Flow Metals Reports Encouraging Results from First-Pass Backpack Drilling and VLF Survey at New Brenda

Flow Metals Corp. (CSE: FWM) ("Flow Metals" or the "Company") is pleased to report the results from first-pass backpack drilling at the XP (Xenolith Porphyry) target, part of the 51 km² New Brenda Project within the Quesnel terrane of southern British Columbia. The program tested a kilometre-scale copper-molybdenum-silver soil anomaly near the N1 showing, where field mapping and geophysical surveys suggest the presence of a buried porphyry system.

Blind Porphyry Target
The target is outlined by >700 soil samples over a kilometre-scale alteration zone. All test 2025 samples, including drill core collected approximately 80 metres northeast of the N1 showing, returned elevated molybdenum (2.2-7.4 ppm). One mineralized grab sample contained 0.24 % Cu with elevated Ag-Bi-Te. Backpack drill samples were analysed using whole rock geochemistry to test for porphyry alteration indicator ratios (See table 1 below). A VLF survey conducted over the N1 showing detected a response interpreted as a strong conductor approximately 20 to 40 meters below the surface.

"Identifying a buried system reflects the strength of our exploration team's systematic approach," said Scott Sheldon, CEO of Flow Metals. "The geochemical and geophysical features we're observing are consistent with surface expressions typically found above a buried porphyry system in this Tier-1 district."

Drillhole Results
Backpack drilling at the N1 showing and 80 meters to the northeast intercepted similar alteration styles and anomalous base metal values. These results reinforce the interpretation that the N1 showing represents a structural offshoot or apophysis of a blind porphyry system. The widespread sodic-calcic alteration extending from N1 suggests significant fluid flow. Integration of geochemical and geophysical datasets suggest that the induced polarization (IP) anomaly located beneath and west of the N1 showing is the most likely source of the observed copper mineralization.

Trace Elements Indicate Hydrothermal Alteration
In porphyry systems, feldspar minerals commonly undergo hydrothermal alteration to white mica (sericite). This process typically results in the depletion of strontium and enrichments in rubidium and barium (I.R. Plimer, S.M. Elliott, 1979).

Table 1: Results from the 2025 Backpack Drilling Program. Intercepts are reported in apparent widths, True widths have not been determined.

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At New Brenda, high Rb/Sr ratios are spatially associated with copper and molybdenum while the highest Ba/Sr and K/Na ratios coincide with zones of elevated copper. The company also plotted the samples on a porphyry copper deposit (PCD) alteration diagram using K/(K+Ca) to K/(K+Al) (Ross R. Large, 2025). All samples plotted within the sodic-calcic or sericite chlorite alteration zones. Displaying these ratios across historical soil grids further highlights the geochemical signatures of widespread hydrothermal alteration coincident with the polymetallic base metal anomalies and magnetic destruction ring of the Xenolith Porphyry Target.

Figure 1: Rb-Sr ratios for sericite alteration (High-resolution including Rb/Sr, Ba/Sr and K/Na)

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VLF Survey
The Company conducted a single 120 m east-west VLF survey, spaced at 8m intervals, across the N1 showing using the Seattle (NLK) 24.8kHz transmitter. The east-west survey was conducted by company personnel using a Geonics VLF-EM16 and a Garmin handheld GPS. The preliminary results define a strong 60 m wide anomaly, with an inflection point aligning with the N1 Showing. Based on the anomaly width, amplitude and geometry, the conductor is interpreted to be strongly conductive, steeply dipping and lie 20 to 40 meters below N1.

QA/QC
Samples were collected by Company personnel and sealed in labeled bags before being sawn in half. Half of each sample was retained for reference, and the other half was sent for assay to MS Analytical, an independent, ISO-accredited laboratory. Samples were analysed by multielement ICP-MS following four-acid digestion. Reported assay results are selective in nature and may not be representative of the overall mineralization on the property.

Qualified Person
Harley Slade, P. Geo., is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects and has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this news release. Mr. Slade is Flow Metals Vice President of Exploration and a director of the Company.

About Flow Metals
Flow Metals is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on grassroots copper and gold discovery in mining-friendly jurisdictions. New Brenda is a copper-silver-molybdenum porphyry project in British Columbia's Quesnel terrane and Sixtymile is a Yukon gold project in the historic Sixtymile placer district.

For further information, please contact:
Scott Sheldon, President
604.725.1857
scott@flowmetals.com

References
I.R. Plimer, S.M. Elliott, The use of Rb/Sr ratios as a guide to mineralization.
Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Volume 12, 1979.

Ross R. Large, Simple graphical tools to understand the relationship between porphyry composition, hydrothermal alteration, mineralogy and copper-gold grades in porphyry copper deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 182, 2025.

Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements related to the Company's exploration plans, the potential for mineralization at its properties, the interpretation of geological and geophysical results, the timing and outcome of permitting processes, and other future plans, expectations, or objectives of the Company.

Forward-looking information is based on a number of assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable at the time such statements are made, including assumptions regarding: the availability of financing for exploration and development activities; the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals; anticipated geological interpretations; and general business and economic conditions.

Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to differ materially from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others: exploration risks, operating risks, commodity price volatility, market conditions, regulatory and permitting risks, and other risks described in the Company's public disclosure documents available under the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. All forward-looking information contained in this release is made as of the date of this release, and the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws.

The Canadian Securities Exchange (operated by CNSX Markets Inc.) has neither approved nor disapproved of the contents of this news release.

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Flow Metals offers high-leverage exposure to gold and copper discoveries in Canada’s most prolific mining jurisdictions. The fully permitted and drill ready Sixtymile project represents a Tier 1-scale target in the Yukon’s iconic Dawson Mining District.

