Mr. Mark Luchinski reports

EARTHWISE MINERALS INTERCEPTS MINERALIZATION AND ALTERATION IN ALL DRILL HOLES AT THE IRON RANGE GOLD PROJECT, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Earthwise Minerals Corp. has completed its 2026 diamond drill program at the Iron Range gold project in southeastern British Columbia, where it holds an option to earn up to an 80-per-cent interest from Eagle Plains Resources Ltd.

A total of three diamond drill holes comprising 1,182 metres were completed at the Talon zone. The drill program was managed by TerraLogic Exploration Inc., with diamond drilling completed by QB Drilling.

Mark Luchinski, chief executive officer of Earthwise Minerals, commented: "We are encouraged by the completion of our first drill program at Iron Range and the consistent intersection of alteration and mineralization across all three drill holes at the Talon zone. I would like to thank the teams at Eagle Plains, TerraLogic and QB Drilling for their professionalism and dedication in executing the program safely and efficiently. We now look forward to receiving the analytical results, which will further inform our understanding of the Talon zone and help guide the next steps in advancing the project."

The 2026 drill program was designed to infill historical mineralized intercepts and assess continuity of mineralization along trend at the Talon zone structure, where 2010 drilling by Eagle Plains intersected two intervals of strong and continuous mineralization including 14.0 metres grading 5.1 grams per tonne gold, 1.86 per cent lead, 2.1 per cent zinc and 75.3 grams per tonne silver and 7.1 metres grading 8.13 grams per tonne gold, 2.84 per cent lead, 3.07 per cent zinc and 86.6 grams per tonne silver (DDH IR10010) (see Eagle Plains' news release dated Dec. 21, 2010).

DDH IR26053 was designed to crosscut the Talon zone structure, infilling historical holes IR11011 and IR11015 (125-metre spacing at target depth). The hole was collared in the middle Aldridge formation, intercepting the regionally significant lower-middle Aldridge formation contact (LMC) at approximately 120 metres depth. The Talon zone structure, intercepted between 280 and 396 m, is defined by strong silica-feldspar alteration associated with dense, chaotic quartz-feldspar-ankerite veins. Polymetallic mineralization (pyrrhotite/pyrite/sphalerite/galena/arsenopyrite/sulphosalts) was noted throughout the structural zone within veins, as fracture infill and forming localized breccia cement.

DDH IR26054 was designed to crosscut the Talon zone structure, infilling between historical holes IR10010 and IR11011 (60-metre drill spacing at target depth). The hole was collared in Middle Aldridge stratigraphy, intersecting the LMC at approximately 53 m. The Talon zone structure, intercepted between 258 and 345 m, is defined by strong silica-feldspar alteration associated with chaotic quartz-feldspar-ankerite veins. Polymetallic mineralization (pyrrhotite/pyrite/sphalerite/galena/arsenopyrite/sulphosalts) was noted throughout the structural zone as veins, fracture infill and localized breccia cement.

DDH IR26055 was designed to overcut IR11015, assessing continuity of the mineralized structural trend to the southwest, an area that is historically underexplored. The hole successfully intercepted an upper and lower mineralized horizon first defined in DDH IR11015. The hole was collared in the upper mineralized horizon (15 to 80 m), where polymetallic mineralization (pyrrhotite/pyrite/sphalerite/galena/arsenopyrite/sulphosalts) is associated with intense oxidization of sulphides and strong silica and feldspar alteration of the Middle Aldridge sediments. The main (lower) Talon zone mineralized horizon was intercepted between 241 and 380 m, a 40-metre stepout from IR11015. The zone is defined by moderate silica alteration of Lower Aldridge sediments associated with dense, chaotic quartz-feldspar-ankerite veining. Polymetallic mineralization (pyrrhotite/pyrite/sphalerite/galena/arsenopyrite/sulphosalts) is dominantly hosted within the veins and as fracture infill.

Samples have been submitted to ALS Global (North Vancouver) for fire assay (gold) and full multielement characterization. Analytical results are pending and will be released once they have been received, reviewed and interpreted by the company.

Management cautions that historical results were collected and reported by past operators and have not been verified or confirmed by a qualified person but form a basis for continuing work on the subject properties. Management cautions that past results or discoveries on proximate land are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved on the subject properties.

Qualified person

Charles C. Downie, PGeo, a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, and an officer and director of Eagle Plains Resources, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release.

About Earthwise Minerals Corp.

Earthwise Minerals is a Canadian junior exploration company focused on advancing the Iron Range gold project in southeastern British Columbia near Creston, B.C. The company holds an option to earn up to an 80-per-cent interest in the fully permitted project, which is road accessible and situated within a prolific mineralized corridor. The property covers a 10-kilometre-by-32-kilometre area along the Iron Range fault system and hosts multiple high-grade gold showings and large-scale geophysical and geochemical anomalies.

Historical and technical information

Certain technical and historical information contained in this news release is derived from prior exploration work conducted by third parties. While the company believes such information to be reliable, it has not independently verified all such information and therefore it should not be relied upon as an indication of current mineral resources or reserves or as a guarantee of future exploration results.

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