Northwire Canada EditionMonday, July 27, 2026
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WEC 0.010 +0.0% NTB 0.020 +0.0% URC 3.83 −8.2% BEX 0.085 +6.2% SUM 1.32 +0.0% FMN 0.270 +10.2% PHNM 0.405 +12.5% HDRO 1.11 −6.7% PWM 0.620 −1.6% LIO 0.155 +10.7% NTH 0.160 +1.6% ELEF 0.120 −4.0% DNO 0.430 +0.0% FPC 0.470 +2.2% SVRS 0.410 −3.5% CLV 0.120 +0.0% WEC 0.010 +0.0% NTB 0.020 +0.0% URC 3.83 −8.2% BEX 0.085 +6.2% SUM 1.32 +0.0% FMN 0.270 +10.2% PHNM 0.405 +12.5% HDRO 1.11 −6.7% PWM 0.620 −1.6% LIO 0.155 +10.7% NTH 0.160 +1.6% ELEF 0.120 −4.0% DNO 0.430 +0.0% FPC 0.470 +2.2% SVRS 0.410 −3.5% CLV 0.120 +0.0%

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Original News Release

Homerun begins road works for Santa Maria Eterna hub

Mr. Brian Leeners reports HOMERUN RESOURCES INC. ANNOUNCES ADVANCEMENT OF ROAD IMPROVEMENTS SERVICING SANTA MARIA ETERNA SILICA AND SOLAR GLASS HUB Road improvement works benefiting Homerun Resources Inc.'s planned silica processing and solar glass industrial hub in Santa Maria Eterna, in the municipality of Belmonte, state of Bahia, Brazil, are firmly under way. The Santa Maria Eterna road project, connecting BA-274 and BA-982 and providing direct access to BR-101, the principal federal highway in the region, is being financed primarily by the federal government of Brazil through the Ministry of Transport, via the Union budget, with the state of Bahia acting as the executing entity. Recent field photographs provided to the company show grading, compaction, material placement and water-truck operations along the Santa Maria Eterna corridor, confirming that road improvement activities have commenced on the segments that form the main logistics route to Homerun's Santa Maria Eterna silica project. The 2026 draft federal budget (PLOA 2026) includes a specific road construction line item, "BA-274 (Santa Maria Eterna) -- Entr. BA-275(A) (Itapebi)," under Code 1C09 -- construction of road section, within the Ministry of Transport's investment program, with an allocated amount of 15 million Brazilian reals. This classification indicates that the initiative is financed predominantly with federal fiscal budget resources. While this BA-274/BA-275 -- Santa Maria Eterna item is not described in public documents as being exclusively or formally dedicated to Homerun's future solar glass plant, the route directly services the Santa Maria Eterna district and is highly supportive of the company's long-term industrial development plans. Execution of infrastructure commitments under the MOU As disclosed on May 13, 2025, Homerun is party to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with CBPM (Bahia's state geological service and mineral assets company), Bahia state government entities, the municipality of Belmonte and Bahiagas to advance the development of a silica processing plant and a large-scale solar glass factory in Santa Maria Eterna. Local municipal decrees and coverage of this MoU reference obligations that include land for the industrial site, as well as commitments to improve infrastructure and logistics access to the district, which implicitly encompasses road access to BR-101. This comes after Homerun's Dec. 15 news release stating the municipality of Belmonte's commitment and allocation of funding to the paving of approximately five kilometres of road connecting Santa Maria Eterna to BR-101, the main federal highway in the region. The commencement of construction on the BA-274/BA-982 connection is an important early demonstration of this institutional support. The works now under way materially improve all-weather access between Santa Maria Eterna and BR-101, reduce future haulage risk, and logistics costs for potential silica and solar glass operations, and visibly anchor the region's transition toward an industrial hub based on high-purity silica and advanced glass manufacturing. About Homerun Resources Inc. Homerun Resources is building the silica-powered backbone of the energy transition across four focused verticals: silica, solar, energy storage and energy solutions. Anchored by a unique high-purity low-iron silica resource in Bahia, Brazil, Homerun transforms raw silica into essential products and technologies that accelerate clean power adoption and deliver durable shareholder value. We seek Safe Harbor.
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