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Vortex Metals Closes Second Tranche of Upsized Non-Brokered Private Placement

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Vortex Metals Closes Second Tranche of

Upsized Non-Brokered Private Placement

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 21, 2025) - Vortex Metals Inc. (TSXV: VMS)

(FSE: DM8) (OTCQB: VMSSF) ("

Vortex

" or the "

Company

") is pleased to announce that, further to its

news releases dated September 11, 2025, September 30, 2025, October 6, 2025 and October 9, 2025,

it has closed a second tranche (the "

Second Tranche

") of its previously announced non-brokered

private placement (the "

Offering

"). Under the Second Tranche the Company has completed the

issuance of 2,625,000 units (each, a "

Unit

") at a price of $0.04 per Unit for gross proceeds of $105,000.

The Company previously closed the first tranche of the Offering on October 6, 2025, for aggregate gross

proceeds of $700,000 through the sale of 17,500,000 Units. To date, the Company has raised

aggregate gross proceeds of $805,000 under the Offering through the sale of 20,125,000 Units.

Each Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company (a "

Share

") and one-half of one

Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "

Warrant

"). Each whole Warrant is exercisable into one

additional Share at a price of $0.08 per Warrant for a period of 36 months from the date of issuance.

Eighteen months after the date of issuance of the Warrants, the Company will have the right to

accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants if the trading price of the Shares exceeds $0.15 for a period

of 10 consecutive trading days. No finders' fees were paid in connection with the Second Tranche.

Vortex intends to use the gross proceeds of the Second Tranche as follows: approximately 40% to pay

for mining concession fees, approximately 40% to pay for exploration fees and the remaining 20% for

general working capital purposes.

All securities issued with respect to the Second Tranche are subject to a hold period expiring on

February 22, 2026, in addition to such other restrictions as may apply under applicable securities laws of

jurisdictions outside Canada. The Second Tranche remains subject to final acceptance from the TSX

Venture Exchange (the "

TSXV

").

None of the securities sold in connection with the Second Tranche have been and will not be registered

under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and no such securities may be offered or

sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration

requirements. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy

nor shall there be any sale of the securities in the United States or any jurisdiction in which such offer,

solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Vortex Metals Inc.

Vortex Metals Inc. is a copper focused exploration and development company with a diversified portfolio

of exploration projects in Chile and Mexico. Vortex holds an option to acquire up to 80% interest in the

brownfield Illapel Copper Project in Chile and through its Mexican subsidiary Empresa Minera Acagold,

S.A. de C.V., it owns 100% interest in two drill-ready high-potential copper-gold volcanogenic massive

sulfide (VMS) properties, Riqueza Marina and Zaachila, in Oaxaca, Mexico. The Company emphasizes

responsible exploration, community engagement, and environmental stewardship to meet the rising

global demand for copper.

Contact Information:

Vikas Ranjan, President and CEO

[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 news release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release includes statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information

within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future

events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company

regarding future events. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by

the use of forward-looking terminology such as "intends" or "anticipates", or variations of such words

and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would" or

"occur". This information and these statements, referred to herein as "forward-looking statements", are

not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include without limitation,

statements regarding discussions of future plans, estimates and forecasts and statements as to

management's expectations and intentions with respect to, among other things, the intended use of

proceeds raised under the Second Tranche and the receipt of final regulatory approval from the TSXV

in connection with the Second Tranche.

These forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and actual results might

differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. These risks and

uncertainties include, among other things, that the Company will not receive the required regulatory

approvals or approval from the TSXV in connection with the Second Tranche and that the Company

will not use the proceeds of the Second Tranche as currently anticipated.

In making the forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several

material assumptions, including without limitation, that the Company will use the proceeds of the

Second Tranche as currently anticipated and that the Company will receive approval from the TSXV

in connection with the Second Tranche. Although management of the Company has attempted to

identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in

forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause

results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such

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

those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on

forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that reliance on

such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to

update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial outlook that are

incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/271376