Maple Gold Expands Gold System at Douay with Broad Step-Out Intercepts; 1.1 g/t Au over 74 m, Including 2.8 g/t Au over 13.5 m, in the Nika Zone and 1.0 g/t Au over 138 m, Including 3.1 g/t Au over 9 m, in the Porphyry West Zone

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 16, 2026) - Maple Gold Mines Ltd. (TSXV: MGM) (OTCQX: MGMLF) (FSE: M3G0) ("Maple Gold" or the "Company") today announced assay results from 14 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 Beradi-Douay Gold Trend in Québec, Canada.