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Total Metals Corp. Commences 2025 Exploration Program on it’s Electrolode Project, Red Lake, Ontario

Exploration Programs

Total Metals Corp. Commences 2025 Exploration Program on it’s

Electrolode Project, Red Lake, Ontario

September 19, 2025, Vancouver, BC - Total Metals Corp. (“Total Metals” or the “Company”) (TSX-

V: TT) (FSE: O4N) is pleased to announce that it has commenced exploration on it’s 100% owned

Electrolode Project, strategically located between Kinross Gold’s Great Bear Project and First

Mining Gold’s Springpole Project, in the Red Lake District of Northwestern Ontario. The 2025

exploration program will rehabilitate some existing infrastructure, sample historical drill-core for

gold, and complete sampling and mapping in priority target areas of the property in preparation for

an anticipated 2026 drill program.

Total Metals Exploration Lead Tim Twomey, P.Geo has designed and will direct this exploration

program. He is an accomplished expert in structural geology and Archean lode gold deposits,

particularly within the Red Lake District. “I’m excited to get into the field with our exploration

geologists where we will test new ideas generated from working in the Red Lake District and

applying it to the Electrolode Project. Following up on untested gold potential in the massive

sulphide zones and their extensions as well as untested complex litho-structural targets is very

exciting” states Mr. Twomey.

Michael Dehn appointed Executive Chairman

Michael Dehn has 30 years of Canadian exploration and mining experience. He spent 11 years as

Senior Geologist with Goldcorp leading their regional exploration programs within the Red Lake

gold district of Northern Ontario. Michael continues to consult in the Red Lake District on Gold and

Base Metals projects. He has worked extensively in the Canadian Shield on Precious and Base

Metals, as well as industrial minerals. Mr. Dehn is also the Mayor of Erin, Ontario, a town 80 kms

northwest of Toronto with a population of 13,000, as well as a Councillor in Wellington County,

Ontario.

His unique confluence of experience—major mining company discipline, junior sector agility, and

public service accountability—positions him as an exceptionally qualified leader. His career is a

testament to the idea that modern resource development requires more than just geological

expertise; it demands a holistic understanding of corporate strategy, capital markets, and

community stewardship. It is this synergistic leadership that he brings to his providing the strategic

oversight necessary to guide the company's exploration efforts and unlock shareholder value.

Industry sources describe him as "one of the foremost authorities" on the geology and the "various

idiosyncrasies of the Red Lake Gold Camp". Mr. Dehn's leadership provides Total Metals Corp. with

a decisive strategic advantage, positioning the company to unlock the full mineral potential of the

Red Lake District in a manner that is designed to be both profitable for shareholders and

responsible for all stakeholders. Mr. Dehn holds a Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences from the

University of Waterloo.

Engagement of GRA Enterprises LLC (operating as National Inflation Association “NIA”)

NIA has been engaged to deliver dynamic marketing services, which includes social media

management, content creation, distribution, digital marketing, and digital advertising across the

GRA and NIA platforms. Under terms of the agreement and approval of the TSX Venture Exchange,

Total Metals will pay $100,000 USD for 12 months of services commencing September 19, 2025.

NIA, based in Mooresville, North Carolina is an arm’s-length third party with a strong track record of

investor communications for publicly traded companies. Total Metals confirms that no securities

will be issued as part of this agreement and, to its knowledge, NIA does not currently own any

equity or convertible instruments of the Company.

About Total Metals Corp.

Total Metals Corp. is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties

in the prolific Red Lake mining district of Northern Ontario, Canada. The company owns 100% of the

Electrolode Project covering 3,000 contiguous hectares, which has had substantial historical drilling

and recent modern airborne geophysics. The Electrolode Project targets high-potential mineral

resources in three favorable geologic trends, located near major mines in the Red Lake Gold camp

and is strategically located between Kinross Gold’s Great Bear Project and First Mining Gold’s

Springpole Project. The Electrolode project is fully permitted for exploration drilling and hosts 10

historic mineralized zones with significant expansion potential plus new, untested targets ready for

further exploration.

www.totalmetalscorp.com

Qualified Person

The technical information presented in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Tim

Twomey, P .Geo, as a Qualified Person defined by National Instrument 43-101

Cautionary Statements

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in its

policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy of this release.

Tyler Thorburn

President and Chief Executive Officer

[email protected]

(416) 873-7662

Forward-Looking Information

This press release includes “forward-looking information” that is subject to assumptions, risks and

uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Statements in this news

release which are not purely historical are forward looking. Although the Company believes that any

forward-looking statements in this news release are reasonable, there can be no assurance that any

such forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. The Company cautions readers that all

forward-looking statements, are based on assumptions none of which can be assured and are

subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially

from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements represent

management’s best judgment based on information currently available. Readers are advised to rely

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