BOLT Closes $6M Special Warrant Financing

BOLT METALS ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF FULLY SUBSCRIBED

PRIV ATE PLACEMENT

Vancouver, British Columbia / February 2 3, 2025 – Bolt Metals Corp. (“Bolt” or the

“Company”) (TSXV: BOLT) (OTC: PCRCF) (FSE: A3D8AK) , a North American mineral

acquisition and exploration company, is pleased to announce the closing of its previously

announced non-brokered private placement (the “ Offering”) for aggregate gross proceeds of

$6,000,000. In connection with the Offering, the Company issued an aggregate of 19,354,838

special warrants (each, a “Special Warrant”) at a price of $0.31 per Special Warrant.

Each Special Warrant automatically converts, for no additional consideration, into one unit of the

Company (each a “Unit”) on the date that is the earlier of: (i) the date that is three business days

following the date on which the Company files a prospectus supplement to a short form base shelf

prospectus with the securities commissions qualifying distribution of the Units underlying the

Special Warrants (the “Prospectus Supplement”), and (ii) the date that is four months and one

day after the closing of the Offering.

Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of the Company (each, a “ Share”) and one

common share purchase warrant (each, a " Warrant") of the Company, with each Warrant

exercisable into one additional Share at an exercise price of $0.41 until February 23, 2028.

The Company intends to use the proceeds raised from the Offering for ongoing exploration

activities and general working capital.

The Special Warrants were issued pursuant to exemptions from the prospectus requirements under

Canadian securities laws. Prior to the filing of a Prospectus Supplement or the automatic

conversion of the Special Warrants, the securities issued under the Offering are subject to a four-

month hold period from the date of closing of the Offering.

In connection with the Offering, the Company paid cash finder’s fees equal to $167,22.75 and

issued 539,428 broker warrants (each, a “ Broker Warrant”). Each Broker Warrant may be

exercised into one Share at an exercise price of $0.41 until February 23, 2028. The Broker Warrants

were issued pursuant to exemptions from the prospectus requirements under Canadian securities

laws and are subject to a four month and one day hold period.

About Bolt Metals Corp.

Bolt Metals Corp. is a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company focused on

the development of quality precious and base metal properties that are drill-ready with high-upside

and expansion potential. Bolt trades on the CSE under the symbo l BOLT, the OTC under the

symbol PCRFC and in Germany under the WKN A3D8AK.

BOLT METALS CORP.

Zachary Kotowych, CEO and Director

For more information, please email [email protected] or visit www.boltmetals.com.

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts

responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-looking statements:

This news release includes "forward -looking statements" under applicable Canadian securities

legislation. Such forward-looking information reflects management's current beliefs and is based

on a number of estimates and/or assumptions made by and information currently available to the

Company that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks,

uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results and future events to differ

materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking

statements relate to future events or the Company’ s future performance and include, but are not

limited to, statements with respect to: the closing of the Offering, the expected use of proceeds from

the Offering , the filing of the Prospectus Supplement , and the Company’ s exploration and

corporate plans and objectives. Readers are cautioned that such forward -looking statements are

neither promises nor guarantees and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties .

These risks include, but are not limited to: uncertain and volatile equity and capital markets; the

Company’ s the use of proceeds differing from management’ s current expectations; actual results

of exploration and development activities; environmental risks; future prices of metals; operating

risks; accidents; labour issues; delays in receiving required approvals and permits; changes in

government regulations; and risks associated with early-stage mineral exploration.

The Company is presently an exploration stage company. Exploration is highly speculative in

nature, involves many risks, requires substantial expenditures, and may not result in the discovery

of mineral deposits that can be mined profitably. Furthermore, t he Company currently has no

reserves on any of its properties. As a result, there can be no assurance that such forward-looking

statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially

from those anticipated in such statements.