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Gran Pilar expands into a district: Tocvan discovers new gold-silver zones and advances pilot mine development

Tocvan Enters an Intense News Phase
Preparatory work at the Gran Pilar pilot mine site. The multi-hectare area has already been cleared and prepared for infrastructure, on-site facilities, material storage and the planned heap leach operation.

Today, Tocvan Ventures Corp. made an announcement that reinforces the impression that Gran Pilar is increasingly evolving from a classic exploration project into a large-scale development project with district-scale characteristics.

The news-release combines several important developments: The discovery of 3 new gold-silver zones outside the Main Zone, visible progress on the pilot mine buildout, a major expansion of exploration activities and pending results from 19 additional drill holes.

This combination should be particularly relevant for investors. While many explorers often report isolated drill results, Tocvan is currently advancing on several fronts at the same time: Exploration, infrastructure, pilot production and district expansion.

Gran Pilar Expands Well Beyond the Main Zone

What stands out most in today’s results is not necessarily the gold grade of individual intervals alone, but the fact that mineralization is now being confirmed at increasing distances from the Main Zone.

The new drill holes confirm that the mineralized system extends across several parallel trends and structural corridors.

The most important new discovery likely comes from the El Mezquite Trend in the South Block. Drill hole JES-26-134 intersected:

  • 3.1 m @ 1.5 g/t gold and 25 g/t silver
  • including 1.5 m @ 2.4 g/t gold and 33 g/t silver

What is particularly notable is the location of this intercept. The mineralization extends the El Mezquite Trend around 1,000 m south of the original discovery hole and is now located approximately 1.7 km from the Main Zone.

In addition, the mineralization begins very close to surface. According to the company, anomalous mineralization starts at around 9 m depth and continues for almost 40 m downhole.

This suggests that Tocvan may be outlining a much larger epithermal system than previously assumed.

Overview of the new exploration targets at Gran Pilar. The map shows the latest discoveries along several parallel structural corridors, including El Mezquite, Bojorquez and new eastern trends. The increasing distribution of drill intercepts points to a large-scale epithermal district system.

New Target Areas Deliver First Results

The second new zone also provides important indications of the scale of the system. Drill hole JES-26-139 tested a previously undrilled structural corridor located approximately 1.1 km east of the Main Zone. Several mineralized intervals were intersected there, including:

  • 1.5 m @ 0.4 g/t gold and 23 g/t silver

More important than the individual interval itself is the fact that significant mineralization has been identified for the first time in this more distant area.

The company is pursuing an aggressive step-out exploration model, systematically drill-testing large geophysical and geochemical target areas.

New Eastern Trend May Connect With Bojorquez

The third new zone appears particularly interesting. Here, Tocvan reports several mineralized drill intercepts along an entirely new trend northeast of the Main Zone. Drill holes JES-26-141 to JES-26-143 returned consistent anomalous gold values over broader intervals, including:

  • 4.6 m @ 0.3 g/t gold
  • 1.5 m @ 1 g/t gold
  • 1.5 m @ 0.7 g/t gold

However, the strategic importance of this zone lies elsewhere: The drill holes are located along the same magnetic trend as the recently discovered Bojorquez target area, which had already delivered strong surface sample results. This increasingly suggests the possible outline of a continuous mineralized corridor extending over several kilometers.

The company itself emphasizes that the new zones were discovered through aggressive step-out drilling along geophysical and geochemical anomalies.

Geophysical overview of the Gran Pilar district with the North Block, South Block and Central Structural Corridor. Several high-grade surface samples, historic underground workings and new drill targets now extend over several kilometers along parallel magnetic trends.

What is becoming increasingly striking is how exploration continues to move farther away from the known Main Zone. While earlier drill programs focused primarily on the Main Zone, today’s exploration is expanding over several kilometers along parallel structural corridors.

The combination of magnetics, surface geochemistry, historic underground workings and new step-out drilling increasingly outlines the picture of a large-scale epithermal gold-silver district.

Further Drill Results Expected

However, almost more important than today’s results is the number of drill holes still outstanding. Tocvan has now completed more than 6,200 m of its fully funded 20,000 m drill program. At the same time, results from another 19 drill holes totaling more than 3,800 m are still pending. This means: Today’s newsflow may only be the beginning.

CEO Brodie Sutherland commented:

“These early exploration successes at Gran Pilar, highlighted by the discovery of three new gold-silver zones, mark an outstanding start to our 2026 program. While these initial drill results are not yet representative of the higher-grade structures we believe occur within the broader system, they are extremely encouraging given we are stepping out into entirely new areas with no prior drilling. The results clearly demonstrate that the mineralized footprint at Gran Pilar extends well beyond the Main Zone and validate our district-scale exploration model. As is typical in early-stage discovery drilling, the key objective at this stage is identifying the major structural corridors and alteration systems that can host stronger gold grades as we refine our targeting. With over 6,200 metres drilled to date and results pending from an additional 19 holes, we believe we are building significant momentum across the district. We are equally excited about the rapid progress on our pilot plant build, where the field office is now installed, perimeter fencing is going up, clays for the heap leach pad have been prepped, and stockpiling of 100%-owned material is well underway — all setting the stage for commissioning later this year and near-term pilot-scale production.”

