Vertex opens Reward to 24-hour mining as the ramp-up enters its next phase

• 24-hour underground operations approved at Reward, up from roughly nine available working hours a day
• 203oz of gold produced and 142oz sold during the September quarter
• Reward resource now stands at 146,900oz, down 35% from the 2023 estimate
• $955,136 cash reported in the financial summary, versus $995,000 in Appendix 5B