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Drill Results

Kingfisher Metals Reports 110 Meters of 0.47 g/t Gold in ~500 m step-out at Hank and Extends Gold in Soil Anomaly at Hank on the HWY 37 Project, Golden Triangle, British Columbia

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Executive Summary

On November 10, 2025, Kingfisher Metals reported the final drill results from its 2025 exploration program at the HWY 37 Project. The key highlight was from the Hank epithermal system, where hole HW-25-006 intersected 241.0 meters of 0.28 g/t gold. The company described this as one of the longest gold intercepts ever at Hank, demonstrating an increase in the scale of a shallow, bulk-tonnage gold system. The release noted that only gold assays were received for this hole, with multi-element assays (including copper) still pending.

Additionally, the company announced it had expanded a gold-in-soil anomaly at Hank by 1,100 meters to the northeast and staked an additional 84.4 km², bringing the total project area to 933.33 km².

Material Impact

The news is an incremental positive step but falls short of being material. It confirms the company's exploration thesis of a large-scale mineralized system at Hank, with hole HW-25-006 successfully demonstrating significant vertical extent.

However, the reported gold grade of 0.28 g/t over 241 meters is low and typical of a bulk-tonnage system halo. On its own, this result is not economic. The true significance of this intercept is heavily dependent on the pending multi-element assays, particularly for copper, as the overarching target is a copper-gold porphyry system.

Reviewing the historical news flow provides critical context: - September 10, 2025: Kingfisher released much stronger results from the Williams target, with hole HW-25-004 hitting 234.35 m of 1.00% CuEq. This set a high bar for expectations. - September 23, 2025: The company announced the visual discovery of a new porphyry copper system in hole HW-25-011, directly below the Hank epithermal system. This was a major geological validation, and the market is still awaiting these pivotal assay results.

In comparison, today's low-grade gold results are underwhelming. While the CEO's commentary rightly focuses on the expanding scale of the system, the lack of high grades and the absence of copper results make this a routine update rather than a major catalyst. The stock has been in a downtrend since the "sell the news" reaction to the strong September 10th results, indicating market impatience for the key porphyry discovery assays. This news is unlikely to reverse that trend.

The headline "110 Meters of 0.47 g/t Gold" is noteworthy as this specific interval is not explicitly listed in the results table, suggesting it is a calculated highlight. While not uncommon, this practice can be viewed as promotional. A critical analyst must focus on the full, lower-grade intercept of 241m at 0.28 g/t Au.

Ultimately, this release confirms they are drilling a large system, but it doesn't yet provide the grade needed to de-risk the project. The investment thesis now rests almost entirely on the pending assays from the visually identified porphyry in hole HW-25-011.

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Company Overview

Kingfisher Metals is a Canadian junior mineral exploration company focused on discovering and developing copper-gold deposits in British Columbia.

Its flagship asset is the HWY 37 Project, a district-scale, contiguous land package of 933.33 km² in the prolific Golden Triangle. The company consolidated this large position through a series of acquisitions in late 2024 and early 2025. The primary exploration model is that large, valley-bottom porphyry copper-gold systems (like the Williams target) are the "source engine" for higher-elevation, high-grade epithermal gold-silver deposits (like the Hank target). The 2025 exploration program was the first major test of this consolidated project and exploration concept.

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