Cartier Cuts 11.0 g/t Au over 9.0 m together with 30.2 g/t Au over 2.5 at Contact ; Continues to Broaden Excessive-Grade Gold North Contact Zone close to Floor

Cartier Sources Inc. (″ Cartier ″ or the ″ Firm ″) (TSXV: ECR,OTC:ECRFF; FSE: 6CA) is happy to announce the third batch of outcomes from the absolutely funded 100,000-m drilling program (2 drill rigs) for the Contact Sector and extra exactly, the North Contact Zone (NCZ), on its 100%-owned Cadillac Mission, positioned in Val-d’Or (Abitibi, Quebec). The NCZ consists of three parallel high-grade gold zones: NCZ (1), NCZ (2) and NCZ (3).

Strategic Highlights from Contact Sector

Drill Outcomes of NCZ (Figures 1 & 2)

• NCZ (3) intersected in gap CA25-530 graded 30.2 g/t Au over 2.5 m included in 11.0 g/t Au over 9.0 m with presence of seen gold grains , at a depth of 270 m, gap CA25-527 reported 27.1 g/t Au over 1.0 m included in 2.2 g/t Au over 18.0 m at a depth of 325 m and gap CA25-529 minimize 6.1 g/t Au over 1.0 m included in 4.3 g/t Au over 4.0 m at a depth of 215 m.
• NCZ (1) intersected in gap CA25-526 graded 11.7 g/t Au over 0.5 m , at a depth of 230 m and gap CA25-530 reported 10.4 g/t Au over 0.5 m with presence of seen gold grains, at a depth of 200 m.
• NCZ (1) and NCZ (3) are spaced roughly 50 m aside.

Significance for Buyers

• Holes CA25-526, CA25-527, CA25-529 and CA25-530 proceed to clearly display the presence of a shallow and intensive mineralized system, internet hosting a number of high-grade gold zones with vital grades and widths . The mineralization has now been prolonged over 400 m in strike size by 300 m in depth , stays open in all instructions , suggesting vital enlargement potential .
• These newest assay outcomes observe up on beforehand reported intercepts, together with 16.7 g/t Au over 2.1 m inside a broader interval of 5.9 g/t Au over 7.7 m (gap CA25-524) and 4.3 g/t Au over 2.0 m (gap CA25-525), as disclosed in Cartier’s September 23, 2025 information launch titled ″ Cartier Cuts 16.7 g/t Au over 2.1 m at Contact (Cadillac); Strengthens Shallow Excessive-Grade Gold Potential; Helps Growth Drilling. ″
• The mixture of uncovered bedrock , minimal overburden (lower than 5 m) and proximity to year-round highway entry (inside 250 m) positions NCZ as a extremely strategic asset for potential shallow operation eventualities . These logistical benefits ought to considerably improve the improvement flexibility and economics of the Cadillac Mission.

Subsequent Steps

• Extra drilling is required on NCZ to affirm geological continuity , increase gold mineralization (150-300 m), lengthen footprint nearer to floor (0-150 m) and advance towards a future gold stock .
• Additional exploration drilling is already deliberate to check a number of new high-priority regional targets at Contact Sector, backed by detailed structural and geological modelling and VRIFY’s synthetic intelligence (AI) pushed concentrating on , reinforcing the potential for added gold discoveries .

” This second set of high-grade gold leads to the Contact Sector is extraordinarily encouraging for the long-term potential of the Cadillac Mission. The choice to allocate a part of the 100,000-m drill program to this sector is clearly delivering robust outcomes for our shareholders. These outcomes mirror our centered technique of advancing recognized mineralized zones whereas additionally concentrating on high-priority regional exploration alternatives .” – Philippe Cloutier, President and CEO of Cartier.

” The up to date geological mannequin, from steady evaluation and interpretation of outcomes, is yielding constructive outcomes and highlighting the numerous potential of the Contact Sector. Improved understanding of the structural options is permitting us to extra effectively and precisely goal mineralized zones. The gold potential of the Héva Fault Zone, internet hosting NCZ, stays largely underexplored and we consider there may be vital upside but to be unlocked. ” – Ronan Deroff, Vice President Exploration of Cartier.

