Five of the Top Gold Stocks to Own Heading into the New Year

Distributed on behalf of Trident Resources Corp.

Gold prices may have pulled back the other day. However, many analysts do expect for the metal to rally to higher highs. Wells Fargo, for example, expects gold to rally to between $4,500 and $4,700 by the end of next year. The firm noted that gold remains a hedge against U.S. debt, inflation, and geopolitical tensions, with consistently strong central bank and investor demand fueling upside in addition to interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. All of which is a positive catalyst for gold stocks, such as Trident Resources Corp. (TSXV:ROCK.VN) (OTC-BB:TRDTF), Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM) (TSX:NGT.TO), Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) (TSX:ABX.TO), Franco-Nevada (NYSE:FNV), and Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) (TSX:K.TO).

In addition, Morgan Stanley says central bank demand and lingering uncertainties could send gold to $4,500 by mid-2026. JPMorgan says gold could rally to $5,055 by the fourth quarter of 2026. Goldman Sachs believes gold could rally to $4,044 by the first quarter of 2026, and possibly to a high of $5,055 by late next year.

One of the Beneficiaries is Trident Resources Corp. (TSXV:ROCK.VN) (OTC-BB:TRDTF)

Trident Resources Corp. just announced positive diamond drill results (Figure 1) from the first 3 holes totaling 746 metres (m), of a total planned 6,500m, at its Contact Lake Gold Project. Drill hole CL25003 intersected 7.03 gpt Au over 43.25m including 30.06 gpt Au over 9.25m (Figure 3). Drill hole CL25002 intersected 2.49 gpt Au over 29.61m including 27.09 gpt Au over 2.21m and hole CL25001 intersected 0.56 gpt Au over 29.50m (Figure 2).

Highlights:

Note: Width refers to drilled intercepts, true widths have not been determined. The gold values represent length-weighted averages through the zones.

Jon Weisblatt, CEO, commented "We are extremely encouraged by these initial drill results from Contact Lake — the first exploration undertaken at this historic site in nearly 30 years. The strength and continuity of the mineralization we’re seeing reinforces our belief that Contact Lake is a highly prospective asset within Trident’s portfolio. The former Cameco mine produced approximately 200,000 ounces of gold at impressive head grades of 6 to 7 grams per tonne before closing in 1998, a decision driven by low gold prices (~$300/oz) and Cameco’s strategic focus on uranium. Our early success clearly indicates that significant high-grade gold mineralization was left behind, and modern exploration is beginning to unlock that potential."

Mr. Wiesblatt went on to say "It’s early days, but the geological setting and tenor of results we’re seeing at Contact Lake share encouraging similarities with the early discovery phases of companies like Skeena Resources and SSR’s Seabee Gold Mine — both of which began as focused high-grade exploration stories that grew into significant Canadian gold discoveries. While every project is unique, these parallels reinforce our confidence that Contact Lake could evolve into something very meaningful."

"Importantly, Contact Lake is just one of five gold deposits within Trident’s growing project portfolio, all located in Saskatchewan’s underexplored La Ronge Gold Belt. We see a much larger regional opportunity unfolding here — one that could ultimately define one of Canada’s next emerging gold camps. Contact Lake is only the beginning, and these results mark an exciting first step in realizing the full potential of this district-scale play."

Mr. Wiesblatt concluded by saying "With approximately $12 million in cash and marketable securities and an attractive share structure, Trident is exceptionally well-positioned to continue advancing its ambitious exploration programs across the La Ronge Gold Belt. We have the financial strength, focus, and technical expertise to build sustained value through discovery and resource delineation."

Summary of the Initial Drill Holes:

The discovery of high-grade gold in the first three holes of the 2025 Contact Lake drill program represents an important advancement for future exploration at the project as the mineralization was encountered below the Bakos shear structure and well beyond the limits of the historical mining footprint. The Bakos shear is the main host to gold mineralization at Contact, but the high-grade intercepts from the lower portions of holes CL25002 and CL25003 demonstrate that significant gold values are present outside of the shear envelope.

The 9.25m zone that averaged 30.06 gpt Au (from 155.00m to 164.25m) in hole CL25003 is hosted in a strongly quartz vein altered granodiorite that showed very little evidence of shearing. The zone was encountered approximately 100m outboard of the nearest historical mining activity. The 2025 drill program was designed to test for both lateral and depth extensions to the known gold mineralization at Contact Lake, in areas that had only limited historical drilling.

Trident will continue to explore and drill test the Contact Lake deposit in a systematic manner as we look to expand on the high-grade gold mineralization discovered between the historical mine infrastructure and the unmined BK3 zone, located immediately ENE of the 2025 drilling. During the current drill program, Trident has collected a comprehensive database of oriented drill core measurements that will be used to delineate the geologic structures that host gold in the deposit area and guide future drill programs. Pre-existing geologic structures exert a first-order control on gold mineralization throughout the La Ronge Gold Belt, so Trident will focus on understanding the complex structural history in order to realize the full potential of the region.

Figure 1: Plan View of the Contact Lake Drilling

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Figure 2: Cross Section Depicting Depth CL25001 & CL25002

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Figure 3: Cross Section Depicting the Extension to Vertical Depth – CL25003

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Description of the Drill Holes:

CL25001 was oriented toward the northwest (336º) at a -45º dip to target shallow high-grade mineralization above, within and below the Bakos Shear Zone. This drill hole was collared 65 metres northeast of the nearest underground infrastructure in an area with limited historical drilling.

