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GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA (December 10, 2025): Angkor Resources Corp. (TSXV: ANK,OTC:ANKOF) (‘ANGKOR’ OR ‘THE COMPANY’) announces an additional gold target, named CZ Gol d on the west side of the Canada Wall prospect on the Andong Meas exploration license in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia.

Angkor’s mineral exploration team has identified a gold target based on physical workings from a tunnel on the west side of the river running through the Andong Meas license. A quartz stockwork with an apparent thickness of 30 metres was mapped in the tunnel. The stockwork tended to have a northwest strike.   The target consists of multiple shallow trenches and one 47-metre-long tunnel excavated by artisanal miners. The tunnel is located on a steep slope and at the end of the tunnel, the artisanal miners drove a raise to surface following several veins.

Dennis Ouellette, VP Exploration, describes the CZ Gold  Prospect and historical work from over a decade  ago, ‘ In 2012, three holes were drilled with collars about 70 metres apart. The first hole was collared immediately outside the adit and was drilled in the same direction as the tunnel. None of the holes intersected the quartz stockwork zone but they did core immediately into a granite bereft of mafic minerals and containing abundant miarolytic cavities. The granite is likely an alaskite type granite. The holes also cored thick and frequent bands of ‘bucky’ quartz (a coarsely crystallized, non-laminating quartz). ‘  Dennis further clarified that although alaskite and bucky quartz do not host gold deposits per say, they are frequently found in close proximity to gold deposits.

Figure 1 Inside the CZ Gold tunnel showing vein and stockwork and adit.

The team uses the rainy season, generally from June to November, to review all prospects, samples, assays, and core from the prospects on each license.  As part of that exercise and with the spike in gold over the past year, analysis took place on all gold prospects, including those close to copper porphyry systems such as the Canada Wall prospect.   In this case, historical workings from artisanal miners were part of the annual review.


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Figure 2 Nugget in the palm of Mike Weeks, recovered from panning material from CZ Gold tunnel in a small stream directly below CZ Gold Prospect

The Company intends to conduct a surface trenching and sampling program in Q1 of 2026 on this gold target to determine the setting and orientation of the quartz stockwork. Once this has been established, a follow up diamond drill program can be planned.

Angkor also acknowledges a restart in the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia in the northwest quadrant of Cambodia.   Evacuations of near-border communities and school closures have occurred as the conflict continues.   Although the oil project Block VIII is in the far south of Cambodia, and the Andong Meas mineral license is far to the east of the conflict, management is carefully monitoring the Andong Bor license and no work is being done there at this time._  Safety is imperative for staff and personnel so any activities in the northwest are on hold until further notice.

QUALIFIED PERSON:

Dennis Ouellette, B.Sc., P.Geo., is a member of The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA #104257) and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 (‘NI 43-101’). He is the Company’s VP Exploration on site and has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure in this document.

ABOUT Angkor Resources CORPORATION:

Angkor Resources Corp. is a public company, listed on the TSX-Venture Exchange, and is a leading resource optimizer in Cambodia working towards mineral and energy solutions across Canada and Cambodia.

The company’s mineral subsidiary, Angkor Gold Corp. in Cambodia holds two mineral exploration licenses in Cambodia with multiple prospects in copper and gold.  Both licenses are in their first two-year renewal term.

Its Cambodian energy subsidiary, EnerCam Resources, was granted an onshore oil and gas license of 7300 square kilometres in the southwest quadrant of Cambodia called Block VIII.   The company then removed all parks and protected areas and added 220 square kilometres, making the license area just over 4095 square kilometres.  EnerCam is actively advancing oil and gas exploration activities onshore to meet its mission to prove Cambodia as an oil and gas producing Nation.

Since 2022, Angkor’s Canadian subsidiary, EnerCam Exploration Ltd., has been involved in oil and gas production in Saskatchewan, Canada with measures of gas capture to reduce emissions.  ANGKOR’s carbon capture and gas conservation project is part of its long-term commitment to Environmental and Social projects and cleaner energy solutions across jurisdictions.

CONTACT: Delayne Weeks – CEO

Email:- info@angkorresources.com Website: angkor resources.com Telephone: +1 (780) 831-8722

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Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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Certain information set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the control of the Company, including, but not limited to the potential for gold and/or other minerals at any of the Company’s properties, the prospective nature of any claims comprising the Company’s property interests, the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, dependence upon regulatory approvals, uncertainty of sample results, timing and results o f future exploration, and the availability of financing.

Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.

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First Class Metals PLC (‘First Class Metals’, ‘FCM’ or the ‘Company’) the UK listed company focused on the discovery of economic metal deposits across its exploration properties in Ontario, Canada, is pleased to announce that the drilling on the North Hemlo property, whilst currently paused, will recommence next week.

Highlights

  • Nine drillholes completed across the Dead Otter trend, marking strong progress in the Company’s maiden programme on this property.
  • Four priority target areas tested along the 3.5 km trend, providing early geological coverage across multiple prospective zones.
  • Approximately 200 core samples dispatched to the Thunder Bay laboratory for assay analysis.
  • Drilling to recommence next week to complete the planned programme
  • Several logged intersections exhibit visually encouraging geological features, consistent with the Company’s exploration model and supporting the decision to advance drilling. A video of a representative cut core section displaying multiple deformed structures, contact, clasts veining and sulphide mineralisation is available via the link below.

https://firstclassmetalsplc.com/link/yOO9ky

Marc J. Sale CEO First Class Metals commented:

‘To date, the maiden drill programme on the Dead Otter trend has been both technically and logistically successful, particularly given the inclement as well as challenging weather conditions. The Emerald Geological Services team has executed the plan efficiently, and early indications from the core are encouraging.

While assays will ultimately determine the significance of these intervals, the geological features observed to date reinforce our confidence in the Dead Otter trend as a compelling gold target within the North Hemlo Project. We look forward to receiving the first assay results in the New Year and to completing the balance of the programme before the Christmas break.’

Location & Strategic Context

The North Hemlo Project is situated within the world-class Hemlo Greenstone Belt, a district that has produced more than 23 million ounces of gold since discovery. In early December 2025, Barrick Gold Corporation completed the sale of its Hemlo Mine to Hemlo Mining Corporation (‘HMC‘) in a transaction valued at up to US$1.09 billion. That transaction signaled a renewed and focused investment into the Hemlo district and reflects continued interest in evaluating the region’s exploration potential. First Class Metals’ Dead Otter trend lies contiguous with HMC’s regional exploration holdings.

Figure 1 showing the Dead Otter trend with locations of the initial 6 drillholes which are logged and sampled. Also shown are the VLF grids and positions of significant grab samples

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5410975

366

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591542

5410973

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The initial drillholes targeted the location of the previously reported 19.6 g/t high grade Au grab sample, as well as zones of pronounced structural deformation (‘messed up rocks’) delineated in mapping conducted by Professor Mary Louise Hill (Professor Emerita, Lakehead University). These areas represent key focal points of gold anomalism and structural complexity along the trend.

Figure 2 showing a section of uncut core from the Dead Otter trend displaying sulphides which could indicate potential mineralisation.

Figure 3 showing cut core displaying quartz veining and course pyrite.

A second target area, including the site of the 2.3 g/t Au sample and the interpreted granite contact, has also been tested with two additional holes.

Emerald Geological Services (‘EGS‘) continue to oversee and manage all drill-site geological operations, including core logging, sampling, and photography at their Manitouwadge facility.

The drilling contract minimum of 700m drilling will be surpassed at the completion of the programme.

Given the seasonal volume of samples being processed across the region, combined with the Christmas-New Year period, assay turnaround times are difficult to estimate accurately at this stage.

Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (‘ESG’)

FCM takes its ESG responsibilities seriously and this attitude is imparted to all contracted personnel. The Company is proud that Rugged Aviation, the drill contractor, as well as EGS, are taking this responsibility seriously to in ensuring that drill sites, as much as feasible are left in an environmentally responsible state.

Figure 4 showing drill holes 01 and 02, cleared before drilling and after drilling completed and the rig moved.

ENDS

Qualified Person

The technical disclosures contained in this announcement have been drafted in line with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum standards and guidelines and approved by Marc J. Sale, who has more than 30 years in the gold exploration industry and is considered a Qualified person owing to his status as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

For Further Information:

Engage with us by asking questions, watching video summaries, and seeing what other shareholders have to say. Navigate to our Interactive Investor hub here: https://firstclassmetalsplc.com/link/yOO9ky

For further information, please contact:

James Knowles, Executive Chair
Email: JamesK@Firstclassmetalsplc.com
Tel: 07488 362641

Marc J Sale, CEO and Executive Director
Email: MarcS@Firstclassmetalsplc.com
Tel: 07711 093532

AlbR Capital Limited (Financial Adviser)
David Coffman/Dan Harris

Website: www.albrcapital.com
Tel: (0)20 7469 0930

Axis Capital Markets (Broker)
Lewis Jones

Website: Axcap247.com
Tel: (0)203 026 0449

First Class Metals PLC Background

First Class Metals listed on the LSE in July 2022 and is focused on metals exploration in Ontario, Canada which has a robust and thriving junior mineral exploration sector. In particular, the Hemlo ‘camp’ near Marathon, Ontario is a proven world class address for gold exploration, featuring the Hemlo gold deposit previously operated by Barrick Mining (>23M oz gold produced), with the past producing Geco and Winston Lake base metal deposits also situated in the region.

FCM currently holds 100% ownership of seven claim blocks covering over 250km² in north west Ontario. A further three blocks are under option and cover an additional 30km2.FCM is focussed on exploring for gold, but has base metals and critical metals mineralisation. FCM is maintaining a joint venture with GT Resources on the West Pickle Lake Property, a drill-proven ultra-high-grade Ni-Cu project.

