Founders Metals Inc. announce preliminary metallurgical testing results from the Froyo Zone at the Antino Gold Project ("Antino" or the "Project") in southeastern Suriname. Four fresh rock samples and one saprolite sample totaling over 400 kilograms with head grades ranging from 1.55 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold ("Au") up to 20.22 g/t Au were collected from across the Froyo Zone as representative samples. Baseline metallurgical testing began with a whole-ore leach process using sodium cyanide and a 48-hour leach period at a 75-micron grind for each sample.

Gold recoveries ranged from 90.9% to 96.2% with no indication of preg-robbing, refractory gold or deleterious elements. These preliminary results will inform the next stage of testing which will involve a stepwise approach to optimizing the grind size, reagent consumption and leaching kinetics to further improve recovery and optimize cost. Blue Coast Research is conducting the metallurgical testing at Antino with direction from Fuse Advisors Inc.