Abasca Resources Announces Promotion of Brian McEwan to Vice President Exploration and Development; Invitation to Visit Booth #2144 at PDAC 2026
NEWS RELEASE
Abasca Resources Announces Promotion of Brian McEwan to Vice President Exploration and
Development; Invitation to Visit Booth #2144 at PDAC 2026
Abasca Resources Inc. – News Release 2026-03 February 25, 2026
#208 – 311 4th Avenue North, Saskatoon, SK S7K 2L8 Page 1 of 4
Abasca Resources Announces Promotion of Brian McEwan to
Vice President, Exploration and Development; Invitation to
Visit Booth #2144 at PDAC 2026
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – February 25, 2026 – Abasca Resources Inc. (“Abasca” or the “Company”)
(TSXV: ABA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Brian McEwan to the position of Vice President,
Exploration and Development, effective immediately.
Since joining the team as Vice President Exploration, Mr. McEwan has been instrumental in advancing the
Company’s strategic exploration programs. In his expanded role, he will focus on the advancement of the
Loki Flake Graphite Deposit (Loki Deposit; Figure 1) while continuing to oversee the technical direction of
Abasca’s mineral exploration.
"Brian’s technical expertise and proven track record in mineral exploration and development have been vital
to the successful advancement of the Loki Deposit and the discovery of the Thor Zone. His leadership will
be a cornerstone of our growth strategy as we transition into the development of the Loki Deposit" said Dawn
Zhou, President and CEO of Abasca.
Join Us at PDAC 2026
Abasca is also excited to announce its participation in the upcoming 2026 PDAC Convention in Toronto. We
cordially invite shareholders, investors, and industry partners to visit our team and discuss our latest project
updates.
Event: 2026 PDAC Convention
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC)
Booth: # 2144
Dates: March 1 – March 4, 2026
Members of Abasca’s management and technical team will be on-site to provide insights into our current
exploration results and the development roadmap for Loki Deposit.
For more information on the Loki Flake Graphite Deposit and an overview of the Key Lake South Project,
please visit the Company’s website at https://www.abasca.ca.
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Abasca Resources Announces Promotion of Brian McEwan to Vice President Exploration and
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Figure 1: Map of the Key Lake South Project area showing the location of the Loki Flake Graphite Deposit.
NEWS RELEASE
Abasca Resources Announces Promotion of Brian McEwan to Vice President Exploration and
Development; Invitation to Visit Booth #2144 at PDAC 2026
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Qualified Person
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Brian McEwan, P.Geo., a
Qualified Person as set out in National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr.
McEwan is the Vice-President of Exploration and Development of Abasca.
About Abasca Resources Inc.
Abasca is a mineral exploration company that is primarily engaged in the acquisition and evaluation of
mineral exploration properties. The Company owns the Key Lake South Project (KLS), a 23,977-hectare
exploration project located in the Athabasca Basin Region in northern Saskatchewan, approximately 15 km
south of the former Key Lake mine and current Key Lake mill. The project possesses geological similarities
and along strike of past Key Lake Mine with prospective conductors of over 50 km for potential uranium
mineralization. KLS is also host to the Loki Flake Graphite Deposit comprising a total inferred resource of
11.31 Mt at 7.65 % Cg. Please refer to the technical report dated May 29, 2025, with an effective date of April
10, 2025 and titled “Technical Report on the Key Lake South Project with Initial Mineral Resource Estimate
for the Loki Flake Graphite Deposit, Saskatchewan, Canada”, filed under the Company’s profile on the
SEDAR+ website, for further information about the resource estimate.
On behalf of Abasca Resources Inc.
Dawn Zhou, M.Sc, CPA
President, CEO and Director
For more information visit the Company’s website at https://www.abasca.ca or contact:
Abasca Resources Inc.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +1 (306) 933 4261
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Abasca Resources Announces Promotion of Brian McEwan to Vice President Exploration and
Development; Invitation to Visit Booth #2144 at PDAC 2026
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without limitation statements containing the words "believes", "anticipates", "plans", "intends", "will",
"should", "expects", "continue", "estimate", "forecasts" and other similar expressions. Forward-looking
information reflects management’s current beliefs with respect to future events and is based on information
currently available to management. Forward-looking information contained in this press release includes,
but is not limited to, statements relating to the preparation of a preliminary economic assessment for the
Loki Deposit, the de-risking of the Loki Deposit the advancement of the Loki Deposit to the development
stage and the acceleration of the Company’s path towards its production goals. Readers are cautioned to
not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Actual results and developments may differ
materially from those contemplated by these statements. Abasca undertakes no obligation to comment on
analyses, expectations, or statements made by third-parties in respect of Abasca, its securities, or financial
or operating results (as applicable). Although Abasca believes that the expectations reflected in forward-
looking information in this press release are reasonable, such forward-looking information has been based
on expectations, factors, and assumptions concerning future events which may prove to be inaccurate and
are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and factors, certain of which are beyond Abasca’s control,
including the impact of general business and economic conditions; risks related the exploration activities to
be conducted on KLS, including risks related to government and environmental regulation; actual results of
exploration activities; industry conditions, including uranium and graphite price fluctuations, interest and
exchange rate fluctuations; the influence of macroeconomic developments; business opportunities that
become available or are pursued; title, permit or license disputes related to KLS; litigation; fluctuations in
interest rates; and other factors. In addition, the forward-looking information is based on several
assumptions which may prove to be incorrect, including, but not limited to, assumptions about the
availability of qualified employees and contractors for the Company’s operations and the availability of
equipment. The forward-looking information contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this
cautionary statement and are made as of the date hereof. Abasca disclaims any intention and has no
obligation or responsibility, except as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.