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Trident Closes Option Agreement with Apogee Minerals on the Knife Lake Copper Project, Saskatchewan

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Trident Closes Option Agreement with Apogee Minerals on the Knife Lake Copper Project, Saskatchewan. (2026, September 21). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/trident-closes-option-agreement-with-apogee-minerals-on-the-knife-lake-copper-project-saskatchewan/article_cc2e4f20-2ab7-59e2-86c1-6938b31febce.html

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Trident Resources Corp. has finalized an option agreement with Apogee Minerals, allowing Apogee to earn a 100% interest in Trident's Knife Lake Copper Project in Saskatchewan by meeting specified cash payments, share issuances, and exploration expenditures over time. The agreement also includes provisions that prevent Trident from holding more than 10% of Apogee’s shares and becoming a reporting insider of Apogee, with any excess consideration paid in cash. Additionally, Trident has entered into a marketing contract with Freedom Financial Research for services including social media management and content creation, paying $150,000 over the next 30 days without issuing securities as compensation.
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Trident Resources Corp., based in Vancouver, closed an option agreement on September 21, 2026, with Apogee Minerals Ltd. for the Knife Lake Copper Project located in Saskatchewan. Under this deal, Apogee can earn a 100% interest in the project by meeting specific financial and exploration requirements laid out in the contract. The agreement includes cash payments, share issuances, and exploration expenditures over several years, with details to be finalized based on market conditions at certain times. Trident retains limitations on its ownership stake in Apogee to ensure it remains below 10% of outstanding shares, preventing it from becoming a reporting insider of Apogee. This agreement is subject to various risks including interpretation uncertainties and potential cost overruns as noted by the company's forward-looking statements.

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Apogee FFR Trident Vancouver the FFR Agreement

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Apogee ORG · 7× FFR ORG · 7× Trident ORG · 7× Canadian NORP · 3× Trident Resources Corp. ORG · 3× Company ORG · 2× Saskatchewan GPE · 2× ROCK ORG · 1× TRDTF ORG · 1× Vancouver GPE · 1×

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Such forward-looking information reflects the Company’s views with respect to future events and is subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of exploration results, risks related to the inherent uncertainty of exploration and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, and those filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
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🔮 Trident Resources Corp. (TSXV: ROCK) (OTCQB: TRDTF) (Frankfurt: 6BP0) (“Trident” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated July 14th, 2026, it has closed the option agreement dated July 13th, 2026 (the “Agreement”) with Apogee Minerals Ltd. (“Apogee”), an arm’s length party, pursuant to which Apogee may earn a 100% interest in Trident’s Knife Lake Copper Project located in Saskatchewan (the “Property”).