The flagship properties, North Hemlo and Sunbeam, are gold focussed. North Hemlo has a significant discovery in the Dead Otter trend which is a discontinuous 3.5km gold anomalous trend with a 19.6g/t Au peak grab sample. This sampling being the highest known assay from a grab sample ever recorded on the North Limb of Hemlo.

In October 2022 FCM completed the option to purchase the historical high-grade past-producing Sunbeam gold mine near Atikokan, Ontario, ~15 km southeast of Agnico Eagle’s Hammond Reef gold deposit (3.3 Moz of open pit probable gold reserves).

FCM acquired the Zigzag Project near Armstrong, Ontario in March 2023. The property features Li-Ta-bearing pegmatites in the same belt as Green Technology Metals’ Seymour Lake Project, which contains a Mineral Resource estimate of 9.9 Mt @ 1.04% Li2O. Zigzag was successfully drilled prior to Christmas 2023.

The Kerrs Gold property, acquired under option by First Class Metals in April 2024, is located in northeastern Ontario within the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, one of the world’s most prolific gold-producing regions. The project holds a historical inferred resource of approximately 386,000 ounces of gold, underscoring its potential as a meaningful addition to FCM’s expanding gold portfolio. Kerrs Gold complements the Company’s exploration strategy and provides exposure to a well-established mining district. FCM is currently reviewing plans to advance the project and further unlock its value.

The significant potential of the properties for precious, base and battery metals relates to ‘nearology’, since all properties lie in the same districts as known deposits (Hemlo, Hammond Reef, Seymour Lake), and either contain known showings, geochemical or geophysical anomalies, or favourable structures along strike from known showings (e.g. the Esa project, with an inferred Hemlo-style shear along strike from known gold occurrences).

For further information see the Company’s presentation on the web site:

www.firstclassmetalsplc.com

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this announcement may contain forward-looking statements which are based on the Company’s expectations, intentions and projections regarding its future performance, anticipated events or trends and other matters that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as ‘aim’, ‘anticipate’, ‘target’, ‘expect’, ‘estimate’, ‘intend’, ‘plan’, ‘goal’, ‘believe’, or other words of similar meaning. These statements are not guarantees of statements. Given these risks future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking and uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of such statements and, except as required by applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Syntholene Energy Corp. (TSXV: ESAF) (formerly, GK Resources Ltd.) (the ‘Company‘ or ‘Syntholene‘) is pleased to announce that, further to its news releases dated May 6, 2025, May 16, 2025, July 9, 2025, September 18, 2025, November 18, 2025 and December 3, 2025, it has completed the acquisition of Syntholene Energy Corp., a private Delaware corporation (‘Pre-Transaction Syntholene‘), pursuant to the amended and restated securities exchange agreement entered into between the Company, Pre-Transaction Syntholene and the securityholders of Pre-Transaction Syntholene on April 25, 2025, as amended from time to time (the ‘Securities Exchange Agreement‘), which resulted in the reverse takeover of the Company by Pre-Transaction Syntholene (the ‘Transaction‘) pursuant to the policies of the TSXV Venture Exchange (the ‘TSXV‘).

Final acceptance by the TSXV of the Transaction will occur upon issuance of the final bulletin in respect of the Transaction by the TSXV (the ‘Final Bulletin‘) which is expected on or about December 10, 2025. Subject to issuance of the Final Bulletin, trading on a post-Consolidation (as defined below) basis will commence on the TSXV under the Company’s new name ‘Syntholene Energy Corp.’ and new trading symbol ‘ESAF’ on or about December 12, 2025.

‘This milestone is important and impactful for Syntholene and the broader eFuels sector. Being the first publicly traded pure-play synthetic fuel company on any exchange worldwide sets up Syntholene to build value with shareholders from day one of this new era for high-performance, low-cost, and carbon-negative eFuels.’ said Dan Sutton, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Syntholene is actively commercializing a new production pathway for low-cost clean fuel synthesis. The target output is ultrapure synthetic jet fuel, manufactured at 70% lower cost than the nearest competing technology. The Company’s mission is to deliver the world’s first truly high-performance, low-cost, and carbon-neutral synthetic fuel at an industrial scale.

Syntholene’s power-to-liquid strategy harnesses thermal energy to power proprietary integrations of hydrogen production and fuel synthesis. Syntholene has secured 20MW of dedicated energy to support the Company’s upcoming demonstration facility and commercial scale-up.

Founded by experienced operators across advanced energy infrastructure, nuclear technology, low-emissions steel refining, process engineering, and capital markets, Syntholene’s mission is to be the first team to deliver a scalable modular production platform for cost-competitive synthetic fuel, thus accelerating the commercialization of carbon-neutral eFuels across global markets.

As part of and in connection with the Transaction:

  • The Company changed its name to ‘Syntholene Energy Corp.’ and consolidated the common shares of the Company (the ‘Shares‘) on the basis of five pre-consolidation common shares for one post-consolidation common share (the ‘Consolidation‘). No fractional Shares were issued as a result of the Consolidation. Fractional Shares equal to or greater than one-half (1/2) were rounded up to the nearest whole number. Fractional Shares equal to less than one-half (1/2) were cancelled without any repayment of capital or other compensation. The new CUSIP number for the post-Consolidation Common Shares is 87170K106 and the new ISIN is CA87170K1066.
  • Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Agreement, the Company acquired all of the securities of Pre-Transaction Syntholene, whereby Pre-Transaction Syntholene became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the securityholders of Pre-Transaction Syntholene received securities of the Company in exchange for their securities of Pre-Transaction Syntholene at an exchange ratio of 5.934 post-Consolidation Shares for each Pre-Transaction Syntholene share (subject to adjustments in accordance with the Securities Exchange Agreement) (the ‘Securities Exchange‘).

Pursuant to the Securities Exchange:

  • the Company issued a total of 53,511,804 post-Consolidation Shares at a deemed price of $0.375 per share and 890,100 Share purchase warrants (‘Warrants‘), with each Warrant exercisable to acquire one post-Consolidation Share at a price of $0.001685 until June 18, 2026;
  • up to 10,750,000 post-Consolidation Shares (the ‘Deferred Consideration Shares‘) are issuable to former shareholders of Pre-Transaction Syntholene upon the completion of certain business milestones in accordance with the Securities Exchange Agreement; and
  • the Company assumed a convertible note in the principal amount of $180,000 with a maturity date of March 30, 2027 and bearing simple interest at a rate of 12.5% per annum, which is convertible into post-Consolidation Shares at a price of $0.30 per share.
  • Pursuant to the amalgamation agreement dated November 18, 2025 (the ‘Amalgamation Agreement‘) among the Company, a special purpose financing vehicle of Syntholene (‘FinCo‘) and a wholly owned subsidiary of GK (‘SubCo‘), the Company acquired all of the securities of Finco by means of a ‘three-cornered amalgamation’, whereby SubCo and Finco amalgamated and continued as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the securityholders of Finco received securities of the Company in exchange for their securities of Finco at an exchange ratio of one post-Consolidation Share for every five FinCo common shares (subject to adjustments in accordance with the Amalgamation Agreement) (the ‘Amalgamation‘).
  • Pursuant to the Amalgamation, the Company issued a total of 9,303,700 post-Consolidation Shares at a deemed price of $0.375 per share to the former shareholders of FinCo.

In connection with the Amalgamation, the Company issued 83,333 post-Consolidation Shares, representing a corporate finance fee, to Canaccord Genuity Corp. and issued an aggregate of 151,886 non-transferable broker Warrants, with each Warrant exercisable to acquire one post-Consolidation Share at a price of $0.375 until December 9, 2027.

  • The Company issued 350,000 post-Consolidation Shares to an arm’s length finder in respect of the Transaction at a deemed price of $0.375 per share.
  • The Company granted an aggregate of 6,195,700 stock options of the Company (‘Options‘), 1,500,000 performance share units of the Company (‘PSUs‘) which are tied to achievement of certain listing milestones described in the Securities Exchange Agreement, and 5,025,000 restricted share units of the Company (‘RSUs‘), all on a post-Consolidation basis, to certain directors, officers and consultants of the Company (collectively, the ‘Grants‘), subject to vesting conditions set out in the terms of the Grants and subject to disinterested shareholder approval of the Grants and of the Company’s new omnibus equity incentive plan.
  • The Company entered into an escrow agreement with Odyssey Trust Company and certain directors and officers of the Company providing for the escrow of an aggregate of 35,604,000 Shares, 110,000 Options, 500,000 PSUs, 600,000 RSUs and up to 7,160,265 Deferred Consideration Shares, all on a post-Consolidation basis, to be released on a Tier 2 escrow release schedule in accordance with TSXV policies.
  • An aggregate of 11,868,000 post-Consolidation Shares issued as part of the Securities Exchange will be subject to Seed Share Resale Restrictions (as defined in the TSXV policies), with 20% released on each of the date of the Final Bulletin and the dates that are 3, 6, 9 and 12 months thereafter.

Immediately following the closing of the Transaction, there are approximately 68,949,286 post-Consolidation Shares issued and outstanding.

As part of the Consolidation, shareholders holding physical certificates are required to exchange their existing share certificates for new certificates in accordance with the instructions of the letters of transmittal which will be mailed to them. Other shareholders are not required to take any action with respect to the name change or the Consolidation.

Following the closing of the Transaction (‘Closing‘), the Board of Directors of the Company comprises Daniel Sutton, Alexander Canon Bryan, John Kutsch, Anna Pagliaro and Steve Oldham.

Management of the Company comprises Daniel Sutton (Chief Executive Officer), Grant Tanaka (Chief Financial Officer), Alexander Canon Bryan (Chief Development Officer), John Kutsch (Chief Engineer) and Jennifer Hanson (Corporate Secretary).

The full particulars of the Transaction and the Company are described in the filing statement of the Company dated November 30, 2025 in respect of the Transaction (the ‘Filing Statement‘), which contains the information required pursuant to listing statement requirements under the policies of the TSXV. A copy of the Filing Statement is available on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under the Company’s issuer profile.

