Vancouver, British Columbia, July 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Big Bear Gold Corp. (TSXV: BEAR) is pleased to announce that it is acquiring the MARYMAC SE and the WILL Claim from prospector Robert Lus. The acquisition expands the Company’s WILL Gold Project by 183.58 hectares, to 1,326.05 hectares. The acquisition significantly strengthens the Company’s WILL Gold Project by increasing its land position, adding documented historical gold mineralization, and extending the project closer to the historically developed Mary Mac South Zone. These newly acquired blocks are situated within a highly prospective geological corridor characterized by the same structural features and host rocks found on the existing project grounds.