Stellar AfricaGold Completes Phase I Drilling Campaign at Tichka Est Gold Project

Vancouver, British Columbia — March 3, 2026 — Leads & Copy —Stellar AfricaGold Inc. (TSXV: SPX) has successfully completed its Phase I exploratory diamond drilling campaign, confirming the Tichka Est primary gold target.

The company is now planning a 5,000-metre Phase II drilling program and has mobilized additional equipment and field teams to advance delineation drilling within and around Zone B. The company is also expanding regional exploration activities across its land package.

The recently completed drill campaign successfully intersected structurally controlled gold mineralization within the targeted shear-hosted quartz vein system in Zone B, validating the Company’s geological model and confirming continuity at depth of the gold mineralization identified at surface.

The results of the Phase I diamond drill program support the Company’s exploration model that Zone B of the Tichka Est Gold Project hosts a structurally controlled orogenic gold system with expansion potential.

Additional assay results from the completed program will be released once final analytical data has been received, validated and interpreted in accordance with NI 43-101 standards.

The company emphasizes that the current results confirm geological continuity and proof of concept; additional drilling is required to determine the extent, grade continuity and potential economic significance of the mineralized zones.

With the success of the Phase I diamond drill program, Stellar has accelerated its field operations:

A second excavator was mobilized on March 2, 2025 to advance mechanized surface trenching and extend access roads and drill pad development for the Phase II drill program.

The company is finalizing plans and has filed support logistics for a dedicated regional exploration team for mobilization March 15, 2025 to systematically evaluate priority satellite gold and silver targets across the 86km Tichka Est permits area.

The program acceleration reflects management’s increasing confidence in the geological model, the gold and silver potential of Tichka Est and Management’s commitment to advancing the project toward resource delineation as rapidly as possible.

Planned activities for Q2 2026 include:

Zone B – Core Target Area: Structural mapping and reinterpretation of mineralized corridors, 3D geological modelling incorporating new drill data, determination of physical properties of mineralization from drill core (density, magnetic susceptibility, conductivity) to support indirect geophysical targeting, design of accelerated Phase II delineation drilling (5,000 meters program), and construction of additional access roads.

Zone B Extensions (North & South): Construction of access roads to priority extension targets and Phase II delineation drilling to test structural continuity.

Regional Targets: Systematic geological mapping of stream-sediment campaign exploration targets and a diorite sampling program underway with four-acid digest multi-element analysis.

Technical Studies: High-resolution topographic survey and remote sensing program including hyperspectral mapping to identify alteration signatures and target dioritic intrusions associated with gold mineralization.

The Company is currently finalizing logistics and targeting for a fully funded 5,000-metre Phase II diamond drill program focused on expanding the surface and drill identified mineralization at Zone B, testing structural extensions, and evaluating depth continuity.

The objective of Phase II is to systematically advance the exploration of the Tichka Est Gold Project towards a maiden Mineral Resource estimate, subject to sufficient drill density and geological continuity being demonstrated.

J-Francois Lalonde, CEO of Stellar AfricaGold, commented that the successful completion of their Phase I diamond drill campaign marks an important milestone for Stellar. He said the drill results received to date validate their structural model and confirm the presence of a gold system. With additional equipment mobilized and a fully funded 5,000-metre drill program in the planning stage, they are entering an accelerated growth phase.

The technical information contained in this release has been reviewed and approved by Yassine Belkabir, CEng MIMMM, a Stellar director and a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

Mineralization described in this release is exploratory in nature. There has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource, and it is uncertain whether further exploration will result in the delineation of a mineral resource.

Stellar AfricaGold Inc. is a Canadian precious metal exploration company focused on precious metals in North and West Africa, with active programs in Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire. Stellar’s principal exploration projects are its advancing gold discovery at the Tichka Est Gold Project in Morocco, and its early-stage exploration Zuénoula Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire which is operated in Joint venture with MetalsGrove Mining Ltd subsidiary, MetalsGrove CDI Pty Ltd.

The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange symbol TSX.V: SPX, the Tradegate Exchange TGAT: 6YP and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange FSX: 6YP.

The Company maintains its head office in Vancouver, BC and has a country office in Marrakech, Morocco.

Source: Stellar AfricaGold Inc.