Acquisitions by Daniel Sutton, Alexander Canon Bryan and John Kutsch

As part of and in connection with the Transaction, certain shareholders acquired post-Consolidation Shares pursuant to the Share Exchange and Amalgamation resulting in each of them acquiring more than 10% of the voting securities of the Company, as follows:

  1. Daniel Sutton of Vancouver, British Columbia (‘Sutton‘) acquired 11,868,000 Shares and 375,000 PSUs pursuant to the Securities Exchange, 933,500 Options pursuant to the Grants and may be issued up to 2,386,755 Deferred Consideration Shares;
  2. Alexander Canon Bryan of Vancouver, British Columbia (‘Bryan‘) acquired 11,868,000 Shares and 125,000 PSUs pursuant to the Securities Exchange, and 543,400 Options pursuant to the Grants and may be issued up to 2,386,755 Deferred Consideration Shares; and
  3. John Kutsch of Harvard, Illinois (‘Kutsch‘) acquired 11,868,000 Shares pursuant to the Securities Exchange, 3,715,467 Shares pursuant to the Amalgamation, 100,000 RSUs and 543,400 Options pursuant to the Grants and may be issued up to 2,386,755 Deferred Consideration Shares.

The Shares issued to Sutton, Bryan and Kutsch pursuant to the Share Exchange have a deemed issue price of $0.375 per post-Consolidation Share and an aggregate value of $445,000 for each of them; these Shares were issued in exchange for the Pre-Transaction Syntholene Shares held by each of them. In the case of Kutsch, the Shares he was issued pursuant to the Amalgamation also have a deemed issue price of $0.375 per post-Consolidation Share and an aggregate value of $1,393,000 and were issued in exchange for FinCo common shares that were acquired for cash paid by Kutsch in the same amount. The Grants were made to these individuals in recognition of their services to Pre-Transaction Syntholene and to the Company, and in the case of the PSUs pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement. The Options are non-transferrable and have an exercise price of $0.375 per post-Consolidation Share each and are exercisable for three years.

Immediately prior to Closing, each of Sutton, Bryan and Kutsch did not beneficially own, directly or indirectly, any securities of the Company.

Immediately following the Closing, all on a post-Consolidation basis:

  1. Sutton beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 11,868,000 Shares, 933,500 Options and 375,000 PSUs, representing approximately 17.21% of the issued and outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis and, assuming the settlement of the 375,000 PSUs into Shares, exercise of the 933,500 Options into Shares and issuance of all 2,386,755 Deferred Consideration Shares (and settlement of all other PSUs and issuance of all other Deferred Consideration Shares issuable pursuant to the Securities Exchange Agreement), approximately 18.95% of the issued and outstanding Shares on a partially diluted basis;
  2. Bryan beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 11,868,000 Shares, 543,400 Options and 125,000 PSUs, representing approximately 17.21% of the issued and outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis and, assuming the settlement of the 125,000 PSUs into Shares, exercise of the 543,000 Options into Shares and issuance of all 2,386,755 Deferred Consideration Shares (and settlement of all other PSUs and issuance of all other Deferred Consideration Shares issuable pursuant to the Securities Exchange Agreement), approximately 18.2% of the issued and outstanding Shares on a partially diluted basis; and
  3. Kutsch beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 15,583,467 Shares, 543,400 Options and 100,000 RSUs, representing approximately 22.6% of the issued and outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis and, assuming the settlement of the 100,000 RSUs into Shares, exercise of the 543,400 Options into Shares and issuance of all 2,386,755 Deferred Consideration Shares (and settlement of all other PSUs and issuance of all other Deferred Consideration Shares issuable pursuant to the Securities Exchange Agreement), approximately 22.77% of the issued and outstanding Shares on a partially diluted basis.

The securities of the Company held by each of Sutton, Byan and Kutsch are held for investment purposes and were acquired pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement and Amalgamation Agreement. Each of Sutton, Byan and Kutsch has a long-term view of the investment and may acquire additional securities of the Company either on the open market, through private acquisitions or as compensation or sell the securities on the open market or through private dispositions in the future depending on market conditions, general economic and industry conditions, the Company’s business and financial condition, reformulation of plans and/or other relevant factors. Certain securities held by Sutton, Bryan and Kutsch are subject to Tier 2 escrow in accordance with TSXV policies as described in the Filing Statement.

A copy of each of Sutton, Bryan and Kutsch’s early warning report will be filed on the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) and may also be requested by mail at Syntholene Energy Corp. Suite 1723, 595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V7X 1J1, Attention: Corporate Secretary or phone at 604-684-6730.

The Shares and PSU issued, as applicable, and the Deferred Consideration Shares issuable, to Sutton, Bryan and Kutsch are not subject to minority approval or valuation requirements under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (‘MI 61-101‘) as each of them were arm’s length parties to the Company prior to completion of the Share Exchange and Amalgamation. The following Grants were made on Closing of the Transaction to certain directors and officers of the Company: (i) Sutton was issued 933,500 Options, (ii) Bryan was issued 543,400 Options, (iii) Kutsch was issued 100,000 RSUs subject to Tier 2 TSXV escrow and 543,400 Options, (iv) Grant Tanaka was issued 300,000 RSUs subject to Tier 2 TSXV escrow, (v) Anna Pagliaro was issued 100,000 RSUs subject to Tier 2 TSXV escrow, (vi) Steve Oldham was issued 50,000 Options, and (vii) Jen Hanson was issued 100,000 RSUs subject to Tier 2 TSXV escrow (collectively, the ‘Related Party Grants‘). The Related Party Grants are exempt from the valuation requirements of MI 61-101 pursuant to paragraph 5.5(b) as the Company is not listed on a specified market. The Related Party Grants are exempt from the minority approval requirements of MI 61-101 pursuant to paragraph 5.7(1)(a) and the fair market value of each of the Related Party Grants is not more than 25% of the market capitalization of the Company and the time of grant. The Related Party Grants remain subject to disinterested shareholder approval under TSXV policies, and shall not vest or be exercisable until such approval is obtained.

Investor Relations and Market-Making Services

Pre-Transaction Syntholene entered into an investor relations agreement dated August 28, 2025 (the ‘Kin Agreement‘) with Kin Communications Inc. (‘Kin‘), a full-service investor relations agency specializing in the junior mining exploration and development sector (Suite 100 – 736 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1G3). Pre-Transaction Syntholene engaged Kin to provide investor relations services until August 28, 2026 (the ‘Kin Initial Term‘), after which the Kin Agreement will continue on a month-to-month basis unless otherwise agreed by Pre-Transaction Syntholene and Kin. Pre-Transaction Syntholene will pay and grant to Kin (i) a monthly fee of $15,000, (ii) $500 for each day each employee of Kin attends a conference or event on behalf of Pre-Transaction Syntholene which falls on a weekend or holiday or which exceeds a total five business days per calendar quarter and (iii) 500,000 post-Consolidation Options at an exercise price of $0.375 per post-consolidation Share until December 9, 2028. The Kin Agreement may be terminated by Pre-Transaction Syntholene or Kin (i) for breach of the Kin Agreement and (ii) following the Kin Initial Term, by providing 30 days prior notice to the other party. Kin and its principal, John Arlen Hansen, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, an aggregate of 500,000 post-Consolidation Options. Kin is arm’s-length to the Company and is not engaged in market-making activities.

Pre-Transaction Syntholene entered into a client services agreement dated November 15, 2025 (the ‘SmallCap Agreement‘) with SmallCap Communications Inc. (‘SmallCap‘), a full-service investor marketing firm for public companies (306-310 Water Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1B2). Pre-Transaction Syntholene engaged SmallCap to provide digital marketing services until the earlier of (i) November 15, 2026 and (ii) the date that the costs associated with the provision of services exceeds the compensation thereunder. Pre-Transaction Syntholene will pay to SmallCap an aggregate of $300,000, of which $150,000 is payable on each of (i) Closing and (ii) January 8, 2026. SmallCap and its principal, Rebecca Kerswell, do not beneficially own, directly or indirectly, any securities of the Company. SmallCap is arm’s-length to the Company and is not engaged in market-making activities.

Pre-Transaction Syntholene entered into an investor relations agreement dated December 1, 2025 (the ‘Milestone Agreement‘) with Milestone Capital Partners (‘Milestone‘), a consultancy firm (IFZA Business Park, DDP, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Pre-Transaction Syntholene engaged Milestone to provide marketing and other investor relations services. Pre-Transaction Syntholene will pay and grant to Milestone (i) a fee of €260,000 and (ii) 500,000 post-Consolidation Options at an exercise price of $0.375 per Post-Consolidation Share until December 9, 2028. The term of the Milestone Agreement is for 12 months and may be terminated by (i) Pre-Transaction Syntholene for breach of the Milestone Agreement and (ii) Pre-Transaction Syntholene or Milestone by providing 14 days prior notice to the other party. Milestone and its principal, Christian Klingebiel, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, an aggregate of 503,096 Shares and 500,000 Options, all on a post-Consolidation basis. Milestone is arm’s-length to the Company and is not engaged in market-making activities.

Pre-Transaction Syntholene entered into an issuer trading services agreement dated November 20, 2025 (the ‘GIACP Agreement‘) with Generation IACP Inc. (‘GIACP‘), pursuant to which GIACP will provide the Company with certain issuer trading services, including trading the Shares with the objective of contributing to market liquidity of the Shares and providing periodic reporting of the market trading activity of the Shares. The services will be provided on the TSXV or such other stock exchange in Canada as the Resulting Issuer Shares shall be traded on from time to time. GIACP will commit its own funds to purchase the Shares and may act as agent for others to do so. As consideration, Pre-Transaction Syntholene will pay to GIACP a monthly fee of $8,500 with such fee subject to a 3% increase on each anniversary of the GIACP Agreement. The initial term of the GIACP is until May 9, 2026, subject to automatic renewals for subsequent six-month terms. Pre-Transaction Syntholene may terminate the GIACP Agreement with 30 days written notice and GIACP may terminate the GIACP Agreement at any time with written notice.