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Trident Resources Corp. (TSXV: ROCK) (OTCQB: TRDTF) (Frankfurt: 6BP0) (“Trident” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated July 14th, 2026, it has closed the option agreement dated July 13th, 2026 (the “Agreement”) with Apogee Minerals Ltd. (“Apogee”), an arm’s length party, pursuant to which Apogee may earn a 100% interest in Trident’s Knife Lake Copper Project located in Saskatchewan (the “Property”). uncertain
Apogee → announce → Saskatchewan
Agreement Terms: Under the terms of the Agreement, Apogee may earn a 100% interest in the Property by satisfying the cash payment, share issuance and exploration expenditure commitments set out below. uncertain
Apogee → earn → commitments
(1) The number of Shares issued for the first and second anniversary payments will be determined using the greater of $0.09 per Share and the 10-day volume weighted average closing price of the Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange at the applicable time. asserted
number → issue → time
The Agreement also contains customary provisions limiting Trident’s ownership to below 10% of Apogee’s outstanding shares and preventing Trident from becoming a reporting insider of Apogee, with any excess consideration payable in cash. asserted
Agreement → contain → cash
Apogee will act as operator on the Property during the option period, may accelerate the exercise of the option at any time by completing the required payments and exploration expenditures, and may elect to satisfy any portion of the required exploration expenditures in cash. uncertain
Apogee → act → cash
All securities issued pursuant to the Agreement will be subject to a statutory hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws. asserted
securities → issue → laws
No finder’s fees were paid in connection with the Transaction. asserted
fees → pay → Transaction
Upon exercise of the Option, Apogee will hold a 100% interest in the Property, subject to existing underlying royalties consisting of a 2.5% net smelter returns (“NSR”) royalty payable to Summit Royalties Ltd. and a 1.5% NSR royalty payable to a private individual on certain mineral claims comprising the Property (collectively, the “Underlying NSR Royalties”). uncertain
Apogee → hold → Property
Trident also announces it has entered into a media services contract (the “FFR Agreement”) with Freedom Financial Research, LLC (“FFR”). asserted
it → announce → Research
Pursuant to the terms of the FFR Agreement, FFR will, among other items, provide the Company with marketing services, which includes social media management, content creation, distribution, digital marketing, and any other marketing services as agreed upon by the Company and FFR (the “FFR Services”) for distribution by email. asserted
which → provide → email
The FFR Agreement has a term of 30 days, commencing upon launch today on September 21st. asserted
Agreement → have → 21st
The Company will make a one-time payment to FFR of US$150,000 as consideration for the Services and FFR may be contact at support@freedomfinancialresearch.com. uncertain
FFR → make → support@freedomfinancialresearch.com
The Company will not issue any securities to FFR as compensation. asserted
Company → issue → compensation
Both Christopher Carroll and FFR are arm’s length to the Company and do not have any interest, direct or indirect, in the Company or its securities nor do they have any right to acquire such an interest. asserted
they → have → interest
The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed and approved by Cornell McDowell, P.Geo., VP Exploration for Trident Resources and the Qualified Person for Trident as defined by NI 43-101. asserted
information → prepare → NI
About Trident Resources Corp. Trident Resources Corp. is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on advancing district-scale opportunities in Saskatchewan’s La Ronge Gold Belt. asserted
Corp. → focus → Belt
The Company has assembled a large and strategic land position encompassing the several gold projects, which host foundational gold resources, together with a growing portfolio of highly prospective regional exploration properties. asserted
which → assemble → properties
Trident’s current exploration focus is at the 100%-owned Contact Lake Gold Project, host to a past-producing high-grade gold mine where active drill programs are underway to expand known mineralization and unlock the broader district-scale potential of the belt. asserted
programs → produce → belt
Backed by a strong treasury as well as an experienced technical and capital markets team, Trident is advancing multiple opportunities with the goal of becoming a leading explorer in one of Canada’s emerging gold districts To find out more about Trident Resources Corp. (TSX-V: ROCK) visit the Company’s website at www.tridentresourcescorp.com. asserted
Trident → back → www.tridentresourcescorp.com
For further information, please contact: Jonathan Wiesblatt, Chief Executive Officer Or: Lubica Keighery, Corporate Communications Trident Resources Corp. Telephone: 778-889-5476 Toll Free: 800-567-8181 Facsimile: 604-687-3119 NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT OF THIS NEWS RELEASE. Forward-Looking Information asserted
EXCHANGE → contact → Information
This news release contains “forward‐looking information or statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws, which may include, without limitation, statements regarding the timing and satisfaction of future Option Payments and exploration expenditure commitments under the Agreement, completing ongoing and planned work on its projects including drilling and the expected timing of such work programs, other statements relating to the technical, financial and business prospects of the Company, its projects and other matters. uncertain
which → contain → Company
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. asserted
Company → address → events
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. uncertain
results → believe → 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 gold, copper and other 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. asserted
financing → base → terms
Such forward-looking information reflects the Company’s views with respect to future events and is subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of exploration results, risks related to the inherent uncertainty of exploration and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, and those filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. asserted
information → look → 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 or climate conditions, failure to obtain or maintain all necessary government permits, approvals and authorizations, failure to obtain or maintain community acceptance (including First Nations), decrease in the price of gold, copper and other metals, increase in costs, litigation, and failure of counterparties to perform their contractual obligations. uncertain
results → cause → obligations
The Company does not undertake to update forward‐looking statements or forward‐looking information, except as required by law. asserted
Company → undertake → law
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