XXIX Updates on Cooke Drill Program: Wide Copper Intersections and Visible Gold; and Opemiska Growth PlansHighlights:Six of 23 planned holes completed at Cooke, with wide copper-bearing intervals of 12 to 48 metres (core length) including visible and native gold in two holes.Gold-bearing zones appear consistent with potential open-pit development concepts.Drilling is outside of any defined current gold or copper resources.Second drill rig mobilizing to accelerate the program.Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 24, 2025) - XXIX Metal Corp. (TSXV: XXIX) (OTCQB: QCCUF) (FSE: 5LW0) ("XXIX" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on its 6,000-metre drill program, focused on the Cooke Gold Zone and Chibougamau Copper Zone as announced on September 30, 2025.This drill program is primarily focused on the crown pillar of the past-producing Cooke Gold Mine. XXIX believes Cooke has the potential to add meaningful resources to enhance the economics contemplated in the forthcoming Pre-Feasibility Study.Opemiska Resource GrowthUpside from Current Mineral Resource Estimate Cooke is just one of several growth areas the Company intends to advance. Shareholders are reminded that only 55% of the Company's Mineral Resource Estimate (see news release dated June 3, 2025) was included in the Preliminary Economic Assessment, leaving further opportunity for resource expansion.Saddle ZoneThe Saddle Zone represents a key growth area within the contemplated open pit, but it is not incorporated into the existing Mineral Resource Estimate. The Company has previously drilled into historical high-grade copper mineralization including:5.29% Cu, 1.20 g/t Au over 11.0 metres (see news release dated January 6, 2025)0.99% Cu, 0.30 g/t Au over 57.3 metres (see news release dated April 10, 2025)0.87% Cu, 0.14 g/t Au over 45.0 metres (see news release dated April 10, 2025)Additional drilling is required before the Saddle Zone could be incorporated into a future resource estimate. As such, this will be a focus of ongoing exploration and growth at Opemiska.Out of Pit and Underground ResourcesThe Company will also further evaluate mineralization below the contemplated open pit as a potential future underground resource. Opemiska's Springer and Perry zones, which currently host the open pit resources, have demonstrated mineralization to depths approaching one kilometre. While further evaluation is required, the Company is confident of the potential for substantial underground mineralization that could form part of a future underground development scenario.XXIX emphasizes that while the Company has already delivered a robust Preliminary Economic Assessment with strong payback, NPV, and IRR (see news release dated October 21, 2025), it views Opemiska and the broader district as highly prospective for the discovery and delineation of additional copper and gold resources. Accordingly, the Company will evaluate potential inclusion of any additional mineralization delineated within the mine plan in the forthcoming Pre-Feasibility Study. Cooke Gold Zone ("Cooke") DrillingXXIX planned 23 drill holes (5,000 metres) at Cooke, of which six have been completed, with native visible gold being observed in two of the holes to date. Additionally, based on observed geology, mineralization style and depth, the gold-bearing zones may be amenable to open pit mining with the crown pillar still intact extending ~700 metres in strike length.Cooke is located 2.5km east of Opemiska's envisioned pit (Figure 1). Cooke hosts one of the four former underground mines operated by Falconbridge, and the only primary gold mine comprising the historical Opemiska operations. Historically, Cooke produced 1.97 million tonnes grading 5.04 g/t gold and 0.66% Copper1.Figure 1) Location of Cooke Gold Zone & Chibougamau Copper Zone Chibougamau Copper Zone ("Chibougamau Target")The Company has completed drilling 7 holes (1,1,017 metres) at the Chibougamau Target, located immediately north of Cooke. All holes have intersected copper mineralization. The Chibougamau Target represents additional copper upside complementing the existing mineral resource estimate, and subsequent preliminary economic assessment (PEA) completed in October 2025. Addition of a Second Drill RigGiven the encouraging results to date, the Company is mobilizing a second drill rig, accelerating the program across additional high-priority targets. QP StatementThe technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Denis McNichols, P.Geo and géo., Vice President Exploration for XXIX Metal, a Qualified Person, as defined in "National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects."About XXIX Metal Corp.XXIX is advancing its Opemiska and Thierry Copper projects, two significant Canadian copper assets. The Opemiska Project, one of Canada's highest-grade open pitable copper deposits, spans 21,333 hectares in Quebec's Chapais-Chibougamau region, with strong in