Gladiator Drills New Discovery Intersecting 27m of 2.56% Cu & 1.44 g/t Au Within 44.20m of 1.69% Cu & 0.93 g/t Au at Cub Trend

The most recent news release (January 15, 2026) announces a significant new high-grade copper-gold discovery at the "Cub East" target within the Whitehorse Copper Project. Key drilling highlights include hole BCG-014, which intersected 44.20m of 1.69% Cu and 0.93 g/t Au, including a higher-grade core of 27m at 2.56% Cu and 1.44 g/t Au. This discovery was made by testing a previously unidentified geophysical (gravity) target, validating the company’s regional exploration strategy. The discovery has already been defined over a 300m strike and 300m down-dip, remaining open in all directions. Simultaneously, the company outlined its 2026 strategy, which involves a massive 50,000m drilling program to advance the Cowley Park prospect to resource definition while testing regional trends like Chiefs, Best Chance, and Arctic Chief.

The news is Material - Positive for three primary reasons: - Model Validation: The discovery at Cub East confirms that Gladiator’s use of gravity and IP surveys can successfully identify "blind" high-grade mineralization under cover. This significantly de-risks the remaining untested anomalies across the 35km belt. - Scale Potential: By adding Cub East to the list of successful prospects (Cowley Park, Arctic Chief, Best Chance), the company is demonstrating that the Whitehorse Copper Project is a district-scale system rather than a single-deposit play. - Resource Growth: High-grade intercepts of >1.5% Cu over >40m are superior to the grades historically mined at the Little Chief deposit (1.5% Cu). This supports the CEO’s ambitious target of building a significant resource inventory. However, investors should note the continued use of "downhole widths" rather than "true widths," which remains a standard but cautionary detail in skarn deposits where geometries are complex.

Gladiator Metals Corp. is focused on the Whitehorse Copper Project in Yukon, Canada. The project covers 35km of a historical copper-gold-silver skarn belt that produced 10.5 million tonnes at 1.5% Cu under Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting (1967-1982). The flagship prospect is Cowley Park, where the company is currently defining a maiden resource. The project is notable for its exceptional infrastructure: it is a 20-minute drive from the city of Whitehorse, has grid power access, and is near a year-round highway, which keeps drilling costs significantly lower ($260-$300/m) than remote Canadian peers.