Mr. Paul Sparkes reports

VORTEX ENERGY ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR GROUND GRAVITY SURVEY AT THE ROBINSONS RIVER SALT PROJECT

Vortex Energy Corp. plans to undertake a targeted ground gravity survey at its 100-per-cent-owned Robinsons River salt project, located approximately 35 kilometres south of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. The survey has been selected as the company's next geophysical program at the project.

The program builds upon the technical study results announced by the company on Aug. 6, 2026. That study integrated the available geological, drilling, seismic, and gravity information and identified differences and remaining uncertainty among the existing interpretations. The planned survey is intended to address gaps in the existing gravity data set and provide additional spatial control in selected priority areas. The new data will be integrated with the project's existing drilling, legacy seismic, airborne gravity, ambient noise tomography, and geological information to further refine the subsurface model and support the ranking of potential future drill targets. Gravity is a non-unique exploration method that directly measures the target ore's gravity field and cannot independently confirm the presence, composition, thickness or continuity of salt.

"We are pleased to move forward with a ground gravity survey at Robinsons River," said Paul Sparkes, chief executive officer of Vortex. "This work will build on the recent technical study and provide additional information as we continue to evaluate and advance the project's priority exploration targets."

The company is finalizing the survey area, station spacing, budget, schedule and permitting requirements, and will provide further details once the program design has been completed.

Qualified person

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

For additional information concerning the project and the company's data verification and quality assurance procedures, readers are referred to the company's technical report entitled independent technical report on the Robinsons River salt property, dated July 31, 2023, available under the company's profile on SEDAR+.

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 comprising a total of 942 claims covering 23,500 hectares located approximately 35 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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