Star Metro - Sun Peak Metals Commences Maiden Drill Program at Safra VMS Project, Saudi Arabia

Highlights

• Drill crews and Sun Peak personnel have mobilized to Safra (Map 1), with a fully funded drill program of up to 1,500 meters now underway.

• Maiden drilling will target compelling VMS systems defined by coincident gravity anomalies, Time Domain Electromagnetic (TDEM) conductors, and strong surface geochemistry associated with gossans (oxidized zones), alteration, and copper oxide mineralization.

• Initial drilling at Safra Main will test beneath high-grade surface results, including assays up to 3.34 g/t Au, 6.72% Cu, 864 g/t Ag, 19.05% Zn, and 9.89% Pb, and trenching intervals of 22.5m grading 0.9 g/t Au, 35.6 g/t Ag, 0.20 % Cu, 1.83% Pb and 1.21% Zn (see Sun Peak news release dated January 13, 2026).

• Additional holes will target highly conductive ground TDEM anomalies located 500 meters south of Safra Main along trend, beneath shallow sand cover (Safra South).

• Following completion at Safra, drilling will immediately advance to the Halahila Project, where recent work has defined a 650 meter gossan with values up to 16.35 g/t gold and 180 g/t silver (see Sun Peak news releases dated January 13, 2026, and January 22, 2026). Further details on planned drilling at Halahila will be forthcoming.

Management commentary:

Arron Albano, Project Geologist of Sun Peak Metals, commented:

"Safra has advanced from early-stage targeting to drill-ready status in approximately six months, illustrating both the quality of the project and the efficiency of our operations in-country. The convergence of strong geophysics and surface results geochemistry presents a compelling drill target. This program is designed to confirm the scale and continuity at depth while testing highly prospective conductors along strike."

Greg Davis, CEO of Sun Peak Metals, commented:

"Drilling at Safra marks a key milestone as we rapidly advance our Saudi portfolio. The team has moved from initial fieldwork to drilling on schedule, demonstrating strong execution in the Kingdom. We appreciate the continued support of the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources as we unlock the potential of these highly prospective VMS system within the Arabian-Nubian Shield."

Safra Project Overview

The Safra Project covers approximately 93 kilometers2 within the prospective Nuqrah VMS Belt of the Arabian-Nubian Shield (Map 1), located approximately 185 kilometers northeast of the city of Medinah. Exploration to date includes geological mapping, sampling, trenching, gravity, and TDEM surveys to define two VMS trends: Safra Main and Safra East (Map 2).

Recent TDEM surveys have also outlined multiple high priority conductors 500 meters south of Safra Main concealed beneath shallow sand cover. These targets ("Safra South"), alongside Safra Main, will be the focus of the current drill campaign.

The maiden drill program will test beneath previously reported high-grade grab and trench results, including:

• grab samples grading up to 3.34 g/t Au, 6.72% Cu, 864 g/t Ag, 19.05% Zn, and 9.89% Pb;

• 22.5 metres of trench sampling grading 0.9 g/t Au, 35.6 g/t Ag, 0.20 % Cu, 1.83% Pb and 1.21% Zn, including

• 1.5m grading 8.23 g/t Au, 118 g/t Ag, 0.32% Cu, 11.7 % Pb, and 1.62% Zn).

Safra is one of 13 licenses in Sun Peak's Saudi Arabian portfolio, all of which are being systematically explored for VMS and orogenic-gold type mineralization (Map 1).

Map 1. Sun Peak Projects Location Map.

Map 2. Safra License Overview Map.

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Qualified Person

Arron Albano, P. Geo., is the Qualified Person overseeing Sun Peak's exploration projects in Saudi Arabia and has reviewed and approved this press release.

Sun Peak's quality assurance and quality control protocols for rock samples disclosed herein follow industry standard practices. Rock samples are delivered directly to Al-Amri Labs in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for analysis for gold by fire assay and multi-element analyses, including silver, by inductively coupled plasma (ICP).

ABOUT SUN PEAK METALS CORP.

Sun Peak Metals Corp. is focused on district-scale VMS base metal and gold projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia.

In Saudi Arabia, the Company holds 13 exploration licenses totalling 1,072 km² along established VMS and gold trends, with an additional ~200 km² under application.

In Ethiopia, the Company's Shire Project comprises 6 exploration licenses covering approximately 1,450 km² within the Arabian-Nubian Shield, a highly prospective belt that hosts major deposits such as the Bisha Mine and the Asmara Projects in Eritrea. Two licenses (Meli and Terer) are held in joint-venture with Ezana Mining, a private Ethiopian Company, with the remaining four licenses owned 100% by Sun Peak.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SUN PEAK METALS CORP.

Greg Davis,
President, CEO & Director

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Greg Davis
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SOURCE: Sun Peak Metals Corp.

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