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Afema Gold Project

JORC Resource Estimate

Turaco Gold Limited announced a continued rapid increase in the independent JORC Mineral Resource Estimate (‘MRE’) for the Afema Gold Project, now standing at 115.3Mt at 1.3g/t gold for 4.65Moz, as reported on 18 March 2026.

The latest MRE update is consistent with Turaco undertaking regular updates (~6 months) and shows a sustained rate of growth, with an increase of 590Koz since the last update on 30 October 2025 (less than 5 months) with the addition of higher-grade ounces at Asupiri, Herman and Anuiri.

The updated MRE reflects the inclusion of additional drilling undertaken at the Woulo Woulo, Jonction, Anuiri and Asupiri Deposits, along with the declaration of a maiden MRE for the Herman Deposit (located immediately adjacent to Woulo Woulo). The MREs for the Begnopan and Toilesso Deposits remain unchanged with no drilling undertaken on those deposits since the previous MRE update.

Afema Project JORC 2012 Mineral Resource Estimate
Deposit Tonnes Gold Grade Ounces ('000)
Woulo Woulo (update) 53.5Mt 1.0g/t 1,700
Herman (maiden) 2.0Mt 1.6g/t 100
Jonction (update) 9.8Mt 2.1g/t 650
Anuiri (update) 10.2Mt 1.8g/t 570
Asupiri (update) 33.8Mt 1.2g/t 1,320
Begnopan (unchanged) 5.1Mt 1.5g/t 260
Toilesso (unchanged) 1.0Mt 1.4g/t 40
Total 115.3Mt 1.3g/t 4,650

Afema Project JORC Mineral Resource Estimate (figures may not add up due to appropriate rounding)

This MRE update does not include any drilling along the Niamienlessa-Affienou Trend where Turaco has announced encouraging results. The Afema Preliminary Feasibility Study (‘PFS’) is expected to include the declaration of a maiden JORC Ore Reserve Estimate and remains due for completion in 2Q CY2026. Beyond that, Turaco is targeting a further MRE update prior to the end of CY2026.

The updated MRE has been reported at a 0.5g/t gold lower cut-off within open pit shells constrained at US$3,250/0z at all deposits. Only at Jonction has material beneath the pit shell been considered with a small but OPEN underground MRE reported at a 1.5g/t gold lower cut-off.

Highlights of this MRE update include:

  • MRE growth continues at the rate of +100Koz per month, with a 590koz increase since October 2025
  • Overall MRE growth of ~15% in total ounces and 23% in Indicated ounces
    • Woulo Woulo | 25% or 220koz increase in Indicated ounces
    • Asupiri | 30% or 300koz increase in total ounces and 48% increase in Indicated ounces
    • Anuiri | 20% increase in Indicated ounces with increased grade from 1.7g/t to 1.8g/t gold
    • Herman | Maiden MRE of 100koz at 1.6g/t gold adjacent to Woulo Woulo, presenting a higher-grade opportunity to supplement the bulk tonnage Woulo Woulo
  • Vast majority (>90%) of Woulo Woulo, Jonction and Anuiri ounces within the optimised pit shells for PFS now categorised as Indicated. A small infill drilling program is being conducted at Asupiri to increase the percentage of the Asupiri MRE to Indicated category.
  • Expect maiden JORC Ore Reserve Estimate to be declared within the Afema PFS with minimal additional infill drilling required for the subsequent Definitive Feasibility Study.
  • All MRE deposits located within a 6-7km radius, with all but the Herman Deposit positioned entirely within the granted Afema mining permit. Herman traverses the mining permit and adjoining exploration permit.
  • Mineralisation at all MRE deposits remains ‘OPEN’ and further drilling will be undertaken on each.
  • MRE excludes several areas of drilled gold mineralisation including:
    • ‘Niamienlessa Trend’ +25km trend of anomalous gold-in-soils where drilling will recommence before year end to follow up initial wide spaced shallow results at the Niamienlessa SW prospect have included (refer ASX announcements 16 December 2024 and 13 November 2024 and 12 March 2026):
      • 12m @ 6.72g/t gold from 18m
      • 14m @ 3.18g/t gold from 50m
      • 15m @ 2.11g/t gold from 22m
      • 26m @ 1.04g/t gold from 71m
      • 7m @ 3.78g/t gold from 115m
      • 10m @ 2.46g/t gold from 94m
      • 27m @ 1.30g/t gold from 34m
      • 13m @ 2.23g/t gold from 41m
      • 13m @ 1.23g/t gold from 22m
      • 16m @ 1.18g/t gold from 32m
      • 23m @ 1.19g/t gold from 64m
      • 10m @ 2.15g/t gold from 47m
  • Multiple rigs operating on site with drilling underway at Adiopan, Herman (south), Baffia and Kotoka.

