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KIRKSTONE METALS CORP.

NEWS RELEASE

KIRKSTONE ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF ALEX HELMEL AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

July 2, 2025 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Kirkstone Metals Corp. (formerly, Dunbar Metals Corp.) (the "Company") (TSXV: KSM) is pleased to announce that Alex Helmel has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and has joined the board of directors of the Company. Mr. Helmel fills the vacancy created by Richard Ko, who has stepped down from his role with the Company to focus on other ventures. The board of directors of the Company thanks Mr. Ko for his service to the Company.

About the Company

The Company is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in Canada. The Company currently holds a 100% interest in mineral claims totaling approximately 7,000 hectares comprising the Gorilla Lake Property, located in North Saskatchewan, Canada, subject to a royalty obligation. The phase one exploration program at the property consists of geological mapping, prospecting and geochemical sampling based on the anomalies identified by the Company's Heli-TEM survey and integration with other available datasets. The Company's secondary objective is to locate and develop other economic precious and base metals properties of merit.

For more information, please contact the Company at (403) 852-4869 or email: info@kirkstonemetals.com.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors of Kirkstone Metals Corp.

Clive Massey

Chief Executive Officer

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release may contain assumptions, estimates, and other forward-looking statements regarding future events. Such forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties and are subject to factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control that may cause actual results or performance to differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.