(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - October 21, 2025) - Alpha Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: ALEX) ("Alpha" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of John Wilton as full time Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and provides results from recent shallow RAB drilling at Aburna Gold project.

Michael Hopley, Chairman of Alpha, stated: "We are very pleased to welcome John to the company in the role of CEO. His successful track record in discovery and management of high-quality gold and copper exploration teams in Africa, coupled with experience in leading a listed junior exploration and development company, make him the ideal fit with our existing strong management team and directors.

John's specific experience in running teams from cost effective grassroots discovery through resource building and into mine development scoping and feasibility studies will add significant further shareholder value to the Company's advancing gold and base metal exploration projects. We would also like to thank Tim Livesey for stepping in as interim CEO during the past few months and look forward to his ongoing inputs in his main role as a director of Alpha."

In addition, while the current gold exploration and evaluation drilling program progresses at the Aburna Gold project, the Company can report new positive results which indicate an expanding footprint to this prospect. These results are from a shallow rotary air blast ("RAB") drill program designed to test areas of potential gold mineralization underlying thick or transported soil cover. This gold prospect, the Anagulu gold-copper Prospect, the Tolegimja base metal Prospect and the Kosolda gold target are all located at Alpha's 100% owned, 514km² Kerkasha concession in Eritrea.

John Wilton, CEO of Alpha, stated: "Having now visited the exploration team in Eritrea and after reviewing the Company's existing prospects for both gold and copper mineralization in the field it is very encouraging that the team, led by our in-country manager, has been able to deliver several new compelling gold targets at Aburna. These targets represent both potential extensions and satellite targets to the drilled Aburna project gold mineralization. The combination of the advanced exploration status of the generally shallow gold mineralization intercepted to date within the large 7km by 2km scale Aburna Gold project represents a substantial value unlocking opportunity for current and future stakeholders."

ABURNA GOLD PROJECT: RECENT SHALLOW RAB DRILLING RESULTS

Figure 1 and Table 2 show the results of the RAB drilling program to date returning several gold-in-bedrock anomalies below areas of transported thin soil, and under areas of relatively thick soil cover. These targets are situated predominantly between the Central and Northeast prospects and to the northwest and West of the Hill 52 prospect. The general dip of the host units and structures of the existing mineralization means these new targets are largely untested.

Interpretation of the RAB results suggest materially increased target footprints to the known gold mineralization (see Figure 1). The scale of these individual targets range from 450 to 125 metres along trend. These individual target footprints potentially also represent the shallow expressions of larger plunging shoots/zones at depth as witnessed within the recognized drilled prospects. The tenor of the interpreted target anomalies RAB samples range from 9.76 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold to 0.26 g/t gold (see Figure 1 & Table 1) with the entire RAB drilling data sample results ranging from 9.76 g/t to less than 0.004 g/t gold. Figure 1 clearly illustrates the full results from the RAB program to date. The target anomalies are further supported by samples with more than 0.1 g/t and more than 0.025 g/t gold (see Figure 1).

The inset map on Figure 1 shows these new RAB targets, with the existing drilled gold prospects, and the along trend, geologically interpreted extent (approximately 7km) of the Aburna gold system. This demonstrates the considerable scale and upside exploration potential of the Aburna Gold project.

Figure 1: Location of Newly Identified Gold Targets (orange outlines), Full RAB Drilling Results to Date, and Position of Central, Hill 52, and Northeast Prospects. Inset Map: Showing Current RAB Drilling Area Targets & Existing Prospects Relative to the Largely Undrilled Aburna Gold Trend
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Importantly, when comparing these RAB results with previous surface soil sampling this indicates that certain areas of the soil cover are likely formed of immature and/or partially transported material. This opens the potential for these and further satellite targets and extensions to known gold mineralization in the other flat relief areas of property with little or no outcrop.

The results also demonstrate that such areas can be tested by cost and time effective shallow RAB with follow-up reverse circulation ("RC") or core drilling. Of the current phase of RAB drilling 796 holes have been completed and the last batch of results received at the end of September 2025. The company plans to complete the planned infill RAB drilling lines indicated on Figure 1 to define these targets for prioritization ahead of follow-up testing with RC or core drilling.

Table 1 below lists the selected RAB drill holes, depths and sample intervals and gold results with Table 2 showing the selected RAB hole details and collar coordinates.