CL25002 was collared from the same drill pad as CL25001 along a similar azimuth but at a steeper dip angle (-55º) to target parallel mineralized zones at a greater depth. This hole intersected gold mineralization within the Bakos Zone and in a separate shear zone located in the footwall of the Bakos structure, 40 metres below the upper mineralized zone. A third horizon of gold mineralization was discovered within the granodiorite host rock, between 241.0 to 251.6m downhole depth, in an area that had not been previously drilled.

CL25003 was collared from a drill pad located 25m southeast of drill holes CL25001 and CL25002. This hole was oriented toward the north (azimuth 000º) at a dip angle of -45º to target the depth and lateral extension of gold mineralization first discovered in drill hole TU88-01 (342º azimuth/-45º dip), which was located 50m northeast of CL25003. Drill hole CL25003 encountered significant high-grade gold within both the Bakos Shear Zone and the footwall below the structure.

The lowermost high-grade intersection (30.06 gpt Au over 9.25m starting at 155.0m downhole depth) is hosted in a weakly sheared but strongly altered granodiorite located 100m from the nearest historical underground mine infrastructure and at least 30m from gold mineralization in hole TU88-01.

Contact Lake Gold Project:

The Contact Lake Project covers approximately 22,790 hectares and includes the past-producing Contact Lake Gold Mine, which was operated by Cameco Corporation between 1994 and 1998. Situated in the highly prospective La Ronge Gold Belt of Saskatchewan, the property hosts multiple historical deposits such as the Contact Lake Deposit, Preview SW Deposit, Preview North Deposit and the North Lake Deposit. Together, these provide shareholders with significant discovery potential across a well-endowed gold belt.

Mining at the Contact Lake Gold Mine, also referred to historically as the Bakos Gold Zone, took place from December 1994 through May 1998. The deposit was initially identified in 1984 by Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation - later Cameco Corporation - during its Preview Lake Exploration Program. This program also led to the discovery of other nearby targets including Point Lake and the Preview SW Deposit.

The Contact Lake deposit lies near the meeting point of the La Ronge, Kisseynew and Glennie litho-structural domains and is hosted by the Little Deer Lake pluton, a composite pluton dominated by granitic and granodioritic rocks near its core. Composite plutons such as the Little Deer Lake pluton are often spacially associated with significant gold mineralization throughout the La Ronge Gold Belt.

Figure 4: Drill core from hole CL25003 shows a weakly sheared and strongly quartz veined zone that hosts high-grade gold mineralization located in the footwall well below the Bakos shear zone.

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Figure 5: Upper panel shows low-angle quartz vein that hosts high-grade gold (187.5 g/t over 0.65m) in a weakly sheared granodiorite. Lower panel shows sheared granodiorite with sulfides and strong gold mineralization (from a 1.0m zone that returned 147.0 g/t Au).

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Other related developments from around the markets include:

Newmont announced third quarter 2025 results and declared a dividend of $0.25 per share. "Newmont delivered a robust third quarter performance, producing approximately 1.4 million attributable gold ounces and generating a third-quarter record of $1.6 billion in free cash flow, marking the fourth consecutive quarter with over $1 billion in free cash flow," said Tom Palmer, Newmont's Chief Executive Officer. "We are making significant progress on the cost savings initiatives announced at the beginning of the year, enabling us to meaningfully improve our 2025 guidance for several cost metrics, while maintaining our outlook for production and unit costs in a rising gold price environment. As I prepare to retire at year-end, I am confident that Newmont is well positioned to continue delivering strong performance under Natascha Viljoen's leadership, as she assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer at the beginning of 2026."

Barrick reported third quarter operating and financial results for the period ending September 30, 2025. Barrick produced 829,000 ounces of gold and 55,000 tonnes of copper in the quarter and the Company generated $4.1 billion in revenue, as well as a record $2.4 billion in operating cash flow and $1.5 billion in free cash flow.1 Net earnings per share of $0.76 and adjusted net earnings per share1 of $0.58 increased 62% and 23%, respectively, from Q2. “Higher gold production combined with lower costs and strong commodity prices drove record cash flow for Barrick in Q3,” said Mark Hill, Group Chief Operating Officer and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. “This allowed us to significantly increase share repurchases while also making progress on our key growth projects, maintaining our industry-leading balance sheet. Given the confidence in ongoing cash flow generation and shareholder focus, the Board has approved a 25% increase in the base quarterly dividend. Our portfolio of world-class assets continues to grow, as demonstrated by the generational gold discovery at Fourmile in Nevada.”

Franco-Nevada record quarterly results benefited from a combination of higher gold prices, strong operations, new acquisitions and the sale of Cobre Panama copper concentrate stockpiles. Our acquisition of six meaningful new gold interests over the last 18 months has positioned us for strong growth over the long-term and boosted our gold price exposure, with 85% of our revenue being from precious metals in the quarter. Following these results, we have narrowed our 2025 Total GEO sales guidance range, toward the higher end of our original guidance. After drawing on our corporate revolver to fund the Arthur Gold royalty acquisition in July, the Company is once again debt-free. We are encouraged by the recent constructive comments by the President of Panama toward resolution of the Cobre Panama mine closure. “Looking forward, our deep portfolio of producing, development and exploration stage royalties on primary gold assets is well positioned to grow organically in this strong gold price environment,” stated Paul Brink, CEO.

Kinross Gold announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved a 17% increase to its longstanding dividend, which will amount to $0.14 per share on an annualized basis. The Board of Directors has also approved the Company’s quarterly dividend for the third quarter of 2025. The quarterly dividend of $0.035 per common share is payable on December 10, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 26, 2025. This dividend qualifies as an “eligible dividend” for Canadian income tax purposes while dividends paid to shareholders outside Canada (non-resident investors) will be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding taxes.

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