Overview

Flow Metals (CSE:FWM) is a mining exploration company with assets in established mining districts in Canada. It holds 100 percent ownership in two projects, including the Sixtymile gold project and the New Brenda project in the copper-rich British Columbia Quesnel terrane.

The company’s primary strategy focuses on developing projects with robust comparables demonstrating proven paths to success, significantly reducing exploration costs and logistical barriers. By applying modern structural interpretations and high-resolution geophysics to underexplored assets, Flow Metals aims to identify the bedrock sources of some of Canada's most storied placer gold and copper-rich districts.

The company is led by a management and technical team with extensive experience in the Yukon and British Columbia, including a history of successful project divestment, such as the sale of the Wels Gold project. This track record is supported by strong local relationships, including a 10-year permit achieved through collaborative engagement with the Yukon Government and the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation. Flow Metals remains focused on creating shareholder value through a lean corporate structure and aggressive, permit-ready exploration programs.

Company Highlights

Discovery-Driven Strategy: Modern geological reinterpretation at Sixtymile has identified a 19 -kilometre thrust fault corridor and a fold-controlled orogenic model, narrowing targets for high-grade lode gold sources.
Strategic Mining Jurisdictions: Focus on high-potential, road-accessible gold and copper projects in the Yukon’s Tintina Gold Belt and British Columbia’s Quesnel Terrane.
10-Year Exploration Permit: Newly secured Class 3 permit at the flagship Sixtymile Gold Project, authorizing up to 100 drill holes annually and enabling long-term systematic exploration.
Low Overhead, High Ground Impact: Projects feature existing infrastructure, including road access and local placer mining equipment, ensuring exploration budgets are directed primarily into the ground.
Highly-experienced management team: Chairman Don Sheldon has over 30 years of experience working with issuers, while Director Scott Sheldon brings exploration expertise, credited with the Wels Gold discovery in Yukon and the HSP nickel-copper sulphide project in Quebec.

Key Projects

Sixtymile Gold Project

Flow Metals Sixtymile Gold Project

Flow Metals’ flagship Sixtymile gold project is located approximately two hours west of Dawson City, Yukon. It is situated about 20 minutes from the Top of the World Highway and is road accessible.

The company has held ownership of the project since 2018, with a recent 10-year drilling permit from the Yukon government received in late 2025. The permit allows annual drilling of a maximum of 100 holes within the period, alongside five kilometers of trenching and road upgrades.

Historically, The Sixtymile district has collectively produced more than 500,000 ounces of placer gold since the Yukon gold rush of the late 19th century.

Technical updates in 2026 confirmed a fold‑controlled orogenic gold model, with gold‑bearing quartz veins concentrated in antiformal fold geometries, providing a refined structural framework for drill targeting.

In 2026 the company secured two neighboring properties contiguous to the Sixtymile project, aligning with the goal of expanding its control of the Sixtymile Gold District and increasing its land position to approximately 16,800 hectares. The new epithermal project “covers a section of the northern thrust fault zone and part of an epithermal zone on the west central part of the claim block,” Flow Metals said. “(It) encompasses the headwaters of the historic Miller, Glacier Bedrock and Little Gold placer-producing drainages.”

New Brenda Project

Xenolith Porphyry Target

The New Brenda Project covers a 51.3‑square‑kilometer land package in southern British Columbia’s prolific Quesnel Terrane, one of Canada’s most productive copper‑gold districts. Strategically situated between the past‑producing Brenda Mine and the active Elk Mine, the project benefits from direct road access and proximity to established infrastructure, reducing exploration risk and costs.

The Quesnel Terrane hosts a number of porphyry copper-gold with silver and or molybdenum deposits and mineral prospects. New Brenda’s Xenolith Porphyry (XP) target benefits from this scale, with two major anomalous zones outlined: one stretching an impressive 2,000 meters across, and another spanning more than 1,000 meters with elevated copper, molybdenum, silver and arsenic values. Highly anomalous copper samples were discovered 780 meters to the southeast, expanding the mineralized footprint and hinting at a much larger system waiting to be tested.

The 2025 exploration program reinforced this potential. Test samples, including drill core collected roughly 80 meters northeast of the N1 showing, returned consistently elevated molybdenum values ranging from 2.2 to 7.4 ppm. These results, combined with kilometer‑scale anomalies, suggest a robust porphyry system with multiple mineralized centers.

Management Team

Don Sheldon, MBA - Chairman

Bringing over 30 years of experience working with reporting issuers, Sheldon has had an extensive career managing and raising capital for junior resource companies. He has also held positions with Range Oil & Gas, Shoal Point Energy, Castle Rock Minerals, and Pure Gold.

Brian Murray – Director

Murray has worked as a Chartered Professional Accountant in Ontario since 1973. He has worked with reporting issuers for more than 20 years and is also CFO and a Director with Sea Green Capital Inc. From January 2008 to date, Murray has also served as President and Director of Nebu Resources Corp., a TSXV-listed company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Canada.

Harley Slade – Director

A professional geologist who joined Flow Metals in 2018, Slade has since provided his geological expertise for the company’s exploration efforts, including programs for the Sixtymile and New Brenda projects. He is also currently the President of Caveman Exploration.

Scott Sheldon – Director

Scott Sheldon’s first work with junior exploration dates back to the early 1990s. He later became a provider of web services and campaign management to various junior miners in Vancouver. He holds strong exploration knowledge in Canadian mining districts as President of Go Metals Corp., the company responsible for the Wels Gold discovery south of the Yukon White Gold district and the HSP nickel-copper sulphide project in Quebec.

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