Miami, FL – June 19, 2025 – NatGold Digital Ltd. (“NatGold” or the “Company”) today announced the engagement of four top-tier geological consulting firms to conduct institutional-grade technical due diligence on all gold resource tokenization candidates within its patent-pending NatGold Digital Mining Ecosystem.

APEX Geoscience Ltd., Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd., Arseneau Consulting Services Inc., and Aurora Geosciences Ltd. will independently verify each resource’s technical merit and compliance with internationally accepted geological standards. These firms were selected for their elite credentials, global project portfolios, and decades of leadership preparing NI 43-101, JORC Code, and S-K 1300 reports. For the first two years of operation, NatGold will focus exclusively on gold assets located in Canada, the United States, and Australia.

Each firm will operate under an independent contract, overseen by NatGold’s Chief Technical Officer. This multi-firm structure ensures unbiased, conflict-free evaluation, and provides flexibility in assigning projects — underscoring NatGold’s commitment to a best-in-class certification process.

“This is an important step forward as we prepare to open the supply side of our digital gold mining ecosystem,” said Anthony Wile, Founder and CEO of NatGold Digital Ltd. “We’re bringing together top-tier geoscience talent to deliver the credibility and confidence the market demands. Their involvement affirms our commitment to building a sustainable, non-dilutive financial model — where gold’s value is captured not through extraction, but through verification.”

Independent Technical Report Validation

The four firms will lead the Technical Report Due Diligence (Gold Resource Validation) phase of NatGold’s six-part Tokenization Approval Framework. This stage independently verifies that each gold resource submitted for tokenization is real, technically sound, and compliant with one of the following globally recognized geological reporting standards:

• NI 43-101 (Canada)
• JORC Code (Australia)
• S-K 1300 (United States)

Their audit-grade responsibilities include:

• Verifying the authenticity of technical reports and compliance with disclosure standards
• Conducting background checks on Qualified Persons (QPs) or lead authors
• Performing site visits to inspect drill core, verify collar locations, and review sampling methods
• Evaluating classification methodologies (Inferred, Indicated, Measured)
• Producing formal due diligence reports, including findings and risk assessments

Final reports are submitted to NatGold’s Chief Technical Officer and the Tokenization Approval Compliance Committee (TACC), and are permanently archived in the NatGold Integrity Vault LLC, the Company’s secure digital repository for all tokenization documentation.

About the Contracted Firms

• APEX Geoscience Ltd. (Founded 1993) — Offers geological consulting, data review, resource estimation, and technical reporting. With offices in Canada, the U.S., and Australia, APEX has supported more than 200 gold projects from exploration through production.
• Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd. (Established 1971) — With operations in Canada and the U.S., Dahrouge specializes in historical data review and exchange-compliant resource modeling, with project experience spanning the Americas and Africa.
• Arseneau Consulting Services Inc. — Led by Dr. Gilles Arseneau, the firm brings over 30 years of technical due diligence, mineral resource estimation, and geological specialization in Archean lode and Phanerozoic epithermal gold deposits.
• Aurora Geosciences Ltd. (Founded 1981) — Known for high-integrity, rapid assessments of both historical and new data. Initially focused on northern Canada and Alaska, Aurora now operates across North America with offices in the U.S. and Canada.

Together, these partnerships solidify NatGold’s position as a global pioneer in technically verified, digitally mined gold — powering a next-generation financial ecosystem built on trust, transparency, and asset-backed innovation.