GIACP and its principals do not beneficially own, directly or indirectly, any securities of the Company, and GIACP is an arm’s length party to the Company

The Company intends to continue the engagements with Kin, SmallCap, Milestone Capital and GIACP following Closing. Certain proceeds of the concurrent financing completed in connection with the Transaction will be used towards investor relations, marketing and communications expenses.

About Syntholene Energy Corp.

Syntholene is actively commercializing a new production pathway for low-cost clean fuel synthesis. The target output is ultrapure synthetic jet fuel, manufactured at 70% lower cost than the nearest competing technology. The Company’s mission is to deliver the world’s first truly high-performance, low-cost, and carbon-neutral synthetic fuel at an industrial scale.

Syntholene’s power-to-liquid strategy harnesses thermal energy to power proprietary integrations of hydrogen production and fuel synthesis. Syntholene has secured 20MW of dedicated energy to support the Company’s upcoming demonstration facility and commercial scale-up.

Founded by experienced operators across advanced energy infrastructure, nuclear technology, low-emissions steel refining, process engineering, and capital markets, Syntholene’s mission is to be the first team to deliver a scalable modular production platform for cost-competitive synthetic fuel, thus accelerating the commercialization of carbon-neutral eFuels across global markets.

Contact Information: For more information and to sign-up to the mailing list, please contact:

Dan Suttton
Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 604-684-6730
Email: comms@syntholene.com

Certain information set forth in this news release contains ‘forward‐looking statements’ and ‘forward‐looking information’ within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and applicable United States securities laws (referred to herein as forward‐looking statements). Except for statements of historical fact, certain information contained herein constitutes forward‐looking statements which includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the final acceptance of the Transaction by the TSXV and the intended use of the available funds.

Forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as ‘may’, ‘will’, ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’, ‘expect’, ‘intend’, ‘potential’, ‘estimate’, ‘budget’, ‘scheduled’, ‘plans’, ‘planned’, ‘forecasts’, ‘goals’ and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this news release include without limitation statements regarding the Company’s plans for development of its business, plans for commercialization, plans for a facility, expected benefits of synthetic fuel, capitalization, performance of the Company and its products relative to competitors, investor relations and marketing, use of proceeds of the concurrent financing, and other statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of factors and assumptions made by management and considered reasonable at the time such information is provided. Assumptions and factors include without limitation: the integration of the Company and Pre-Transaction Syntholene following Closing, and realization of benefits therefrom; the Company’s ability to carry out the business plan of the resulting issuer, including but not limited to an effects-test and commercial scaleup targeting deployment in Q4 2025; market acceptance of the Company’s products; efficacy of the synthetic fuel; the use of available funds; and the Company’s ability to continue raising necessary capital to finance operations. Forward‐looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future performance or result expressed or implied by such forward‐looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: risks related to the listing on the TSXV, including, but not limited to, the ability to obtain necessary approvals in respect of the listing; integration risks; risks relating to the operation of a public company; and general business, economic and competitive uncertainties. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.

There can be no assurance that forward‐looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward‐looking statements if circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions should change except as required by applicable securities laws. The forward-looking statements contained herein are presented for the purposes of assisting investors in understanding the Company’s plans, objectives and goals, including with respect to the Transaction, and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward‐looking statements. Additional risks impacting the Company and its business are described in the Filing Statement and should be reviewed.

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Vancouver, Canada, December 9, 2025 TheNewswire – Spartan Metals Corp. (‘ Spartan ‘ or the ‘ Company ‘) (TSX-V: W | OTCQB: SPRMF | FSE: J03) is pleased to announce the discovery of two new tungsten-silver-rubidium exploration targets at the Tungstonia deposit part of the company’s 100% owned Eagle Tungsten-Silver-Rubidium Project (‘ Eagle ‘ or ‘ Project ‘) in eastern Nevada.

Highlights:

  • Soil samples taken provided near complete coverage of the original Tungstonia and Rees claim blocks on 100-meter (‘m’) x 100m grid totalling approximately 2,100 samples covering about 20 square kilometers (‘km ‘).

  • Encouraging grades in soil at Tungstonia suggest near-surface mineralization included:

    • Tungsten up to 272 parts per million (‘ppm’) with 76 samples over 50 ppm

    • Silver up to 5.9 grams per tonne (‘g/t’) with 57 samples over 1.0 g/t

    • Rubidium up to 537 ppm with 56 samples over 300 ppm

  • Discovered two new exploration targets:

    • Significant ~2.0 km x ~1.7 km anomaly outlined by coincident tungsten-silver-rubidium enrichment on western portion of Tungstonia claims that follows the same structural trends and spacings observed at the legacy past-producing Tungstonia mine approximately 1.5 km to northwest

    • Substantial ~0.75 km x ~2.1 km anomaly in southeast portion of Tungstonia claims trending southeast

Soil sample results from the 2025 surface geology program that commenced on October 16, 2025 , have outlined an approximate 2.0 km x 1.7 km surface anomaly that is aligned with regional trends observed at past-producing Tungstonia Mine and a second 0.75 km x 2.1 km surface anomaly in the southeast portion of the Tungstonia claims that confirm mapped veins and structured identified earlier this year. The soil results from the Rees block did not yield any new targets. The results of the soil sample program will help generate drill targets for a spring 2026 drill program.

Brett Marsh, Spartan’s President and CEO, states, ‘These soil results are very exciting as they validate our exploration model and generate important steps toward defining drill targets at Tungstonia. We initiated our surface exploration program with two key objectives; to extend the known veins at the legacy Tungstonia mine, and to define new veins in the western portion of the Tungstonia Claim block.  I believe the results of the hard work completed by our team has successfully met those objectives.’

Mr. Marsh continues, ‘The strength and extent of the anomalies — in some cases exceeding those observed around the past-producing Tungstonia mine — highlight the potential for a significantly larger mineral system than historically recognized. These new targets strengthen Spartan’s position within the U.S. critical minerals onshoring landscape. Our team is eager to continue working with our data to generate meaningful drill targets for a drill program in the spring of 2026.’

Tungsten in the soil samples at Tungstonia showing two anomalous zones. The Western Tungsten Anomaly is aligned with the north-northeasterly structural trend observed at the legacy Tungstonia mine. The Southeastern Tungsten Anomaly appears to coincide with intrusive contacts with carbonaceous sediments that could extend further to the southeast. Note that the soil results in these anomalies appears to be stronger than those obtained from the known Tungstonia mine area suggesting significant new exploration potential (Figure 1).

Silver in the soil samples at Tungstonia showing two anomalous zones coinciding with the tungsten anomalies shown in Figure 1. Note that the soil results in these anomalies appears to be stronger than those obtained from the known Tungstonia mine area suggesting significant new exploration potential (Figure 2).

Rubidium in the soil samples at Tungstonia showing two anomalous zones coinciding with the tungsten and silver anomalies shown in Figures 1 and 2 respectively. Note that the soil results in these anomalies appears to be stronger than those obtained from the known Tungstonia mine area suggesting significant new exploration potential (Figure 3).

Significance of Soil Results

Soil sampling is typically used at early stages of exploration to quickly identify geochemical anomalies that can indicate underlying mineralization, veins, favorable alteration, or to help understand geological controls such as, structural trends. Soils form from breakdown of underlying rock and higher grades (hundreds of parts per million or several grams per tonne) can be indicative of mineralization near the surface and increase confidence that the identified anomalies are genuine. Tungsten, silver, and rubidium at the Tungstonia claims show overlapping elevated values that are reasonably well aligned regional structural trends that control mineralization at the legacy Tungstonia mine, so the newly defined targets are potentially material and could be significant additions to the mineralization at the Tungstonia deposit.

Additionally, the soil results in these two anomalous areas appear to have a stronger signature that what was returned over the legacy past-producing Tungstonia mine area. This is potentially indicative of meaningful tungsten, silver, and rubidium mineralization in these large areas.


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Figure 1 Tungsten in soils at Tungstonia showing two anomalous zones: the Western tungsten Anomaly and the Southeastern Anomaly.


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Figure 2 Silver in soil at Tungstonia showing two anomalous zones coinciding with the tungsten anomalies shown in Figure 1.


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Figure 3 Rubidium in soils at Tungstonia showing two anomalous zones coinciding with the tungsten and silver anomalies shown in Figures 1 and 2, respectively.

QA/QC Procedures

Samples were submitted to American Assay Lab (AAL) of Sparks, Nevada, which is a certified and accredited laboratory, independent of the Company. Samples are prepared using industry standard-prep methods and analyzed using method IO-4AB51 (51 element suite: 0.5g 4-acid plus boric acid hot block, ICP-OES plus IM-4ABEx ICP-MS for Rb. AAL undertakes its own internal coarse and pulp duplicate analysis to ensure proper sample preparation and equipment calibration. Spartan’s QAQC includes regular insertion of CRM standards, duplicates, and blanks with a stringent review of results completed by the Company’s Qualified Person, Brett R. Marsh, President and CEO of Spartan Metals.

About The Eagle Project

The Eagle Project presents a unique opportunity to delineate one of the largest and highest-grade Tungsten (‘W’) and Rubidium (‘Rb’) districts in the United States. The Project consists of the past-producing high-grade Tungstonia and Rees/Antelope tungsten (W-Cu-Ag) mines. Operations at these mines were from 1915 to 1942 with intermittent small-scale production occurring until 1956. Tungsten production from these two mines totaled 8,379 units at grades between 0.6%-0.9% WO 3 (1).

The Project is ~36.5 km² in size and located approximately 120 kilometers northeast of the town of Ely, in the Kern Mountains of White Pine County, Nevada. The Project covers 9,033 acres consisting of 445 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) unpatented lode mining claims.

