ESGold Corp. reported it has started a geophysical survey at Montauban. The objective of this program is to obtain a better understanding of the signature of the various known mineralization of the polymetallic and gold bearing zones.

Depending on the results of this work, the Company should be able to extend the known mineralization and confirm any patterns in the selected VTEM anomalies previously identified. The Geophysical survey is the first stage of the plan to increase the value of the property by diamond drilling adding the hard rock to with the intention of adding to the Resource identified in the recent Preliminary Economic Assessment. The Company is confident that the Geophysical Survey will identify specific drill targets to define hard rock mineral resources at Montauban.

This is an exciting step for the Company as it could add significant gold and gold equivalent resources to the economic deposit already identified above ground in the tailings. (See Press Release March 2 nd 2023 and technical report filed on April 13, 2023) The Induced Polarization Survey was carried out on lines identified by the Company's technical team and its independent consultants, GoldMinds Geoservices of Quebec, Canada.