Named after the wife of the original prospector who first staked the claims, Fran Gold carries the weight of more than two decades of careful, systematic work. Over that period, $20 million has been invested, with 104 drill holes totalling 18,000 metres, resulting in a thoroughly characterized gold deposit. The results reflect that investment. Recent field programs confirmed some of the highest-grade gold results in the project’s history. Test shipments validated high-recovery processing of gold from ore, establishing that the deposit performs from the ground to the refinery. The 2026 program includes 10 additional infill drill holes to connect the Main Zone and East Zone, and shallow trenching of recent surface discoveries, with ongoing reclamation as a built-in component of the program. The Fran property sits on a rocky, dry hilltop largely accessible via existing roads and trails, significantly reducing surface impact. This is not speculative ground; it is a well-understood deposit entering the final phase of exploration.