Three deposit types are present at Eagle; Porphyry, Skarn, and Carbonate Replacement (CRD) that contain significant or anomalous grades of Tungsten (W), Silver (Ag), and Rubidium (Rb) plus Cu-Sb±Au-Pb-Zn-Bi-As across three project focus areas that also includes the potential to recover W-Rb-Ag from the legacy Tungstonia Mill Tailings.

(1) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (1988), Bulletin 105 p213-217

The technical information contained in this news release has been prepared under the supervision of, and approved by Brett R. Marsh, CPG. Mr. Marsh is President and CEO of Spartan Metals Corp. and a ‘qualified person’ as defined under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects .

About Spartan Metals Corp.

Spartan Metals is focused on developing critical minerals projects in well-established and stable mining jurisdictions in the Western United States, with an emphasis on building a portfolio of diverse strategic defense minerals such as Tungsten, Rubidium, Antimony, Bismuth, and Arsenic.

Spartan’s flagship project is the Eagle Project in eastern Nevada that consists of the highest-grade historic tungsten resource in the USA (the past-producing Tungstonia Mine) along with significant under-defined resources consisting of: high-grade rubidium; antimony; bismuth; indium; as well as precious and base metals. More information about Spartan Metals can be found at www.SpartanMetals.com

On behalf of the Board of Spartan

‘Brett Marsh’

President, CEO & Director

Further Information:

Brett Marsh, M.Sc., MBA, CPG

President, CEO & Director

1-888-535-0325

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This news release contains statements that constitute ‘forward-looking statements.’ Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements, or developments in the industry to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words ‘expects,’ ‘plans,’ ‘anticipates,’ ‘believes,’ ‘intends,’ ‘estimates,’ ‘projects,’ ‘potential’ and similar expressions, or that events or conditions ‘will,’ ‘would,’ ‘may,’ ‘could’ or ‘should’ occur. Forward-Looking Information in this news release, Spartan has applied several material assumptions, including, but not limited to, assumptions that: the current objectives concerning the Company’s projects can be achieved and that its other corporate activities will proceed as expected; that general business and economic conditions will not change in a materially adverse manner; and that all requisite information will be available in a timely manner.

Although the Company believes the forward-looking information contained in this news release is reasonable based on information available on the date hereof, by their nature forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  By their nature, these statements involve a variety of assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, levels of activity and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements.

Examples of such assumptions, risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, assumptions, risks and uncertainties associated with general economic conditions; adverse industry events; future legislative and regulatory developments; the Company’s ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital on favorable terms; the ability of the Company to implement its business strategies; competition; the ability of the Company to obtain and retain all applicable regulatory and other approvals and other assumptions, risks and uncertainties.

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About LaFleur Minerals Inc.

LaFleur Minerals is focused on the development of district-scale gold projects in the Abitibi Gold Belt near Val-d’Or, Québec. The Company’s mission is to advance mining projects with a laser focus on our resource-stage Swanson Gold Project and the Beacon Gold Mill, which have significant potential to deliver long-term value. The Swanson Gold Project is approximately 18,304 hectares (183 km(2)) in size and includes several prospects rich in gold and critical metals previously held by Monarch Mining, Abcourt Mines, and Globex Mining. LaFleur has recently consolidated a large land package along a major structural break that hosts the Swanson, Bartec and Jolin gold deposits and several other showings which make up the Swanson Gold Project. The Swanson Gold Project is easily accessible by road allowing direct access to several nearby gold mills, further enhancing its development potential. LaFleur Minerals’ fully permitted and refurbished Beacon Gold Mill is capable of processing over 750 tonnes per day and is being considered for processing mineralized material from Swanson and for custom milling operations for other nearby gold projects.

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Silverco Mining Ltd. (TSXV: SICO) (‘Silverco’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce a validated and updated Mineral Resource Estimate (‘MRE’) for its 100%-owned Cusi Project (‘Cusi’), located approximately 90 kilometres northwest of First Majestic’s Los Gatos Mine in Chihuahua, Mexico. The Updated Mineral Resource Estimate was completed by Ben Eggers MAIG, P.Geo., and Allan Armitage, Ph.D., P.Geo., of SGS Geological Services.

Highlights of the 2025 Cusi Mineral Resource Estimate:

  • Substantial High-Grade Silver Inventory:
    • Measured & Indicated (‘M&I’) Resources: 4.89 million tonnes grading 262 g/t silver equivalent (‘AgEq’) containing 41.2 million ounces AgEq.
    • Inferred Resources: 4.07 million tonnes grading 243 g/t AgEq containing 31.8 million ounces AgEq.
  • San Miguel Growth: The San Miguel Vein System has emerged as a significant growth driver, contributing 10.8 Moz AgEq (Indicated) and 16.2 Moz AgEq (Inferred) to the global resource, validating the Company’s focus on this new bulk-tonnage potential zone.
  • Improved Geological Confidence: The updated model utilizes a tighter search radius for Inferred resources (reduced from 200m to 100m) and increased cut-off grades (increased from 95 g/t AgEq to 120 g/t AgEq), resulting in a more conservative and robust estimate focused on profitable ounces.
  • Silver Primary Deposit: 86% of the value of the Updated Mineral Resource Estimate is comprised of silver.

Comparison to historical 2020 MRE:

The historical 2020 MRE hosted Measured & Indicated resources of 5.4Mt grading 215 g/t AgEq containing 37.0 Moz AgEq and Inferred resources of 4.9Mt grading 183 g/t AgEq containing 28.8 Moz AgEq. Since the historical 2020 MRE, approximately 0.81Mt of diluted resources grading 182 g/t AgEq containing 4.8 Moz AgEq were depleted through mining. Additionally, the impact of reducing the inferred search radius from 200m to 100m, resulted in a reduction of inferred resources of approximately 2.1 Mt containing 10.1 Moz AgEq. Accounting for these impacts, the 2025 updated MRE results in the following highlights:

  • 28% increase in M&I resources, net of depletion, from 32.2 to 41.2 Moz AgEq
  • 22% increase in M&I grade, from 215 to 262 g/t AgEq
  • 9% increase in M&I tonnes, net of depletion, from 4.5Mt to 4.9Mt
  • 70% increase in inferred resources, net of search reduction, from 18.7 to 31.8 Moz AgEq

Historical resources were reported at a 95 g/t AgEq cut-off grade for the historical 2020 MRE. Details of the estimate are provided in Sierra Metals November 18, 2020 press release and a NI 43-101 compliant technical report filed in December, 2020.​ The 2020 MRE is considered historical in nature, and Silverco is not treating the historical resources as current. The historical resources for the Cusi deposits are superseded by the 2025 Measured, Indicated and Inferred MRE for the deposits.

Mark Ayranto, CEO of Silverco, commented:

‘This validated and updated Mineral Resource Estimate represents a crucial step in our development of Cusi towards a restart decision. Our technical team has focused on quality over quantity, delivering a robust resource model that reduces internal waste and tightens estimation parameters to better reflect the potential of the deposit. While we have applied more conservative constraints than previous estimates, the grade profile remains exceptional at over 260 g/t AgEq in the Measured and Indicated categories.

‘Most importantly, this MRE confirms what our exploration success at San Miguel has been telling us. This zone now hosts a substantial portion of our resource and exhibits the widths and continuity required for more efficient bulk mining methods. With the system wide open, Cusi has a solid foundation of high-grade ounces and a clear path for continued expansion.

‘This MRE update only included a portion of our 2025 drilling, and recent results such as hole CU-25-37’s 8.8m of 319 g/t AgEq and 12.4m of 273 g/t AgEq have not been incorporated into this resource. We believe that the remainder of 2025’s drilling has already the potential to substantially add to this resource.’

2025 CUSI Mineral Resource Statement

Highlights of the Cusi Project underground Mineral Resource Estimate are as follows:

  • Combined Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources are estimated at 4.89 Mt grading 206 g/t silver, 0.15 g/t gold, 0.73% lead, and 0.86% zinc (262 g/t AgEq). The Mineral Resource Estimate includes Measured Mineral Resources of 6.1 Moz of silver, 1.8 koz of gold, 5.6 Mlbs of lead, and 6.3 Mlbs of zinc (6.7 Moz of AgEq) and Indicated Mineral Resources of 26.3 Moz of silver, 22.2 koz of gold, 72.7 Mlbs of lead, and 86.5 Mlbs of zinc (34.4 Moz of AgEq).
  • Inferred Mineral Resources are estimated at 4.07 Mt grading 172 g/t silver, 0.17 g/t gold, 0.89% lead, and 1.20% zinc (243 g/t AgEq). The Mineral Resource Estimate includes Inferred Mineral Resources of 22.5 Moz of silver, 22.2 koz of gold, 79.5 Mlbs of lead, and 107.5 Mlbs of zinc (31.7 Moz of AgEq).