Pilot Mine Shows Visible Progress

In parallel with exploration, development of the pilot mine is also making visible progress. According to the news-release, the following items have already been completed:

  • Long-term community agreement
  • 10-year pilot facility permit
  • Water monitoring wells
  • Condemnation drilling
  • Site preparation
  • Road upgrades
  • Construction of office and storage areas
  • Preparation of the heap leach clay base
  • Start of material stockpiling

The pilot facility is designed to process up to 50,000 t of material and generate critical data for future economic studies.

Particularly important: Tocvan is developing the pilot production entirely on its own 100%-controlled land.

Installation of the new field office at the planned pilot mine site. Tocvan is continuing to build out operational infrastructure in parallel with ongoing exploration.
Development of additional infrastructure at the pilot mine site, including fuel and supply facilities to support upcoming development and pilot production activities.

The Project Is Visibly Advancing

The photos released today underline that Gran Pilar is no longer just a classic exploration project.

A roughly 6-hectare area has already been prepared for the pilot facility. The on-site office has been installed, fuel storage and infrastructure are being developed and material from trenching activities is already being stockpiled.

The new maps and magnetic images also impressively show how large the target area has now become.

The combination of large-scale geophysics, extensive surface mineralization, historic underground workings, new structural corridors and increasingly distributed drill intercepts speaks more and more strongly for a broad epithermal district system.

Already stockpiled material from the exploration and trenching program at Gran Pilar. In parallel with ongoing exploration, Tocvan is preparing material for the planned pilot facility.
Strongly altered quartz-rich mineralization from the Gran Pilar district. Such structures are typically associated with epithermal gold-silver systems.

Exploration Is Expanded Significantly

In addition to the drill program, Tocvan has significantly expanded its surface exploration program.

More than 400 new rock and soil samples have been collected. Geochemical coverage across the South Block has been expanded and a new 1.2 km gold-in-soil anomaly has been identified. Further mapping and geophysical interpretation are planned for Q3.

The company is currently generating new target areas systematically along several parallel trends.

Bottom Line

Today’s news-release is far more than just another exploration update. Tocvan is now demonstrating several developments at the same time: Aggressive district-scale exploration, ongoing discoveries of new zones, a major expansion of the target area, visible infrastructure buildout, pilot mine preparation and an unusually high number of pending drill results.

What is particularly notable is that many of the new intercepts are located outside the Main Zone. This suggests that Gran Pilar may ultimately prove to be significantly larger than previously assumed.

With 19 drill holes still pending, ongoing surface exploration, new target areas, geophysical interpretation and visible progress at the pilot facility, Tocvan appears to be entering an unusually active news phase.

Company Details

Tocvan Ventures Corp.
Suite 1150 Iveagh House
707 – 7th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3H6
Phone: +1 403 668 7855
Email: bsutherland@tocvan.ca (Brodie Sutherland)
www.tocvan.com

ISIN: CA88900N1050

Shares Issued & Outstanding: 78,735,014

Canada Symbol (CSE): TOC
Current Price: 0.65 CAD (05/27/2026)
Market Capitalization: 51 Million CAD

Germany Symbol / WKN (Tradegate): TV3 / A2PE64
Current Price: 0.401 EUR (05/27/2026)
Market Capitalization: 32 Million EUR

