Vanguard Mining Completes Drill Program With Assays Now Pending at Redonda Copper-Molybdenum Project, British Columbia (TheNewswire) Vancouver, BC – January 12, 2026 – TheNewswire - Vanguard Mining Corp. ("Vanguard" or the "Company") (CSE: UUU | OTC: UUUFF | Frankfurt: SL51) is pleased to announce it has completed its Q4 drill program drilling to a total depth of 511 metres at its 100%-owned Redonda Copper-Molybdenum Project (the “Project”), located in the Vancouver Mining Division near Campbell River, British Columbia. To execute the program, Vanguard engaged Paradigm Drilling Ltd. (“Paradigm Drilling”), which will deploy a Boyles T-75 hydraulic, track-mounted diamond drill equipped with NQ tooling and capable of testing targets to depths exceeding 600 metres. Click Image To View Full Size Figure 1: Typical high-grade Molybdenite (M0S2) florets-tourmaline on fracture Click Image To View Full Size Figure 2 Typical Abundant Chalcopyrite Fracture Figure 3:. Typical Abundant Chalcopyrite Fracture The Project was previously explored by Teck Resources Ltd. (formerly Teck Corp.), which completed nine NQ-diameter diamond drill holes totaling 1,681 metres in 1979. More recent follow-up drilling was completed in 2023, consisting of five drill holes totaling 799.81 metres. Historical drilling encountered copper-molybdenum mineralization; however, the historical results referenced herein in part are historical in nature. The Company has not independently verified these results and is not treating them as current mineral resources or mineral reserves as defined under National Instrument 43-101. Table 1: 2023 Exploration Program 2023 Exploration Program Hole # From / To Core Length Cu % Mo % Re (ppm) Hole Red-23-04 – Mineralization starts from surface 3.1 – 18.2 m 15.2 m 0.452 0.0265 0.1053 Hole Red-23-04 25.5 – 97.5 m 72.0 m 0.235 0.0228 0.1106 Hole Red-23-04 – Hole bottoms in good grade 147.8 – 163.1 m 30.3 m 0.212 0.0154 0.0514 Hole Red-23-03 – Mineralization starts from surface 3.1 – 48.0 m 45.0 m 0.329 0.0265 0.1111 Hole Red-23-03 68.8 – 141.0 m 77.3 m 0.323 0.0197 0.0791 Hole Red-23-03 – Hole bottoms in good grade 199.5 – 210.0 m 10.5 m 0.174 0.0117 0.0563 Hole Red-23-05 – Mineralization starts from surface 2.7 – 33.0 m 30.3 m 0.213 0.0192 0.0749 Hole Red-23-05 – Hole bottoms in good grade 39.3 – 182.0 m 142.6 m 0.279 0.0281 0.0927 Hole Red-23-02 – Mineralization starts from surface 3.1 – 111.0 m 108.0 m 0.251 0.0250 0.1025 Hole Red-23-02 – Hole bottoms in good grade 158.5 – 169.2 m 10.7 m 0.375 0.1377 0.5871 Hole Red-23-01 – Confirmation hole collared outside potassic zone 60.0 – 67.0 m 7.0 m 0.136 0.0023 0.0167 Table 2: 1979 Drilling Completed By Teck Corp. Historic Holes (1979) Historic Hole # From / To Core Length Cu % MoS₂ % Re (ppm) DOH R79-2 110.0 – 200.0 m 90.0 m 0.21 0.019 — DOH R79-2 3.4 – 27.5 m 24.1 m 0.42 0.075 — DOH R79-3 – Mineralization starts from surface 35.0 – 60.0 m 25.0 m 0.19 0.024 — DOH R79-3 67.5 – 97.5 m 30.0 m 0.17 0.120 — DOH R79-3 140.0 – 152.5 m 12.5 m 0.30 0.015 — DOH R79-5 2.7 – 55.8 m 53.1 m 0.33 0.025 — DOH R79-5 – Mineralization starts from surface 92.5 – 135.0 m 42.5 m 0.20 0.038 — DOH R79-5 155.0 – 172.5 m 17.5 m 0.37 0.010 — DOH R79-5 182.5 – 210.0 m 27.5 m 0.22 0.021 — DOH R79-6 – Mineralization starts from surface 2.5 – 30.0 m 27.5 m 0.23 0.058 — DOH R79-6 142.5 – 155.5 m 10.0 m 0.10 0.045 — DOH R79-7 30.0 – 37.5 m 7.5 m 0.20 0.004 — DOH R79-8 125.0 – 135.0 m 10.0 m 0.06 0.034 — DOH R79-9 – Mineralization starts from surface 5.0 – 15.0 m 10.0 m 0.16 0.014 — DOH R79-9 97.5 – 110.0 m 12.5 m 0.19 0.011 — DOH R79-9 175.0 – 210.0 m 35.0 m 0.09 0.27 — Figure 5. Historical Core Boxes From Project David Greenway, CEO of Vanguard Mining Corp., commented: “The 2025 drill program was designed to test targets beyond the limits of historical drilling and to improve our understanding of the geological framework at Redonda. Drilling has been completed as planned, and all core has been logged and submitted for analysis. While we have observed alteration and sulphide mineralization consistent with the known Redonda system, visual observations alone are not indicative of mineralization grades or economic significance. Assay results are required to determine the presence, extent, and continuity of mineralization. Results from this program, together with historical data and previous drilling, will be used to guide future exploration planning at the project.” No assay results have been received for the 2025 drill program at the time of this release. Visual observations of drill core, including the presence of alteration or sulphide mineralization, are qualitative in nature and should not be considered a substitute for laboratory analytical results. There is no assurance that visual observations will correlate with assay results. Click Image To View Full Size Figure 4: 2024 Airborne Magnetics (RTP) with lineaments – See release The drill program was guided by targets and structural corridors inter