Table 1: Cusi Project Underground Mineral Resource Estimate, October 20, 2025

Resource
Class
Mass Average Grade Material Content
Ag Au Pb Zn AgEq Ag Au Pb Zn AgEq
Mt g/t g/t % % g/t koz koz Mlb Mlb koz
Measured 0.69 277 0.08 0.37 0.42 305 6,114 1.8 5.6 6.3 6,725
Indicated 4.21 195 0.16 0.78 0.93 255 26,330 22.2 72.7 86.5 34,433
M + I 4.89 206 0.15 0.73 0.86 262 32,443 24.0 78.3 92.8 41,157
Inferred 4.07 172 0.17 0.89 1.20 243 22,479 22.2 79.5 107.5 31,753

Cusi Project Mineral Resource Estimate Notes:
(1) The mineral resource was estimated by Ben Eggers, MAIG, P.Geo. of SGS Geological Services, an independent Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Eggers conducted a site visit to the Cusi Property on September 22-23, 2025. The mineral resource was peer reviewed by Allan Armitage, Ph.D., P.Geo. of SGS Geological Services, an independent Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
(2) The classification of the Mineral Resource Estimate into Indicated and Inferred mineral resources is consistent with current 2014 CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves. The effective date of the Cusi Project Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) is October 20, 2025. This is the close out date for the final mineral resource drilling database.
(3) All figures are rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimate and numbers may not add due to rounding.
(4) All mineral resources are presented undiluted and in situ, constrained by continuous 3D wireframe models (considered mineable shapes), and are considered to have reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction. The mineral resource is exclusive of mined out material.
(5) Mineral resources are not mineral reserves. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves, do not have demonstrated economic viability. An Inferred Mineral Resource has a lower level of confidence than that applying to an Indicated or Measured Mineral Resource and must not be converted to a Mineral Reserve. It is reasonably expected that the majority of Inferred Mineral Resources could be upgraded to Indicated or Measured Mineral Resources with continued exploration.
(6) The Cusi Project MRE is based on a validated database which includes data from 2,052 surface and underground drillholes totalling 360,237 m completed between 2006 and October 2025 and 21,522 channels totalling 48,786 m completed between 2013 and 2023. The resource database totals 105,585 assay intervals representing 119,756 m of drillhole data and 71,605 assay intervals representing 48,783 m of channel data.
(7) The mineral resource estimate is based on 63 three-dimensional (‘3D’) resource models representing epithermal veins which comprise the Cusi vein systems. 3D models of mined out areas were used to exclude mined out material from the current MRE.
(8) Grades for Ag, Au, Pb, and Zn are estimated for each mineralization domain using 1.5 m capped composites assigned to that domain. To generate grade within the blocks, the inverse distance squared (ID2) interpolation method was used for all domains.
(9) An average density value of 2.75 g/cm3 was assigned to all domains based on a database of 244 samples.
(10) It is envisioned that the Cusi Project deposits may be mined using underground mining methods. Mineral resources are reported at a base case cut-off grade of 120 g/t AgEq. The mineral resource grade blocks were quantified above the base case cut-off grade, below surface, within the constraining mineralized wireframes, and exclusive of mined out material.
(11) The underground base case cut-off grade of 120 g/t AgEq considers metal prices of US$30/oz Ag, US$2400/oz Au, US$1.00/lb Pb, and US$1.35/lb Zn and metal recoveries of 90% for Ag, 50% for Au, 90% for Pb, and 60% for Zn.
(12) The underground base case cut-off grade of 120 g/t AgEq considers a mining cost of US$60.00/t rock and a processing, treatment and refining, transportation and G&A cost of US$35.00/t mineralized material.
(13) The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues.

Table 2: Cusi Project Underground Mineral Resource Estimate by Area, October 20, 2025

Area Resource Class Mass Average Grade Material Content
Ag Au Pb Zn AgEq Ag Au Pb Zn AgEq
Mt g/t g/t % % g/t koz koz Mlb Mlb koz
San Juan Indicated 0.16 232 0.21 0.17 0.20 259 1,199 1.1 0.6 0.7 1,338
Inferred 0.12 295 0.07 0.29 0.51 324 1,156 0.3 0.8 1.4 1,267
Promontorio West Indicated 1.03 208 0.10 0.43 0.58 244 6,893 3.4 9.8 13.1 8,078
Inferred 0.41 199 0.19 0.78 0.79 257 2,592 2.5 7.0 7.1 3,342
Promontorio East Measured 0.53 285 0.08 0.3 0.36 309 4,824 1.3 3.4 4.1 5,229
Indicated 0.24 211 0.19 0.81 0.60 264 1,609 1.5 4.2 3.1 2,006
M + I 0.76 262 0.11 0.46 0.43 295 6,432 2.8 7.7 7.2 7,235
Inferred 0.21 231 0.32 0.86 0.83 301 1,520 2.1 3.9 3.8 1,987
Eduwiges Indicated 0.53 159 0.25 1.93 2.06 287 2,694 4.2 22.3 23.9 4,853
Inferred 0.24 92 0.18 1.94 2.39 224 694 1.4 10.0 12.4 1,697
San Miguel Indicated 1.30 193 0.15 0.83 1.11 258 8,065 6.2 23.9 31.7 10,786
Inferred 2.03 170 0.14 1.02 1.42 249 11,117 9.3 45.5 63.5 16,237
San Nicolas Indicated 0.76 196 0.17 0.41 0.43 233 4,798 4.2 6.9 7.2 5,684
Inferred 0.62 175 0.14 0.28 0.45 207 3,472 2.9 3.8 6.2 4,105
Santa Rosa de Lima Measured 0.16 251 0.09 0.60 0.62 291 1,290 0.5 2.1 2.2 1,496
Indicated 0.19 176 0.29 1.20 1.63 276 1,072 1.8 5.0 6.8 1,688
M + I 0.35 210 0.20 0.93 1.17 283 2,362 2.2 7.2 9.0 3,183
Inferred 0.45 133 0.27 0.86 1.34 216 1,928 3.8 8.5 13.3 3,118
Total Measured 0.69 277 0.08 0.37 0.42 305 6,114 1.8 5.6 6.3 6,725
Indicated 4.21 195 0.16 0.78 0.93 255 26,330 22.2 72.7 86.5 34,433
M + I 4.89 206 0.15 0.73 0.86 262 32,443 24.0 78.3 92.8 41,157
Inferred 4.07 172 0.17 0.89 1.20 243 22,479 22.2 79.5 107.5 31,753

(1) The underground base case cut-off grade of 120 g/t AgEq considers metal prices of US$30/oz Ag, US$2400/oz Au, US$1.00/lb Pb, and US$1.35/lb Zn, metal recoveries of 90% for Ag, 50% for Au, 90% for Pb, and 60% for Zn, a mining cost of US$60.00/t rock, and a processing, treatment and refining, transportation and G&A cost of US$35.00/t mineralized material.

Table 3: Cusi Project Mineral Resource Estimate Sensitivity Table, October 20, 2025

Resource Class Cut-off Grade (AgEq
g/t)
Mass Average Grade Material Content
Ag Au Pb Zn AgEq Ag Au Pb Zn AgEq
Mt g/t g/t % % g/t koz koz Mlb Mlb koz
Measured 80 g/t 0.90 232 0.07 0.34 0.38 257 6,668 2.0 6.7 7.5 7,388
90 g/t 0.83 244 0.07 0.35 0.39 269 6,531 1.9 6.4 7.2 7,222
100 g/t 0.78 254 0.07 0.35 0.40 281 6,397 1.9 6.1 6.9 7,064
120 g/t 0.69 277 0.08 0.37 0.42 305 6,114 1.8 5.6 6.3 6,725
150 g/t 0.56 312 0.09 0.40 0.45 342 5,643 1.6 4.9 5.5 6,188
200 g/t 0.40 375 0.11 0.45 0.49 409 4,860 1.4 4.0 4.3 5,299
250 g/t 0.29 445 0.13 0.49 0.53 483 4,132 1.2 3.2 3.4 4,484
300 g/t 0.22 512 0.14 0.53 0.57 553 3,571 1.0 2.5 2.7 3,858
Indicated 80 g/t 5.90 161 0.13 0.63 0.76 210 30,612 25.2 81.9 99.1 39,827
90 g/t 5.42 170 0.14 0.67 0.81 221 29,566 24.3 79.6 96.2 38,506
100 g/t 4.99 178 0.15 0.70 0.85 232 28,512 23.6 77.3 93.0 37,175
120 g/t 4.21 195 0.16 0.78 0.93 255 26,330 22.2 72.7 86.5 34,433
150 g/t 3.33 218 0.18 0.90 1.06 286 23,388 19.7 66.1 77.6 30,664
200 g/t 2.30 257 0.21 1.08 1.25 337 18,988 15.6 54.8 63.2 24,913
250 g/t 1.61 296 0.24 1.22 1.39 386 15,290 12.3 43.4 49.3 19,938
300 g/t 1.09 338 0.26 1.38 1.54 439 11,876 9.3 33.1 37.0 15,396
Inferred 80 g/t 5.73 143 0.14 0.72 1.00 201 26,266 26.0 90.9 126.1 37,065
90 g/t 5.27 150 0.15 0.76 1.04 211 25,377 25.1 88.0 121.2 35,787
100 g/t 4.83 157 0.16 0.80 1.10 222 24,424 24.2 85.4 116.8 34,469
120 g/t 4.07 172 0.17 0.89 1.20 243 22,479 22.2 79.5 107.5 31,753
150 g/t 3.00 199 0.20 1.05 1.38 282 19,192 18.9 69.7 91.1 27,135
200 g/t 1.87 246 0.24 1.36 1.67 347 14,786 14.4 56.2 69.1 20,924
250 g/t 1.37 277 0.27 1.57 1.87 393 12,252 12.0 47.6 56.8 17,358
300 g/t 1.00 310 0.31 1.76 2.03 437 9,965 9.8 38.8 44.8 14,061

(1) Underground mineral resources are reported at a base case cut-off grade of 120 g/t AgEq (highlighted). Values in this table reported above and below the base case cut-off grades should not be misconstrued with a Mineral Resource statement. The values are only presented to show the sensitivity of the block model estimate to the base case cut-off grade.
(2) All values are rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimate and numbers may not add due to rounding.

Qualified Persons

The mineral resource was estimated by Ben Eggers, MAIG, P.Geo. of SGS Geological Services, an independent Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Eggers conducted a site visit to the Cusi Property on September 22-23, 2025. The mineral resource was peer reviewed by Allan Armitage, Ph.D., P.Geo. of SGS Geological Services, an independent Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.

Technical Disclosure

The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Nico Harvey, P.Eng., Vice President Project Development of Silverco, a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Harvey is not independent of the Company. Mr. Harvey has reviewed the sampling, analytical and QA/QC data underlying the technical information disclosed herein.

