Yukon Metals Samples Up to 250 G/T Gold in Rock and Expands Land Position at Carter Gulch, Yukon VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yukon Metals Corp. (CSE: YMC, FSE: E770, OTCQB: YMMCF) (“Yukon Metals” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce high-grade gold results from a 2025 rock sampling program, resulting in the establishment of a new land position at the Carter Gulch Property (or “the Property”), located 40 kilometres southwest of Whitehorse, Yukon and 10 kilometres from the Alaska Highway. Highlights: High-grade gold identified from 2025 rock sampling, including up to 250 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”) with average sample grade of 17.8 g/t Au and minimum of 0.00 g/t Au, from quartz vein float material on surface.New land position established at the Carter Gulch Property with the staking of 68 claims surrounding the original claims.Gold mineralization associated with quartz veining and shear-related structures, with elevated lead and other pathfinder elements identified. “These high-grade gold samples collected from our Carter Gulch property are an exciting start to early-stage exploration on an easily accessible property,” commented Jim Coates, Interim CEO of Yukon Metals. “Additional staking has allowed us to secure the core areas of known mineralization at the Property while expanding our footprint to include nearby showings. Information gathered during the sampling program will help inform our next steps at the property, which will include additional surface sampling, detailed geological mapping, and target definition.” 2025 Rock Sampling Results During 2025, the Company completed a targeted rock sampling program focused on quartz veins and vein-related mineralization in the Carter Gulch area. Nine samples graded over 1 g/t gold, with an average of 17.8 g/t Au, out of a total of 27 rock samples collected and submitted for analysis. Figure 1 - Sample 325933 of oxidised quartz vein float assaying 250 g/t Au, 41.9 ppm Ag, 2,130 ppm Cu, and 2.96 % Pb. Rock sampling returned highly anomalous gold values, including a peak result of 250 g/t Au in a float sample of oxidised quartz vein material (Table 1, Figure 1). Multiple samples returned multi-gram gold values and were accompanied by elevated concentrations of lead, zinc, copper, and pathfinder elements such as arsenic and antimony. Lead values reached up to 2.96% lead (“Pb”), highlighting a strong multi-element association commonly observed in structurally controlled gold systems. Table 1- Highlighted 2025 prospecting rock sample results. SampleAu g/tAg ppmCu ppmPb ppmZn ppmSample Type3259010.031.0824.870.137.2subcrop3259020.070.746.651.411.8subcrop3259030.010.41124.519.850.3subcrop3259040.010.1316.29.465.2subcrop3259050.000.183.912.144.1subcrop3259210.010.1733.520.466.3subcrop3259220.010.1459.59.483.0outcrop3259230.010.1368.27.9101.5subcrop3259240.000.1837.416.242.9subcrop3259250.010.1652.57.962.9subcrop3259260.020.1473.69.957.1subcrop3259270.010.1199.97.466.2subcrop3259280.000.119.58.635.3subcrop3259290.800.7436.91005.0354.0subcrop32593014.252.54300.02700.0900.0subcrop3259310.370.4459.0349.039.8subcrop32593238.308.58258.04500.0524.0subcrop325933250.0041.902130.029600.01385.0float325934118.5021.60884.014950.0587.0float32593519.155.17218.07500.0653.0float32593620.606.88300.06930.0665.0float3259374.8910.05200.01080.0452.0float3259380.978.15513.02740.01125.0float32593913.6012.50114.5465.0131.0subcrop3259400.020.0824.315.435.4subcrop3259410.060.1047.914.330.6subcrop3259420.010.0710.06.941.3subcrop Notes: Au=gold, Ag=silver, Cu=copper, Zn=zinc, g/t=grams per tonne, ppm=parts per million Rock samples taken while prospecting referenced in this release are selective in nature and collected to determine the presence or absence of mineralization and may not be representative of the mineralization hosted on the project. Property Acquisition and Location The Company has staked 68 new quartz claims, which, together with the two existing claims, comprise a total of 70 claims covering approximately 1,462 hectares at the Carter Gulch Property. The Kiyoko claims host the Carter Gulch (CG) Showing. The CG Showing was identified by prospecting in 1993, following anomalous gold results from a Geological Survey of Canada regional stream sediment surveys conducted in the 1980s, with follow-up rock sampling returning gold values of up to 142 g/t Au, 1.3% Pb, and 1.1% Cu from quartz vein–hosted shear zones containing visible gold. The newly staked claims also cover the Peppy Showing; a known gold occurrence located approximately 1.5 kilometres southeast of the CG Showing. Figure 2- 2025 newly staked Carter Gulch claims with 2025 gold-in-rock assays. The newly staked claims were acquired to consolidate the broader structural and geochemical footprint surrounding the CG Showing and to capture potential extensions of gold mineralization identified by historical exploration and recent Company sampling. The current land position is comparable in