Solidcore forms alliance with Japan Gold and commits US$25M to exploration

On September 23, 2026, Solidcore Resources plc ("Solidcore"), an Astana International Exchange-listed gold producer, entered into a strategic exploration alliance (the "Alliance") with Japan Gold Corp. ("Japan Gold") and completed a concurrent C$9.45 million private placement in Japan Gold, giving Solidcore an 18.81% equity interest in Japan Gold. Under the Alliance, Solidcore committed to fund US$25 million of exploration costs on five of Japan Gold project areas in Japan, in exchange for the right to earn a 49% interest in up to five project-level joint ventures, with options to increase its interest to 70% and then 80% in any of those joint ventures by sole funding pre-feasibility and bankable feasibility studies with respect to the applicable project areas.

Solidcore is a gold mining company with two operating mines that produced approximately 400,000 ounces of gold in 2025.

McCarthy Tétrault LLP acted as counsel to Solidcore with a team led by Shawn Doyle and Konstantin A. Sobolevski that included Declan Sakuls, Kyle Barretto, Jackson Kemmis, Reace Mok, Annie Poirier-Simard, and Kate Blaney (Business).