodiac Gold, commented: "These results are the first step in validating the continuity of gold mineralized zones outside the artisanal workings at Ben Ben and we are excited to report wide mineralized zones including higher grade intervals of 25.1 and 6.61 g/t Au. After our success at the Arthington Discovery 1.3km along strike to the west-northwest of Ben Ben, this work represents a further step towards demonstrating the full potential within the 16km gold-in-soil anomaly from Arthington to Youth Camp."Trench collar data is shown in Table 1 and significant intersections are shown in Table 2.Table 1: Collar DataHole IDEasting (UTM WGS84, 29N)Northing (UTM WGS84, 29N)Elevation (m)Azimuth (degrees)Dip (degrees)Depth (m)BBT00132551172195944340116.3BBT00232572672200864310141.4BBT0033258337219796641050.3BBT0043260747222765852037.8 Table 2: Significant Trench Intersections at Ben BenBBT0012.0027.0025.000.31Including22.0023.001.003.91BBT00152.0056.004.000.13BBT00159.0072.0013.000.14BBT00176.0079.003.000.12BBT0020.0036.0036.000.28Including28.0030.002.000.81BBT00250.0080.0030.001.24Including66.0073.007.004.75Including66.0068.001.006.61Including72.0073.001.0025.1BBT00290.0094.004.000.13BBT0030.0019.0019.000.21BBT00327.0029.002.000.19BBT00333.0042.009.000.15BBT0040.004.004.000.21 Note that significant intersections have been determined as intervals above 0.1 g/t Au with a minimum length of 2m and a maximum of 2m of consecutive samples below 0.1 g/t Au. Further exploration is required to confirm the orientation of the mineralized zones and, as such, intervals are sampled lengths rather than true thicknesses.Previous channel sampling from the main artisanal pit at Ben Ben (Pit 1 on Map 2) returned high-grade results up to 71 g/t Au, underscoring the strong potential of the target area. Selected results are shown below:0.65m at 53.60 g/t Au.0.44m at 71 g/t Au.1.75m at 6.23 g/t Au (including 0.7m at 15.06 g/t Au).2.50m at 2.58 g/t Au (including 1.25m at 4.21 g/t Au).0.87m at 6.38 g/t Au.2.95m at 1.80 g/t Au (including 0.52m at 5.44 g/t Au).Ben Ben is interpreted as the southeastern extension of the Arthington Discovery (Map 1), where 6,836m of drilling by Zodiac Gold has encountered significant mineralization in 37 of 39 drill holes. Highlighted intercepts from Arthington include:18 m at 4.67 g/t Au (including 1 m at 55.9 g/t Au).9.65 m at 7.50 g/t Au (including 3 m at 20.36 g/t Au).6 m at 10.60 g/t Au (including 3 m at 20.45 g/t Au).25.9 m at 2.1 g/t Au (including 9.14 m at 4.2 g/t Au).Gold at Arthington is hosted in sheared amphibolite and melanocratic gneiss dipping southwest, rock types consistently observed in artisanal workings along the 16 km gold-in-soil anomaly, including at Ben Ben. Gold-in-soil contours highlight the prospective trend from Ben Ben to Youth C