Nortec Completes Debt Settlement

• TSX‑V approved Nortec’s purchase‑option agreement to acquire 83 Federal Lode claims (1,364 acres) covering the Pearl Gold Project in Nevada.
• The option can be exercised for $25 k cash or shares plus staged payments up to $2 M over five years, contingent on a $200 k equity raise within four months of Feb 24 2026.

• Drill results disclosed:

• Columbia Zone – 2.27 g/t Au over 38.1 m (including 15.55 g/t Au over 1.53 m and 6.74 g/t Au over 1.52 m).

• Additional high‑grade intercepts: 13.57 g/t Au over 4.57 m; 11.96 g/t Au over 3.05 m.

• Surface trenching identified a new “Pearl Zone” with 2.34 g/t Au over 17.7 m (core 6.49 g/t Au over 2.0 m).

• All required permits for 16 drill sites, 2,020 ft of trenches and 1,500 ft of diamond drilling are in place.

The approval converts a pending transaction into an executable right, adding a Nevada asset with multiple >10 g/t Au intercepts—far above the typical grade for early‑stage junior projects. The drill results were not previously disclosed; they represent genuinely new, high‑grade data that materially improves Nortec’s resource potential and justifies a re‑rating of its valuation.

• Positive aspects:
• Immediate expansion of the company’s asset base into a premier mining jurisdiction (Nevada).
• High‑grade intercepts reduce the risk profile for future resource estimation and can attract strategic partners or royalty investors.

• The option price is modest ($25 k) with staged payments, limiting cash outlay while preserving upside.

• Caveats / Risks:

• Exercise depends on a $200 k equity raise within four months; failure would forfeit the right and leave the company with only the $25 k paid.
• The property is still at exploration stage—no proven reserves, no feasibility work.
• Existing balance‑sheet weakness (negative equity, loan payable $145 k) means additional financing could dilute shareholders further.

Overall, the news exceeds routine expectations and delivers material upside; however, it does not constitute a “game changer” because execution risk remains high.

Nortec Minerals Corp. is a Canadian junior focused on gold exploration in North America. Its flagship assets are:

• Pearl Gold Project (Nevada) – acquired via option; high‑grade vein targets (Columbia, Juanita, Josie zones) plus newly identified Pearl Zone with bulk‑tonnage potential.
• Sturgeon Lake VMS Property (Ontario) – 100 % owned, subject to a 2.5 % NSR royalty and an earn‑in option for a third party.
• Mattagami River Zinc Property (Ontario) – zinc‑focused asset complementing the gold portfolio.