Strategic Metals samples 2740 g/t silver and 8.37 g/t gold at its Triple Crown Project, Yukon

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Strategic Metals (TSXV:SMD) has announced significant exploration results from its Triple Crown Project in southwest Yukon's Dawson Range Gold Belt. The company's June 2025 exploration program revealed impressive precious metal grades, including 2,740 g/t silver over 0.5m and samples containing up to 8.37 g/t gold from the newly identified Central Zone porphyry target.

The exploration work, conducted through geological mapping, prospecting, and hand trenching, focused on the Southeast Zone and the Central Zone. The Southeast Zone features mineralization hosted in galena, tetrahedrite, and malachite veins within a 750 by 1,000m area. The Central Zone revealed a significant 1,000m by 900m copper and bismuth soil anomaly.

The Triple Crown Project, which has never been drilled, is considered highly prospective for silver- and gold-rich epithermal veins outboard of a porphyry-type copper-gold system.

Positive

• High-grade silver samples with peak values of 2,740 g/t over 0.5m
• Significant gold discovery of up to 8.37 g/t in the new Central Zone
• Large mineralization area spanning 750 by 1,000m in Southeast Zone
• Project remains undrilled, suggesting significant exploration potential

Negative

• Limited historical exploration on the property
• Narrow width of high-grade silver intersections (0.5m)

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 19, 2025 / Strategic Metals Ltd. (TSXV:SMD) ("Strategic" or the "Company") is pleased to announce results from an exploration program at its wholly owned Triple Crown Project in southwest Yukon. The Project lies within the Dawson Range Gold Belt, a district that includes the Coffee, Casino, Klaza and other gold, copper and silver deposits.

In June 2025, the Company completed a program of geological mapping, prospecting and hand trenching at Triple Crown. Hand trenches at the Southeast Zone were excavated along strike from trenches completed by Strategic in 2016 (Figure 1), which had returned results of 570 g/t silver over 6.4 m (Strategic Metals News Release, August 2016). Mineralization is hosted in semi-massive to massive galena, tetrahedrite and malachite veins, as well as strongly oxidized, banded to brecciated quartz veins, within a 750 by 1000 m area. Continuous chip samples from the 2025 trenches yielded highlight results of 2740 g/t silver over 0.5 m, 830 g/t silver over 1.5 m and 158 g/t silver over 8.75 m. Results from both programs are tabulated in the table below.

Trench ID	Sample Interval (m)	Silver (g/t)	Lead (%)
TR-25-01	8.75	158	2.15
TR-25-02	1.50	830	7.76
TR-25-03	0.50	674	0.67
TR-25-04	0.50	2740	>20
TR-25-05	0.75	210	9.68
TR-25-06	1.00	563	0.92
TR-16-01*	6.40	570	2.76
TR-16-01*	9.60	106	0.84
TR-16-05*	0.90	375	8.33

*2016 analysis

Prospecting and sampling also returned assays of up to 8.37 g/t gold from grab and composite samples collected at the newly identified Central Zone porphyry target. The target covers a 1000 m by 900 m, copper (up to 4780 ppm) and bismuth (up to 427 ppm) soil anomaly that is underlain by Mid-Cretaceous Whitehorse Suite granodiorite to syenite, Late Cretaceous Carmacks Group intermediate to basic volcanic rocks and various types of dykes.

Triple Crown is considered to be highly prospective for silver- and gold-rich epithermal veins outboard of a porphyry-type copper-gold system. The mineralization has received little historical exploration and has never been drilled.

Analytical work was done by ALS Minerals, with sample preparation in Whitehorse, Yukon and assays and geochemical analyses completed in North Vancouver, British Columbia. All rock samples were analyzed for gold by fire assay fusion and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (Au-ICP21) and 48 other elements by four acid digestion and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ME-MS61). Overlimit values were determined for silver, lead and zinc by four acid digestion and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (Ag- and Pb-OG62). Further overlimit analysis for samples with silver values greater than 1500 g/t were analyzed by fire assay using a gravimetric finish (Ag-GRA21).

Technical information in this news release has been approved by Strategic's Vice President Exploration, Jackson Morton, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined under the terms of National Instrument 43-101.

About Strategic Metals Ltd.

Strategic is a project generator with 15 royalty interests, 12 projects under option to others, and a portfolio of 83 wholly owned projects that are the product of over 50 years of focussed exploration and research by a team with a track record of major discoveries. Projects available for option, joint venture or sale include drill-confirmed prospects and drill-ready targets with high-grade surface showings and/or geochemical anomalies and geophysical features that resemble those at nearby deposits.

Strategic has a current cash position of approximately $1.2 million and large shareholdings in several active mineral exploration companies including 32.8% of Broden Mining Ltd., 33.4% of GGL Resources Corp., 29.6% of Rockhaven Resources Ltd., 16.2% of Silver Range Resources Ltd and 15.6% of Precipitate Gold Corp. All these companies are engaged in promising exploration projects. Strategic also owns 15 million shares of Terra CO2 Technologies Holdings Inc. ("Terra"), a private Delaware corporation developing a cost-effective alternative to Portland cement, which recently announced it secured US$124.5M funding for its first 240,000 ton per year commercial advanced-processing facility in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

"W. Douglas Eaton"

President and Chief Executive Officer

For further information concerning Strategic or its various exploration projects please visit our website at www.strategicmetalsltd.com or contact:

Corporate Information
Strategic Metals Ltd.
W. Douglas Eaton
President and C.E.O.
Tel: (604) 688-2568

Investor Inquiries
Richard Drechsler
V.P. Communications
Tel: (604) 687-2522
NA Toll-Free: (888) 688-2522
rdrechsler@strategicmetalsltd.com
http://www.strategicmetalsltd.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release may contain forward looking statements based on assumptions and judgments of management regarding future events or results that may prove to be inaccurate as a result of exploration and other risk factors beyond its control, and actual results may differ materially from the expected results.

SOURCE: Strategic Metals Ltd.

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FAQ

What were the highest silver grades reported in Strategic Metals' Triple Crown Project exploration?

The highest silver grade reported was 2,740 g/t silver over 0.5m from trench TR-25-04, along with other significant results including 830 g/t silver over 1.5m and 158 g/t silver over 8.75m.

What gold values were discovered in Strategic Metals' Central Zone porphyry target?

Prospecting and sampling at the newly identified Central Zone porphyry target returned assays of up to 8.37 g/t gold from grab and composite samples.

Where is Strategic Metals' Triple Crown Project located?

The Triple Crown Project is located in southwest Yukon within the Dawson Range Gold Belt, a district that includes the Coffee, Casino, Klaza and other gold, copper and silver deposits.

Has Strategic Metals' Triple Crown Project been drilled before?

No, the Triple Crown Project has never been drilled and has received limited historical exploration, despite being considered highly prospective for silver- and gold-rich epithermal veins.

What is the size of the copper anomaly discovered at Triple Crown's Central Zone?

The Central Zone features a 1,000m by 900m copper and bismuth soil anomaly, with copper values up to 4,780 ppm and bismuth up to 427 ppm.