Tectonic Metals Drilling Transforms Alpha Bowl from Discovery to Emerging Large-Scale Resource Growth Opportunity: 820 m × 600 m × 400 m Gold Footprint Defined Alpha Bowl Drilling Now Connects to Chicken Mountain, Establishing > 3 km of Continuous
Tectonic Metals Drilling Transforms Alpha Bowl from Discovery to
Emerging Large-Scale Resource Growth Opportunity: 820 m × 600 m ×
400 m Gold Footprint Defined
Alpha Bowl Drilling Now Connects to Chicken Mountain, Establishing > 3 km of Continuous
Gold Mineralization: Open in all directions & Reinforcing Flat as a Large, Bulk-Tonnage, Open-
Pit RIRGS Tier-One Mining Opportunity
Assay Results Pending from 76 Additional Drill Holes Across Multiple Targets
VANCOUVER, B.C. – January 15, 2026 – Tectonic Metals Inc. (“Tectonic” or the “Company”) (TSX-
V: TECT; OTCQB: TETOF) today announced additional assay results from 24 drill holes completed
during the 2025 drill campaign at Alpha Bowl, located within the Company’s flagship ~99,800 acre
Flat Gold Project (“Flat”) in Southwest Alaska.
The 24 drill holes reported herein – 9 diamond core holes and 15 reverse circulation (“RC”) holes
– represent approximately 4,800 metres (“m”) of drilling from the Company’s 18,373 m 2025
program. All holes intersected gold mineralization, returning grades of up to 25.16 g/t Au (see
assay table below), with 14 holes collaring in mineralization and 10 holes ending in mineralization,
including the diamond drill hole CMD25-015, drilled to a depth of 392 metres.
These results confirm geological and mineralized continuity between Alpha Bowl and Chicken
Mountain, establishing a gold system extending more than 3 kilometres along strike that remains
open at depth and in all directions. Drilling continues to expand and define Alpha Bowl as a
coherent three-dimensional mineralized body measuring approximately 820 metres along strike,
600 metres in width, and extending to at least 400 metres depth.
Alpha Bowl Video and Figures
• Please watch a video highlighting the scale and potential of the Alpha Bowl Zone: Click
Here to View Video
• Drill plan maps and images can be found below and by clicking here to view: Click Here
to View Plan Maps and Images
Alpha Bowl: From Blind Target to Volumetrically Significant Gold System in 12 Months
Alpha Bowl represents a significant exploration success and highlights the gold resource potential
that Flat can deliver with systematic drilling. Prior to 2024, this target had never been drill tested
in the history of the Flat Gold Project , despite hosting Flat Creek, one of Alaska's richest placer
producing creeks with over 650,000 ounces of recorded placer gold production¹.
Alpha Bowl is primarily blind to surface with limited to no outcrop exposure or direct surface
expression. Through systematic geological interpretation, geophysical targeting and strategic
drilling, Tectonic executed a drill program in 2024 yielding a brand-new discovery of 1.22 g/t Au
over 65.53 m, including 6.01 g/t Au over 6.1 m with 21.72 g/t Au over 1.52 m (see Tectonic News
Release, March 3, 2025).
Follow up 2025 step-out drilling on this discovery hole returned 2.23 g/t Au over 41.15 m, including
4.00 g/t Au over 21.34 m (see News Release, September 10, 2025), testing the eastern edge of the
target where mineralization remains wide open.
In less than twelve months, Alpha Bowl has evolved from a blind drill target into a volumetrically
significant gold system. The confirmed connection to Chicken Mountain establishes a district-scale
mineralized corridor at Flat, reinforcing the project’s po tential as a large, bulk -tonnage, reduced
intrusion-related gold system (“RIRGS”) and supporting continued systematic drill expansion.
Key Geological Achievements and Characteristics:
1. Validated Geological Continuity Over 3 Kilometers of Drilled Mineralized Strike
Alpha Bowl is now confirmed via drilling as the northern extension of the Chicken Mountain
intrusion, creating a continuous, coherent, 3-kilometer mineralized corridor from Chicken
Mountain through the Adit Zone to the Alpha Bowl Zone. This continuity is fundamental to
resource estimation and for consideration during the preliminary resource estimation study
planned for late 2026.
