Ramp Metals Drills 0.80% Cu, 17.01 g/t Ag, 0.73% Zn over 21m in Rush-011

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – April 22, 2026) – Ramp Metals Inc. (TSXV: RAMP) (“Ramp Metals” or the “Company“) is pleased to report a 21m intercept grading 0.80% Cu, 17.01 g/t Ag, 0.09 g/t Au, 0.73% Zn, 0.23 % Pb over 21m from 50.5 to 71.5m in Rush-011 drill hole. Rush-011 was the first drill hole completed in the ongoing winter drill program at the Company’s Rottenstone SW property in Saskatchewan.

Key Highlights:

• Rush-011 intercept of 21m (50.5-71.5m) of 0.80% Cu, 17.01 g/t Ag, 0.09 g/t Au, 0.73% Zn, and 0.23 % Pb
  • including 3m (51-54m) of 1.50% Cu, 24.15 g/t Ag, 0.15 g/t Au, and 0.51% Zn.
  • also including 3.5m (59.5-63m) of 1.02% Cu, 21.00 g/t Ag, 0.09 g/t Au, 0.39% Zn, and 0.33% Pb
• VMS style mineralization encountered in every hole drilled on the 1100m long main Rush anomaly during the ongoing drill program.

Following up a successful 2025 drill campaign that resulted in the Rush VMS discovery, the Company is currently conducting a drill program aimed at further delineating the mineralized zones at Rush. Preliminary results indicate continuity between the two zones identified in 2025 and have led to the identification of a new, deeper zone situated west of the previously known mineralization (Figure 1).

Figure 1: 2026 Rush Drilling Map. Section Line A’-B’ seen in Figure 2.

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Rush-011 and 012

Drilled from the same location, Rush-011 and 012 were designed to test below and adjacent to the mineralization encountered in the 2025 drill hole Rush-010, which intersected 27m (18-45m) of 0.78% Cu, 1.91% Zn, 0.53% Pb, 12.71 g/t Ag (August 5^th 2025 News Release). These holes targeted beneath an outcrop found during the Fall 2024 field season, resulting in surface rock samples that returned values of up to 1.61% Cu, 113 g/t Ag, and 0.79 g/t Au (January 20^th, 2025 New Release).

Rush-011 and 012 both intersected significant intervals of VMS style mineralization. Rush-011 returned 21m (50.5-71.5m) grading 0.80% Cu, 17.01 g/t Ag, 0.09 g/t Au, 0.73% Zn, 0.23% Pb. Including 3m (51-54m) grading 1.50% Cu, 24.15 g/t Ag, 0.15 g/t Au, 0.51% Zn, 0.12% Pb. Additionally, the interval includes 3.5 meters (59.5-63m) grading 1.02% Cu, 21.00 g/t Ag, 0.09 g/t Au, 0.39% Zn, and 0.33% Pb. This result extends previously identified mineralization at surface and in Rush-010 at depth and remains open (Figure 2).

Table 1: Rush-011 Highlight Assay Results

	From	To	Length	Cu %	Ag g/t	Au g/t	Zn %	Pb %
Rush-011	50.5	71.5	21	0.80	17.01	0.09	0.73	0.23
including	51	54	3	1.50	24.15	0.15	0.51	0.12
including	59.5	63	3.5	1.02	21.00	0.09	0.39	0.33

 

Figure 2: Cross Section Looking SW towards Rush-010 & Rush-011 showing Cu grade along the drill trace.
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Rush-012 tested below and along strike to the SE of Rush-010 mineralization. Rush-012 intersected a broad zone of VMS style mineralization (assays pending). Examples of the mineralization encountered in Rush-012 can be seen in Figures 3-5.

