Wia Gold Limited announced that exploration results from recently completed exploration programs have identified significant targets for follow up work on the Company's three Projects in Côte d'Ivoire - the Bouaflé Project, the Mankono Project and the Bocanda Project. Mankono Project: auger and RC drilling results; The first phase of a reconnaissance auger drilling program over the Southern Gold Anomaly that comprised 1,614 holes for 12,956 metres was completed at the end of June. A follow up infill program commenced shortly before the wet season, and is expected to resume in fourth quarter 2022.

The auger drilling intersected several zones and trends of +50ppb gold anomalism, with follow up infill drilling on priority trends required to enable a clear interpretation. These priority trends are defined by high-level gold values intersected in the saprolite horizon by the auger drilling, up to 4.9 g/t Au. While the drill rig was available after the aircore program completed at Bouaflé Sud, a small reverse circulation drill test program was planned at Mankono Ouest on a major regional structure that is interpreted to control mineralisation of the Central gold anomaly.

The program consisted of 10 drillholes for 964 meters that were drilled on 5 drill sections of 2 holes each. The holes have only intersected low-grade gold mineralised zones and narrow veining - no significant intercept could be calculated - with no follow up required at this location. The Central Gold Anomaly is interpreted as a supergene gold enrichment that is offset from its original in situ source, which the Company believes may be located beneath the Southern Gold Anomaly.

Bocanda Project: Termite mounds sampling Termite mounds sampling was carried out on the Bocanda Project over the areas selected as priority zones from the anomalous catchment areas, with a total of 1,533 samples collected. The results highlighted two zones of gold anomalism, which are interpreted as being along the same potentially mineralised trend of 25 km strike that runs over the Tagba permit, which is currently under application. Further auger drilling is planned to test for in situ gold mineralisation on both of these anomalous zones.

Once the Tagba application is granted, termite mound sampling will be immediately undertaken over the interpreted trend. Owing to community related issues, the northern part of the Bocanda Nord permit remains inaccessible. Wia's geologists are regularly attending meetings and organising public presentations to secure the support of the community and any sampling in this area is currently on hold.

Issia Project: Stream sediments sampling and surface reconnaissance mapping is expected to commence toward the end of 2022.