Gold Demand Just Broke a Record – Supply Can’t Keep Up

Issued on behalf of Golden Goose Resources Corp.

VANCOUVER, BC, March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Equity Insider News Commentary – A Reuters poll of analysts forecasts gold will deliver another record-setting year in 2026, with 95% of surveyed central banks expecting global holdings to rise, the highest share ever recorded.^[1] U.S. gold demand doubled to 679 tonnes in 2025, a 140% year-over-year increase, while ETF inflows reached 437 tonnes, pushing holdings to a record $280 billion in assets under management.^[2] Companies positioned across the gold exploration and production spectrum include Golden Goose Resources (CSE: GGR) (OTCQB: GGRFF), Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG), Banyan Gold (TSXV: BYN), i-80 Gold (TSX: IAU), and Allied Gold (TSX: AAUC).

Goldman Sachs raised its end-2026 gold price forecast to $5,400 per ounce, expecting sustained central bank purchasing of 60 to 70 tonnes monthly alongside anticipated Federal Reserve rate cuts.^[3] Meanwhile, S&P Global forecasts the all-in sustaining cost for silver will rise 3.8% to $23.44 per ounce in 2026, reflecting broader inflationary pressures reshaping the global mining cost landscape.^[4]

Golden Goose Resources (CSE: GGR) (OTCQB: GGRFF) recently announced the commencement of systematic geological mapping and channel sampling at its Gran Esperanza Project, a highly prospective gold-silver property spanning 44,400 hectares in the Los Menucos District of Río Negro Province, Argentina.

The current program represents the first phase of a comprehensive field campaign designed to better define the epithermal vein system and refine priority exploration targets across the property. Geological crews are conducting property-wide mapping, detailed structural analysis within key mineralized corridors, and systematic channel sampling across exposed quartz veins and alteration zones.