Tesla Zone Delivers Down Dip Expansion Potential with Latest Drill Results /* Style Definitions */ span.prnews_span { font-size:8pt; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; } a.prnews_a { color:blue; } li.prnews_li { font-size:8pt; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; } p.prnews_p { font-size:0.62em; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; margin:0in; } .prngen10{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prngen8{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 0.5pt solid } .prngen9{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prngen6{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prngen5{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 0.5pt solid } .prngen7{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prngen13{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prngen12{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prngen11{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 0.5pt solid } .prngen3{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prngen2{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 0.5pt solid } .prnsblb1{ BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prnsbbb1{ BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt } .prnbcc{ BORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE } .prncbts{ BORDER-TOP:black 0.5pt solid } .prnvat{ VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP } .prnbbbs{ BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid } .prnsbtb1{ BORDER-TOP:black 1pt } .prnpr2{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em } .prnml4{ MARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT } .prnpl2{ PADDING-LEFT:0.17em } .prntac{ TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER } .prnrbrb1{ BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt } Canada NewsWire Highlight Intercepts include 7.7m grading 2.03% Cu, 6.08% Zn, 26 g/t Ag and 0.5 g/t Au (4.07% CuEq)Tesla Zone Remains Open Down Dip and Down PlungeInaugural Resource Estimate for the Tesla Zone Expected in H2 20262026 Drill Program Begins at First Near-Mine Target Thunder ZoneVANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 20, 2026 /CNW/ - Foran Mining Corporation (TSX: FOM) (OTCQX: FMCXF) ("Foran" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the final exploration results from the H2 2025 drill program at the Tesla Zone, part of the Company's 100%-owned McIlvenna Bay Project located in east-central Saskatchewan.Click Here to Watch Erin Carswell, Foran's VP Exploration, discuss the Company's latest exploration results.Key Highlights:High grade copper results from Hole TS-25-45w2 confirm continued down dip expansion potential of the Tesla Main Lens. Hole TS-25-45w2 intersected three lenses of the Tesla mineralization, including a high-grade copper interval from the Main Lens massive sulphide unit. This intersection marks the farthest down dip intercept of the Main Lens drilled to date, indicating that the Tesla mineralizing system is still going strong at depth for potential further expansion. The results from TS-25-45w2 are highlighted by:7.7m grading 2.03% Cu, 6.08% Zn, 26.2 g/t Ag and 0.49 g/t Au (4.07% CuEq) from the Main Lens massive sulphide, and6.5m grading 1.05% Cu, 7.51% Zn, 56.3 g/t Ag and 0.37 g/t Au (3.68% CuEq), and a second interval of 2.3m grading 0.17% Cu, 6.55% Zn, 25.6 g/t Ag and 0.13 g/t Au (2.31% CuEq) from the Lower LensAdvancing towards an inaugural resource estimate for the Tesla Zone. Data compilations and modelling are currently underway for the Tesla Zone, incorporating all results up to the end of the 2025 program. The inaugural resource estimate is expected to be completed during H2 2026, with the results supporting the Company's phased expansion opportunities as it advances