Figure 3: Rush-012 Box 12; 41.95-45.92m

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Figure 4: Rush-012 Box 13; 45.42-49.09m

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Figure 5: Rush-012 Box 16; 55.77-59.31m

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Rush-015

Designed to test between the Discovery Zone (Rush-001, 002, 003, 009) and the mineralization encountered in Rush-010, 011, and 012. Rush-015 intersected semi-massive and localized zones of massive sulphides over 4.1m from 129.60 to 133.70m (Figure 6).

Figure 6: Rush-015 part of Box 37 and Box 38; 129.10-134.90m

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Rush-018

Designed to test and extend the mineralization at depth beneath the Discovery Zone (Rush-001, 002, 003, 009), Rush-018 encountered a broad zone of VMS style mineralization ranging from disseminated to massive sulphides. A section of massive sulphide mineralization from Rush-018 can be seen in Figure 7 below.

Figure 7: Rush-018 Box 49 & Box 50; 174.40-181.42m

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Table 2: Drill Hole Locations from Rush-011 to Rush-019. All Coordinates are in UTM NAD83 Zone 13

Hole ID	Depth (m)	Azimuth	Dip	Easting	Northing	Elevation	Status
Rush-011	155	134	-63	487894	6212262	464	Assays Received
Rush-012	167	145	-55	487894	6212262	462	Assays Pending
Rush-013	218	320	-57	487952	6212167	459	Assays Pending
Rush-014	329	285	-57	487952	6212165	460	Assays Pending
Rush-015	158	137	-55	487850	6212235	450	Assays Pending
Rush-016	347	294	-57	487944	6212135	453	Assays Pending
Rush-017	296	260	-50	487944	6212135	453	Shipped
Rush-018	260	270	-50	487915	6212106	454	Awaiting Shipment
Rush-019	269	280	-63	487853	6212073	462	Awaiting Shipment

 

Table 3: Rush-011 Expanded Assay Results. Note: A cutoff of 0.10% Cu was used.