No production decision has been made at Cusi. Any decision to restart operations will follow completion of the requisite technical, financial and permitting milestones.

About Silverco Mining Ltd.

The Company owns a 100% interest in the 11,665-hectare Cusi Project located in Chihuahua State, Mexico (the ‘Cusi Property’). It lies within the prolific Sierra Madre Occidental gold-silver belt. There is an existing 1,200 ton per day mill with tailings capacity at the Cusi Property.

The Cusi Property is a past-producing underground silver-lead-zinc-gold project approximately 135 kilometres west of Chihuahua City. The Cusi Property boasts excellent infrastructure, including paved highway access and connection to the national power grid.

The Cusi Property hosts multiple historical Ag-Au-Pb-Zn producing mines each developed along multiple vein structures. The Cusi Property hosts several significant exploration targets, including the extension of a newly identified downthrown mineralized geological block and additional potential through claim consolidation.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors,

‘Mark Ayranto’

Mark Ayranto, President & CEO
Email: mayranto@silvercomining.com

For further information, please contact:

Investor relations & Communications
Email: info@silvercomining.com
www.silvercomining.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Statement and Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains ‘forward-looking statements’ and ‘forward-looking information’ (together, ‘forward-looking statements’) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or the Company’s future performance and are generally identified by words such as ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’, ‘continue’, ‘could’, ‘estimate’, ‘expect’, ‘forecast’, ‘goal’, ‘intend’, ‘may’, ‘objective’, ‘outlook’, ‘plan’, ‘potential’, ‘priority’, ‘schedule’, ‘seek’, ‘should’, ‘target’, ‘will’, and similar expressions (including negative and grammatical variations).

These forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company as of the date of this release, are inherently subject to significant business, technical, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Key assumptions include: timely receipt of permits and approvals necessary for planned work; access to surface rights and community support; no material adverse changes to general business, economic, market and political conditions; commodity price and foreign exchange assumptions; inflation and input costs remaining within expectations; and the Company’s ability to secure additional financing on acceptable terms when required.

Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such factors include, without limitation: exploration, development and operating risks (including drilling, sampling, assaying, interpretation and modeling uncertainties; variability of mineralization; representativity of samples; true-width estimation; metallurgical variability; water management; geotechnical and ground conditions); risks inherent in estimating or converting mineral resources; the absence of current mineral reserves at the Cusi Property; that AgEq is a reporting metric only and does not imply economic recoverability; permitting, licensing and regulatory risks in Mexico (including changes in mining, environmental, labour, water, land access and related regimes); community relations, social licence and stakeholder engagement risks; title, surface rights, access and environmental liability risks; health, safety and security risks; commodity price and FX volatility (silver, gold, lead, zinc; MXN/CAD/USD); cost inflation, supply-chain disruptions and contractor availability; political and macroeconomic instability; financing and liquidity risks (including the availability and terms of debt and/or equity); TSX Venture Exchange and other regulatory approvals; counterparty risks; limitations and uncertainties relating to historical data and third-party reports (including the risk that historical results cannot be verified to NI 43-101 standards); force majeure events; litigation and enforcement risks; and those additional risks set out in the Company’s public disclosure filings available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The purpose of forward-looking statements is to provide readers with information about management’s current expectations and plans and may not be appropriate for other purposes. No assurance can be given that such statements will prove to be accurate; actual results and future events could differ materially. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as required by applicable securities laws

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BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) has secured a fresh source of long-term funding for its iron ore operations in Western Australia, agreeing to a US$2 billion infrastructure deal with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).

The Tuesday (December 9) announcement confirms the company has entered into a binding agreement with GIP that covers BHP’s share of Western Australia Iron Ore’s (WAIO) inland power network.

Under the structure, a new trust entity will be created and majority owned by BHP with a 51 percent stake, while BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) subsidiary GIP will take the remaining 49 percent in exchange for its US$2 billion contribution.

Over a 25 year period, BHP will pay the entity a tariff tied to its power use.

The deal gives BHP additional balance sheet flexibility at a time when the company is pursuing a renewed push to grow iron ore volumes. Currently, the company holds an 85 percent interest in WAIO, which spans four major joint ventures supplying some of the world’s most important steelmaking customers.

Operationally, BHP will continue to run the inland power infrastructure and maintain full strategic oversight of WAIO.

The deal does not alter existing joint venture rights or the company’s commitments to Western Australia; ownership of the power network’s physical assets remains unchanged.

In a company press release, BHP Chief Executive Mike Henry framed the transaction as a prudent way to unlock capital without giving up control of core infrastructure.

“We are pleased to partner with GIP on this arrangement that enables BHP to access capital and maintain operational and strategic control of a critical part of WAIO’s infrastructure,” he said.

BHP is in the midst of a long-term push to lift Pilbara production capacity to 305 million metric tons per year. The WAIO business will continue to plan and execute its broader strategy, while keeping optionality for future growth.

Completion is expected toward the end of the 2026 fiscal year, subject to regulatory clearances, including approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board.

Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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The silver price hit a new all-time high on Tuesday (December 9), rising as high as US$60.56 per ounce.

The white metal’s rise continues a breakout that began on November 28 after CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) halted trading on the Comex, citing a ‘cooling issue’ at a CyrusOne data center located in a Chicago suburb.

All markets were open and trading by 5:46 a.m. PST that day, but the disruption raised concerns among traders — according to Reuters, the outage was one of the longest in years for CME Group.

Adding fuel to the fire are increased expectations for an interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve.

The Fed’s next meeting is set to wrap up on Wednesday (December 10), and while market participants were previously divided on whether another cut is coming, CME Group’s FedWatch tool now shows strong expectations for a reduction.

Target rate probabilities for December Fed meeting.

Chart via CME Group.

In addition to that, US President Donald Trump said on November 30 that he has decided who the next Fed chair will be. While he didn’t give a name, people familiar with the news told Bloomberg that Kevin Hassett, director of the White House’s National Economic Council, is seen as the likely candidate.

Trump has frequently criticized current Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering rates quickly enough, and Powell’s replacement is widely expected to be more in line with Trump’s views.

Speaking on CBS after Trump’s comments, Hassett was relatively tight-lipped about the Fed chair position.

“I think that the American people could expect President Trump to pick somebody who’s going to help them have cheaper car loans and easier access to mortgages at lower rate,” he commented.

“That’s what we saw in the market response to the rumor about me.”

Silver price chart, December 1 to 9, 2025.

Silver and its sister metal gold tend to fare better when rates are lower, meaning that December rate cut expectations coupled with the Hassett rumor have helped to stoke prices for the precious metals.

While silver is known for lagging behind gold before outperforming, it’s now ahead in terms of percentage gains — silver is up about 100 percent year-to-date, while gold has risen around 59 percent.

The yellow metal is currently trading above US$4,200 per ounce, but remains below its all-time high.

In addition to rate-related factors, silver’s breakout this year has been driven by various elements.

As a precious metal, it’s influenced by many of the same factors as gold, but its October price jump, which took it past the US$50 level, was also driven by a lack of liquidity in the London market.

While that issue appears to have resolved, a new situation has recently emerged — Bloomberg reported on November 25 that Chinese silver stockpiles are now at their lowest level in a decade after huge shipments to London.

Tariff concerns and silver’s new status as a critical mineral in the US have also provided support in 2025.

The white metal’s industrial side also shouldn’t be forgotten — according to the Silver Institute, industrial demand for silver reached a record 680.5 million ounces in 2024, driven by usage in grid infrastructure, vehicle electrification and photovoltaics. Total silver demand was down 3 percent year-on-year in 2024, but still exceeded supply for the fourth year in a row, resulting in a deficit of 148.9 million ounces for the year.

Watch five experts share their thoughts on the outlook for silver.

Time will tell what’s next for silver, but some experts see it continuing to outperform gold in 2026.

‘The sure money is made in the gold sector, but the big money is made in the silver sector — that’s proven true over the last couple of precious metals cycles. I believe it will be true in this one as well,’ said Jay Martin of VRIC Media.

Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 8, 2025 / Electric Royalties Ltd. (TSXV:ELEC,OTC:ELECF)(OTCQB:ELECF) (‘Electric Royalties’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to provide an update on key royalties in its portfolio, adding to the December 2, 2025 announcement of royalty revenues and other milestones relating to the Company’s copper assets.

Electric Royalties CEO Brendan Yurik commented: ‘Across our portfolio, the latest project updates reinforce our clear trajectory toward value creation and de-risking. We are particularly encouraged that the past-producing Graphmada Graphite Mine is now under active review for expanded production – with a Stage-2 scoping study underway – positioning Graphmada as a premier graphite supply-chain asset as Western economies increasingly prioritize non-China sources for battery-anode and advanced industrial demand.

‘We are also pleased to highlight the battery-performance breakthrough by Manganese X, where Phase 2 results using material from the Battery Hill Manganese Project delivered 70% capacity retention after 4,600 cycles – a meaningful validation of the commercial potential of Battery Hill’s high-purity manganese material. With the benefit of financial backing from leading mining investor Eric Sprott, Manganese X now moves into Phase 3 testing while also working towards completion of the Battery Hill pre-feasibility study.

‘At the same time, the operators of our lithium and iron-vanadium royalties continue to advance toward major development milestones. Both the Seymour Lake Lithium Project and the Mont Sorcier Iron and Vanadium Project are now on track to deliver feasibility studies in Q2 2026, supported by strengthened funding pathways, infrastructure commitments, and ongoing resource-growth work.

‘We also welcomed positive momentum at the Kenbridge Nickel Project, including the commencement of drilling.

‘Taken together, these updates highlight the growing strength, diversification, and maturity of our asset base. With multiple catalysts ahead, including multiple feasibility studies and continued technical advancements across the portfolio, we believe we are well-positioned to benefit from rising demand across the critical-minerals space and to deliver sustained, long-term value for shareholders.’

