Prospector Metals Places 7th on 2026 TSX Venture 50® Ranking of Top Performing Companies
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Prospector Metals Places 7th on
2026 TSX Venture 50® Ranking
of Top Performing Companies
Vancouver, BC February 19, 2026. Prospector Metals Corp. (“Prospector” or the “Company”) (TSXV: PPP;
OTCQB: PMCOF; Frankfurt: 1ET0) today announced that it has been recognized by the TSX Venture
Exchange (“TSXV”) as a 2026 Top 50 Company. The TSX Venture 50® Ranking is an annual ranking of the
top performing companies from the past year on the TSXV based on three equally weighted criteria:
market capitalization growth, share price appreciation and trading value. The TSX Venture 50® Ranking
showcases the top 50 of the over 1,600 TSXV issuers. In 2025, Prospector Metals Corp .’s share price
appreciated 1,130% and market capitalization grew 3,122%, which positioned the Company as seventh
overall on the 2026 TSX Venture 50 list.
Dr. Robert Carpenter, CEO and Co-Chairman stated: “Thanks to the TSX Venture for this great recognition,
this is a reflection of our team’s dedication to excellence in the c orporate arena as well as the technical
aspects of our business. Our success in the market is a direct reflection of our team’s dedication to the
Prospector business model of discovering high quality gold deposits.”
About Prospector Metals Corp.
Prospector Metals Corp. is a proud member of Discovery Group. The Company is focused on district scale,
early-stage exploration of gold and base metal prospects. Prospector currently has over $42 million in
cash and cash equivalents. Creating shareholder value through new discoveries, the Company identifies
underexplored or overlooked mineral districts displaying important structural and mineralogical
occurrences similar to more established mining operations. The majority of acquisitio n activity occurs in
Yukon and Ontario, Canada – Historical mining jurisdictions with an abundance of overlooked geological
regions possessing high mineral potential. Prospector establishes and maintains relationships with local
and Indigenous rightsholders and seeks to develop partnerships and agreements that are mutual ly
beneficial to all interested parties.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Prospector Metals Corp.
Dr. Rob Carpenter, Ph.D., P.Geo.
President & CEO
For further information about Prospector Metals Corp. or this news release, please visit our website at
prospectormetalscorp.com or contact Prospector at 1 -778-819-5520 or by email at
Prospector Metals Corp. is a proud member of Discovery Group. For more information please visit:
discoverygroup.ca
Forward-Looking Statement Cautions:
This press release contains certain “forward -looking statements” within the meaning of Canadian securities
legislation, including, but not limited to,the Company’s plans with respect to the Company’s projects , including the
ML Project, and the timing related thereto of the drill program, the merits of the Company’s projects, the Company’s
objectives, plans and strategies, and other project opportunities. Although the Company believes that such
statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking
statements are statements that are not historical facts; they are generally, but not always, identified by the words
“expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimat es,” “projects,” “aims,” “potential,” “goal,”
“objective,”, “strategy”, “prospective,” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will,” “would,” “may,”
“can,” “could” or “should” occur, or are those statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company
cautions that Forward -looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company’s
management on the date the statements are made and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Except to the extent required by
applicable securities laws and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange, the Company undertakes no obligation to
update these forward -looking statements if management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should
change. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those a nticipated in these forward-looking
statements include the risk of accidents and other risks associated with mineral exploration operations, the risk that
the Company will encounter unanticipated geological factors, or the possibility that the Company may not be able to
secure permitting and other agency or governmental clearances, necessary to carry out the Company’s exploration
plans, risk of political uncertainties and regulatory or legal changes in the jurisdictions where the Company carries
on its business that might interfere with the Company’s business and prospects. The reader is urged to refer to the
Company’s reports, publicly available through the Canadian Securities Administrators’ System for Electronic
Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR+) at www.sedarplus.ca for a more complete discussion of such risk factors
and their potential effects.
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.