South Atlantic Gold Commences Phase III Mobilization At Pedra Branca

Kelowna, British Columbia, April 14 , 2026 – TheNewswire — SOUTH ATLANTIC GOLD INC. (TSX-V: SAO) (OTC Pink: JLRRF) ("South Atlantic" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an exploration update and announce the commencement of mobilization for its fully funded Phase III diamond drill program at the Pedra Branca Gold Project in Ceara State, Brazil (see Figure 1). The 5,000-metre, approximately C$ 3.0 million program will conduct diamond drilling across three targets. Douglas Meirelles, President & CEO, stated: "During this initial phase of the current exploration program, we will test whether Queimadas target potentially extends to the depths, and could be comparable to similar documented hypozonal orogenic deposits, globally. As we advance this exploration program, and at the right time we will also conduct additional drilling at Mirador and Igrejinha— our three resource targets in the current NI 43-101 Technical Report from 2021. The ongoing program will be guided by results not only from these drilling programs, but all the additional geotechnical work and other support exploration activities already underway. We look forward to providing shareholders with a steady flow of results beginning in Q2 2026."