Nuvau Minerals begins follow-up drilling at Matagami

Executive Summary

• Nuvau Minerals has launched a minimum‑1,500 m follow‑up drill program at the Bracemac footwall gold discovery on its Matagami property.
• The program will step out up‑dip, down‑dip and along strike to test continuity of the newly intersected gold‑bearing shear zone.
• Historical high‑grade gold intercepts from the adjacent Thunder mine target are highlighted, and a till‑drilling program that previously returned >2,000 gold grains/10 kg is slated for further work later in 2026.

Key Details

• Program Scope: Minimum 1,500 m of drilling targeting continuity of the Bracemac footwall discovery; drilling commenced immediately northeast of the former Bracemac‑McLeod mine.
• Discovery Hole (BRCG‑25‑001): Visible gold over ~0.5 m at ~200 m depth within a steeply dipping shear zone; assays pending.
• Drill Objectives: Step‑out drilling up‑dip, down‑dip and along strike to define vein dip, strike, and mineralization continuity.
• Gold‑in‑Till Anomaly (2023 Sonic Drill): Hole PD‑23‑030s showed 2,000 gold grains/10 kg between 29.26–29.87 m and 295 grains/10 kg between 31.12–32.00 m; source expected to be near surface.
• Future Till Drilling: Detailed drone magnetic (MAG) survey completed; drill program planned later in 2026 to test source of gold grains.
• Thunder Mine Historical Intercepts (non‑NI 43‑101):
• DT‑14‑88: 0.80 m @ 26.40 g/t Au (209–209.8 m)
• DT‑10‑88: 1.00 m @ 78.16 g/t Au (205–206 m)
• DT‑18‑88: 6.50 m @ 1.55 g/t Au, including 0.30 m @ 4.89 g/t Au (100.8–107.3 m)
• DT‑19‑88: 5.0 m @ 2.27 g/t Au, including 0.50 m @ 10.39 g/t Au (226–231 m)
• DT‑20‑88: 0.30 m @ 10.37 g/t Au (136.8–137.1 m) and 0.50 m @ 6.48 g/t Au (204.5–205 m)
• DT‑21‑88: 9.40 m @ 4.02 g/t Au, including 0.70 m @ 42.03 g/t Au and 0.70 m @ 7.30 g/t Au (310.5–319.9 m)
• Planned Work: Thunder mine target to be included in Nuvau’s Q1 2026 winter drilling program.
• Qualified Person: Bastien Fresia, P.Geo., Technical Services Director, NI 43‑101 qualified, reviewed and approved all technical data.
• QA/QC Procedures: Core split sampling, 1 in 20 QC inserts (CRM, blanks, duplicates), ALS Canada fire‑assay for Au and ICP‑AES/AAS for base metals; labs ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited.

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