AUGUSTA GOLD ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION BY ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI FOR C$1.70 PER SHARE

VANCOUVER, BC, July 16, 2025 /CNW/ - Augusta Gold Corp. (TSX:G.TO) (OTCQB: AUGG) ("Augusta Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement (the "Agreement") with AngloGold Ashanti plc ("AngloGold Ashanti") and certain of its affiliates, pursuant to which AngloGold Ashanti will acquire all of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a price of C$1.70 per share of common stock (the "Price") in cash (the "Transaction"). The Price implies an enterprise value of approximately C$197 million, comprised of a fully-diluted equity value for the Company of approximately C$152 million and repayment of certain stockholder loans that amounted to approximately C$45 million at March 31, 2025.