Maple Gold Reports Multiple High-Grade Gold Intercepts from Continued Step-Out Drilling at Joutel, Including 17.9 g/t Gold over 3.9 Metres Within 8.6 g/t Gold over 10.4 Metres in the Telbel Mine Area

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 1, 2026) - Maple Gold Mines Ltd. (TSXV: MGM) (OTCQX: MGMLF) (FSE: M3G0) ("Maple Gold" or the "Company") today announced additional assay results from seven (7) drill holes completed during its ongoing, fully-funded 30,000-metre ("m") winter drill campaign (the "Program") at its 100%-owned Douay Gold Project ("Douay") and Joutel Gold Project ("Joutel") (together, "Douay/Joutel" or the "Property") located along the Casa Berardi-Douay Gold Trend in Québec, Canada.