VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 23, 2026 / Sun Peak Metals Corp. (TSXV:PEAK)(OTCQB:SUNPF) ("Sun Peak" or the "Company") announces initial surface sample results from a rock-chip and grab sampling program at its 100%-owned Al Miyah project (234 km²). Al Miyah is comprised of three of the thirteen exploration licenses held by Sun Peak in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ("KSA" or "Saudi Arabia"), which cover 1,072 km².

Highlights

• A total of 175 rock-chip and grab samples sourced from artisanal workings were collected from three target areas: Hishashat VMS Target, Al Miyah Main VMS Target and the newly identified Hilux Zone Gold Target. The Hilux Zone comprises an approximately 6 kilometer north-south trend marked by artisanal mining, including hand-dug shafts and pits, excavations, and placer workings.

• Rock-chip sampling and material sourced from artisanal workings at Hilux returned up to 6.14 and 6.73 g/t gold, respectively.

• Property-wide sampling outside of known areas returned encouraging precious and base metal values.

• Further work at the Al Miyah Property will comprise additional systematic geological mapping, trenching, rock and soil sampling, ground Time Domain Electromagnetic ("TDEM"), and detailed ground gravity surveys.

Sun Peak has been continuously active on all of the Company's projects in Saudi Arabia (see Map 1). The work reported in this news release is from the Al Miyah Project only (see Map 2), which has been conducted concurrently with exploration programs at Halahila, Safra, and the newly acquired licenses from the Round 9 Auction. Updates on each project will be forthcoming, as well as details on the Company's first upcoming drill program in the KSA.

Greg Davis, CEO of Sun Peak Metals, commented: "We are extremely excited by the initial results from the Hilux Zone at Al Miyah, which demonstrates the strong gold potential of this newly discovered area. The impressive grades from surface samples highlight the opportunity for significant exploration success, and we look forward to advancing our work at Al Miyah and across our other projects in Saudi Arabia."

Hilux

The newly discovered Hilux Zone comprises an approximately 6 kilometer north-south trend marked by artisanal mining, including hand-dug shafts and pits, excavations, and placer workings. Initial analytical results from rock-chip and grab sampling, and material sourced from artisanal workings returned very encouraging results, with values up to 6.73 g/t Au. Additional field studies at Hilux will include detailed geological mapping, rock and soil sampling, and induced polarization ("IP") geophysical surveys to fully evaluate the potential of this new zone.

Table 1. Gold assays for rock samples collected from Hilux

Hishashat VMS Target

Grab samples collected from Hishashat VMS Target returned up to 1.53% Cu, 1.45 g/t Au and 29.8 g/t Ag. Additional grab and sub-crop samples collected 1.9 km and 0.7 km along trend to the south, returned encouraging values of 5.01 % and 0.93 % Cu, respectively, and are interpreted as copper-bearing stringer zones related to a Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide system ("VMS"). Previous sampling at Hishashat returned up to 4.53 g/t Au, 3.72% Cu and 42.2g/t Ag (see news release dated January 13, 2026).

Concurrently with the surface sampling and geological mapping program, a total of 600 ground TDEM stations were conducted over the Hishashat VMS Target trend and associated ground gravity high anomalies within a relatively flat sediment basin (wadi). The Company considers results from the ground TDEM survey to be very encouraging, with follow up work including a trenching program designed to expose bedrock beneath sand covered areas. Additional work at Hishashat will include ground gravity infill stations and line extension stations to the east and south.

Table 2. Gold assays for rock samples collected recently from Hishashat (this news release)

Al Miyah Main VMS Target

Detailed geological mapping was conducted at Al Miyah Main, outlining 4 separate VMS gossan lenses over a 300m north-northwest trend. Previous grab sampling from the VMS gossans returned up to 4.53 g/t Au, 3.72 % Cu, and 42.2 g/t Ag (see news release dated January 13, 2026). Additional sampling by the Company at Al Miyah Main returned up to 0.94 g/t Au, 4.8 g/t Ag, 0.8 % Cu and 0.24 % Zn.

The company is planning the first ever ground-gravity survey at Al Miyah Main, covering the full strike length of the zone, including potentially prospective areas to the north and south along its trend.

Regional Exploration at Al Miyah

Sun Peak has also conducted initial regional reconnaissance prospecting on the Al Miyah Project. New target areas were identified by the exploration team, which include results up to 2.5 g/t Au from an approximately 1m wide alteration zone exposed in a hand-dug artisanal pit, and 1.49 % Cu from a malachite-stained diabase dyke.

Follow-up work by the Company will include rock sampling and regional geological mapping to assess the mineral potential surrounding each area. Property-wide airborne electromagnetic, magnetic, and radiometric surveys are planned immediately following final approval of permits.

Qualified Person

Arron Albano, P. Geo., is the Qualified Person overseeing Sun Peak's exploration projects in Saudi Arabia and has reviewed and approved this press release.

Sun Peak's quality assurance and quality control protocols for rock samples disclosed herein follow industry standard practices. Rock samples are delivered directly to Al-Amri Labs in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for analysis for gold by fire assay and multi-element analyses, including silver, by inductively coupled plasma (ICP).

ABOUT SUN PEAK METALS CORP.

Sun Peak holds district-scale VMS base metal and gold projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia.

In Saudi Arabia, the Company controls 1,072 km² across 13 exploration licenses covering highly prospective ground along established VMS and gold trends, with a further ~200 km² under application. The Company's Shire Project in Ethiopia covers six exploration licenses totaling approximately 1,450 square kilometers within the highly prospective Arabian-Nubian Shield, the same geological environment as the Bisha Mine and the Asmara Projects in Eritrea. Two licenses (Meli and Terer) are held in joint-venture with Ezana Mining, a private Ethiopian Company, while the remaining four are 100% owned by Sun Peak.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SUN PEAK METALS CORP.

Greg Davis,
President, CEO & Director

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Greg Davis
(T): +1 (604) 999 1099
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SOURCE: Sun Peak Metals Corp.