2. Exceptional Drill Success Rate Validates Scale, Strength of The Chicken Mountain / Alpha Bowl
System
• 134 out of 134 holes (100%) have intersected gold mineralization
• Mineralization begins at or near surface (critical for open-pit economics)
• 73 of 134 holes (54.5%) ended in mineralization, indicating the system extends beyond
current drill penetration
• Mineralization remains open at depth and is constrained only by drill depth, not by
geological boundaries
This extraordinary hit rate is rare in exploration and demonstrates that Tectonic's geological team
has developed a solid understanding of the mineralizing system. This significantly de -risks future
drilling and resource expansion.
3. Alpha Bowl Significant and High-Grade Gold Intercepts to Date
While the system demonstrates bulk -tonnage potential, the presence of higher -grade intervals
warrants infill and expansion drilling and presents the opportunity for multiple higher-grade starter
pits that could significantly enhance project economics . These higher -grade intervals are not
considered as random, current analysis models them with structural controls and fluid focusing
mechanisms within the broader mineralized system. Examples of these higher-grade intervals at
Alpha Bowl include new results released today and previously reported intervals:
CMD25-015
• 25.16 g.t Au over 0.60 m (5 flecks of visible gold observed), within
1.36 g/t Au over 39.00 m, all within
0.85 g/t Au over 74.00 m
Diamond drill hole ending in mineralization; total hole length 392.28 m
CMR25-045
• 1.56 g/t Au over 10.67 m, within
0.55 g/t Au over 73.15 m
• RC drill ending in mineralization; total hole length 94.49 m
CMD25-009
• 1.07 g/t Au over 14.80 m, within
0.48 g/t Au over 94.00 m
CMR25-068
• 0.90 g/t Au over 7.62 m, within
0.44 g/t Au over 79.25 m
• RC drill hole ending in mineralization; total hole length 128.00 m
CMD25-004
• 15.41 g/t Au over 1.26 m, within
1.76 g/t Au over 13.00 m
• 10.28 g/t Au over 1.0 0m, within
3.81 g/t Au over 3.00 m
CMR25-042
• 12.48 g/t Au over 1.52 m, within
1.29 g/t Au over 16.76 m
RC drill hole ending in mineralization; total hole length 110.34 m
CMR24-026 (previously announced)
• 21.72 g/t Au over 1.52 m, within
6.01 g/t Au over 6.1 m, all within
1.22 g/t Au over 65.53 m
RC drill hole ending in mineralization; total hole length 65.32 m
CMR25-035 (previously announced)
• 4.00 g/t Au over 21.34 m, within
2.23 g/t Au over 41.15 m
4. Substantial Resource Growth Potential Remains at Alpha Bowl
• The System Remains Open in Multiple Directions
• Current Defined Mineralized Footprint: 820 m (strike) x 600 m (width) x 400 m (depth)
• Alpha Bowl Target Area: 1.5 km x 1.0 km (1,500,000 m²)
• Percentage of Target Tested: Approximately 60% of the interpreted target , with
mineralization depth constrained only by current drill hole length
Critical Growth Vectors:
a. Higher Grade Gold Concentration in Eastern Alpha Bowl: 3D geological modeling of recent
drill assays combined with structural, alteration, and geochemical vectors demonstrates
that gold tenor at Alpha Bowl increases in the eastern portion of the bowl , suggesting the
core of the system may be situated to the east of the current drilling and remains open to
drill testing. See Figure 4 (below) and Alpha Bowl Video.
b. Grade Enhancement: Higher-grade intervals occurring within broader mineralized
envelopes indicate strong potential for additional high -grade shoot discovery through
continued testing of the structural framework and systematic infill drilling.
c. Strike Extension (North): Pending drill assays testing an additional 500 m of strike potential
could extend the defined mineralized corridor to 1.3+ km at Alpha Bowl alone, representing
a nearly 60% increase in the zone’s along-strike footprint.
d. Depth Extension: 54.5% of holes ended in mineralization, indicating strong potential for
resource expansion below 400 m depth.
e. Width Expansion: The 600 m width represents the tested extent; however, the intrusive
body is interpreted to continue laterally well beyond current drill coverage
5. Classic RIRGS Characteristics Throughout the System
Alpha Bowl exhibits textbook Reduced Intrusion -Related Gold System (RIRGS) characteristics,
directly comparable to world-class deposits including the Fort Knox Mine operated by Kinross Gold
Corporation in Alaska (9+ million ounces produced, continuing operation2):
6. Validating a Prolific Gold System
Alpha Bowl hosts one of Alaska's most productive placer gold creeks, with over 650,000 ounces of
recorded historic placer production1. This extraordinary placer endowment provides independent
validation of the potential gold inventory within the Alpha Bowl intrusion. The source of this placer
gold is now being delineated in bedrock through systematic drilling.
