Stellar Africagold Updates Drilling Activities at the Tichka Est Gold Project, Morocco
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Vancouver, BC – TheNewswire -January 7, 2026 Stellar AfricaGold Inc. (“Stellar” or the“Company”) is provides the following update on the exploration anddrilling program at Tichka Est Gold Project in the High Atlas ofMorocco.
Summary of drilling progress toDecember 12, 2025:
8 diamond drill holes completed, totaling 1,311.9Metres.
Average drilling rate of 11 meters per operatingday.
Since December 12, 2025, drilling operations have beensuspended due to exceptional inclement weather conditions, includingheavy rains and repeated snowfalls in the area of theproject.
Status of drill holes:
5 drill holes have been fully sampled and assayed,including TCK1 (See news release October 2,2025 for details of TCK1 assay results),which intersected multiple gold-bearingintervals (13 meters of 6.12g/t Au including 2 meters of 22.28 g/t Au, and16 meters of1.98 g/t Au including 1 meter of 11.55 g/t Au)
Assay results are being reviewedand analyzed.
1 drill hole has been sampled and is currently atAfrilab, an ISO-certified laboratory in Marrakech, foranalysis.
Cores from 2 drill holes are pending transport fromTichka Est project site to Afrilab for analysis.
2 final drill holes remain to be drilled which willcomplete the planned 1,500 meters drill program.
All pending assays results will be released once theyare received, validated, compiled, analyzed and integrated into thegeological working model.
About the weather-relateddelay.
Notwithstanding the 2,500 meters elevation of theTichka Est Gold Project, these adverse weather conditions over thislength of time are relatively unusual events for this area of Morocco.However, the significant rains and snow have impaired access to theTichka Est project site and infrastructure, specifically:
• Access roads to the drill site have beendegraded and rendered impassable interrupting safe access forpersonnel, equipment and water supplies, and support logistics.
• Despite the diligent and ongoing effortsby the Stellar field team to rehabilitate and stabilize the roadnetwork during this period, progress has been repeatedly interruptedby new episodes of rain and snow, leading to additional closures ofkey access routes.
Stellar’s priority remains the safety of personneland the integrity of equipment. The Company continues to monitorconditions closely and will resume drilling operations as soon asweather conditions improve, and safe access and operations isassured.
Over the coming weeks, the Company will:
Resume drilling as soon as weather permits and accessroads have been rehabilitated,
Continue the integration of all drill assays andstructural measurements,
Update lithological and alteration models, and
Prioritize targets for the next drillcampaign.
“In spite of the recentunavoidable weather-related interruption we are very pleased with thededication and commitment of our on-site team and with the technicalprogress achieved thus far during this campaign. The structural modelfor Tichka Est remains valid and the potential to expand mineralizedzones within and beyond the Zone B-structural corridor is still verystrong. We look forward to resuming drilling and advancing surfaceprospecting as soon as weather permits and operations can be conductedsafely and efficiently.” J-Francois Lalonde, Chief Executive Officer, StellarAfricaGold Inc.
The technical information contained in this release hasbeen reviewed and approved by Yassine Belkabir, CEng MIMMM, s Selardirector and a QualifiedPerson under National Instrument 43-101
About the Tichka Est GoldProject
The Tichka Est Gold Project comprises seven permitscovering an area of 82km2 located in the High Altas region of Moroccoapproximately 90km south of Marrakech. Under an earn-in agreement withMorocco’s National Office for Hydrocarbons and Mining (ONYHM)Stellar can earn an 85% interest after incurring explorationexpenditures totaling US$2.39M (C$3.5M) over three years.
To date early-stage exploration (mapping, sampling,trenching and a small first pass RC drill program) has identifiedthree gold-bearing zones: Zone A extending over 450 meters alongstrike, Zone B: extending over two kilometers along strike and Zone Cextending over two kilometers along strike. Additionally, regionalstream sediment sampling over a 12 km2 area surrounding the threeknown gold zones identified numerous other metal anomalous zones thatwarrant further mapping and sampling. In total the followinganomalies have been highlighted: 6 zones anomalous for gold, 5 zonesanomalous for silver, 2 zones anomalous forcopper and 3 zones anomalous for lead and zinc. Most areas of theseven permits have never received any modern exploration.
For more detailed information on the Tichka Est GoldProject readers are referred to Stellar’s website at www.stellarafricagold.com.
About Stellar Africagold Inc.
Stellar AfricaGold Inc. is a Canadian precious metalexploration company focused on precious metals
in North and West Africa, with active programs inMorocco and Côte d’Ivoire. Stellar’s principal explorationprojects are its advancing gold discovery at the Tichka Est GoldProject in Morocco, and its
early-stage exploration Zuénoula Gold Project in Côted’Ivoire which is now operated in Joint venture with MetalsGroveMining Ltd subsidiary, MetalsGrove CDI Pty Ltd.
The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchangesymbol TSX.V: SPX, the Tradegate Exchange TGAT: 6YP and the FrankfurtStock Exchange FSX: 6YP.
The Company maintains its head office in Vancouver, BCand has a country office in Marrakech, Morocco.
Stellar’s President and CEO J. François Lalonde canbe contacted at +1 514-9940654 or by email at lalondejf@stellarafricagold.com
Additional informationis available on the Company’s website at www.stellarafricagold.com.
On Behalf of the Board
J. François Lalonde
This news release contains “forward-lookingstatements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securitieslaws, including statements regarding the grant of PSUs, the potentialvesting of such PSUs upon the achievement of future productionmilestones, the issuance of common shares of the Company uponsettlement of vested PSUs, and the acceptance of the TSX VentureExchange.
Forward-looking statements are based onexpectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this newsrelease and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties andother factors that may cause actual results or events to differmaterially from those expressed or implied. Such risks anduncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company notachieving the production milestones described herein, changes inbusiness plans or commodity prices, failure to obtain regulatoryapprovals, and the risk factors described in the Company’s mostrecent Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Annual InformationForm, which are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees offuture performance and should not be unduly relied upon. Except asrequired by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update orrevise any forward-looking statements contained herein.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor itsRegulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policiesof the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacyor accuracy of this release.
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