Aston Bay Identifies 17 New Base and Precious Metal Showings at the Epworth Copper-Silver Project, Nunavut, Canada

The news release dated January 15, 2026, details results from the 2025 summer field program at the Epworth Copper-Silver Project in Nunavut. The company identified 17 new base and precious metal showings. Notable highlights include high-grade grab samples reaching up to 29.2% Copper (Cu) and 217 g/t Silver (Ag). The mineralization is spatially associated with MobileMT geophysical conductors identified in 2024. Of the samples collected, 22 yielded >=1% Cu, and 16 yielded >1% Zinc (Zn). These results are being used to plan a 2026 drill program.

• The news is Routine - Positive. While the copper grades (29.2%) and silver grades are visually impressive, they are "grab samples." By nature, grab samples are select samples and not representative of the average grade of the mineralization.
• The identification of 17 new showings validates the 2024 MobileMT geophysical survey, indicating that the conductors are indeed associated with mineralization. This reduces geological risk for the upcoming 2026 drill program.
• However, this does not result in a resource update or a new discovery of an ore body. The project remains in the early exploration stage.
• The material value of the company continues to be anchored by the Storm Copper Project's Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE), rather than these preliminary results at Epworth.

Aston Bay Holdings is a Canadian explorer focused on copper and gold. - Flagship Project: Storm Copper Project (Nunavut). This is a 20/80 Joint Venture with American West Metals. - Resource: The Storm Project has an Indicated Resource of 8.2Mt @ 1.47% Cu and an Inferred Resource of 3.3Mt @ 1.30% Cu. - Secondary Project: Epworth Project (Nunavut), a sediment-hosted copper-silver-zinc-cobalt target where the company is currently earning an 80% interest. - Other Assets: Buckingham Gold Project (Virginia, USA).