Cartier Cuts 29.6 g/t Au over 1.7 m And 13.2 g/t Au over 1.0 m and Unlocks Two New High-Grade Gold Zones in Strategic Gap Between Chimo and East Chimo Deposits at Main (Cadillac) VAL-D’OR, Quebec, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cartier Resources Inc. (″ Cartier ″ or the ″ Company ″) (TSXV: ECR; FSE: 6CA) is pleased to announce the sixth batch of results from Main Sector from the 100,000-m drilling program (2 drill rigs) on its 100%-owned Cadillac Project, located in Val-d’Or (Abitibi, Quebec). Strategic Highlights from Main Sector Drill Hole Results (Figures 1 to 4)5B3/5C3 Zones CA25-300 intersected 29.6 g/t Au over 1.7 m including 54.3 g/t Au over 0.9 m (5B3 Zone).CA25-303 graded 13.2 g/t Au over 1.0 m (5C3 Zone).CA25-301 intersected 2.7 g/t Au over 5.0 m including 8.0 g/t Au over 1.0 m (5C3 Zone). 5B4 Zone CA25-295 intersected 4.9 g/t Au over 3.1 m.CA25-292A graded 3.1 g/t Au over 4.0 m.CA25-296 intersected 2.3 g/t Au over 8.0 m. Significance for Investors Holes CA25-300, 301 and 303 identified two new high-grade gold zones (5B3 & 5C3), demonstrating strong potential for depth expansion and meaningful cost reductions. These new discoveries are strategically located midway between Chimo Deposit (683,300 ounces in measured and indicated resources and 904,000 ounces inferred resources) and East Chimo Deposit (1,400 ounces indicated resources and 464,700 ounces inferred resources), supporting more efficient mine planning and development.Holes CA25-292A, 295, and 296 confirmed 5B4 Zone (East Chimo Deposit) extends to surface, opening the door to more flexible operating scenarios and further improving the project economics. This gold zone is now continuous from surface to 1,300 m and still open at depth, signaling significant upside potential for resources growth. Next Steps Additional drilling is required on the new 5B3/5C3 Zones to expand gold mineralization at depth, which hosts the same style of mineralization than Chimo and East Chimo deposits.Further exploration drilling is already planned to test several new high-priority regional targets at Main Sector, backed by detailed structural and geological modelling and VRIFY’s artificial intelligence (AI) driven targeting, reinforcing the potential for additional gold discoveries. " These new high-grade discoveries between the Chimo and East Chimo deposits demonstrates the continuity of mineralization in this area and reinforces our confidence in the project’s growth potential. Confirming near-surface mineralization positions us to advance Cadillac with greater flexibility and improved capital efficiency. " – Philippe Cloutier, President and CEO of Cartier. " These results are very encouraging and mark an important step forward. Drilling has now shifted west of the historical shaft, a largely underexplored area known to host multiple gold occurrences. As we continue to advance the drill program, we see strong potential for resource expansion in the western portion of the Main sector, which could add significantly value to the overall project. " – Ronan Deroff, Vice President Exploration of Cartier. Table 1: Drill hole best assay results from Main Sector Hole NumberFrom (m)To (m)Core Length** (m)Au (g/t) UncutVertical Depth (m)ZoneCA25-292A65.069.04.03.1≈505B4CA25-29585.788.83.14.9≈755B4CA25-29678.086.08.02.3≈655B4CA25-300193.3195.01.729.6≈1505B3Including193.3194.20.954.3CA25-301275.0280.05.02.7≈2355C3Including275.0276.01.08.0CA25-303224.0227.03.02.5≈1705B3And241.0242.01.013.2≈1855C3 * Occurrences of visible gold (VG) have been noted in the drill core at various intervals. ** Based on the observed intercept angles within the drill core, true thicknesses are estimated to represent approximately 65-85% of the reported core length intervals. Figure 1: Location of the new drill results (regional plan view) Figure 2: Location of the new drill results (regional longitudinal section) Figure 3: Plan view, cross and long sections of the Main Sector Figure 4: Photos of the drill core from holes CA25-295 and CA25-300 Main Sector The Main Sector is a highly prospective area featuring several newly defined high-priority drill targets and gold deposits including Chimo, East Chimo and West Nordeau with measured and indicated resources of 736,600 ounces (9.4 million tonnes at 2.4 g/t Au) and inferred resources of 2,036,800 ounces (29.1 million tonnes at 2.2 g/t Au). In addition, two new high-grade gold zones were discovered during Cartier's latest drilling campaigns, including the VG9 and VG10 zones. The three deposits lie along an east-west trending, sheared corridor (Cadillac Fault Zone) and occur at the contact between the hanging wall turbiditic sedimentary rocks (wacke-mudrock), locally conglomerates and iron formations of Cadillac Group and the footwall mafic volcanics (basalt) of Piché Group. This lithological contact is a favorable horizon for hydrothermal fluid flow, likely related to synvolcanic gold deposition. The Main Sector, defined by at least twenty-six sub-p