Desert Gold Ventures Inc. · TSXV:DAU
Desert Gold Ventures — Investor Presentation (December 2025)
38 slides from Desert Gold Ventures's investor presentation, December 2025
Slide 1: A West African Gold Exploration and Development Company
A West African Gold Exploration and Development Company TSX-V: DAU Disclaimer & Disclosure All statements in this presentation, other than historical facts, that address exploration activities and mining potential are forward-looking statements. Although Desert Gold Ventures Inc. believes that the e
Slide 2: About Desert Gold
Disclaimer & Disclosure About Desert Gold Corporate Snapshot Mali, West Africa Western Gold Belt of Mali About Desert Gold Exploring for tier 1 gold deposits in West Africa 440 km2 flagship SMSZ Project. Land package situated along Senegal Mali Shear Zone which is related to 6 gold mines 297km2 Tieg
Slide 3: Corporate Snapshot
Disclaimer & Disclosure About Desert Gold Corporate Snapshot Mali, West Africa Western Gold Belt of Mali Major Shareholders Corporate Snapshot Management and Board 10% Merk Investments 7% Ticker TSX.V: DAU Grand Peak Capital Corp. 5% Issued & Outstanding 270.5 million Leede Jones Gable 4% Options 12
Slide 4: West Africa Focus – Mali & Côte d'Ivoire
Disclaimer & Disclosure About Desert Gold Corporate Snapshot West Africa Western Gold Belt of Mali West Africa Focus – Mali & Côte d’Ivoire Mali • Africa’s forth largest gold producer • Annual gold production in 2024 ~2.5 million oz Au 8 • >30 million oz Au of reserves9 • Recent new discoveries (Ros
Slide 5: Western Gold Belt of Mali
Disclaimer & Disclosure About Desert Gold Corporate Snapshot Mali, West Africa Western Gold Belt of Mali Western Gold Belt of Mali Gold mineralization in Western Mali is related to the Senegal Mali Shear Zone (“SMSZ”) Desert Gold’s property is directly on and proximal to the SMSZ Major deposits in c
Slide 6: SMSZ Project, West Mali
SMSZ Project, West Mali 2026 Exploration Summary/Highlights SMSZ Zone Summaries Footnotes & Sources SMSZ Project, West Mali 440 km2 Project spans the SMSZ Airborne magnetic data shows the likely location of the Senegal Mali Shear Zone between high magnetic rocks to west and low magnetic rocks to eas
Slide 7: SMSZ Project, West Mali
SMSZ Project, West Mali 2026 Exploration Summary/Highlights SMSZ Zone Summaries Footnotes & Sources SMSZ Project, West Mali www.desertgold.ca 7
Slide 8: SMSZ Project, West Mali Exploration Stages
SMSZ Project, West Mali 2026 Exploration Summary/Highlights SMSZ Zone Summaries Footnotes & Sources SMSZ Project, West Mali 2025 Proposal Exploration Stages ~US$ 1-4 million (Goal – Increase Mineable Resources) Deposit Resource Mogoyafara South, Barani East, Gourbassi W, 27% 70% Gourbassi E, LW -Can
Slide 9: 2025 Objectives & Program
SMSZ Project, West Mali 2026 Exploration Summary/Highlights SMSZ Zone Summaries Footnotes & Sources Target: Greenstone shear and Intrusion-hosted deposits (vein & disseminated). 2025 Objectives & Program : Regional data enhancement: Project-wide structural & lithological mapping (~115 km²) integrate
Slide 10: 2026 Exploration Program
SMSZ Project, West Mali 2026 Exploration Summary/Highlights SMSZ Zone Summaries Footnotes & Sources 2026 Exploration Program ~15,000 m initial program proposed Drilling proposed to start based on funding Good results will be followed-up in real time Initial focus on Mogoyafara South , Koussili, Frik
Slide 11: Summary Highlights; SMSZ Project
SMSZ Project, West Mali 2026 Exploration Summary/Highlights SMSZ Zone Summaries Footnotes & Sources Summary Highlights; SMSZ Project Regional scale 440 km2 land package spanning 43 km of the Senegal Mali Shear Zone and a 11 km splay of the MTSZ Regionally these structures are related to 11 gold depo
Slide 12: SMSZ Gold Corridors Summaries
