Toronto, Ontario — January 5, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Lavras Gold Corp. (TSXV: LGC) (OTCQX: LGCFF) has announced new assay results from its ongoing diamond drilling program at the Butiá Gold Deposit and the adjoining Fazenda do Posto Gold Discovery, collectively known as the Fazenda/Butiá Project, within the Lavras do Sul Project in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
The results, which include 13 diamond drill holes completed at Butiá (10 holes) and Fazenda (3 holes) since the previous disclosure on September 8, 2025, confirm the strength and continuity of the alkaline intrusive-related gold system across the district.
Highlights from the drilling program include:
25BT068: 190.00 m at 1.01 g/t Au from surface (incl. 21.00 m at 2.25 g/t Au)
25BT067: 65.00 m at 0.88 g/t Au from 23.00 m (incl. 1.00 m at 16.05 g/t Au; and incl. 2.00 m at 11.28 g/t Au)
25BT063: 21.00 m at 3.12 g/t Au from 42.00 m (incl. 1.00 m at 47.73 g/t Au; and incl. 1.00 m at 5.11 g/t Au)
Hemdat Sawh, Interim CEO and CFO, stated that the results align with previous findings across the system. Sawh added that the mineralized intervals containing high-grade shoots are expanding the resource base at the Fazenda/Butiá Project and enhancing the geological understanding of the area.
According to the press release, since September 2025, the company’s drilling program has combined infill drilling, step-outs, and geological drilling to improve resource-classification confidence, expand mineralization, and deepen the understanding of structures, alteration, metallurgical domains, and mineralization vectors. The company believes that this integrated approach will help position the Fazenda/Butiá Project for a future development decision and unlock the broader district-scale potential.
The company has completed 50 diamond drill holes (16,714m) at Butiá (33 holes, 9,791m) and Fazenda (17 holes, 6,923m) in 2025. A 20,000-metre drilling program is planned for 2026 to advance the Fazenda/Butiá Project and drill test district-scale opportunities.
The company integrates structural, lithological, and alteration data with multi-element geochemistry and geometallurgical characterization to progress the preparation of geological and mineral resource models.
According to the release, Lavras Gold plans to complete 20,000 meters of diamond drilling in 2026. The objectives of this program will be to:
Advance Fazenda/Butiá toward a mine development decision, supported by upgraded mineral resources and improved geological confidence.
Continue systematic exploration across the LDS Project, leveraging the project’s scale and peralkaline intrusive setting.
As part of the 2026 drill campaign and in efforts to advance the Fazenda/Butiá Project, Lavras Gold will:
Incorporate new drilling data into detailed 3D geological and structural models;
Refine geometallurgical domains to support future engineering studies;
Execute drilling focused on resource growth, classification upgrade, and district-scale exploration; and
Integrate multi-disciplinary datasets to drive targeting and project development.
The LDS Project, centered on the town of Lavras do Sul, covers approximately 23,000 hectares. The most advanced targets are the Butiá and Cerrito gold deposits. Butiá has 12.9 million tonnes grading 0.91 grams per tonne (g/t) gold containing 377,000 ounces in the Measured and Indicated categories and 3.7 Mt grading 0.97 g/t gold containing 115,000 ounces in the Inferred category, and Cerrito with 8.2 Mt grading 0.70 g/t gold containing 188,000 ounces in the Indicated category and 13.2 Mt grading 0.69 g/t gold containing 293,000 ounces in the Inferred category.
Jonathan Hill, Director and Interim Vice President of Exploration for Lavras Gold Corp., is the Qualified Person and has reviewed and approved the technical information in the release.
Hemdat Sawh, Interim CEO, and CFO
Phone: +1-289-624-1375
Email: investor@lavrasgold.com
Source: Lavras Gold Corp.
