Vancouver, BC, April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trident Resources Corp. (TSX-V: ROCK) (OTCQB: TRDTF) (“Trident” or the “Company” or the “Optionee”) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated February 26, 2026, it has received TSX Venture Exchange approval and closed the transaction with respect to the property purchase and sale agreement dated February 25th, 2026 (the “Agreement”) with Eagle Plains Resources Ltd.(“Eagle Plains” or the “Vendor”) pursuant to which the Company shall acquire up to 100% interest in 7 individual mineral dispositions that total approximately 4,711 hectares (ha) within the La Ronge Gold Belt in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada.
Acquisition Highlights:
- Attractive acquisition price consisting of small cash payment
- Highly prospective mineral dispositions that are contiguous with Trident’s core high-grade gold projects of Contact Lake and Greywacke Lake
- Multiple high priority targets on the newly acquired dispositions that are on trend with our main assets in the La Ronge Gold Belt
Trident’s Project Location Map:
https://www.tridentresourcescorp.com/_resources/maps/Trident-Project-Location-Map-20260420.png
Agreement Terms – Payments and Commitments:
The Vendor grants to the Company the sole and exclusive right to acquire 100% right, title and interest in and to the Property, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement by satisfying the following conditions: paying to the Vendor C$5,000 on the closing date; and granting the Vendor a 2.0% net smelter returns royalty of which the Company may purchase at any time one-half, being 1.0%, for C$1,000,000.
The property option agreement with Eagle Plains involves a “Non-Arm’s Length Party” as such term is defined in Exchange Policy 1.1; Timothy Termuende is a director of Trident and is also a director of Eagle Plains. The transaction is not a “related party transaction” as such term is defined in Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”), as stated in the Company’s news release dated February 26, 2026. The transaction is not subject to disinterested shareholder approval.
Qualified Person:
The scientific and technical data contained in this news release was reviewed and approved by Cornell McDowell, P.Geo., the Company’s VP of Exploration and a “qualified person” under the National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure of Mineral Projects.
About Trident Resources Corp.:
Trident Resources Corp. is a Canadian public mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange focused on the development, exploration and acquisition of advanced-stage gold and copper exploration projects in Saskatchewan, Canada. The Company is aggressively advancing its 100% owned Contact Lake and Greywacke Lake projects which host significant historical gold resources located within the prospective and underexplored La Ronge Gold Belt, as well as the 100% owned Knife Lake copper project which contains a historical copper resource.
To find out more about Trident Resources Corp. (TSX-V: ROCK), visit the Company’s website at www.tridentresourcescorp.com
Trident Resources Corp.
Jonathan Wiesblatt, Chief Executive Officer
Email: Jon.Wiesblatt@tridentresourcescorp.com
For further information contact myself or:
Andrew J. Ramcharan, PhD, P.Eng., SVP Corporate Communications
Trident Resources Corp.
Telephone: 647-309-5130
Toll Free: 800-567-8181
Facsimile: 604-687-3119
Email: info@tridentresourcescorp.com
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Forward-Looking Information and Statements
This news release contains “forward‐looking information or statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that the Company expects to occur, are forward-looking statements, including statements related to the Agreement with Eagle Plains. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future, including the price of metals, the ability to achieve its goals, that general business and economic conditions will not change in a material adverse manner, that financing will be available if and when needed and on reasonable terms. Such forward-looking information reflects the Company’s views with respect to future events and is subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions, adverse weather and climate conditions, equipment failures, failure to obtain or maintain all necessary government permits, approvals and authorizations, decrease in the price of gold, copper and other metals, the impact of viruses and diseases on the Company’s ability to operate, failure to obtain or maintain community acceptance (including First Nations), increase in costs, litigation, and failure of counterparties to perform their contractual obligations. The Company does not undertake to update forward‐looking statements or forward‐looking information, except as required by law.