Managing Director, Justin Tremain commented:

Turaco has delivered this 4.65Moz JORC resource in less than 2 years from its acquisition of Afema. The consistent flow of exceptional drill results, across multiple areas, have translated to this remarkable resource growth.

With over 120,000m of drilling completed, this achievement is an absolute credit to the Turaco technical and field team. We are now focussed on proving the development production scale and economics of Afema through the PFS to be completed in 2Q CY2026, whilst still continuing to deliver further resource growth.”  

Woulo Woulo

The updated Woulo Woulo MRE is 53.5Mt at 1.0g/t gold for 1,700,000 ounces (at lower cut-off of 0.5g/t) constrained to an open pit shell.

Woulo Woulo JORC 2012 Mineral Resource Estimate
Cut-Off Classification Tonnes Gold Grade Ounces('000)
0.5g/t Indicated 35.9Mt 1.0g/t 1,100
Inferred 17.6Mt 1.1g/t 610
Total 53.5Mt 1.0g/t 1,700

Woulo Woulo JORC Mineral Resource Estimate (figures may not add up due to appropriate rounding)

  • Mineralisation at Woulo Woulo has broad widths amenable to low strip ratio open pit mining.
  • 25% growth in Indicated ounces and over 80% of Indicated ounces contained in the top 200m from surface.
  • 90% of ounces in the top 250m from surface are categorised as Indicated.
  • Consistent increase in grade at depth
  • Test work achieved gold extraction 87% to 95% from conventional cyanide leaching with rapid leach kinetics and low cyanide consumption of 0.49kg/t to 0.58kg/t (refer ASX announcement 30 April 2025).

Herman

  • Herman is located adjacent to the Woulo Woulo Deposit, immediately to the southwest and within 700m, with a similar alteration style.
  • The maiden Herman MRE is 2.0Mt at 1.6g/t for 100,000 ounces (at lower cut-off of 0.5g/t) constrained to an open pit shell.
Herman JORC 2012 Mineral Resource Estimate
Cut-Off Classification Tonnes Gold Grade Ounces('000)
0.5g/t Indicated - - -
Inferred 2.0Mt 1.6g/t 100
Total 2.0Mt 1.6g/t 100

Herman JORC Mineral Resource Estimate (figures may not add up due to appropriate rounding)

  • Herman MRE is of excellent grade and shallow being almost entirely contained in the top 110m and limited only by drilling, representing a higher-grade opportunity to supplement the adjacent bulk tonnage Woulo Woulo Deposit.
  • Further step-out drilling is currently underway at Herman testing for strike extensions to the south. Resource infill drilling will be undertaken at Herman later in the year, during the wet season, as part of the DFS.

Anuiri

The updated Anuiri MRE is 10.2Mt at 1.8g/t gold for 570,000 ounces (at lower cut-off of 0.5g/t) constrained to an open pit shell.

Anuiri JORC 2012 Mineral Resource Estimate
Cut-Off Classification Tonnes Gold Grade Ounces('000)
0.5g/t Indicated 7.0Mt 1.8g/t 410
Inferred 3.2Mt 1.7g/t 170
Total 10.2Mt 1.8g/t 570

Anuiri JORC Mineral Resource Estimate (figures may not add up due to appropriate rounding)

  • 30% growth in open pit constrained ounces.
  • +60% of total ounces contained in top 110m from surface and +80% in top 160m from surface.
  • Over 80% of the total ounces in the top 160m from surface are categorised as Indicated ounces.
  • Multiple high-grade ‘underground’ shoots provide high-grade targets for deeper drilling in the medium term.

Test work at Anuiri achieved an average gold extraction of 84.4% from fresh mineralisation through primary whole ore grind (75µm), sulphide flotation to a low mass recovery (4.7%) concentrate, ultra fine grinding (12µm) of concentrate followed by oxidative & cyanide leaching refer ASX announcement (30 April 2025).

Asupiri

The updated Asupiri MRE is 26.6Mt at 1.2g/t gold for 1,020,000 ounces (at lower cut-off of 0.5g/t) constrained to an open pit shell.

