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Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 6, 2024) - Big Ridge Gold Corp. (TSXV: BRAU) (OTCQB: ALVLF) ("Big Ridge" or the "Company") announces that the Company will be relying on CSA Coordinated Blanket Order 51-931 (the "Order") for exemption from the requirement to send proxy-related materials (the "Meeting Materials") for its upcoming Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") being held on Monday, December 23, 2024, due to the current delays and suspension of mail service in Canada arising from the nationwide strike of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers that commenced November 15, 2024 (the "Postal Strike").

The Meeting Materials are posted under the Company's profile on and on the Company's website at . Shareholders of the Company are encouraged to access the Meeting Materials directly through the above-mentioned websites, or may contact Jim Kirke, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, at 416-627-1796 or by email at [email protected] to request electronic copies of the Meeting Materials. In the event that the Postal Strike ends prior to the Meeting, the Company will mail the Meeting Materials in the ordinary course, but there can be no assurance that the Meeting Materials will be received by the shareholder prior to the Meeting.

The matters to be voted on at the Meeting are as follows: (i) setting the number of directors for the ensuing year at five (5); (ii) the election of directors for the ensuing year; and (iii) the appointment of Davidson & Company LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year.

For further information about accessing the Meeting Materials and on alternative voting procedures for the Meeting, please see the Company's news release dated November 22, 2024 (the "November 22 News Release") available on the Company's SEDAR+ profile at or on the Company's at .

Pursuant to this news release and the November 22 News Release, the Company has satisfied all the conditions to rely on the Order.

About Big Ridge Gold Corp.

Big Ridge Gold Corp. is an exploration and development company managed by a disciplined and experienced team of officers and directors. The Company is committed to the development of advanced stage mining projects using industry best practices combined with strong social license from our local communities. Big Ridge owns an 80% interest in its flagship Hope Brook Gold Project, located in Newfoundland and Labrador. Big Ridge also owns 100% interests in the highly prospective Oxford Gold Project located in Manitoba and the Destiny Gold Project in Quebec, which has been optioned to Caprock Mining Corp. ("Caprock") under the terms of an Option Agreement that gives Caprock the ability to earn a 100% interest in the property.

Acknowledgement

Big Ridge acknowledges and appreciates the Newfoundland and Labrador Ministry of Natural Resources' financial support of the Company's 2023 exploration programs through the Junior Exploration Assistance (JEA) Program.

For more details regarding the Company's projects, please visit our website at

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "plans", "projects", "intends", "estimates", "envisages", "potential", "possible", "strategy", "goals", "objectives", or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements in this news release relate to future events or future performance and reflect current estimates, predictions, expectations or beliefs regarding future events, and include, without limitation, statements with respect to Big Ridge's intentions with respect to Caprock's shares. All forward-looking statements are based on Big Ridge's and its employees' current beliefs as well as various assumptions made by them and information currently available to them. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and projections on the date the statements are made and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the respective parties, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and the parties have made assumptions and estimates based on or related to many of these factors. When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to Big Ridge, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Big Ridge does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by the Company or on our behalf, except as required by law.

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