SMSZ Project, West Mali 2026 Exploration Summary/Highlights SMSZ Gold Corridors Footnotes & Sources Summaries SMSZ Gold Corridors Summaries SMSZ PROJECT GOURBASSI CORRIDOR MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA BARANI AREA SOLA WEST WEST SO
Slide 13: Barani–Manakoto and Kolon–Soa Corridors
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Barani –Manakoto and Kolon – Soa Corridors The Barani–Manakoto Corridor extends over 27 km along the Senegal–Mali Shear Zone (SMSZ) The Kolon–Soa Corridor ~8 km is the eastern splay corridor at structura
Slide 14: Barani Area
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Barani Area Three partially defined zones in 4 km by 3 km area Barani East is the largest zone Zone modelled for 1,000 m, working to extend to 3,000 m Barani and Keniegoulou Multiple lenses of flat plung
Slide 15: Kolon – Soa Corridor
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Kolon – Sola Corridor 8 km long, NE extension of structures that control gold mineralization at Barani East Zone Desert Gold has carried out the first drilling in the area Limited drilling has returned i
Slide 16: Manakoto
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Manakoto Potential for multiple NE-trending gold zones Best drill intercepts to 1.84 g/t gold over 30 metres Inferred mineralized trends >2 km long Numerous drill intercepts to follow-up and untested gol
Slide 17: Mogoyafara – Linnguekoto – Frikidi Corridor
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Mogoyafara – Linnguekoto – Frikidi Corridor The Corridor lies within the Birimian crustal-scale gold-bearing , the Senegal Mali Shear Zone (SMSZ) extends over ~20 km in strike length. Structurally comple
Slide 18: Mogoyafara South
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Mogoyafara South Numerous northerly- and NW-trending gold-mineralized structures Located just east of the Senegal Mali Shear Zone Intercepts to 2.15 g/t Au over 29 metres (estimated true width 25 metres)
Slide 19: Mogoyafara South Region
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Mogoyafara South Region 3,5 km by 500 m wide zone of anomalous soils and rocks supported by 200 m long artisanal open pit and workings aligned along a 1.4 km zone of soil and rock anomalies to south of k
Slide 20: Linnguekoto West
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Linnguekoto West NE-trending gold-mineralized structures Best fit resource modelling suggests a steep west dipping, generally higher grade, 1.5 to 7 metre wide gold bearing lens, that is both cut by and
Slide 21: Linnguekoto West
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Linnguekoto West Recently discovered data highlights additional gold mineralization located to the south of the Linnguekoto Deposit Highlights include trench results that returned 3.15 g/t Au over 16 m,
Slide 22: Frikidi Area
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Frikidi Area Numerous northerly- and NE-trending gold-mineralized structures Grab sampling returned the best results from the entire property with values to >100 g/t Au Magnetic data suggests a 5 km by 1
Slide 23: Gourbassi Corridor
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Gourbassi Corridor The Gourbassi gold corridor is a ~ 10km steep, shear-parallel NW to NS structural zone segmented by ENE–E–W cross structures, indicative of transpression; Strong spatial coincidence be
Slide 24: Gourbassi West & West North
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Gourbassi West & West North Au-in-auger discovery at Gourbassi West North Northerly and northwesterly trending gold mineralized structures modelled Total over 4km strike length Intercepts to 1.08 g/t Au
Slide 25: Koussili
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Koussili A total over 6km of Northerly and northwesterly trending gold mineralized structures 2km long potential curved strike continuity with Gourbassi West North deposit Gold in soil supported by gold
