Montage Gold secures over 2,000km2 of prospective gold exploration tenements in Mauritania

HIGHLIGHTS:  Montage has secured five prospective gold exploration permits covering a total area of approximately 2,103km 2 of Birimian greenstone belts in Mauritania, following a competitive tender and due diligence process Newly awarded tenements are favourably situated on the Mesoarchean-Paleoproterozoic structural boundary and associated intersecting feeder structures, in northern Mauritania, a known target for orogenic gold exploration Efforts are now underway on initial ground-based reconnaissance and target definition programmes NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, April 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Montage Gold Corp. (“Montage” or the “Company”) (TSX: MAU, OTCQX: MAUTF) is pleased to announce that, following a competitive tender and due diligence process, Montage has secured five greenfield exploration permits (the “Permits”) covering an area of approximately 2,103km2 in a highly prospective region of Mauritania. Martino De Ciccio, CEO of Montage, commented: “The obtention of highly prospective gold exploration tenements in Mauritania marks another step towards executing our strategy of creating a premier multi-asset African gold producer.