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Drilling Completed

Exploration Programs

ABN: 32 072 871 133

Central Iron Ore Limited

Suite 1, Level 2, 49-51 York Street, Sydney NSW Australia 2000

Tel. +61 2 9397 7521

NEWS RELEASE Symbol: CIO-TSXV

July 28, 2025 For Immediate Dissemination

Drilling Completed

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – (Marketwire – July 28, 2025), Central Iron Ore

Limited (CIO – TSX.V) (“CIO” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce this Drilling Update.

British King RC Drilling

A second phase of reverse circulation (RC) drilling at the British King Project was completed

during the second quarter of 2025. The program covered tenements M37/30 and M37/631,

targeting both lateral and vertical extensions of the British King lode (Figure 1).

Drilling was carried out between May and June 2025, with a total of 10,262 metres completed

across seventy -seven (77) drillholes. 4,694 metres were drilled over thirty (30) holes on

tenement M37/30.

Assay results for the majority of the program have now been received, with final quality

assurance and quality control (QAQC) checks nearing completion. Interpretation of the assay

data is currently underway, after which a decision will be made regarding the need for

additional infill drilling. An updated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE), following the 2024

revision, is scheduled for release in Q3 2025.

Figure 1. RC drillholes drilled at the British King project during Q2 are indicated in dark blue. Light blue and Pink show

the 2024 and historical drill collars.

QUALIFIED PERSON

Mr Andrew Bewsher is a director of BM Geological Services Pty Ltd and provides geological

services to the Company. Mr Andrew Bewsher is a Member of the Australian Institute of

Geoscientists and has compiled the information within this report relating to the RC drilling

programme. Mr Bewsher has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and

type of deposit under consideration and to the activity currently being undertaken to qualify as

a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

CENTRAL IRON ORE LIMITED

“David Deitz”

____________________________

David Deitz, Director/CEO

For further information, please contact:

www.centralironorelimited.com

Investor and Media Inquiries:

Direct: +61 2 9397 7521

Email: [email protected]

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 IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES SERVICES OR FOR

DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Although

the Company believes that such information is reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will

prove to be correct. Forward-looking information is typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate,

intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The

Company cautions investors that any forward-looking information provided by the Company is not a guarantee of

future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking information

as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, the state of t he financial markets for the Company’s

equity securities, the state of the market for iron ore or other minerals that may be produced generally, recent

market volatility; variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be lo cated, the

Company's ability to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities, to raise the

necessary capital or to be fully able to implement its business strategies and other risks associated with the

exploration and development of mineral properties. The reader is referred to the Company's disclosure documents

for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effects, copies of which may be accessed

through the Company’s page on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.