Canterra Intersects 18.75 M Of 5.35% Cueq, Including 5.15 M Of 8.83% Cueq, At The Lemarchant Deposit Demonstrating High-Grade Potential Beyond Lundberg In Newfoundland's Buchans District

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) “With a significantly expanded resource at Lundberg and now high-grade results from Lemarchant, we are beginning to demonstrate the broader opportunity across our consolidated Buchans District.” – Chris Pennimpede, President and CEO

Highlights – 2026 Lemarchant Drill Program

• 18.75 m of 5.35% copper equivalent (“CuEq”) at Lemarchant, the largest satellite deposit in Canterra's Buchans District. Hole LM-26-172 intersected 18.75 m of high-grade polymetallic mineralization from 238.00 m, averaging 0.61% Cu, 6.00% Zn, 1.45% Pb, 77.2 g/t Ag and 1.72 g/t Au, at a vertical depth of approximately 180 m.
• Gold- and silver-rich core. 5.15 m of 8.83% CuEq from 240.85 m, grading 1.03% Cu, 7.89% Zn, 2.65% Pb, 165.4 g/t Ag and 2.98 g/t Au.
• Additional drilling demonstrates potential along the prospective Lemarchant Horizon. Hole LM-26-176 intersected 13.10 m of 1.21% CuEq from 190.90 m, including 2.10 m of 3.86% CuEq (0.61% Cu, 3.61% Zn, 0.44% Pb, 26.2 g/t Ag and 1.72 g/t Au), approximately 40 m from the nearest historical intercept. The interval comprises semi-massive sulphide underlain by strongly altered felsic breccia with stockwork sulphides.
• Results support Canterra's district strategy beyond its expanded Lundberg resource. Drilling confirms the continuity of polymetallic massive sulphide mineralization at Lemarchant and highlights the prospective host horizon that remains open along strike and at depth beyond the limits of historical deposit-focused drilling.
• Additional results pending. Results reported today cover seven holes (2,064 m) of the 14-hole (5,240 m) 2026 Lemarchant program. Assays are pending for the remaining seven holes (LM-26-177 to LM-26-183), including step-outs at the Northwest Zone and tests of deeper geophysical and newly identified exploration targets.
  

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canterra Minerals Corporation (TSXV: CTM) (OTCQB: CTMCF) (FSE: DXZB) (“Canterra” or the“Company”) is pleased to announce assay results from seven diamond drill holes at the Lemarchant Deposit, including 18.75 m of 5.35% CuEq in hole LM-26-172. Lemarchant is the largest known satellite deposit within Canterra's Buchans District portfolio in central Newfoundland (Figure 1) and hosts a 2018 historical mineral resource estimate of 2.42 million tonnes Indicated at 4.89% CuEq and 0.56 million tonnes Inferred at 3.66% CuEq (Table 2).

Following the recently announced 55% increase in Indicated Mineral Resource tonnage at its cornerstone Lundberg Deposit to 26.1 Mt (October 6, 2026 news release ), Canterra is advancing the next stage of its district strategy: demonstrating the potential for additional high-grade mineralization across its surrounding satellite deposits to contribute to the scale and value of the broader Buchans District. Lemarchant is located approximately 20 km southwest of Teck Resources' former Duck Pond VMS Mine.

Chris Pennimpede, President and CEO of Canterra, commented:

“Our investment thesis at Buchans has always been about more than one deposit. We have now grown the Indicated resource at Lundberg by 55%, and these first results from Lemarchant demonstrate the high grades that make our surrounding satellite deposits so compelling.

“Nearly 19 metres exceeding 5% copper equivalent, including more than 5 metres approaching 9% copper equivalent, reinforces why we believe Lemarchant could become an important contributor to the broader Buchans District opportunity. With additional assays pending from step-outs and new exploration targets, we have more opportunities ahead.

“Our focus is on building scale around an established resource base while demonstrating the high-grade potential of the surrounding deposits. That's how we intend to unlock the broader value of the district for shareholders.”

