Tectonic Metals Drills 9.94 g/t Au over 36.58 meters including 15.73 g/t Au over 22.86 metres with 104.23 g/t Au over 3.05 meters at Chicken Mountain, Flat Gold Project 364 Gram-Metre Near-Surface Drill Intercept Anchors New High-Grade CorridorAssay Results Pending from 34 Additional Drill Holes Across Multiple Targets VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Tectonic Metals Inc. ("Tectonic" or the "Company") (TSXV:TECT)(OTCQB:TETOF) today announced additional drill assay results from the Company's flagship 99,800-acre Flat Gold Project in Southwest Alaska. Results are highlighted by a 364 gram-metre intercept at Chicken Mountain returning 9.94 g/t Au over 36.58 m, including 15.73 g/t Au over 22.86 m, with a bonanza-grade interval of 104.23 g/t Au over 3.05 m (hole CMR25-084), see Figure 1. The hole ended in mineralization at 54.86 m, indicating strong down-dip and along-strike expansion potential.Assay results from 42 drill holes are reported herein - 4 diamond core holes and 38 reverse circulation ("RC") holes - representing approximately 3,950 metres ("m") of drilling from the Company's 18,373 m 2025 program. Drilling targeted step-out expansion and early-stage resource delineation in the southern portion of the Chicken Mountain intrusion.CEO Commentary"There aren't many times in your career when you can announce a 364 gram-meter intercept and follow that with '...and by the way, the project boasts a 100% drill success across 176 drill holes,' " stated Tony Reda, President and CEO. "That combination is rare in exploration. Every single hole hit gold, which we believe is evidence of a very robust mineralizing gold system. Furthermore, the bonanza-grade intercept in drill hole CMR25-084 demonstrates that the Chicken Mountain system can generate high grades within mappable structural corridors.""And we're only scratching the surface.... literally. The fact that 65% of our holes ended in mineralization, including a 425-metre-long drill hole, means we're drill-limited, not geology-limited. When you combine that depth extent with our demonstrated 3-kilometer strike length at Chicken Mountain, you start to see the scale potential here.""We're systematically advancing toward a maiden mineral resource estimate while maintaining substantial blue-sky exploration upside across our 99,800-acre land package. With assays pending from 34 additional drill holes and aggressive drilling planned for 2026, our shareholders can expect continuous news flow and another exciting year ahead."Chicken Mountain Video and FiguresPlease watch a video highlighting the 2025 resource delineation drilling at Chicken Mountain: Click Here to View VideoDrill plan maps and images can be found below and by clicking here to view: Click Here to View Plan Maps and ImagesKey Geological Achievements and Characteristics364 Gram-Metre Bonanza Intercept Anchors a New Interpreted Higher-Grade Corridor, see Figure 3 and 4. CMR25-084: 104.23 g/t Au over 3.05 m within 15.73 g/t Au over 22.86 m, all within 9.94 g/t Au over 36.58 mRepresents the highest gram-metre intercept reported to date at Chicken MountainHole ended in mineralization at 54.86 m, indicating down-dip and along-strike expansion potential.2. 100% Drill Success Rate 176 of 176 holes intersected gold mineralization (100% success)108 of 176 holes (61.4%) ended in mineralizationMineralization begins at or near surface along entire 3 km of strike length3. Significant Resource Expansion Potential Chicken Mountain, including Alpha Bowl and Adit Zones, demonstrates over 3.0 km x 1 km x 400 m of potential mineralized strike, width and depth.Multiple higher-grade corridors identified; see below.Mineralization remains open at to the south, north, east, west and at depth. The depth is constrained only by drill depth, not by geological boundaries.Early resource delineation drilling demonstrates continuity and predictability of the mineralized envelope Five drill sections on a ~200 m x ~75 m spacing executed with all drill holes collared in mineralization Diamond drilling on the central Chicken Mountain section confirms multiple mineralized intervals and corridor to at least ~230 m vertical extent, with mineralization continuing to >300 m downhole in deeper holes (e.g., CMD25-027).4. Multiple Interpreted Higher-Grade Corridors Emerging, see Figure 2 Southern Chicken Mountain Corridor Anchored by CMR25-084 bonanza intercept, 15.73 g/t Au over 22.86 m including 104.23 g/t Au over 3.05 m, all within 9.94 g/t Au over 36.58 m (364 gram-metres)Supported by: CMR25-080:1.09 g/t Au over 25.91 m within 0.62 g/t Au over 89.92 mCMR25-091: 1.02 g/t Au over 21.34 m within 0.55 g/t Au over 72.54 mCRM25-100: 1.27 g/t Au over 15.24 m and 1.09 g/t Au over 9.14 m within 0.49 g/t Au over 115.82 mF88-10: 1.01 g/t Au over 33.60 m and 1.18 g/t Au over 32.00 mTrench: 1.09 g/t Au over 24.13 m Current Mineralized Strike Length, Width and Depth of Corridor: 400 m strike, 220 m width, 150 m depth and open 2. Central Chi