Mr. Paul Wood reports

BTU ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING RECENT ACQUISITION

On June 3, 2026, BTU Metals Corp. announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 100-per-cent interest in the Dixie East Block 3 project, located approximately six kilometres east of the Kinross-owned Great Bear project in the eastern part of the Red Lake district, Ontario. The newly acquired claim package is directly adjacent to the Kinross and BTU Dixie Halo project and further augments the company's strategic land position in one of Canada's most active and prospective gold exploration districts. The new acquisition brings the company's total Dixie East project strike coverage to approximately 17 kilometres.

The company would like to add that there were six claims acquired in the transaction, and no finders' fees were paid in relation to the transaction.

Qualified person

Bruce Durham, PGeo, vice-president, exploration, of the company, is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 (Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects), and has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release. Mr. Durham has verified the technical information disclosed herein through a review of historical exploration records, publicly available information relating to adjacent properties and regional geological data sets relevant to the Dixie East project.

About BTU Metals Corp.

BTU Metals is a junior mining exploration company. BTU's primary assets are the Dixie Halo project located in Red Lake, Ont. (operated by Kinross), immediately adjacent to the Kinross Great Bear project and its gold and critical mineral properties in the active Wawa gold district. The company continues to look to acquire high-quality exploration projects to add to its portfolio for the benefit of its stakeholders. The company has no debt and minimal property obligations.

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