Vancouver, British Columbia – November 3, 2026 – TheNewswire – Bighorn Metals Corp. (the “Company”) (CSE: HRNY) announces that planning has commenced for its initial Fall 2026 Phase I exploration program at the Maretta Project located within Mineral County, Nevada in the Silver Star Mining District in the Excelsior Mountains (the “Project”). The Phase I program is intended to expand upon and verify historical exploration work undertaken by previous operators and generate modern geological data to support planning for a potential Phase II follow-up drilling program.
Planned Phase I Exploration Program
The planned Phase I program will include the compilation and review of available historical data and records; reconnaissance prospecting; geological mapping; surface trenching; and sampling of historical workings, including surface and underground workings and mine dumps. The Company also plans to locate and map historical workings across the Project.
Additional work is expected to include a comprehensive soil survey, together with examination and sampling of selected rock exposures throughout the Project. The objective is to develop a more consistent and reliable modern dataset to help prioritize targets for potential follow-up exploration and drilling.
Maretta Project Background
The Project hosts numerous historical workings, including underground workings with multilevel vertical shafts, adits at various levels, declines and prospect pits developed along geological structures. An existing road network provides access to numerous historical workings.
Historical mining and sampling activities have reported indications of gold, silver, copper and rare earth elements on the Project. These historical observations require confirmation through the Company’s planned modern exploration work and should not be interpreted as evidence of a current mineral resource or economic viability.
Independent Technical Report
The Company has engaged Gregory C. Ferdock, M.Sc., Q.P., C.P.G., to prepare an independent technical report in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects in respect of the Project. A site visit is being coordinated as part of the technical report preparation process.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information and interpretations in this news release have been reviewed and approved by Gregory C. Ferdock, M.Sc., Q.P., C.P.G., a consultant to the Company and an independent Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Ferdock has not yet completed a site visit or verified the historical information referred to in this news release, which is historical in nature and should not be relied upon.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of:
BIGHORN METALS CORP.
Reno J. Calabrigo
“ Reno J. Calabrigo ”
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 1-877 913-1912
About Bighorn Metals Corp.
The Company is an exploration-stage natural resource company engaged in the evaluation, acquisition and exploration of mineral properties, with a view to advancing prospective mineral properties through exploration and evaluation. The Company’s current mineral property interests are the Marietta Project in Nevada and the Loljuh Project in British Columbia.
Marietta Project, Nevada
The Company holds an exploration lease with an option to acquire a 100% undivided interest in the Marietta Project. The Property is in the Silver Star Mining District in the Excelsior Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada. It is made up of 12 patented lode mining claims and an adjoining townsite parcel, which together cover parts of Sections 29 through 32, Township 5 North, Range 33 East, Mount Diablo Meridian.
Loljuh Project, British Columbia
The Company holds an option to acquire the Loljuh porphyry copper-gold project (the “Loljuh Project”). The Loljuh Project is one claim covering 1,656.73 hectares in the Omineca Mining Division of central British Columbia. It is about 40 km south of Smithers and 32 km west of Houston. The Loljuh Project is prospective for porphyry copper-gold mineralization.
Geochemical work in 2019 outlined several areas of anomalous gold and copper in soil. The surveys were widespread, with lines 400 metres apart and samples taken on 200-metre centres. Rock sampling in 2019 also returned anomalous copper and gold values from several sites within the plateau area. The aeromagnetic survey outlined several areas of alteration.
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Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, including statements regarding the timing, scope and objectives of the proposed Phase I exploration program at the Maretta Project; the completion of a site visit and the preparation of an independent technical report under NI 43-101; and the potential for a Phase II drilling program. Forward-looking information is often identified by words such as “plans”, “intends”, “expects”, “potential”, “will” and similar expressions.
Forward-looking information is based on assumptions that management considers reasonable as of the date hereof, including that: the Company will obtain any required permits and access approvals on a timely basis; qualified personnel, contractors and equipment will be available; weather and seasonal conditions will permit the planned field work; the Company will have sufficient funds to complete the program; the qualified person will complete the site visit and technical report as anticipated; and historical data and records are sufficiently reliable to guide initial exploration.
Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including: delays or failures in obtaining permits or access; adverse weather or seasonal conditions; the availability and cost of personnel, contractors and equipment; the Company’s ability to obtain financing; the inherent uncertainty of mineral exploration; the possibility that historical data cannot be verified or proves unreliable; the absence of any current mineral resources or mineral reserves on the Project; delays in the preparation of the technical report; changes in commodity prices; and other risks described in the Company’s continuous disclosure filings available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca . There can be no assurance that the Phase I program will be completed as planned or that a Phase II program will be undertaken.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is provided as of the date of this news release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise it except as required by applicable securities laws.
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