Slide 26: Lens A
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Lens A www.desertgold.ca 26
Slide 27: www.desertgold.ca
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR www.desertgold.ca 27
Slide 28: Gourbassi East
GOURBASSI MOGOYAFARA – FRIKIDI BARANI – MANAKOTO KOLON - SOA CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR CORRIDOR Gourbassi East At least seven, north-northwest trending lenses of gold mineralization up to 37 metres wide. Traced for approximately 800 metres along strike to 170 metres depth. The deepest hole returned
Slide 29: TIEGBA GOLD PROJECT Côte d'Ivoire
TIEGBA GOLD PROJECT Côte d’Ivoire www.desertgold.ca
Slide 30: Côte d'Ivoire – 2026 Proposed Budget & Program
Côte d’Ivoire – 2026 Proposed Budget & Program Tiegba Project, Côte d’ivoire Pipeline Stage: Target Identification (TI) Next Decision Point: March, 2026 Target Model: Greenstone shear and Intrusion-hosted deposits Program: Reconnaissance mapping + Surficial work(Soil Geochem, rock grab, grooving) (v
Slide 31: Côte d'Ivoire – 2025 Proposed Budget & Program
Côte d’Ivoire – 2025 Proposed Budget & Program Tiegba Project, Côte d’ivoire Target: Greenstone shear and Intrusion-hosted deposits (vein & disseminated). 2025 Objectives & Program : Limited data collection coverage: project wide regional geology mapping 297km², coupled with collection of 500 rock g
Slide 32: Côte d'Ivoire - Regional Geology
Côte d’Ivoire - Regional Geology Felsic to intermediate Sedimentary rock intrusives Volcanic and volcano-sedimentary rock Late stage Kfs granite Dolerite Mafic intrusive Basalt Tiegba Project www.desertgold.ca 32
Slide 33: Côte d'Ivoire - Tiegba Project prospectivity
Côte d’Ivoire - Tiegba Project prospectivity Highlights — Tiegba (Côte d’Ivoire) District-scale architecture: Two sub-parallel, NE- trending mineralized corridors interpreted over >100 km along the Tehini SZ with bends and jogs. Tier-1 neighbourhood: Close to the Bonikro–Agbaou mine complex, confirm
Slide 34: Côte d'Ivoire – 2026 Proposed Program – Geology Mapping & Soil geochemistry survey
Côte d’Ivoire – 2026 Proposed Program – Geology Mapping & Soil geochemistry survey 2026 Proposed surface work program •Soil geochemistry — ~3,500 samples: infill + step-outs to expand grids across priority blocks; outputs: refined anomaly maps and ranked targets. •Integrated geology & regolith mappi
Slide 35: Côte d'Ivoire – 2026 Proposed Program – Drilling & Drone Geophysics
Côte d’Ivoire – 2026 Proposed Program – Drilling & Drone Geophysics Soil_Au_ppb Krigging Planned AC Lines 100m 100m 2026 Proposed Drilling program • Aircore (~3,500 m) — follow up prospective soil/auger highs along the 2026 Proposed Drone geophysics program Tehini structural corridor; rapid oxide-pr
Slide 36: Côte d'Ivoire – 2026 Proposed Program – Drilling; A Closer Look
Côte d’Ivoire – 2026 Proposed Program – Drilling; A Closer Look 2026 First Pass Drill Program Details • 70 air core holes planned for ~3,500 metres • Results based follow program with RC drilling for depth extension testing and AC step out drilling for strike extension www.desertgold.ca 36
Slide 37: Côte d'Ivoire – Summary of Costs & Work Chronogram
Côte d’Ivoire – Summary of Costs & Work Chronogram 2025 Proposed Budget: Program direct cost $ 661,700 • ANAC drone survey authorization: submitted mid-Oct 2025; flights scheduled mid-Jan 2026. • Weekly shipments to lab (soils/AC/RC); ~2-week turnaround (rolling results). • Election risk window mid-
Slide 38: Footnotes & Sources
SMSZ Project, West Mali 2025 Exploration Summary/Highlights SMSZ Zone Summaries Footnotes & Sources Footnotes & Sources1 Sadiola/Yatela mine contains Indicated mineral resources of 113,725 tonnes grading 1.9 g/t Au for 6.79 million ounces at Sadiola. Historic production source: company annual report
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