Lode Gold Completes Full Repayment of Fremont Gold Mine Property Secured Loan Ahead of Schedule

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 4, 2026) - Lode Gold Resources Inc. (TSXV: LOD) (OTCQB: LODFF) ("Lode Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the full repayment of subsidiary Fremont Gold Mining LLC's long-term senior debt ("Secured Loan") secured by the Fremont Gold Mine property ("Fremont Property"), well ahead of the Secured Loan's scheduled maturity in 2028. With the repayment of approximately US$3.6 million of principal and accrued interest, the Fremont Property's pledging as security will be released, and Lode Gold and its subsidiaries will no longer have any loan obligations.