Mr. Patrick Cruickshank reports

NINE MILE METALS ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF DDH WD-25-02B AND CONTINUES TO CONFIRM (2) ZONES OF COPPER RICH VMS WITH 66 METERS OF MINERALIZATION AT THE WEDGE PROJECT

The third drill hole in Nine Mile Metals Ltd.'s Wedge Western extension drill program (DDH-WD-25-02B) has been completed:

• DDH WD-25-02B was collared approximately 60 metres northwest of WD-25-01 and drilled at an azimuth of 325 degrees and a dip of minus 50 degrees to a final depth of 122 metres, further increasing the mineralized footprint of the target to the west.
• DDH WD-25-02B was successful, with massive copper-bearing sulphides (volcanogenic massive sulphide -- copper/lead/zinc/silver/gold) found associated with the contact breccia at 56.4 metres depth, with mineralization continuing to 122 metres.
• The sulphide mineralization in the drill hole occurred in both sediments and volcanics, terminating in massive copper-bearing sulphides (VMS -- Cu/Pb/Zn/Ag/Au) with visible chalcopyrite (CuFeS2).
• Downhole ground conditions in the fault zone (sand seams and gouge) led to the termination of the drill hole at 122 metres as the company was drilling through a massive copper zone.
• Most sample sections between 53.0 and 122.0 metres were three metres in length to provide the best overall data for the drill hole. Smaller sample widths were identified and cut where appropriate.
• With massive mineralization present at the base of the drill hole, a new drill hole is being designed by the technical team, to be initiated from the other side of the fault zone (new -- to be permitted) in phase 2 in 2026.

All drill core has been measured, logged, photographed, marked and cut for sampling at the company's warehouse in Bathurst, N.B. A quick XRF (X-ray fluorescence) analysis was also completed for sulphide confirmation -- filtering and width identification in definition for sampling core for ALS Global. A total of 27 three-metre sections have been identified for base and precious metals analysis, including antimony, and have been shipped to ALS Global in Moncton, N.B., for processing.

Gary Lohman, vice-president, exploration, director, stated: "Drilling continues to intersect massive copper-bearing mineralization in the western portion of the Wedge. The style of the mineralization varies from massive VMS (Cu/Pb/Zn/Ag/Au) to sequences of intercalated volcanics and VMS bands. XRF analysis has confirmed the high presence of copper, and we look forward to obtaining the permits required to drill this high-grade zone from the other side of the fault zone in the spring drill phase. The mineralization just continues to impress. We look forward to testing the thickness of this area of the target zone."

Patrick J. Cruickshank, MBA, chief executive officer and director, stated: "Our third drill hole, WD-25-02B, continues to demonstrate the high-quality mineralization at this deposit and now we are testing the depth on the western flank of the targets. The samples clearly confirm multiple copper-rich zones, and we are systematically drilling the area to help identify the size and scale of this body. We look forward to revisiting this area of the target plate in our next phase of drilling as we were just entering a very impressive high-grade copper zone. We now have three completed drill holes, with all core sample sections delivered ALS Global Labs for rush processing. Our team has been highly motivated to process and ship the drill core quickly for [expedited] assay results from ALS Global (Moncton)."

The disclosure of technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with Canadian regulatory requirements as set out in National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, and reviewed and approved by Gary Lohman, BSc, PGO, vice-president, exploration, and director, who acts as the company's qualified person and is not independent of the company.

About Nine Mile Metals Ltd.

Nine Mile Metals is a Canadian public mineral exploration company focused on VMS (Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag and Au) exploration in the world-famous Bathurst mining camp in New Brunswick, Canada. The company's primary business objective is to explore its four VMS projects: the Wedge VMS project, the Nine Mile Brook VMS project, the California Lake VMS project and the Canoe Landing Lake (East-West) VMS project. The company is focused on critical minerals exploration (CME), positioning for the boom in EV (electric vehicle) and green technologies requiring copper, silver, lead and zinc with a hedge with gold.

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