Total Metals options High Grade Menary Gold Project with Historic Results up to 8,120 g/t Au; Highlights Strategic Position Surrounded by Coeur Mining in the Rainy River District (TheNewswire) December 22, 2025 – TheNewswire - Toronto, ON - Total Metals Corp. (“Total Metals” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: TT) (OTCQB: TTTMF) (FSE: O4N) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Destroismaisons CLM Holdings Corporation (“Destroismaisons”) pursuant to which the Company, upon certain payments and expenditures as outlined herein, may acquire 100% of Destroismaisons’ right, title, and interest in the Menary Gold Project located near Kenora, Ontario (the “Transaction”). The Property is strategically located in the Kenora Mining Division of Ontario, sharing a common southern boundary with the Rainy River claims being acquired by Coeur Mining, Inc. ("Coeur") following its ~US$7 billion acquisition of New Gold Inc. Highlights: Galbraith "A" Zone Grab Samples: Exceptional high-grade grab samples returning 8,120 g/t Au, 1,885 g/t Au, and 1,400 g/t Au, confirming the presence of bonanza-grade shoots. Galbraith "A" Channel Sampling: Continuous channel sampling across the shear structure returned 243.00 g/t Au over 1.0 metre and 45.38 g/t Au over 1.0 metre, demonstrating width continuity of the high-grade zones. Wagg Zone Drilling: Diamond drill hole MIN-11-18 intersected 16.99 g/t Au over 6.3 metres (core length), identifying a new, previously unknown mineralized zone at depth. Strategic Location: The Menary Property is located approximately 65 km northwest of Fort Frances and borders the land package of the Rainy River Mine. The recent acquisition of New Gold by Coeur Mining for an estimated $7 billion validates the district as a premier North American mining jurisdiction. All grab samples, channel samples, drill hole samples and bulk sample information are from the “Technical Report – Menary Township Gold Property, prepared for Kings Bay Gold Corp., prepared by Russell Malcolm Crosby, MSc. PGeo, date June 13, 2012 (Updated November 6, 2013)”. This report will be available on the website www.totalmetalscorp.com. "The exploration data from Menary confirms the presence of a potent, high-grade gold system," stated Michael Dehn, Executive Chairman of Total Metals. "With grab samples exceeding 8,000 grams per tonne and drill intercepts showing substantial width and grade, Menary represents a compelling exploration asset. Furthermore, the current acquisition of the district by Coeur Mining validates the strategic importance of the Rainy River belt. We are situated in the heart of an emerging mining powerhouse district." Pursuant to the Agreement, the Destroismaisons has granted the Company an exclusive right to acquire a 100% interest in the Property, subject to an existing NSR (as defined below), by making aggregate payments of $1,010,000 in cash and issuing $1,010,000 in common shares in the capital of the Company (each, a “Share”) over a four-year period. The consideration is structured as follows: (i) $210,000 in cash and $210,000 in Shares within five days of the acceptance (the “Acceptance”) of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”); and (ii) $200,000 in cash and $200,000 in Shares on each of the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries of the Acceptance. Share issuances will be priced based on the prior 10-day volume weighted average price of the Shares trading on the TSXV. Upon completion of all payments and Share issuances, the Company will have earned a 100% interest in the Property, subject to the net smelter royalty of four and a half percent (4.5%) payable to Western Troy Capital Corp. (as to 3%) and William McNerney (as to 1.5%) (the “NSR”). The Option Agreement and Transaction remain subject to the review of the TSXV. Property Description The Menary Property consists of 27 mining claims and 1 mining lease together comprising an area of 276.5 hectares. The property is road accessible providing year-round access. Historical Exploration Results Galbraith "A" Shear Zone Exploration by previous operators at the Galbraith "A" zone focused on a NW-SE trending shear structure hosting boudinaged, hematite-stained quartz veins. Channel sampling along the structure returned numerous high-grade intervals. Following channel sampling, selective grab samples were also collected from the high-grade shoots returning exceptionally high gold values. Table 1: Significant Channel Sample Results (Galbraith "A") Distance (from datum) Sample Type Length (m) Gold (g/t) 4.1m NW Channel 1.0 243.00 136.4m SE Channel 1.0 45.38 139.7m SE Channel 1.0 18.20 120.8m SE Channel 1.0 17.97 104.7m SE Channel 1.0 14.82 Table 2: Selected High-Grade Grab Samples (Galbraith "A") Sample Number Zone Easting (NAD83) Northing (NAD83) Gold (g/t) RRR399113 Galbraith "A" 435650 5426707 8,120 RRR399115 Galbraith "A" 435650 5426707 1,885 RRR399114 Galbraith "A" 435651 5426708 1,400 RRR399112 Galbraith "A" 435650 54