Leviathan looks back at 2025, ahead to 2026

Mr. Luke Norman reports LEVIATHAN METALS CORP. ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC ADVANCES AND OUTLOOK FOR 2026 Leviathan Metals Corp. has provided a recap of its key achievements in 2025 and an outline of its plans for continued growth and exploration success in 2026, including drilling in both Botswana and Bosnia. Its pivotal move last year was without a doubt the acquisition of Cura Exploration Botswana Corp. Through this transaction, Leviathan proudly took 100-per-cent ownership of an outstanding land position on the Kalahari copper belt in Botswana. The leading asset in this portfolio is the Central project, located immediately south of MMG Ltd.'s world-class Khoemacau cluster in a comparable geological setting. All known copper deposits on the KCB occur at the so-called DKF-NPF contact, most particularly where this contact is folded into structural domes. Central hosts the next such dome south of Khoemacau, a feature that has never been drill tested on the property. As a result of recent improvements in geophysical data acquisition and interpretation, the identification of such high order targets on the KCB has only recently arrived within reach of exploration companies. Central thus provides Leviathan with an unparalleled opportunity to make a Tier 1 copper discovery in an underexplored mineral belt of world-class significance. With an airborne survey planned at Central, its geoscientific team shortly anticipates being in receipt of additional high-quality, high-resolution data with which to plan its maiden drilling campaign at the property -- for which Leviathan is financed and for which all of the necessary permits are in hand. With the Cura acquisition also comes an expansive Botswana uranium portfolio at which the company also expects to advance exploration in 2026. The principal asset in its uranium holdings is the Serule project -- and neighbouring tenure -- which adjoins and falls immediately downdip of Lotus Resources Ltd.'s Lethlakane project, acquired by Lotus in 2023 in a $64-million (Australian) merger transaction. Previous drilling at the property in 2023 identified a four-kilometre-wide mineralized tabular sandstone unit. Just as noteworthy is the closing of the company's acquisition of Foca Metals Corp. in Bosnia and Herzegovina, through which Leviathan secured 100-per-cent ownership in the Foca project. The Foca project comprises a land package in excess of 100 square kilometres within the greatly underexplored Central Dinaride zone of the Western Tethyan belt -- also host to Dundee Precious Metals' high-grade Vares project to the north of the Foca project and the Trepca mine complex in Kosovo to its south. Despite this proven prospectivity, the Foca area has seen little modern exploration, with Yugoslav-era drilling at the property suggesting potentially significant untapped mineral endowment (as previously reported on Feb. 10, 2025, historic intercepts averaging 15 metres at 13.25 per cent lead plus zinc), together with recent high-grade rock chips and continuous soil anomalism extending over two kilometres. Leviathan's initial programs at the Foca project are exposing near-surface targets along key fault structures, with induced polarization geophysics planned to vector toward drillable targets, for which Leviathan is fully permitted. Bosnia and Herzegovina offers a compelling exploration setting: low-cost operations, a supportive government in the subentity of Republika Srpska and a legacy of mining that dates back centuries. As pioneers in this open for discovery belt, the Foca project positions Leviathan to uncover a significant silver/base metal deposit. Finally, with discussions advancing with potential partners, the staged disposal of Leviathan's Australian assets is anticipated in the near to midterm. Looking ahead, 2026 is poised to be a year of strong momentum for Leviathan. The company's solid balance sheet, exceptional property portfolio, and the team's deep expertise in Kalahari and Balkan mineral systems and operating environments create a strong foundation for success. About Leviathan Metals Corp. Leviathan Metals is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (LVX), OTCQB (LVXFF) and Germany (0GP). We seek Safe Harbor.