Figure 1. Canterra's Buchans District properties, showing the Lemarchant Deposit relative to the Company's other critical mineral deposits (Lundberg, Bobbys Pond, Daniels Pond, Long Lake, Tulks Hill & Boomerang-Domino) and the past-producing Buchans and Duck Pond mines. The figure also shows Canterra's Wilding gold project relative to Equinox Gold's Valentine Gold Mine along the Valentine Lake Shear Zone.

Lemarchant Drill Results (Figure 2)

• LM-26-172, an infill hole through the Lemarchant Main Zone, intersected 18.75 m of 5.35% CuEq (0.61% Cu, 6.00% Zn, 1.45% Pb, 77.2 g/t Ag, 1.72 g/t Au) from 238.00 m, at a vertical depth of approximately 180 m (Figure 3). The interval includes 5.15 m grading 8.83% CuEq from 240.85 m, carrying 165.4 g/t Ag and 2.98 g/t Au. A separate deeper interval was intersected from 275.00 to 284.00 m grading 0.66% CuEq over 9.00 m.
• LM-26-176 intersected the Lemarchant Main Zone at 190.90 m, at a vertical depth of approximately 142 m, returning 13.10 m of 1.21% CuEq, including 2.10 m grading 3.86% CuEq (Figure 4). The upper 1.10 m is semi-massive sulphide with approximately 30% pyrite and 5 to 10% sphalerite and chalcopyrite with trace galena, grading 4.55% CuEq with 2.82 g/t Au and 23.4 g/t Ag. It is underlain by rhyolite breccia with strong silica-sericite alteration and stockwork pyrite with base metal sulphides, characteristic of the footwall alteration zone beneath the Lemarchant Deposit.
• LM-26-171 was drilled up-dip and west of the Main Zone to a depth of 196.0 m and intersected two zones of zinc-copper mineralization, including 3.00 m of 1.03% CuEq from 61.00 m. Holes LM-26-173 and LM-26-175 returned only low-grade intervals, the best being 1.00 m of 1.03% CuEq from 144.60 m in LM-26-175, where the Lemarchant Horizon contains only minor sulphides. Hole LM-26-174 and the extension of historical hole LM-11-049 (LM-11-049EXT), which was deepened to test a deep IP anomaly down plunge of the Lemarchant Northwest Zone, returned no significant assays. Results are shown in Table 1 and Figures 2, 3 and 4; collar details are provided in Table 3.
• Key outcomes: The results confirm the continuity of polymetallic massive sulphide mineralization while further highlighting the prospective host horizon that remains open along strike and at depth beyond the limits of past deposit-focused drilling.

Table 1. Lemarchant Deposit drill results, holes LM-26-171 to LM-26-176 and LM-11-049EXT

Hole ID	From	To	Length	Cu	Zn	Pb	Ag	Au	CuEq
	(m)	(m)	(m)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(g/t)	(g/t)	(%)
LM-26-171	56.95	57.40	0.45	0.17	1.50	0.40	7.4	0.44	1.25
and	61.00	64.00	3.00	0.29	2.16	0.04	1.4	0.04	1.03
LM-26-172	238.00	256.75	18.75	0.61	6.00	1.45	77.2	1.72	5.35
including	240.85	246.00	5.15	1.03	7.89	2.65	165.4	2.98	8.83
and	275.00	284.00	9.00	0.11	0.09	0.00	5.1	0.46	0.66
LM-26-173	153.00	159.00	6.00	0.05	0.07	0.10	5.1	0.17	0.32
including	158.00	159.00	1.00	0.27	0.03	0.01	11.3	0.13	0.53
LM-26-174	No significant assays
LM-26-175	144.60	166.60	22.00	0.07	0.23	0.05	1.2	0.05	0.21
including	144.60	145.60	1.00	0.40	0.16	0.06	8.4	0.47	1.03
including	165.60	166.60	1.00	0.21	0.95	0.02	2.7	0.06	0.60
LM-26-176	190.90	204.00	13.10	0.18	1.62	0.18	9.9	0.37	1.21
including	190.90	193.00	2.10	0.61	3.61	0.44	26.2	1.72	3.86
and	205.00	206.00	1.00	0.15	1.30	0.02	7.6	0.04	0.68
and	226.95	227.90	0.95	0.06	2.33	0.02	1.4	0.04	0.85
LM-11-049EXT	No significant assays

