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Strategic Metals and Nevada’s Mining Renaissance: Why Fairchild Gold Corp. (TSX.V: FAIR) (OTCID: FCHDF) Is Positioned for America’s Next Resource Cycle

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  • Nevada Titan sits in the historic Goodsprings district, where recent sampling returned grades up to 34% copper with gold and silver credits across a 1.5-kilometer corridor
  • Fairchild acquired Carlin Queen in October 2025, positioned at the intersection of the Carlin Trend (98 million ounces produced) and Midas-Hollister corridor
  • Golden Arrow acquisition adds a NI 43-101 historic resource metric (from 2018 and currently being updated) of measured and indicated 12,172,000 million tons averaging 0.024 oz/ton Au and 0.33 oz/ton Ag, yielding 296,500 oz Au and 4,008,000 oz Ag 3,790,000 million tons averaging 0.013 oz/ton Au and 0.33 oz/ton Ag, for 50,400 oz Au and 1,249,000 oz Ag

America’s resource landscape is undergoing one of its most significant shifts in decades. Global copper inventories are tightening, new mine development is failing to keep pace with demand from artificial intelligence infrastructure and electrification, and the U.S. is rethinking the role domestic mining must play in national security. Federal agencies that once remained on the sidelines are now taking equity stakes in U.S. projects, funding early-stage exploration, and prioritizing critical minerals in policy discussions.

Nowhere is this change more evident than in Nevada. Long recognized for its gold endowment, the state is fast becoming a focal point for the broader strategic metals push. Ranked second globally for mining investment attractiveness by the Fraser Institute, Nevada combines world-class geology, permissive permitting, and a workforce skilled in modern mining. As the nation works to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains, Nevada’s combination of stability, infrastructure, and mineral diversity places it at the center of a new domestic resource strategy.

Against this backdrop, junior explorers that can secure meaningful land positions and execute disciplined exploration programs are uniquely positioned. Fairchild (TSX.V: FAIR) (OTCID: FCHDF) represents this opportunity, methodically assembling a Nevada-focused copper and gold portfolio that aligns with both industry trends and emerging federal priorities.

The Nevada Titan Advantage

Fairchild’s flagship Nevada Titan project illustrates the structural opportunity emerging in America’s copper sector. Located just 35 kilometers from Las Vegas in the historic Goodsprings Mining District, the project sits within a belt that produced the equivalent of more than $250 million in minerals (in today’s dollars) between the late 1800s and mid-1900s. Historical miners focused primarily on zinc and lead, leaving extensive copper mineralization largely untested by modern techniques.

Recent surface sampling highlights why interest is returning to districts like Goodsprings. Copper grades reaching as high as 34% at the Copperside Mine area represent some of the strongest surface results reported in Nevada in recent years. Multiple samples exceeded 20% copper, confirming a 1.5-kilometer mineralized corridor containing both high-grade pods and broader system potential. Sample 350436 returned 34.0% copper alongside 1.27 grams per ton gold and 134 grams per ton silver, a signature consistent with a larger intrusive-driven system.

Geologically, the district offers compelling upside. The technical team believes a porphyry intrusive body may underline the skarn and vein mineralization, a model supported by the recent discovery of a steeply dipping hydrothermal breccia pipe, a classic porphyry indicator. If future drilling confirms a porphyry-skarn system like those of the American Southwest, Nevada Titan could represent a district-scale copper opportunity at a time when the U.S. needs it most.

The exploration plan is systematic and capital efficient. Drone magnetics completed in September 2025, followed by induced polarization surveys and AI-supported targeting, will culminate in a planned 2026 drill program. This methodical approach aligns with modern best practices while maximizing discovery probability.

Building a Nevada-Wide Platform

Beyond Titan, Fairchild is expanding strategically across Nevada’s most productive mineral belts.

In October 2025, the company acquired the Carlin Queen project, a drill-ready asset positioned at the intersection of the Carlin Trend (98 million ounces of past gold production) and the Midas-Hollister corridor. With multiple untested Carlin-type and epithermal targets just 11 miles from Nevada Gold Mines’ Goldstrike complex, Carlin Queen provides high geological optionality in a tier-one jurisdiction.

Even more transformative is the memorandum of understanding to acquire Golden Arrow near Tonopah. Hosting a historical NI 43-101 measured and indicated resource of approximately 296,500 ounces of gold and 4 million ounces of silver, plus inferred resources of 50,400 oz Au and 1,249,000 oz Ag across 16 million tons supported by 361 drill holes, Golden Arrow offers rare scale for a junior explorer. The acquisition structure, blending cash, shares, and a secured note, reflects creative deal-making that preserves exploration capital while securing advanced-stage assets.

Together, Nevada Titan, Carlin Queen, and Golden Arrow form a diversified, Nevada-wide metals platform with exposure to copper, gold, and silver across multiple deposit types and development stages. This approach mirrors the strategy historically used to consolidate major mining districts: acquire strategically, explore systematically, and build optionality across commodity cycles.

Copper’s Reemergence as a National Priority

Macroeconomic forces underscore the importance of domestic copper exposure. Global traders have warned that U.S. imports aimed at capturing the Comex premium could drain global inventories, while geopolitical trade considerations may accelerate domestic demand. With copper underpinning everything from power grids to data centers to defense technology, the U.S. is increasingly motivated to secure reliable domestic supplies.

In this context, high-grade North American copper projects carry greater strategic importance, and greater potential valuation leverage. Nevada Titan’s untested Copper Hill anomaly represents a meaningful future catalyst.

Positioning for Nevada’s Next Growth Cycle

Fairchild’s strategy, patient land assembly, disciplined exploration, and commodity diversification, positions it advantageously within Nevada’s modern mining renaissance. The company’s Strategic Advisory Board, which includes former U.S. Ambassador Hans Hertell and diplomatic advisor Jill Kelley, adds a policy-focused dimension unusual for a junior explorer. In a climate where the federal government is actively engaging with domestic mining firms, such connections may prove material.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.FairchildGold.com.

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to FAIR are available in the company’s newsroom at ibn.fm/FAIR

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