Table 1: Selected RAB Drilling Results with Depth, Sample Interval and Gold Grade

RAB Hole ID	Sample ID	Depth From (m)	Depth To (m)	Gold (Au) ppm (g/t)
Hill 52 Area
ABRBA3-R05-017	800996	3	4	0.82
ABRBA3-R05-017	800997	4	5	9.76
ABRBA3-R05-011	800982	4	5	5.52
ABRBA3-R05-011	800983	5	6	0.50
ABRBA12-R05-014	801382	3	4	0.36
ABRBA3-R06-013	801021	2	3	0.26
ABRBA3-R07-004	801051	2	3	0.39
ABRBA3-R09-002	801081	4	5	0.32
ABRBA3-R09-002	801080	3	4	0.28
ABRBA12-R11-007	801516	4	5	0.39
ABRBA12-R11-003	801509	5	6	0.26
ABRBA12-R12-002	801547	4	5	0.30
Northeast Area
ABRBA2-R02-006	800496	1	2	1.68
ABRBA2-R03-002	800512	7	8	0.44
ABRBA2-R03-002	800513	8	9	0.64
ABRBA1-R10-003	800209	5	6	1.87
ABRBA1-R12-007	800250	9	10	1.01
Central Area
ABRBA4-R03-005	800698	4	5	0.27
ABRBA4-R08-006	800780	1	2	0.53
ABRBA4-R08-006	800781	2	3	1.44

Note: The sample intervals above in Table 1 are drilled intercepts as the true thickness/widths of this mineralization are unknown at this stage.

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL

The results reported here for the RAB drilling were analysed by Intertek Minerals Ltd., an independent and accredited laboratory located in Tarkwa, Ghana. The RAB drilling was managed by Alpha Exploration's field team with the field operations conducted in-line with the standard operating procedures implemented at this project. Representative material of bedrock and weathered bedrock for the deepest two, one-metre, samples of each RAB drill hole, were screened to provide approximately 200 grams ("g") of minus 75-micron material. Approximately 60g of sub-sample is allocated for gold fire assay.

A 2-kilogram sample of the original sample is retained as a reference sample. The 60g samples with inserted QA/QC samples of blanks and certified reference material every 20^th field sample were shipped directly to Intertek Minerals, Tarkwa, Ghana. These gold results at the laboratory were determined by using a 30g sub-sample for Fire Assay ("FA") and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy ("AAS") finish (Intertek Code: FA30/AA). The RAB drilling was conducted by Colonnade Mining Group Eritrea Limited.

Table 2: Selected RAB Drill Hole ID, Azimuth, Dip, End of Hole Depth and Collar Coordinates

RAB Hole ID	Azimuth	Dip	End of Hole (m)	X_UTM_37N	Y_UTM_37N	Elevation (Z)
Hill 52 Area
ABRBA3-R05-017	360	-90	5	341158	1651595	933
ABRBA3-R05-011	360	-90	6	340918	1651594	930
ABRBA3-R05-017	360	-90	5	341158	1651595	933
ABRBA3-R05-011	360	-90	6	340918	1651594	930
ABRBA12-R05-014	360	-90	5	340787	1651313	937
ABRBA3-R06-013	360	-90	3	341001	1651556	931
ABRBA3-R07-004	360	-90	3	340641	1651510	923
ABRBA3-R09-002	360	-90	5	340559	1651432	928
ABRBA3-R09-002	360	-90	5	340559	1651432	928
ABRBA12-R11-007	360	-90	6	340426	1651074	934
ABRBA12-R11-003	360	-90	6	340269	1651078	936
ABRBA12-R12-002	360	-90	5	340226	1651034	932
Northeast Area
ABRBA2-R02-006	360	-90	3	342202	1652595	980
ABRBA2-R03-002	360	-90	9	342040	1652557	947
ABRBA2-R03-002	360	-90	9	342040	1652557	947
ABRBA1-R10-003	360	-90	6	341603	1652276	953
ABRBA1-R12-007	360	-90	11	341758	1652199	938
Central Area
ABRBA4-R03-005	360	-90	6	341721	1651636	930
ABRBA4-R08-006	360	-90	3	341800	1651436	936
ABRBA4-R08-006	360	-90	3	341800	1651436	936

QUALIFIED PERSON

All scientific and technical information in this press release, including the results of the Aburna drill program and how these results relate to the ongoing exploration at the Kerkasha Project has been reviewed, verified, and approved by Chris Bargmann CGeol FGS, consultant for Alpha and a "qualified person" for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

ABOUT ALPHA

Alpha (TSXV: ALEX) is an exploration company that is rapidly advancing a number of important gold and base metal discoveries across its 100% owned, 514 km2 Kerkasha Project in Eritrea.

The Aburna Gold Prospect is an exciting new gold discovery where recent drilling has confirmed a high-grade mineralized system, with grades including 18m @ 15.33 g/t Au, 16 m @ 14.07 g/t Au, 9 m @ 10 g/t Au and 23 m @ 6.74 g/t Au.

The Anagulu Gold-Copper Prospect includes recent drilling intersections of 108 m @ 1.24 g/t Au and 0.60% Cu and 49 m @ 2.42 g/t Au and 1.10% Cu within a porphyry unit mapped over at a >2 km strike length.

The Company is managed by a group of highly experienced and successful mining and exploration professionals with long track records of establishing, building and returning value to stakeholders from a number of world class gold and base metal discoveries in Eritrea and across the wider Arabian Nubian Shield.

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