Lengths are core lengths. True widths are estimated at approximately 80% of core length for LM-26-172, 90% for LM-26-171, 90 to 95% for LM-26-173 and LM-26-175, and 85 to 90% for LM-26-176. All assays are uncut. CuEq (%) = Cu (%) + [(Pb (%) × 22.046 × Pb rec. × Pb price) + (Zn (%) × 22.046 × Zn rec. × Zn price) + (Ag (g/t) ÷ 31.10348 × Ag rec. × Ag price) + (Au (g/t) ÷ 31.10348 × Au rec. × Au price)] ÷ (Cu price × 22.046 × Cu rec.), using metal prices of US$4.97/lb Cu, US$1.35/lb Zn, US$0.95/lb Pb, US$42.30/oz Ag and US$3,285/oz Au (CTM Lundberg 2026 MRE prices, see CTM news release dated October 6, 2026) and Lemarchant metallurgical recoveries of 79.50% Cu, 91.46% Zn, 82.42% Pb, 68.22% Ag and 84.23% Au (Thibault & Associates Inc., 2017). Payability and smelter terms have not been applied.

Figure 2. Plan view of the Lemarchant Deposit showing the traces of holes LM-26-171 to LM-26-176, the projected outline of the massive sulphide horizon and the 2026 Phase 2 drill holes.

Figure 3. Cross-section through hole LM-26-172 looking north, showing the 18.75 m intercept relative to the Lemarchant massive sulphide horizon. Holes within 25 m of the section plane are shown.

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Figure 4. Cross-section B–B′ looking north-northwest through holes LM-26-174 to LM-26-176, showing the 13.10 m intercept grading 1.21% CuEq (including 2.10 m of 3.86% CuEq) in LM-26-176 relative to the 2018 historical massive sulphide and semi-massive to stockwork sulphide domains. Holes within 25 m of the section plane are shown.

Lemarchant Deposit and Historical Resource Estimate

The Lemarchant Deposit hosts a historical mineral resource estimate from 2018 (Table 2), reported at a 4.0% zinc equivalent cut-off, as set out in the Technical Report titled“NI 43-101 Technical Report and Updated Mineral Resource Estimate on the Lemarchant Deposit, South Tally Pond Property, Central Newfoundland, Canada”. A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as current Mineral Resources or Mineral Reserves, and Canterra is not treating the historical estimate as current Mineral Resources or Mineral Reserves.

Table 2. Lemarchant Deposit historical mineral resource estimate (effective date September 20, 2018)

Category	Tonnes	Cu	Zn	Pb	Ag	Au	CuEq	ZnEq
	(Mt)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(g/t)	(g/t)	(%)	(%)
Indicated	2.42	0.68	6.15	1.60	64.04	1.22	4.89	12.40
Inferred	0.56	0.45	4.68	1.08	44.67	1.06	3.66	9.31

ZnEq grades are as reported in the 2018 Technical Report (ZnEq (%) = Zn (%) + [(Pb (%) × 22.046 × 0.8242 × 1.00) + (Cu (%) × 22.046 × 0.795 × 3.21) + (Ag (g/t) ÷ 31.10348 × 0.6822 × 19) + (Au (g/t) ÷ 31.10348 × 0.8423 × 1,351)] ÷ (1.10 × 22.046 × 0.9146)), using metal prices of US$1.10/lb Zn, US$1.00/lb Pb, US$3.21/lb Cu, US$1,351/oz Au and US$19/oz Ag and the metallurgical recoveries stated above. CuEq grades have been calculated by Canterra from the reported grades using the same 2018 metal prices and recoveries. Tonnages are rounded to the nearest 10,000 tonnes.

