Mr. Zachary Kotowych reports

BOLT METALS APPOINTS MR. ZACHARY KOTOWYCH AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR

Bolt Metals Corp. has appointed Zachary Kotowych as chief executive officer and a director of the company, effective immediately.

Mr. Kotowych brings nearly a decade of experience in the mining and capital markets sectors, combining technical expertise with strong financial acumen. His leadership will be instrumental as Bolt advances its mineral exploration and development projects in Brazil and continues to grow its portfolio of high-potential mineral assets.

Biography

Mr. Kotowych currently serves as the chief executive officer, corporate secretary and a director of Troubadour Resources Inc., a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company. Prior to this, he held corporate development roles at several junior mining companies, most recently at Abitibi Metals Corp., where he played a key role in advancing the high-grade B26 polymetallic deposit and the Beschefer gold project.

His career also includes equity research positions at Haywood Securities and Red Cloud Securities, where he specialized in analyzing mining equities. Mr. Kotowych's technical experience includes exploration work with prominent companies such as Great Bear Resources (now part of Kinross Gold Corp.), Carlisle Goldfields (now part of Alamos Gold) and Solstice Gold.

Mr. Kotowych holds a master of science in geophysics and an honours bachelor of science in mathematics and geology from the University of Toronto, providing him with a strong foundation to drive Bolt Metals' strategic growth and exploration initiatives.

About Bolt Metals Corp.

Bolt Metals is a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company focused on the development of quality precious and base metal properties that are drill ready with high upside and expansion potential. Based in Vancouver, B.C., Bolt's portfolio of strategic properties provides target-rich diversification and also include Soap Gulch, a copper sedex (sedimentary exhalative) project in Montana, and Switchback, a copper-silver project located in British Columbia. Bolt trades on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol BOLT and the OTCQB exchange under the symbol PCRFC and in Germany under the WKN A3D8AK.

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