Northwire Canada EditionWednesday, July 29, 2026
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CYG 0.140 +0.0% IZN 0.060 +0.0% XXIX 0.110 +0.0% MERG 0.850 +0.0% LEGY 0.890 +1.1% GTWO 9.17 −3.8% CDA 0.900 +1.1% AUMB 0.565 −2.6% BOL 0.075 +15.4% ABRA 13.62 −5.5% GMIN 40.26 −4.4% PBM 0.045 +0.0% AEF 0.145 +0.0% EDCU 0.400 −12.1% SCD 0.165 −2.9% DLTA 0.155 +0.0% CYG 0.140 +0.0% IZN 0.060 +0.0% XXIX 0.110 +0.0% MERG 0.850 +0.0% LEGY 0.890 +1.1% GTWO 9.17 −3.8% CDA 0.900 +1.1% AUMB 0.565 −2.6% BOL 0.075 +15.4% ABRA 13.62 −5.5% GMIN 40.26 −4.4% PBM 0.045 +0.0% AEF 0.145 +0.0% EDCU 0.400 −12.1% SCD 0.165 −2.9% DLTA 0.155 +0.0%

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Brixton Metals drills 29 m of 1.75 g/t Au at Thorn

Mr. Gary Thompson reports BRIXTON METALS DRILLS 29M OF 1.75 G/T GOLD INCLUDING 7.5M OF 3 G/T GOLD AT ITS TRAPPER GOLD TARGET, THORN PROJECT Brixton Metals Corp. has released initial drill results from its near-surface program at the Trapper gold target. These results represent the first nine of 27 holes completed to date at Trapper for a combined total of 5,392 metres. Also, a total of six holes for a combined 2,960.5 metres have been drilled at Catalyst and Tempest (assays pending). The company is advancing its exploration efforts with two drill rigs operating concurrently, one at the Trapper gold target and the other at the Catalyst and Tempest copper-gold porphyry targets. Highlights from Trapper: Shallow drilling was successful in extending gold-silver mineralization southeast of the main mineralized zone at Trapper. Hole THN25-335 returned 29 metres of 1.75 grams per tonne gold and 5.72 g/t silver from 72.5 m depth: Including 7.5 m of 3.04 g/t gold and 10.67 g/t silver from 79 m depth; Including three m of 3.35 g/t gold and 4.95 g/t silver from 98.5 m depth. Hole THN25-329 returned 1.0 m of 5.96 g/t gold and 29.20 g/t silver within 33 m of 0.43 g/t gold and 3.37 g/t silver from 77 m depth. Chairman and chief executive officer Gary R. Thompson stated: "Drilling at the Trapper gold target continues to show promise for expansion of the gold mineralization, notwithstanding that it has proven to be a structurally complex system with postmineral movement. The target remains open for expansion in multiple directions." Discussion The results of this news release are the first group of drill holes from the 2025 program at the Trapper gold target, representing nine of the 27 holes completed to date. Holes THN25-327 through THN25-333 were primarily designed to test new zones of mineralization oriented parallel to the main northwest-southeast mineralized trend. A standout result from this batch is hole THN25-335, located at the southeastern extent of the main mineralized zone. This hole returned 29 m grading 1.75 g/t Au and marks the first in a series of drill holes designed to test the southeastern extension of the main mineralized zone. The mineralization encountered in THN25-335 is spatially associated with a newly identified fine-grained feldspar porphyry intrusive phase. The presence of gold and silver within this unit suggests a previously unrecognized style of mineralization at Trapper, which may complement the structurally controlled base metal vein (BMS) system that defines the core of the mineralized body. Follow-up drilling will aim to evaluate the extent and significance of this intrusive-hosted mineralization. Encouragingly and despite the relatively low-grade nature of some of the intercepts, mineralization is present within narrow BMS-style veins and appears to be associated with intrusive phases similar to those hosting the main mineralized trend. This geological continuity suggests the potential for an extension or parallel system to the primary zone. Notably, drill holes THN25-329, THN25-330 and THN25-331 exemplify this mineralization style: THN25-329 returned 33 m of 0.43 g/t gold and 3.37 g/t silver from 77 m depth. Hole THN25-330 returned 42.78 m grading 0.13 g/t gold and 1.64 g/t silver from 44.2 m depth, while THN25-331 intersected 58.12 m grading 0.22 g/t gold and 1.40 g/t silver from 46.5 m depth. The shallow depths, coupled with high-grade surface rock sample gold values, reinforce the exploration potential of this area. Holes THN25-327, THN25-328, THN25-332 and THN25-333 returned no significant results. Hole THN25-334 intercepted a fault zone and was abandoned, no significant results were obtained. About the Trapper gold target The geochemical footprint for the Trapper gold target was expanded in 2021 to four kilometres by 1.5 km with a gold-in-soil geochemical signature that has a strong positive correlation to zinc and lead. The Trapper target represents an intermediate-sulphidation epithermal system hosted in volcanic and intrusive rocks. The volcanics are Triassic Stuhini lapilli tuff, while the dominant intrusive phase is a Cretaceous quartz diorite dated at 85.2 million years plus or minus 1.2 million years. Results of the 2025 drilling campaign identified a fine-grained feldspar porphyry spatially related to gold mineralization (as in THN25-335). Visible gold has been identified in both drill core and surface outcrops across the Trapper target area and rock grab samples have returned up to 152 g/t Au and select core intervals of 249 g/t Au over 0.25 m. Visible gold is recognized in several environments: within base metal veins (sphalerite/galena/pyrite/chalcopyrite), quartz-stockwork, sulphosalt-pyrite veinlets and rarely disseminated gold in the diorite. The Trapper target is royalty-free. Quality assurance and quality control Quality assurance and quality control protocols for drill core sampling were developed by Brixton. Core samples were mostly taken at 1.5-metre intervals. High-grade intervals were taken at one metre. Blank, duplicate (lab pulp) and certified reference materials were inserted at a combined rate of 15 per cent. Core samples were cut in half, bagged, zip tied and sent directly to ALS Minerals' preparation facility in Whitehorse, Yukon, or Langley, B.C., depending on available lab capacity. ALS Minerals Laboratories is registered to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17025 accreditations for laboratory procedures. Samples were analyzed at ALS laboratory facilities in North Vancouver, B.C., for gold by fire assay with an atomic absorption finish, whereas silver, lead, copper and zinc and 48 additional elements were analyzed using four-acid digestion with an ICP-MS finish. Overlimits for gold were analyzed using fire assay and gravimetric finish. The standards, certified reference materials, were acquired from CDN Resource Laboratories Ltd., of Langley, B.C., and the standards inserted varied depending on the type and abundance of mineralization visually observed in the primary sample. Blank material used consisted of non-mineralized siliceous landscaping rock. A copy of the QA/QC protocols can be viewed at the company's website. Qualified person Gary R. Thompson, PGeo, is a senior geologist and the chief executive officer and chairman for the company. He is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Thompson has verified the referenced data and analytical results disclosed in this press release and has approved the technical information presented herein. About Brixton Metals Corp. Brixton Metals is a Canadian exploration company focused on the advancement of its mining projects. Brixton wholly owns four exploration projects: Brixton's flagship Thorn copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project; the Hog Heaven copper-silver-gold project in northwestern Montana, United States, which is optioned to Ivanhoe Electric Inc.; the Langis-HudBay silver-cobalt-nickel project in Ontario; and the Atlin goldfields project located in northwestern British Columbia, which is optioned to Eldorado Gold Corp. Brixton Metals shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol BBB and on the OTCQB under the ticker symbol BBBXF. We seek Safe Harbor.
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