Hole ID	From (m)	To (m)	Cu %	Zn %	Ag g/t	Au g/t	Pb %
Rush-011	5	6	0.17	0.02	0.60	0.01	0.01
Rush-011	6	7	0.24	0.02	0.60	0.01	0.00
Rush-011	7	8	0.14	0.02	<0.50	0.01	0.00
Rush-011	12	13	0.13	0.01	<0.50	0.01	0.01
Rush-011	45	46	0.16	0.02	0.90	0.01	0.00
Rush-011	49	49.5	0.16	0.03	2.00	0.02	0.01
Rush-011	50.5	51	0.19	0.02	1.50	0.01	0.07
Rush-011	51	51.5	0.63	0.09	7.70	0.12	0.04
Rush-011	51.5	52	0.39	0.13	12.00	0.16	0.12
Rush-011	52	52.5	1.76	0.40	28.50	0.13	0.18
Rush-011	52.5	53	2.83	1.21	48.40	0.26	0.18
Rush-011	53	53.5	1.66	0.82	19.10	0.07	0.03
Rush-011	53.5	54	1.72	0.43	29.20	0.15	0.18
Rush-011	54	54.5	0.16	0.10	3.40	0.04	0.05
Rush-011	54.5	55	0.36	0.11	4.00	0.01	0.01
Rush-011	55	55.5	0.51	0.12	26.10	0.17	0.31
Rush-011	55.5	56	0.63	0.15	14.30	0.09	0.18
Rush-011	56	56.5	0.53	0.13	47.80	0.37	0.89
Rush-011	56.5	57	0.51	0.11	4.10	0.03	0.02
Rush-011	57	57.5	0.53	0.10	37.30	0.10	0.63
Rush-011	57.5	58	0.18	0.10	2.80	0.01	0.03
Rush-011	58	58.5	0.54	0.20	28.30	0.12	0.57
Rush-011	58.5	59	0.68	1.39	62.30	0.12	1.35
Rush-011	59	59.5	0.70	1.38	8.60	0.06	0.04
Rush-011	59.5	60	1.48	0.19	17.10	0.07	0.21
Rush-011	60	60.5	0.94	0.18	14.50	0.10	0.16
Rush-011	60.5	61	1.45	0.17	26.30	0.05	0.15
Rush-011	61	61.5	0.69	0.15	16.80	0.19	0.35
Rush-011	61.5	62	0.98	0.15	42.60	0.08	0.91
Rush-011	62	62.5	0.65	1.41	20.90	0.12	0.48
Rush-011	62.5	63	0.97	0.45	8.70	0.04	0.05
Rush-011	63	63.5	0.49	2.37	4.30	0.03	0.02
Rush-011	63.5	64	0.50	2.48	4.10	0.04	0.02
Rush-011	64	64.5	0.62	4.22	6.80	0.02	0.03
Rush-011	64.5	65	0.69	1.50	13.10	0.04	0.25
Rush-011	65	65.5	0.93	2.08	10.10	0.06	0.07
Rush-011	65.5	66	1.19	1.91	7.80	0.02	0.01
Rush-011	66	66.5	0.44	0.09	3.50	0.01	0.02
Rush-011	66.5	67	0.56	0.21	16.00	0.07	0.34
Rush-011	67	67.5	0.49	0.31	30.00	0.08	0.67
Rush-011	67.5	68	0.63	0.10	37.60	0.13	0.72
Rush-011	68	68.5	0.52	3.02	4.20	0.02	0.03
Rush-011	68.5	69	0.59	0.98	4.30	0.01	0.02
Rush-011	69	69.5	2.02	0.43	16.10	0.35	0.04
Rush-011	69.5	70	0.91	0.12	6.70	0.01	0.09
Rush-011	70	70.5	0.34	0.76	5.80	0.03	0.13
Rush-011	70.5	71	0.39	0.17	6.90	0.02	0.09
Rush-011	71	71.5	0.72	0.19	4.60	0.02	0.03
Rush-011	71.5	72.2	0.42	0.33	4.70	0.03	0.05
Rush-011	72.2	73	0.13	0.05	3.90	0.04	0.08
Rush-011	74.5	75	0.13	0.21	1.30	0.01	0.01

 

QA/QC and Geochemical Sampling Procedure

All drill core samples are logged, photographed, and bagged on-site. Control samples consisting of certified reference samples and blank samples were systematically inserted into the sample stream and analyzed as part of the Companies QA/QC protocol at a rate of 1:15 or better. Samples are transported by Manitoulin Transport to Bureau Veritas Commodities Canada Ltd.(“BV”), an internationally recognized and ISO 17025:2017 accredited analytical services provider, at its Vancouver, British Columbia laboratory. The Company’s QA/QC protocol is in addition to BV’s QA/QC standard procedure.

Drill core samples were prepared using the PRP70-250 package, where samples are weighed, dried, and crushed to greater than 70% passing a 2mm sieve, then pulverized to greater than 85% passing 75 microns. Samples from Rush are analyzed in accordance with BV’s FA330 (Au) and MA300 packages, for gold analysis by fire assay (30g fire assay with AAS finish) and multi-element ICP analysis (0.25 g, multi-acid and ICP-ES analysis). Gold returning >10ppm is automatically analyzed by gravimetric method in accordance with lab standard of practice. Copper over limits were re-assayed using BV’s MA370 package, a multi-acid digestion with ICP-ES finish.

Qualified Person

Brett Williams, P.Geo., VP Operations and Senior Geologist for Ramp Metals, and a “qualified person” under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the technical content in this news release.

About Ramp Metals Inc.

Ramp Metals is a grassroots exploration company with a focus on a potential new Saskatchewan copper-gold district. The Company currently has a high-grade gold discovery of 73.55 g/t Au over 7.5m, and a new Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag VMS discovery at its flagship Rottenstone SW property. The Rottenstone SW property comprises 32,689 hectares and is situated in the Rottenstone Domain.

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