Mr. Paul Sparkes reports

VORTEX ENERGY MOBILIZES FIELD CREWS AND COMMENCES GROUND GRAVITY SURVEY AT ROBINSONS RIVER SALT PROJECT

Field crews have mobilized and commenced ground gravity data acquisition at Vortex Energy Corp.'s Robinsons River salt project in Newfoundland and Labrador. McKeown Exploration Services is conducting the survey under the management of Lonquist Field Service (Canada) ULC following receipt of the required approvals, permits and land access permissions announced on Oct. 22, 2026.

The approximately 500-station survey is intended to target gaps in existing gravity coverage and to identify priority areas west of the Cloverleaf target and within the eastern block, including traverses along selected historical seismic lines. Field acquisition is estimated to require approximately 22 working days in total, with final coverage and timing subject to access, weather and ground conditions. The new measurements are intended to be integrated with historical airborne gravity gradiometry, seismic, geological and drilling information, with planned 3-D gravity inversion and targeted 2-D modelling along key seismic profiles to refine the interpretation of prospective salt structures and support future drill planning. The company notes that gravity interpretations are non-unique, and gravity data alone cannot establish salt composition, thickness or continuity.

"With crews now collecting data at Robinsons River, we are advancing the next stage of our technical program," stated Paul Sparkes, chief executive officer of Vortex. "The survey is intended to add measurements across priority areas and to help us refine the geological model as we evaluate locations for future exploration drilling."

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, 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 composed of 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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