Mr. Paul Sparkes reports

VORTEX ENERGY COMPLETES AMBIENT NOISE TOMOGRAPHY (ANT) FIELD PROGRAM AT ROBINSONS RIVER SALT PROJECT

Vortex Energy Corp. has completed the field component of its ambient noise tomography survey at the Robinsons River salt project, located in Newfoundland.

Between July 31 and Aug. 26, 2025, a total of 188 GTI NuSeis NRU D3 triaxial digital nodal instruments, each equipped with five-hertz geophones, were deployed across the property. The survey array extended approximately 22.8 kilometres east-west and 14.7 km north-south, covering a footprint of approximately 335 square kilometres with an average station spacing of 710 metres. Nearly all instruments were retrieved following an 18-day recording period, ensuring a complete data set for subsurface imaging.

Collaboration between the University of Alberta, Caur Technologies, Geosig and Storm Exploration ensured efficient deployment and retrieval operations. The resulting data set will undergo processing to produce high-resolution 3-D seismic velocity models of the subsurface. These models are expected to significantly advance understanding of the salt dome geometry underlying the Robinsons River property and guide future exploration activities.

Paul Sparkes, chief executive officer of Vortex Energy, commented: "Completing the ANT field program is a major step forward for the Robinsons River salt project. We now have a strong foundation of data that will help us better understand the property and move it toward becoming an important clean energy and storage asset for Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada."

The company will provide updates as data processing and interpretation progress, with final results expected later this year.

Qualified person

The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed, verified and approved by Jared Suchan, PhD, PGeo, vice-president of exploration at the company, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

For a discussion of the company's quality assurance/quality control and data verification processes and procedures, please see the company's technical report entitled Independent Technical Report on the Robinsons River Salt Property dated July 31, 2023, a copy of which may be obtained under the company's profile at SEDAR+.

The company acknowledges the financial support of the junior exploration assistance program, administered by the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology, government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

About Vortex Energy Corp.

Vortex Energy is an exploration-stage company engaged principally in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in North America. The company is currently advancing its Robinson River salt project composed of a total of 942 claims covering 23,500 hectares located approximately 35 linear kilometres south of the town of Stephenville in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Robinson River salt project is prospective for both salt and hydrogen salt cavern storage. The company is also currently advancing its Fire Eye uranium property in the Athabasca basin, a region renowned for its uranium deposits.

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