Nuvau launches 17,500 m drill program at Matagami

Mr. Peter van Alphen reports NUVAU LAUNCHES 17,500-METRE DRILL PROGRAM AT MATAGAMI Drills have mobilized at Nuvau Minerals Inc.'s flagship Matagami property now that the company's $21-million financing has closed. The overall goal of Nuvau's fully financed 2026 campaign is to work toward realizing the critical minerals and gold potential of this 1,380-square-kilometre district-scale land package. "With this launch, we have achieved our third significant corporate milestone in as many months," said Peter van Alphen, Nuvau's chief executive officer. "After closing the financing and the earn-in on the Matagami property, we are now focused on extending Nuvau's track record of discovery to grow our resource base while advancing our near-term production strategy." A program with two objectives: adding to copper-rich resources through continued exploration for base metals mineralization and unlocking gold potential. Approximately 17,500 metres will be drilled across eight prospective sectors on the property, where copper-rich volcanic massive sulphides (VMS) and gold occurrences occur in close proximity. Drilling will initially focus on three target areas: Thundermine, the Daniel 25 area and the North Central camp. The program's two primary objectives reflect this unique geological setting: Testing VMS-hosted copper targets -- Drilling will test targets associated with VMS-hosted critical metal mineralization that have been defined using integrated geophysical surveys, geochemical data and till anomalies. The goal is to expand Nuvau's resource base, and support advanced engineering studies aimed at near-term production at Matagami. Unlocking gold exploration potential -- Drilling to develop a gold exploration model for the property, building on Nuvau's first gold occurrence discoveries in 2025. The Matagami district occupies a strategic geological position between two major gold-bearing deformation corridors: the Sunday Lake deformation zone to the north, host to the Detour Lake mine and the Casa Berardi Deformation zone to the south, host to the Casa Berardi, Joutel and Vezza deposits. Nuvau is collaborating with its drilling contractor to extend the drilling season and enable year-round exploration. In a camp like Matagami, which presents logistical challenges due to the extensive wetlands and swamp terrain, drilling is typically restricted to winter conditions. New operational approaches, such as using lightweight drilling rigs and wooden matting, are planned to be implemented during this campaign. Advanced ground preparation during the winter will also minimize environmental disturbance and reduce remediation requirements during the spring thaw. Qualified person The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Bastien Fresia, PGeo (Qc), director of technical services and a qualified person for the purposes National Instrument 43-101. About Nuvau Minerals Inc. Nuvau Minerals is a Canadian mining and exploration company advancing a historic mining camp toward a production restart while generating new critical metal and gold discoveries. Its flagship asset is the past-producing Matagami mining district in the Abitibi region of Quebec. Nuvau controls a 1,380-square-kilometre land package and benefits from access to permitted mining infrastructure, including an option on a 3,000-tonne-per-day concentrator. The company's strategy is to combine district-scale exploration targeting zinc-copper VMS deposits and newly recognized gold potential with resource growth and project development. We seek Safe Harbor.