DRILL PROGRAM BEGINS AT LAPON CANYON A NEVADA CANYON OWNED ROYALTY AND EXPORATION STREAM

Reno, Nevada, May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nevada Canyon Gold Corp. (OTCQX: NGLD) (The “Company” or “Nevada Canyon”) is pleased to announce it has been informed that the 2025 reverse circulation (“RC”) drill program has begun at the Lapon Canyon Project, (the “Project”) on which the Company holds a 3% Net Smelter Royalty (“NSR”) and an Exploration Stream Earn-in Agreement. Walker River Resources Corp. (“Walker River”) (TSX.V: WRR) owns a 100% undivided interest in the Project consisting of 96 unpatented lode claims, situated within the prolific Walker Lane gold trend, approximately 40 miles southeast of Yerington, Nevada.