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Disclaimer and Forward-Looking Information: Rockstone and Tocvan Ventures Corp. (“Tocvan”; “the Company”) expressly point out that all forward-looking information contained in this report does not represent a guarantee of future results or performance. Actual results may differ materially from those projected. Readers are referred to Tocvan’s public filings, available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, for a more detailed discussion of risk factors and their potential impact. All statements in this report, other than statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements. This report includes expectations, interpretations, projections and assumptions based on information available at the time of writing, including public disclosures by the Company and statements made by its management. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements, expectations and assumptions regarding: The significance, interpretation and geological implications of the latest drill results from the Gran Pilar Project, including the discovery of three new gold-silver zones outside the known Main Zone; the possibility that newly identified mineralized trends, structural corridors and target areas represent part of a larger district-scale epithermal gold-silver system; the significance and interpretation of mineralization identified along the El Mezquite Trend, the South Block Mag High Target, the new eastern trend, the Bojorquez Target and other target areas within the broader Gran Pilar district; the interpretation of gold, silver, arsenic, base metal values, alteration patterns, quartz-rich mineralization, silicification, oxidation, magnetic anomalies and geochemical signatures as indicators of hydrothermal activity, structural corridors, feeder zones or potentially higher-grade mineralization; the expectation that ongoing and future exploration activities may define, expand, connect or better understand mineralized zones and structural corridors across the project; the anticipated timing, frequency and impact of upcoming assay results and related news flow from 19 pending drill holes, additional surface sampling, mapping, trenching, geophysics and operational updates; the possibility that multiple target areas within the South Block, North Block, Main Zone, El Mezquite Trend, Bojorquez Target, new eastern trend and broader Gran Pilar project area may contribute to a larger or more advanced gold-silver mineralized system; the execution, pace and effectiveness of ongoing and planned exploration programs, including drilling, mapping, trenching, geophysical interpretation and geochemical surveys; the significance and interpretation of more than 6,200 m of drilling completed to date within the fully funded 20,000 m drill program and the potential relevance of more than 3,800 m of pending drill results; the potential for further step-out drilling to identify additional mineralized zones or expand the known footprint of the system; the advancement of site activities including road work, infrastructure development, field office installation, perimeter fencing, fuel and supply facilities, heap leach pad preparation, stockpiling of material and other operational preparations; the preparation, development, timing, construction, commissioning and potential operation of the fully permitted pilot mine or pilot facility, including assumptions regarding throughput, recoveries, scalability, technical performance, operating costs and potential cash flow; the ability to identify, extract, transport, stockpile and process suitable material for pilot-scale operations; metallurgical performance and its implications for recovery rates, processing suitability and future development planning; the potential for the Company to transition from an exploration-stage company toward future pilot-scale or commercial production; the expected impact of gold and silver prices, market sentiment, geopolitical uncertainty, ETF flows, central bank buying and broader capital market conditions on the junior mining sector and on market interest in the Company; the availability of sufficient funding to support ongoing and planned activities; and the expected timing of future operational milestones, assay results, infrastructure updates and corporate announcements. Statements regarding exploration potential, district-scale characteristics, target quality, geological interpretation, mineralization corridors, structural controls, exploration upside, pilot mine development, pilot-scale operations, future production potential, operational progress, market interest, value drivers, project advancement or future development pathways are based on limited information, technical interpretation, management commentary and publicly available disclosures as of the date of publication. Such statements are inherently uncertain and should not be interpreted as a guarantee of future performance, a mineral resource estimate, an economic study, a feasibility study, a production decision, a construction decision or an assurance that any specific technical, operational, financial or commercial outcome will be achieved. There are currently no mineral reserves defined for the project and, unless otherwise disclosed, no completed maiden resource estimate. There can be no assurance that ongoing or future exploration will result in the definition of a mineral resource, the successful operation of a pilot facility, the generation of cash flow or the advancement of the project to commercial production. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions and beliefs and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. These risks include, but are not limited to: The speculative nature of mineral exploration, development and pilot-scale operations; geological uncertainties related to grade, continuity, geometry, scale, orientation, structural controls and economic relevance of mineralization; the possibility that magnetic anomalies, geochemical signatures, pathfinder elements, alteration patterns, quartz-rich mineralization or surface sample results may not correspond to economically significant mineralization; the possibility that drilling results may not confirm current geological interpretations; the risk that pending assay results from drill holes, rock samples or surface samples may not align with expectations; the possibility that follow-up drilling may not expand, connect or validate mineralized zones or corridors; variability in sampling, sample preparation, laboratory analysis, QA/QC procedures, data quality and technical interpretation; operational risks associated with drilling, trenching, mapping, sampling, road work, heavy equipment, fuel storage, site preparation, material stockpiling and contractor performance; risks related to drill rig availability, contractor scheduling, equipment breakdowns, labor availability, fuel supply, logistics, infrastructure and site conditions; delays or disruptions related to weather, permitting, regulatory requirements, community matters, land access or other external factors; uncertainties related to the design, procurement, delivery, installation, construction, timing, cost, commissioning and performance of the pilot facility and related processing equipment; the risk that pilot-scale results may not translate to larger-scale operations or may not demonstrate expected recoveries, throughput, metallurgical performance, operating costs or economic viability; metallurgical risks including variability in recoveries, material characteristics, leaching behavior and processing suitability; environmental, safety and regulatory risks associated with mining and pilot-scale operations; reliance on third-party contractors, laboratories, suppliers, consultants and service providers; social, legal, community and land-access risks; regulatory, permitting and political risks, particularly in Mexico; financing and liquidity risks, including the potential need for additional capital despite current funding levels; fluctuations in gold and silver prices, exchange rates, inflation, interest rates, operating costs, capital costs and broader economic conditions; volatility affecting junior mining equities; and geopolitical, legal, tax, industry and macroeconomic risks beyond the Company’s control. The Company has indicated that certain areas of the project remain at an early stage of exploration and that conceptual targets are inherently uncertain. There has been insufficient drilling in parts of the project to define a mineral resource and there is no certainty that further exploration will lead to such a result. Any technical, operational or market-related terminology used in this report, including references to “district-scale characteristics,” “district expansion,” “multi-target system,” “discovery corridor,” “exploration upside,” “pilot production,” “value drivers,” “market attention,” “catch-up potential,” “intense news phase” or similar expressions, reflects the interpretation and opinion of the author and should not be considered as confirmation of economic viability, development certainty, commercial production potential or future share-price performance. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Actual results, developments and future events may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Neither Rockstone, the author nor Tocvan Ventures Corp. undertakes any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.

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