Determine 1 : Plan view, cross and lengthy sections of the Contact Sector

Determine 2 : Images of the drill core from gap CA25-530

Desk 1 : Drill gap greatest assay outcomes from Contact Sector

* Occurrences of seen gold (VG) have been famous within the drill core at numerous intervals. ** Primarily based on the noticed intercept angles inside the drill core, true thicknesses are estimated to characterize roughly 50–85 % of the reported core size intervals.

Contact Sector

The Contact Sector is a extremely potential space that includes the North Contact Zone (“NCZ”) and a number of other newly outlined high-priority drill targets.

The NCZ lies alongside an east-west trending, strongly sheared hall (Héva Fault Zone), located roughly 900 m north of the Cadillac Fault Zone, and happens on the contact between the hanging wall mafic to intermediate volcanics (basalt to andesite) of Louvicourt Group and the footwall turbiditic sedimentary rocks (wacke-mudrock) of Cadillac Group. This lithological contact is a good horizon for hydrothermal fluid movement, possible associated to synvolcanic gold deposition.

The NCZ, outlined by at the very least three parallel gold-rich zones, are sometimes and primarily related to a fine-grained and disseminated arsenopyrite-pyrrhotite mineralization, with a pervasive biotite-chlorite-carbonate alteration, all crosscut by late-stage smoky quartz vein and veinlet stockworks containing seen gold. Regionally, accent minerals akin to sphalerite, galena and tourmaline are noticed.

Milestones of 2025-2027 Exploration Program

100,000 m Drilling Program (Q3 2025 to Q2 2027)

The bold 600-hole drilling program will each increase recognized gold zones (Brownfield Development) and take a look at new shallow floor high-potential targets (Greenfield Discovery). The target is to unlock the camp-scale, high-grade gold potential alongside the 15 km Cadillac Fault Zone. You will need to notice that Cartier’s latest consolidation of this huge land holding affords the distinctive alternative in over 90 years for unrestricted exploration.

Environmental Baseline Research & Financial Analysis of Chimo mine tailings (Q3 2025 to Q3 2026)

The baseline research shall be divided into two distinct components which embody 1) environmental baseline desktop examine and a couple of) preliminary environmental geochemical characterization. The preliminary baseline research will present a complete understanding of the present environmental circumstances and implement operations that decrease environmental impression whereas optimizing the financial potential of the mission. These research shall be supplemented by an preliminary evaluation of the financial potential of the past-producing Chimo mine tailings to find out whether or not a amount of gold could be extracted economically.

Metallurgical Sampling and Testwork Program (This fall 2025 to Q1 2026)

The metallurgical testwork program contains defining of anticipated gold restoration charges and enhancing historic outcomes from the Chimo deposit, in addition to establishing metallurgical restoration information for the first-time for the East Chimo and West Nordeau satellite tv for pc deposits, the place no earlier information exists. This complete program will characterize the mineralized materials, gold restoration potential and validate optimum grind measurement defining probably the most environment friendly and cost-effective flowsheet. The information generated will straight assist optimized mission improvement and have the potential to considerably cut back each capital and working prices, whereas additionally enhancing the environmental footprint.

Desk 2 : Drill gap collar coordinates from Contact Sector

Desk 3 : Drill gap detailed assay outcomes from Contact Sector

* Occurrences of seen gold (VG) have been famous within the drill core at numerous intervals. ** Primarily based on the noticed intercept angles inside the drill core, true thicknesses are estimated to characterize roughly 50–85 % of the reported core size intervals.

High quality Assurance and High quality Management (QA/QC) Program

The drill core from the Cadillac Mission is NQ-size and, upon receipt from the drill rig, is described and sampled by Cartier geologists. Core is sawn in half, with one half labelled, bagged and submitted for evaluation and the opposite half retained and saved at Cartier’s coreshack services positioned in Val-d’Or, Quebec, for future reference and verification. As a part of High quality Assurance and High quality Management (QA/QC) program, Cartier inserts clean samples and licensed reference supplies (requirements) at common intervals into the pattern stream previous to cargo to observe laboratory efficiency and analytical accuracy.

