Bronco Resources Announces CEO Transition and 2026 Exploration Focus

February 2nd, 2026 – TheNewswire – BRONCO RESOURCES CORP. (TSX-V:BRON) (“Bronco” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce the appointment of Dev Rishy-Maharaj as Chief Executive Officer and Director, effective today. Mr. Rishy-Maharaj succeeds Corbin Stewart who will continue to serve as a Director of the Company.

Mr. Rishy-Maharaj brings 14 years of experience in mining and mineral exploration operations, with work spanning British Columbia, Yukon, and Ontario. His background includes experience at the Highland Valley Copper Mine, as well as leadership at remote greenfield and brownfield exploration projects. He has technical experience across copper porphyry and gold exploration programs, and a track record of crafty, disciplined, results-focused execution.

“I’m excited to lead Bronco at a time when strong gold prices present a compelling opportunity,” said Dev Rishy-Maharaj, CEO of Bronco Resources. “The Company is well positioned to apply a methodical exploration approach as we advance our flagship Placer Mountain Gold Project.”

Mr. Stewart’s continued involvement as a director provides continuity as the Company enters its next phase of growth.

The Company further advises it has granted an aggregate of 825,000 stock options to directors, officers, and consultants of the Company at an exercise price of $0.06 for a period of five years, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval, in accordance with the Company’s stock option plan.

Bronco Resources is currently focused on its Placer Mountain Gold Project, with an emphasis on disciplined capital deployment and leveraging the current historic strength in gold prices to advance shareholder value.

About Bronco

Bronco Resources Corp. is a TSX Venture Exchange listed mineral exploration company actively focused on the exploration of the Placer Mountain Gold Project, located in Princeton, BC, held by 88%/12% JV with Universal Copper Ltd. Bronco’s Board of Directors is seasoned in the mineral exploration industry with extensive and successful international experience.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BRONCO RESOURCES CORP.

“Dev Rishy-Maharaj”

Dev Rishy-Maharaj, President and CEO

For additional information visit Bronco’s website at https:// www.broncoresources.com or contact:

Bronco Resources Corp.

Dev Rishy-Maharaj

Chief Executive Officer

or

Terese Gieselman

Chief Financial Officer

Ph: (250-763-6827)

Forward-Looking Information

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Forward-looking Statements involve various risks and uncertainties and are based on certain factors and assumptions. Although Bronco’s management considers these beliefs and assumptions reasonable based on currently available information, there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking Statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks, and important factors, among others, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include: uncertainties related to the Company’s ability to access investors for the Financing; the timeliness and success of regulatory approvals; fluctuations in copper and other commodity prices; uncertainties inherent in the exploration of mineral properties; risks associated with general economic conditions; changes in legislation, income tax and regulatory matters; currency and interest rate fluctuations; inability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources.

Readers are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on Forward-looking Statements as there can be no assurances that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are placed will occur. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any Forward-looking Statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Bronco to predict all of them, or assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any Forward-looking Statement. Any Forward-looking Statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

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