Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 12, 2026) - Riley Gold Corp. (TSXV: RLYG) (OTCQB: RLYGF) ("Riley Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the 2026 drilling campaign is underway at the Company's Pipeline West/Clipper Gold Project ("PWC") operated by Kinross Gold U.S.A., Inc. ("Kinross"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K) (NYSE: KGC). Our primary target remains a large, disseminated gold deposit peripheral to the Gold Acres stock (see Figure 1), a geologic setting similar to NGM's Pipeline gold deposit," commented Todd Hilditch, CEO of Riley Gold. 2026 Kinross Drill Targets OverviewKinross has developed a comprehensive geologic model to compare PWC with several greater-than-five-million-ounce gold discoveries in the Cortez District. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future business activities and involves risks and uncertainties. To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/309289Source: Riley Gold Corp.