Inventus Expands Pardo With Strong Drill Results and Advances Multiple Gold Layers Toward a Maiden ResourceTORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 1, 2026 / Inventus Mining Corp. (TSXV:IVS) ("Inventus" or the "Company")is pleased to report new assay results from its ongoing Phase 2 drill program at its 100%-owned Pardo "River of Gold" Project, located 65 km northeast of Sudbury, Ontario. These results continue to expand the footprint of near-surface gold mineralization and support the development of a growing multi-layer gold system with the potential to significantly increase total tonnes and ounces ahead of the Company's maiden resource estimate.HIGHLIGHTSPhase 2 drilling results have returned highlight intersections of:3.44 g/t gold over 2.33 m, including 23.45 g/t gold over 0.30 m (PD-26-216)5.87 g/t gold over 1.22 m, including 18.81 g/t gold over 0.36 m (PD-26-223)5.16 g/t gold over 1.12 m, including 9.70 g/t gold over 0.50 m (PD-25-161)2.95 g/t gold over 1.63 m, including 7.53 g/t gold over 0.50 m (PD-26-215)2.66 g/t gold over 0.82 m, including 6.41 g/t gold over 0.32 m (PD-26-194)2.37 g/t gold over 1.81 m, including 6.04 g/t gold over 0.43 m (PD-25-163)2.28 g/t gold over 2.12 m, including 3.04 g/t gold over 1.10 m (PD-26-202)The footprint of Phase 2 drilling has now been expanded by approximately 150% and represents 20% of the currently outlined 2.5 km2 exploration target area (Figure 1 & 2).Two additional stacked gold layers, which are not included in the exploration target, are now being evaluated to potentially add significant tonnage prior to a maiden resource estimate (Figure 3 & 4).Phase 2 drilling is ongoing with results pending from 42 holes.Additional 28 grade control drill holes have been complete with assays pending.Processing of the 7,500-tonne Trench 1 Bulk Sample is expected to commence in the second half of April.Results continue to support the expansion of a stacked gold system with potential to significantly increase total tonnes and ounces ahead of a maiden resource estimate.RECENT DRILL RESULTS EXPANDING A GROWING GOLD SYSTEMThe ongoing Phase 2 drill program has demonstrated continuity of gold mineralization to the Southeast and Northwest. Drill result highlights and drill hole details are presented in Figure 1 and Table 3 & 4. The footprint of drilling has now increased by 150% from 0.2 km2 to 0.5 km2, representing approximately 20% of the 2.5 km2 exploration target area that remains open for expansion (Figure 2).Importantly, drilling is not only expanding the Main Conglomerate Layer but is also improving the Company's understanding of additional mineralized layers that were historically underexplored.THREE STACKED GOLD LAYERS - A MAJOR INCREASE IN PROJECT SCALEWith strong gold prices and the potential for ore sorting and heap leach processing options, the Company is expanding its focus beyond the single high-grade main layer and advancing Pardo as a larger, multi-layer gold system.Drilling to date has primarily targeted the Main Conglomerate Layer, however, a review of previous drilling has highlighted two additional gold-bearing layers, the Upper and Matinenda Conglomerates, that remain largely unsampled but have clear potential to add significant tonnes and ounces (Figure 3).Together, these three flat-lying, laterally continuous layers form a stacked sequence of gold mineralization that can be tested within a single drill hole, significantly improving exploration efficiency (Figure 4). The Company is now systematically assaying previously unsampled intervals from previous drilling to advance all three layers toward a maiden resource estimate, with the potential to materially increase the total tonnes and ounces within a large-scale surface strip-mining operation. A detailed description of each layer is provided below:1. Main Conglomerate Layer (MiBC)The Main Conglomerate layer remains the primary focus of ongoing Phase 2 drilling and forms the foundation of the Company's exploration target of 12.5 million tonnes at 3.5 g/t gold (See Technical Report April 10, 2018), and remaining open for expansion. This unit averages approximately 2 metres in thickness and hosts the highest-grade mineralization identified to date. Where the layer occurs within 15 metres of surface, it has been the focus of the Company's bulk sampling program, which has demonstrated strong and repeatable economics supporting its development potential. The Company is advancing the near-surface area of this unit toward a production permit and near-term development pathway, including ore sorting to upgrade material for direct shipping and processing. This strategy would minimize capital requirements and generating early cash flow to support the development of a larger-scale operation.2. Upper Conglomerate Layer (MiPC)The Upper Conglomerate Layer is a laterally extensive unit that represents a compelling large-tonnage, lower-grade opportunity. It sits above the Main Conglomerate layer and is typically present where t