Results Summary
A summary of the results released today for the 15 RC holes is presented in Table 1 and a summary
of the 9 core results are presented in Table 2. Data pertaining to locations of drill holes included in
the announcement are presented in Table 3. Full assay results for the 15 RC and 9 core results can
be found at this link: Click Here for Full Assay Results.
Alpha Bowl Video and Figures: Please watch a video highlighting the scale and potential of the
Alpha Bowl Zone: Click Here to View Video
Drill Plan Maps and Images: Click Here to View. Select images below.
Assay Results From 76 Additional Holes Pending
• Expansion and targeted high-grade gold drilling at Chicken Mountain to increase resource
confidence
• Extension drilling at Alpha Bowl testing the additional 500m strike potential
• First-pass exploration drilling at Black Creek and Jam Intrusion targets
• Follow up drilling at Golden Apex
• Tectonic will provide further updates as results are received, interpreted and validated
To learn more about the 2025 Drill Programs, click here: Tectonic Metals Delivers Record 18,372
Metres Across 125 Drill Holes at Flat Gold Project, Alaska
Figure 1: Oblique view of the Alpha Bowl, Adit Zone, Chicken Mountain, Golden Apex, the Placer
Gold Production1, and the gold-in-soil anomalous areas:
https://www.tectonicmetals.com/_resources/news/nr-20260115-Figure1-with-title.png
Figure 2: Plan View and Long Section looking Northeast, drill results and pending drill hole assays
can be viewed at: https://www.tectonicmetals.com/_resources/news/nr-20260115-Figure2-
with-title.png
Figure 3: Plan View of Alpha Bowl, highlighting the mineralization strike and openness of the
target, drill results and pending drill hole assays can be viewed at:
https://www.tectonicmetals.com/_resources/news/nr-20260115-Figure3-with-title.png
Figure 4: Long Section looking Northeast of Alpha Bowl, drill results and pending drill hole assays
can be viewed at: https://www.tectonicmetals.com/_resources/news/nr-20260115-Figure4-
with-title.png
Table 1. Significant Alpha Bowl RC Drill Results*
Hole No. From (m) To (m) Length (m) Au g/t
CMR25-036 91.44 115.82 24.38 0.51
including 91.44 105.16 13.72 0.76
with 91.44 100.58 9.14 0.99
CMR25-037 60.96 82.30 21.34 0.42
including 60.96 67.06 6.10 0.62
CMR25-038 13.72 38.10 24.38 0.45
including 13.72 25.91 12.19 0.70
with 13.72 21.34 7.62 1.00
79.25 88.39 9.14 1.88
including 79.25 83.82 4.57 3.50
CMR25-039 68.58 100.58 32.00 0.26
including 91.44 99.06 7.62 0.44
CMR25-040 13.72 42.67 28.96 0.32
including 15.24 19.81 4.57 0.85
with 18.29 19.81 1.52 2.16
86.87 106.68 19.81 0.50
including 96.01 105.16 9.14 0.88
with 99.06 100.58 1.52 4.13
CMR25-042 1.52 18.29 16.76 1.29
including 15.24 16.76 1.52 12.48
83.82 110.34 26.52 0.55
including 94.49 96.01 1.52 6.05
CMR25-043 28.96 51.82 22.86 0.29
including 28.96 35.05 6.1 0.36
with 44.2 47.24 3.05 0.79
70.1 76.2 6.1 0.87
including 71.63 76.2 4.57 1.13
with 73.15 76.2 3.05 1.52
CMR25-044 30.48 92.96 62.48 0.34
including 33.53 54.86 21.34 0.62
with 35.05 42.67 7.62 1.08
with 41.15 42.67 1.52 3.89
and including 89.92 92.96 3.05 0.84
CMR25-045 22.86 96.01 73.15 0.55