Full acquisition of Maritimes Gold Corp. establishes long-term contractual control over historic gold properties in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, underpinning GoldBase’s $GBT token offering.
London (UK) December 24, 2025 — GoldBase, a blockchain-based platform providing access to real-world gold assets, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Maritimes Gold Corp., which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of GoldBase Digital Ltd, pursuant to a Share Exchange Agreement dated December 10, 2025.
Maritimes Gold has an exclusive contractual option to own 100% of a portfolio of historic, past-producing gold mines located across the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in Canada, encompassing more than 57,000 acres and hosting an Indicated and Inferred mineral resource of approximately 700,000 ounces of gold, independently verified in accordance with NI 43-101 Canadian disclosure standards. The portfolio has benefited from more than US$22 million in historical exploration investment.
The acquisition formalizes a relationship that began with an October 2024 joint venture between Maritimes Gold Corp. and MegumaGold Corp. and reflects more than a year of sustained technical, geological, and legal work undertaken before GoldBase’s $GBT token public launch.
The verification of the underlying gold resources and the contractual framework governing the assets was completed before the issuance of any $GBT tokens.
As part of the transaction, the former joint venture structure was replaced with a purchase and ownership framework at the property level, formalizing GoldBase’s long-term control over the underlying mineral assets while preserving continuity across existing claims, geological data, and technical reporting.
“This transaction reflects more than a year of operational and technical progress,” said Emma Priestley, Founder and CEO of GoldBase. “These are historic Canadian gold assets that have already been independently verified under NI 43-101 standards. Our focus has been to establish a credible, institutional-grade foundation before launching the GoldBase project. With gold trading at an all-time high of close to US$4,500 an ounce, there couldn’t be a better time to acquire Maritimes Gold and tokenize the in-ground gold for the benefit of $GBT token holders.”
Fred Tejada, CEO of Maritimes Gold, added:
“I have worked on these properties for more than a decade. With GoldBase’s acquisition and funding, the portfolio is positioned to advance into its next phase of exploration and development within a clear ownership and reporting structure.”
Canada is a leading global mining jurisdiction with established mineral title systems, regulatory oversight, and disclosure requirements, as well as a safe, secure, and reliable government that respects private ownership and promotes gold exploration investment activity. All mineral resources within the Maritimes Gold portfolio are reported in accordance with NI 43-101 standards, which require independent Qualified Person oversight and rigorous technical documentation.
The portfolio comprises several past-producing gold mines located primarily within the Meguma Formation, one of Canada’s earliest gold-producing regions.
The acquisition of Maritimes Gold establishes the verified asset foundation underpinning GoldBase’s token-based model. GoldBase’s framework is structured around independently verified, in-ground gold resources reported under NI 43-101 Technical Reports, aligning digital asset issuance with established mining disclosure, asset stewardship, and sequencing standards.
In support of this framework, GoldBase has published the full suite of NI 43-101 Technical Reports, mineral claims and licences, geological datasets, Preliminary Economic Assessments, ownership records, and corporate filings governing the portfolio and $GBT token framework through its Virtual Data Room, and a complete chain-of-ownership record has been preserved across all claims, reinforcing the project’s commitment to verifiable transparency.
A Proof-of-Resource dashboard will support ongoing disclosure as gold exploration advances and additional data becomes available.
Emma Priestley, Founder and CEO of GoldBase Digital Ltd, is a Chartered Mining Engineer, Chartered Mineral Surveyor, and graduate from the prestigious Camborne School of Mines in the United Kingdom, with decades of experience across gold mining, mine finance, and project development at Credit Suisse First Boston, VSA Resources, Ambrian Partners, Lonrho Plc and Goldstone Resources Ltd. Her background includes advisory work on mining and natural resource projects for international institutions, including the World Bank, as well as senior-level involvement in advancing gold assets from exploration through production.
The broader GoldBase team brings a combined 70 years of mining and operational experience, while Maritimes Gold’s on-the-ground leadership contributes more than 40 years of experience in the mining industry, including over a decade across the Canadian asset base now underpinning the $GBT token framework.
“I have personally tracked each claim and its chain of ownership from early exploration through to GoldBase’s acquisition of Maritimes Gold,” Tejada added.
GoldBase is a blockchain-based platform that provides access to real-world gold assets through the tokenization of independently verified, in-ground mineral resources. The company’s model combines institutional-grade geological verification under NI 43-101 standards with transparent digital infrastructure, enabling participants to engage with gold exposure backed by documented physical resources and future exploration potential.
Each $GBT token is backed by a minimum of one ounce of in-ground gold today and a pro rata share of all ounces of gold discovered by Maritimes Gold in the future. GoldBase will be launching its Seed round over the coming days, with each $GBT token priced at only US$100, a 98% discount to the current gold spot price of close to US$4,500 an ounce.
GoldBase’s leadership team brings decades of experience across gold mining, mine finance, and blockchain technology. The company intends to raise up to US$100 million through the issuance of $GBT tokens, with proceeds intended to purchase verified in-ground gold and to fund ongoing exploration programs aligned with long-term resource development.
Maritimes Gold is a Canadian gold mining company with an exclusive contractual option to own 100% of a portfolio of past-producing gold mines located across the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in Canada. The portfolio covers more than 57,000 acres across five core properties — Goldenville, Caribou, Elmtree, Killag, and Miller Lake — predominantly within the Meguma Formation, one of Canada’s historic gold-producing regions.
The portfolio hosts an Indicated and Inferred gold resource of approximately 700,000 ounces of in-ground gold, independently verified through NI 43-101 Technical Reports prepared by Qualified Persons in accordance with CIM reporting standards. The portfolio has benefited from approximately US$22 million in exploration investment over the past two decades, supporting ongoing exploration activities with the objective of converting gold ounces to measured categories and discovering new mineralization.
For further information, access to the Virtual Data Room, and updates on the $GBT token offering, visit goldbase.io and www.goldbasedataroom.io.
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