Highlights since the Company’s previous updates (see Electric Royalties’ news releases dated December 2, 2025 and September 4, 2025) include:

    About Electric Royalties Ltd.
    Electric Royalties is a royalty company established to take advantage of the demand for a wide range of commodities (lithium, vanadium, manganese, tin, graphite, cobalt, nickel, zinc and copper) that will benefit from the drive toward electrification of a variety of consumer products: cars, rechargeable batteries, large scale energy storage, renewable energy generation and other applications.

    Electric vehicle sales, battery production capacity and renewable energy generation are slated to increase significantly over the next several years and with it, the demand for these targeted commodities. This creates a unique opportunity to invest in and acquire royalties over the mines and projects that will supply the materials needed to fuel the electric revolution.

    Electric Royalties has a growing portfolio of 43 royalties in lithium, vanadium, manganese, tin, graphite, cobalt, nickel, zinc and copper across the world. The Company is focused predominantly on acquiring royalties on advanced stage and operating projects to build a diversified portfolio located in jurisdictions with low geopolitical risk, which offers investors exposure to the clean energy transition via the underlying commodities required to rebuild the global infrastructure over the next several decades toward a decarbonized global economy.

    Company Contact
    Brendan Yurik
    CEO, Electric Royalties Ltd.
    Phone: (604) 364‐3540
    Email: Brendan.yurik@electricroyalties.com
    https://www.electricroyalties.com/

    Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), nor any other regulatory body or securities exchange platform, accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

    Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Other Company Information
    This news release includes forward-looking information and forward-looking statements (collectively, ‘forward-looking information’) with respect to the Company within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. This news release includes information regarding other companies and projects owned by such other companies in which the Company holds a royalty interest, based on previously disclosed public information disclosed by those companies and the Company is not responsible for the accuracy of that information, and that all information provided herein is subject to this Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Other Company Information. Forward looking information is typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. This information represents predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. Forward-looking information may relate to the Company’s future outlook and anticipated events and may include statements regarding the financial results, future financial position, expected growth of cash flows, business strategy, budgets, projected costs, projected capital expenditures, taxes, plans, objectives, industry trends and growth opportunities of the Company and the projects in which it holds royalty interests.

    While management considers these assumptions to be reasonable, based on information available, they may prove to be incorrect. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company or these projects to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to risks associated with general economic conditions; adverse industry events; marketing costs; loss of markets; future legislative and regulatory developments involving the renewable energy industry; inability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital on favourable terms; the mining industry generally, recent market volatility, income tax and regulatory matters; the ability of the Company or the owners of these projects to implement their business strategies including expansion plans; competition; currency and interest rate fluctuations, and the other risks.

    The reader is referred to the Company’s most recent filings on SEDAR+ as well as other information filed with the OTC Markets for a more complete discussion of all applicable risk factors and their potential effects, copies of which may be accessed through the Company’s profile page at sedarplus.ca and at otcmarkets.com.

    SOURCE: Electric Royalties Ltd.

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    Homerun Resources Inc. (TSXV: HMR,OTC:HMRFF) (OTCQB: HMRFF) (‘Homerun’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that it has closed its financing, previously announced on June 16, 2025, with an arm’s length institutional investor, Sorbie Bornholm LP (the ‘Investor’) for aggregate proceeds of CDN$6,000,000 (the ‘Offering’) at a price of $1.00 per unit (‘Unit’).

    Pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Sharing Agreement and other supporting agreements between the parties, the proceeds have been deposited into escrow and the release of the shares, warrants and cash shall be as follows:

    • The Investor deposited CDN$6,000,000 into a third-party escrow account.
    • The Company will issue 6,000,000 shares into escrow and the warrants will be issued to the Investor on each monthly settlement date.
    • Over a 24-month period, the cash and shares will be released from escrow monthly based on the Company’s market price at each release date.
    • The Investor will immediately receive upon closing 1,500,000 warrants exercisable at CDN$1.18 for three (3) years.
    • The Investor will also receive up to 4,960,000 additional warrants, released monthly over 24 months, priced at a 20% premium to the 5-day VWAP at the time of each issuance and exercisable for three (3) years from issuance.
    • The Company paid the Investor a corporate finance fee of $360,000 payable via the issuance of 360,000 Units and a due-diligence deposit of $100,000 payable via the issuance of 100,000 Units, both on the same terms as the Units and subject to the same escrow release schedule.

    SHARING AGREEMENT

    The Units to be issued under the Offering, representing $6,000,000 will be held pursuant to a sharing agreement between the Investor and the Company (the ‘Sharing Agreement’). The Sharing Agreement provides that the Company’s economic interest will be determined in 24 monthly settlement tranches as measured against the Benchmark Price (as defined herein). If, at the time of settlement, the Settlement Price (determined monthly based on a volume-weighted average price for 20 trading days prior to the settlement date) (the ‘Settlement Price’) exceeds the benchmark price of $1.178 (the ‘Benchmark Price’), the Company shall receive more than 100% of the monthly settlement due, on a pro-rata basis. There is no upper limit placed on the additional proceeds’ receivable by the Company as part of the monthly settlements. If, at the time of settlement, the Settlement Price is below the Benchmark Price of $1.178, the Company will receive less than 100% of the monthly settlement due on a pro-rata basis. In no event will a decline in the Settlement Price of the Units result in an increase in the number of Units being issued to Sorbie.

    TABLE OF BENCHMARK PRICE PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS:

    Benchmark Price
    (BMP)
    VWAP
     Price
    Monthly 
    Release
    Additional 
    Monthly Cash
    Monthly Net to Company Total Net to Company* Shares Issued
     to Sorbie in Placement
    Benchmark Price 1.178 $250,000 $0 $250,000 $6,000,000 6,000,000
    25% above BMP 1.4725 $250,000 $62,500 $312,500 $7,500,000 6,000,000
    50% above BMP 1.767 $250,000 $125,000 $375,000 $9,000,000 6,000,000
    100% above BMP 2.356 $250,000 $250,000 $500,000 $12,000,000 6,000,000
    200% above BMP 3.534 $250,000 $500,000 $750,000 $18,000,000 6,000,000
    300% above BMP 4.712 $250,000 $750,000 $1,000,000 $24,000,000 6,000,000
    20% below BMP 0.9424 $250,000 ($50,000) $200,000 $4,800,000 6,000,000

     

    *Assumes static VWAP for entire term and does not include any proceeds from the warrants

    As part of the TSX Venture Exchange (‘TSXV‘) approval of the Offering, the Company shall be required to file a private placement submission through the TMX LINX portal within three (3) business days from the date that the Company receives the monthly settlement notice from the Investor. The TMX LINX submission must include the following requirements:

    • A final TSXV Form 4B detailing the cash release from escrow and the corresponding number of shares released from escrow, and confirming the number and details of the warrants issued from the Company’s treasury;
    • A copy of the Investor’s settlement notice;
    • A copy of the Company’s news release that discloses the details of the settlement; and
    • The minimum Exchange fee.

    The Company relied on the listed issuer financing exemption under Part 5A of National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions, as amended by Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 – Exemptions from Certain Conditions of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption, for the Offering, and the shares and warrants will not be subject to restrictions on resale. An offering document dated December 1, 2025 related to the Offering is available under the Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca and at www.homerunresources.com.

    About Sorbie Bornholm LP (https://sorbiebornholm.com/)

    Sorbie Bornholm LP is a global investment firm that provides funding for ongoing business objectives to listed micro, small and mid-cap growth companies. We focus on public equity investments in companies that are looking to expand – and on management teams with a clear growth strategy. Our extensive experience allows us to invest in most industries – and to focus on providing supportive, longer-term capital that rewards company growth.

    Since 2000, Sorbie Bornholm LP founder Greg Kofford has perfected the ‘Sorbie-Strategy’, utilizing a Sharing Agreement that supports management and rewards growth. This unique approach has now been used in over 70 investments – with many of those resulting in the companies receiving more cash than the original offering proceeds, without having to issue any additional shares.

    Sorbie Bornholm’s core values drive who we are and how we invest. We are committed to developing long-term relationships with select listed public companies and their brokers & advisers. We focus on providing supportive, longer-term capital that rewards growth. We invest to make a difference, to become a valued partner and to be a shareholder of choice. It’s important to us that we succeed together.

    About Homerun (www.homerunresources.com / www.homerunenergy.com)

    Homerun is building the silica-powered backbone of the energy transition across four focused verticals: Silica, Solar, Energy Storage, and Energy Solutions. Anchored by a unique high-purity low-iron silica resource in Bahia, Brazil, Homerun transforms raw silica into essential products and technologies that accelerate clean power adoption and deliver durable shareholder value.

    • ⁠Silica: Secure supply and processing of high-purity low-iron silica for mission-critical applications, enabling premium solar glass and advanced energy materials.
    • Solar: Development of Latin America’s first dedicated 1,000 tonne per day high-efficiency solar glass plant and the commercialization of antimony-free solar glass designed for next-generation photovoltaic performance.
    • Energy Storage: Advancement of long-duration, silica-based thermal storage systems and related technologies to decarbonize industrial heat and unlock grid flexibility.
    • ⁠Energy Solutions: AI-enabled energy management, control systems, and turnkey electrification solutions that reduce costs and optimize renewable generation for commercial and industrial customers.

    With disciplined execution, strategic partnerships, and an unwavering commitment to best-in-class ESG practices, Homerun is focused on converting milestones into markets-creating a scalable, vertically integrated platform for clean energy manufacturing in the Americas.

    On behalf of the Board of Directors of
    Homerun Resources Inc.

    ‘Brian Leeners’

    Brian Leeners, CEO & Director
    brianleeners@gmail.com / +1 604-862-4184 (WhatsApp)

    Tyler Muir, Investor Relations
    info@homerunresources.com / +1 306-690-8886 (WhatsApp)

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