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Nelligan, Quebec


The Nelligan Gold Project is located approximately 45 kilometres south of the Chapais - Chibougamau area in Québec. On December 5, 2023, the Company announced it had entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with Vanstar pursuant to which the Company has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Vanstar by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act. With the acquisition of Vanstar complete, IAMGOLD now owns a 100% interest in the Nelligan Gold Project.

During 2023, approximately 10,300 metres were drilled at Nelligan towards the goal of improving resource classification and extending mineralization beyond the current resource pit shell of the Nelligan deposit, as well as testing selected exploration targets elsewhere on the property. The results from the second portion of 2023 drill program were reported in the fourth quarter with highlights including: 35.3 metres grading 1.21 g/t Au, 34.4 metres grading 2.55 g/t Au and 28.5 metres grading 1.92 g/t Au.

On February 15, 2024, IAMGOLD reported an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for Nelligan as part of the year end reporting process. The updated Mineral Resource Estimate (on a 100% basis) returned 74.5 million tonnes of Indicated Mineral Resources averaging 0.84 g/t Au for 2.01 million ounces of gold, and 142.6 million tonnes of Inferred Mineral Resources averaging 0.85 g/t Au for 3.89 million ounces of gold (see news releases dated February 15, 2024).

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