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September 22, 2026 – TheNewswire - Toronto, ON - Total Metals Corp. (“ Total Metals ” or the “ Company ”) ( TSX-V: TT ) ( OTCQB : TTTMF ) ( FSE : O4N ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Andrew J. Ramcharan as President & Chief Executive Officer and Board Director, effective September 22, 2026.

“I have been actively recruiting Andrew to join our executive leadership team for over a year, starting prior to the Company’s listing on the TSX Venture Exchange,” commented outgoing President & CEO Tyler Thorburn. “I am thrilled that he has chosen to join us at this pivotal moment. Andrew is an exceptional leader who brings a 25-year track record of execution and value creation across the Canadian mining sector.”

Dr. Andrew J. Ramcharan | PhD, P.Eng, FAUSIMM

Dr. Ramcharan brings 25 years of experience across mining and exploration, corporate development, project evaluation, and investment banking. He began his career as a Mine Planner Engineer with Dynatec Corporation, contributing to the start-up of the McCreedy and Levack Mines in northern Ontario. He subsequently served as Manager, Corporate Development at IAMGOLD , where he supported equity financings exceeding $600 million and project acquisitions totaling over $800 million. In 2013, Dr. Ramcharan led the discovery of a major NI 43-101 compliant gold resource exceeding one million ounces in Panama.

His expertise spans investment banking and corporate finance, backed by senior roles at Sprott Resource Lending Corp . and Resource Capital Funds . Throughout his tenure, he conducted over 300 project evaluations and oversaw numerous debt and equity financings. In his recent executive roles within the gold sector, he drove strategic growth initiatives that delivered an eightfold increase in share price across two junior exploration companies within 12 months.

Dr. Ramcharan boasts an equally distinguished academic record. He holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Mining Engineering, with prestigious academic credentials from the Colorado School of Mines, the University of Leoben, and the Harvard Business School Continuing Education Program. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario, and a Fellow of both The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM).

Tyler Thorburn

Effective September 22, 2026, Tyler Thorburn will step down from his role as President & CEO, and Board Director.

About Total Metals Corp.

Total Metals Corp. is focused on developing and advancing its high-grade gold and critical mineral assets located in Eastern Canada. The Electrolode Project is targeting high-potential critical mineral plus gold resources and targets in three favorable geologic trends, located near major mines in the Red Lake Gold camp and is strategically located between Kinross Gold’s Great Bear Project and First Mining Gold’s Springpole Project. The Electrolode Project is fully permitted for exploration drilling and hosts 10 historic mineralized zones with significant expansion potential plus new, untested targets ready for further exploration. Total Metals also owns 100% of the High Lake and West Hawk Lake Project covering 958 hectares in two gold properties located along the Trans-Canada Highway straddling the Manitoba / Ontario border. The Purdex Zone on the High Lake property has significant exploration potential and will be the primary target for initial exploration and potential future mining activities. The West Hawk Lake property is comprised of a single mineral lease, located within southeastern Manitoba.  The Company has an option on the Menary gold property, strategically located in the Kenora Mining Division of Ontario, sharing a common southern boundary with the Rainy River claims being acquired by Coeur Mining, Inc. ("Coeur") following its ~US$7 billion acquisition of New Gold Inc. The most recent addition to the Company is the Pick Lake property, consisting of 75 claims and a mining lease covering over 5,260 hectares, accessible via a road connected to the Trans-Canada Highway to the south. The Pick Lake critical minerals deposit has an average strike length of approximately 250m and a depth extension tested between 300 to 1200m.

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Tyler Thorburn

Investor Relations

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Forward-Looking Information

This press release includes “forward-looking information” that is subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Statements in this news release which are not purely historical are forward looking.  Although the Company believes that any forward-looking statements in this news release are reasonable, there can be no assurance that any such forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. The Company cautions readers that all forward-looking statements, are based on assumptions none of which can be assured and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements represent management’s best judgment based on information currently available. Readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such risks and uncertainties and should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

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