Drill core samples are despatched to MSALABS’s analytical laboratory positioned in Val-d’Or, Quebec, for preparation and gold evaluation. Your entire pattern is dried and crushed (70% passing a 2-millimeter sieve). The evaluation for gold is carried out on an roughly 500 g aliquot utilizing Chrysos Photon Assay™ know-how, which makes use of high-energy X-ray excitation with gamma detection to shortly and non-destructively measure gold content material.

Alternatively, samples are submitted to Activation Laboratories Ltd. (“Actlabs”), positioned in both Val-d’Or or Ste-Germaine-Boulé, each in Quebec, for preparation and gold evaluation. Your entire pattern is dried, crushed (90% passing a 2-millimetre sieve) and 250 g is pulverized (90% passing a 0.07-millimetre sieve). The evaluation for gold is carried out utilizing a 50 g fireplace assay fusion with atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) end, with a detection restrict as much as 10,000 ppb. Samples exceeding this threshold are reanalyzed by fireplace assay with a gravimetric end to find out high-grade values precisely.

Each MSALABS and Actlabs are ISO/IEC 17025 accredited for gold assays and implement industry-standard QA/QC protocols. Their inside high quality management packages embody the usage of blanks, duplicates, and licensed reference supplies at set intervals, with established acceptance standards to make sure information integrity and analytical precision.

Certified Particular person

The scientific and technical content material of this press launch has been ready, reviewed and accepted by Mr. Ronan Déroff, P.Geo., M.Sc., Vice President Exploration, who’s a ″Certified Particular person″ as outlined by Nationwide Instrument 43-101 – Requirements of Disclosure for Mineral Initiatives (″NI 43-101″).

About Cadillac Mission

The Cadillac Mission, overlaying 14,000 hectares alongside a 15-kilometre stretch of the Cadillac Fault, is without doubt one of the largest consolidated land packages within the Val-d’Or mining camp. Cartier’s flagship asset integrates the historic Chimo Mine and East Cadillac tasks, making a dominant place in a world class gold mining district. With wonderful highway entry, year-round infrastructure and close by milling capability, the mission is ideally positioned for speedy development and worth creation.

Utilizing a gold worth of US$1,750/oz, a Preliminary Financial Evaluation demonstrated the financial viability of a 2-km section, in comparison with the 15 km that would be the topic of the 100,000 m drilling program, with a median annual gold manufacturing of 116,900 oz over a 9.7-year mine life. Indicated sources are estimated at 720,000 ounces (7.1 million tonnes at 3.1 g/t Au) and inferred sources at 1,633,000 ounces (18.5 million tonnes at 2.8 g/t Au). Please see the NI 43-101 ″Technical Report and Preliminary Financial Evaluation for Chimo Mine and West Nordeau Gold Deposits, Chimo Mine and East Cadillac Properties, Quebec, Canada, Marc R. Beauvais, P.Eng., of InnovExplo Inc., Mr. Florent Baril of Bumigeme and Mr. Eric Sellars, P.Eng. of Accountable Mining Options″ efficient Could 29, 2023.

About Cartier Sources Inc.

Cartier Sources Inc., based in 2006 and headquartered in Val-d’Or (Quebec) is a gold exploration firm centered on constructing shareholder worth by means of discovery and improvement in considered one of Canada’s most prolific mining camps. The Firm combines robust technical experience, a monitor file of profitable exploration, and a totally funded program to advance its flagship Cadillac Mission. Cartier’s technique is obvious: unlock the complete potential of one of many largest undeveloped gold landholdings in Quebec.

For additional data, contact:
Philippe Cloutier, P. Geo.
President and CEO
Phone: 819-856-0512
philippe.cloutier@ressourcescartier.com
www.ressourcescartier.com

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