Nortec Option Agreement for Nevada Gold Property with Drilling Intersecting 2.27 g/t Au over 38.1 meters (including 15.55 g/t Au over 1.53 m plus 6.74 Au over 1.52 m) Receives TSX Venture Exchange Approval

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 9, 2026) - NORTEC MINERALS CORP. (TSXV: NVT) ("Nortec" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") for the purchase option agreement (the "Agreement") to acquire 83 Federal Lode mineral claims (1,364 acres), on an Arm's Length basis (the "Property" or "Pearl Gold Project"), located in the Varyville Mining District of Humboldt County, Nevada, U.S.A.