Asupiri JORC 2012 Mineral Resource Estimate
Cut-Off Classification Tonnes Gold Grade Ounces('000)
0.5g/t Indicated 16.5Mt 1.3g/t 660
Inferred 17.4Mt 1.2g/t 650
Total 33.8Mt 1.2g/t 1,320

Asupiri JORC Mineral Resource Estimate (figures may not add up due to appropriate rounding)

  • 30% or 300koz growth in the Asupiri MRE in less than 5 months with Indicated ounces increasing by 50%.
  • ~75% of the Asupiri MRE contained in top 150m from surface.
  • Recent growth driven by the recent exceptional drilling results at Adiopan which is positioned at northern end of Asupiri MRE and remains ‘OPEN’.
  • Further ~4,000m drilling program is currently underway at Adiopan.

Test work at Asupiri achieved an average gold extraction of ~88% from fresh mineralisation through primary whole ore grind (75µm), sulphide flotation to a low mass recovery (5.1%) concentrate, ultra fine grinding (12µm) of concentrate followed by oxidative & cyanide leaching (refer ASX announcement 30 April 2025).

Jonction

The updated Jonction MRE comprises 7.7Mt at 1.8g/t for 450,000 ounces (at lower cut-off of 0.5g/t) as ‘open pit resource’ and a further 2.0Mt at 2.7g/t for 180,000 ounces (at lower cut-off of 1.5g/t) as ‘underground resource’, for a total updated Jonction MRE of 9.8Mt at 2.1g/t gold for 650,000 ounces

Jonction JORC 2012 Mineral Resource Estimate
Cut-Off Classification Tonnes Gold Grade Ounces ('000)
Open Pit
0.5g/t
Indicated 5.1Mt 2.1g/t 340
Inferred 2.5Mt 1.4g/t 110
Total 7.7Mt 1.8g/t 450
Underground
1.5g/t
Indicated 0.6Mt 3.1g/t 60
Inferred 1.5Mt 3.0g/t 140
Total 2.1Mt 3.0g/t 200
Total Indicated 5.7Mt 2.2g/t 400
Inferred 4.0Mt 2.0g/t 250
Total 9.8Mt 2.1g/t 650

Jonction JORC Mineral Resource Estimate (figures may not add up due to appropriate rounding)

  • Only limited drilling undertaken at Jonction over the past 12 months given +75% of the ‘open pit’ component is already categorised as Indicated
  • Consistent increase in grade at depth
  • ‘Underground’ component represents a coherent high-grade core that remains ‘open’ at depth and remains a target for deeper drilling in the medium term

Test work at Jonction achieved an average gold extraction of 90.3% from fresh mineralisation through primary whole ore grind (75µm), sulphide flotation to a low mass recovery (3.3%) concentrate, ultra fine grinding (12µm) of concentrate followed by oxidative & cyanide leaching (refer ASX announcement 30 April 2025).

Begnopan & Toilesso

The Begnopan and Toilesso MRE’s remain unchanged with no additional drilling completed since the MRE dated 30 October 2025 (refer ASX announcement 30 October 2025).

Afema Project Permit Area Geology and Deposit & Prospect Locations

Competent Person’s Statement

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on, and fairly represents, information compiled by Mr Elliot Grant, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Grant is a full-time employee and security holder of Turaco Gold Ltd and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity he is undertaking to qualify as a competent person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for reporting of Exploration Results, Exploration Targets, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves” (JORC Code). Mr Grant consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based upon his information in the form and context in which it appears.

The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resource estimates is based on information compiled by Mr Brian Wolfe, an independent consultant to Turaco Gold Ltd and a Member of the Australasian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Wolfe has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity he is undertaking to qualify as a competent person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for reporting of Exploration Results, Exploration Targets, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves” (JORC Code).  Mr Wolfe consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based upon the information in the form and context in which it appears.

The information in this report that relates to metallurgical test work is based on, and fairly represents, information compiled by Mr Ian Thomas, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Thomas is a part-time employee and security holder of Turaco Gold Ltd and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity he is undertaking to qualify as a competent person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for reporting of Exploration Results, Exploration Targets, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves” (JORC Code). Mr Thomas consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based upon his information in the form and context in which it appears.

Previously Reported Information

References in this announcement may have been made to certain ASX announcements, including exploration results and Mineral Resources. For full details, refer to said announcement on said date. The Company is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects this information. Other than as specified in this announcement and other mentioned announcements, the Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original market announcement(s), and in the case of estimates of Mineral Resources, that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed other than as it relates to the content of this announcement. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original announcement.

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