Table 3. Drill collar information, holes LM-26-171 to LM-26-176 and LM-11-049EXT

Hole ID	Easting	Northing	Elevation (m)	Azimuth (°)	Dip (°)	Length (m)
LM-26-171	520,884	5,374,981	336	290	−65	196.0
LM-26-172	521,227	5,374,947	334	272	−48	348.0
LM-26-173	520,951	5,374,473	336	305	−55	338.3
LM-26-174	521,204	5,374,832	330	084	−45	301.0
LM-26-175	521,204	5,374,832	330	201	−77	229.0
LM-26-176	521,204	5,374,832	330	249	−48	325.0
LM-11-049EXT	521,162	5,375,541	343	270	−55	848.0

Coordinates are UTM NAD83 Zone 21N. All holes were drilled at NQ core diameter; LM-26-171 and LM-26-172 by Springdale Forest Resources and LM-26-173 to LM-26-176 and LM-11-049EXT by Trust Drilling.

QA/QC Protocols

Core samples, together with standards, blanks and duplicates, were submitted to Eastern Analytical Ltd. (“Eastern”) in Springdale, Newfoundland, for preparation and analysis. All samples were taken from saw-cut NQ drill core, with one half retained for reference and one half submitted for analysis. Samples were delivered in sealed bags by Canterra personnel to Eastern, an accredited assay laboratory conforming to ISO/IEC 17025 requirements. Samples were analyzed by 30 g gold fire assay with atomic absorption finish and by four-acid ICP-OES multi-element analysis (ICP-34), with over-limit Cu, Pb, Zn and Ag determined by atomic absorption.

For the seven drill holes reported in this news release, 23 control samples were inserted among 201 core samples, representing approximately 10% of the sample stream, comprising certified reference materials CDN-ME-1806, CDN-ME-2310, CDN-SE-1 and CDN-FCM-4, blanks and field duplicates. The Qualified Person reviewed the QA/QC results and determined the results to be within accepted limits for the reference and blank materials.

Qualified Person

Paul Moore, M.Sc., P.Geo. (NL), Vice President of Exploration, is the Qualified Person for the Company as defined under National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release.

Newfoundland and Labrador Junior Exploration Assistance

Canterra would like to acknowledge financial support it received from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador's Junior Exploration Assistance Program related to the completion of its 2024 and 2025 programs, and any support it may receive for its 2026 exploration programs in the Buchans District.

About Canterra Minerals

Canterra is a diversified minerals exploration company focused on critical minerals and gold in central Newfoundland. The Company's projects include seven mineral deposits located in close proximity to the world-renowned, past-producing Buchans Mine and Teck Resources' Duck Pond Mine, which collectively produced copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold. Several of Canterra's deposits support current and historical Mineral Resource Estimates prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves. Canterra's gold projects are located on trend of Equinox Gold's Valentine Mine and cover an approximately 55 km extension of the same structural corridor that hosts gold mineralization within Equinox Gold's mine. Past drilling by Canterra and others within the Company's gold projects intersected multiple occurrences of orogenic-style gold mineralization within a large land position that remains underexplored.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF CANTERRA MINERALS CORPORATION

Chris Pennimpede
President & CEO

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, including statements concerning the interpretation of drill results, the continuity and extent of mineralization at the Lemarchant Deposit, planned and ongoing drilling, the timing of assay results, exploration potential and anticipated exploration assistance funding. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statements that discuss predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as“expects”, or“does not expect”,“is expected”,“anticipates” or“does not anticipate”,“plans”,“budget”,“scheduled”,“forecasts”,“estimates”,“believes” or“intends” or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results“may” or“could”,“would”,“might” or“will” occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include risks associated with possible accidents and other risks associated with mineral exploration operations, the risk that assay, geophysical or metallurgical results will not support the Company's interpretations or continued exploration, volatility in copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold prices, the risk that the Company will encounter unanticipated geological factors, the possibility that the Company may not be able to secure permitting and other governmental clearances necessary to carry out the Company's exploration plans, the risk that the Company will not be able to raise sufficient funds to carry out its business plans, and the risk of political uncertainties and regulatory or legal changes that might interfere with the Company's business and prospects, as well as those risks and uncertainties identified and reported in the Company's public filings under its SEDAR+ profile at Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, changes in factors affecting such forward-looking statements or otherwise.

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