Mr. Bryce Bradley reports

THUNDERSTRUCK GRANTED EXPLORATION LICENSE RENEWAL, APPOINTS VP EXPLORATION

Thunderstruck Resources Ltd.'s special prospecting licence 1425 has been renewed for a period of five years, the maximum allowed under Fiji's mineral exploration regulations.

SPL 1425 encompasses three of the company's four highly prospective precious and base metal assets -- Liwa, Rama and Nakoro. (For project details, visit the company's website.) Planning for the 2026 exploration program is well under way.

Vice-president, exploration, Fiji

Thunderstruck has appointed Wenbin Chen as vice-president, exploration, for the company's Fijian asset portfolio.

Mr. Chen serves as executive deputy general manager of Vatukoula Gold Mines Ltd. in Fiji, and brings more than 40 years of experience in mineral exploration, mine development and resource expansion.

Prior to joining Vatukoula in May, 2024, Mr. Chen held senior leadership positions with Zhongrun Resources Investment Corp., the predecessor of Zhaojin International Gold Corp. From 2013 to 2024, he served as chairman and general anager of Zhongrun's Pingwu gold mine, where he led exploration programs that resulted in the discovery of approximately 1.3 million ounces of additional gold resources.

From 2004 to 2013, Mr. Chen was general manager of the southern China exploration division of Sino Gold Corp., later acquired by Eldorado Gold Corp. in 2009. Following the acquisition, he continued in the same leadership role with Eldorado Gold.

During his tenure, he directed exploration programs that contributed to several significant gold discoveries, including the 2.1-million-ounce Guizhou Lannigou gold mine, the 1.3-million-ounce Guizhou Nibao gold mine, the 1.4-million-ounce Guizhou Jiadi gold mine, the 770,000-ounce Guangxi Jinding gold mine and the 289,000-ounce Yunnan Jinshu gold mine.

Mr. Chen began his career in 1984 with the 105 Geological Brigade of the Guizhou Provincial Geological Bureau, where he served in progressively senior technical and operational roles, including exploration team leader and mine manager.

Mr. Chen holds a postgraduate diploma in geology from Beijing University, a bachelor of business administration from China University of Geosciences and an associate degree in geological exploration from Guilin Metallurgical Geological Institute.

About Thunderstruck Resources Ltd.

Thunderstruck Resources is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the discovery of high-value copper-gold porphyry, gold-silver epithermal and VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) base metal deposits on the main island of Viti Levu in Fiji.

Fiji has a long history of mining with over 75 years of activity at the prolific Vatukoula gold mine alongside several other advanced development projects and mines, including Tuvatu (Lion One Metals), with indicated resources of 1.00 million tonnes (t) at 8.48 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au) (274,600 ounces (oz)) and inferred resources of 1.33 million t at 9.0 g/t Au (384,000 oz) (Tuvatu PEA (preliminary economic assessment (update), National Instrument 43-101), and Namosi (Newmont), with proven, measured and indicated resources of 1.8 billion t at 0.35 per cent copper (Cu) and 0.11 g/t Au (6.4 million oz Au and 6.3 million t Cu) (Newcrest annual mineral resources update, June, 2022).

The company provides investors with exposure to a diverse portfolio of exploration-stage projects with potential for zinc, copper, gold and silver in a politically safe and stable jurisdiction. Thunderstruck trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol AWE and United States OTC under the symbol THURF.

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