Ophir Gold Corp. announces that it has paused all exploration activities at the Radis lithium project located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Quebec following an emergency fire evacuation order from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests. Due to the high-risk fire conditions present in the region, coupled with ongoing fires elsewhere in the province, the ministry has mandated that all activities in the regions forests stop immediately, which includes mineral exploration, and that all personnel be evacuated from the territory affected.

Therefore, following the notice, the Company has temporarily suspended its exploration activities at Radis and has evacuated its field crews without incident. The Company will continue to monitor the situation as it progresses. In December 2022, the Company entered into an option agreement to earn a 100% interest in the Radis Property.

The Radis Property consists of 152 claims totaling 7,850.3 hectares and is situated within a volcano-sedimentary sequence (i.e., a g greenstone belt) belonging to the Yasinski group. The greenstone belt over the Property contains at least one known lithium pegmatite and is considered highly prospective for additional lithium pegmatites, hosting a tight regional fold which may provide favorable zones of dilation for pegmatite emplacement.