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Pilot Mountain - Significant Drilling Results

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Desert Scheelite drilling completed with high-grade tungsten, copper, silver and zinc intersections confirmed across multiple holes.

  • Drillholes completed at Desert Scheelite 61
  • Resource holes at Desert Scheelite 49
  • Highest WO3 grade intersection 1.09% WO3
  • Longest mineralised interval 45.7m at 0.24% WO3
  • Highest zinc grade 9.98% Zn
  • Highlight interval PM25-045 8.23m @ 1.23% WO3Eq or 4.26% CuEq
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Guardian Metal Resources plc (LON:GMET, OTCQX:GMTLF), a strategic mineral exploration and development company focused in Nevada, USA, is pleased to announce further drillhole assay results from the Company's ongoing drilling campaign at its 100% owned Pilot Mountain tungsten Project ("Pilot Mountain" or the "Project") located in Nevada, USA.

Laboratory assay results from drill core samples have been received from the final batch of drillholes at the Desert Scheelite zone covering PM25-41 to PM25-052 (Figure 1, Table 1) with results confirming further significant high-grade tungsten mineralisation over significant widths (Table 2).

To date, a total of 82 drillholes have completed, with 61 drillholes at Desert Scheelite, including 49 resource holes, 7 geotechnical holes and 5 metallurgical holes. At the Garnet Zone all 20 planned resource drillholes have previously been completed and at Porphyry South a single drillhole has been completed to date.

Oliver Friesen, CEO of Guardian Metal, commented:

"We are very pleased to now have all of the results in hand from the Desert Scheelite resource drilling, marking another important step toward our goal of delivering Mined in America tungsten to the United States market. Once again, this latest batch of assays has confirmed zones of high-grade tungsten, copper, silver and zinc, with numerous holes returning significant widths of tungsten mineralisation.

"We now eagerly await initial results from our inaugural Garnet Zone drilling and look forward to commencing drilling at Tempiute in the coming weeks. With multiple rigs soon to be mobilised across our Nevada based co-flagship tungsten projects, Guardian Metal is entering one of its most active and potentially value-accretive periods in the Company's history, with significant news flow expected over the coming months."

HIGHLIGHTS

§ Of significance within this particular batch of results is the mineralised widths (>0.10% WO3) encountered throughout several holes as well as the intersection of multiple broad mineralised intervals.

§ These include a mineralised 21.6 m interval in PM25-043, a 33.9 m interval in PM25-045, a 45.7 m interval in PM25-047 and a 24.4 m interval in PM25-051 as well as multiple others throughout the holes reported herein. It is worth noting that the intersections in holes PM25-042, PM25-043 and PM25-045 could be significantly wider accounting for four sample intervals with no core recovery.

§ High-grade individual assay results up to 1.09% W03, 9.98% zinc (Zn), 337ppm silver (Ag), and 1.3% copper (Cu) with select highlight interval of 8.23m of 1.23 % WO3Eq or 4.26 % CuEq from PM25-045 nested within a broader 33.9m continuously mineralised interval from that drillhole.

§ Initial Garnet Zone drilling analytical results are expected imminently with inaugural results released to the market in the coming weeks.

§ Several samples from the Company's newly staked 'Pilot North Project' are now in the laboratory with results expected in the coming weeks.

DRILLHOLE INTERSECTIONS

§ Drillhole PM25-041 highlight downhole intersections:

o 10.4 m @ 0.28% WO3 from 50.9 m - 61.3 m (10.4 m @ 0.30 % WO3Eq or 1.03 % CuEq)*, including

  • 3 m @ 0.43% WO3 from 50.9 m - 53.9 m, and
  • 1.3 m @ 0.57% WO3 from 60.0 m - 61.3 m

§ Drillhole PM25-042 highlight downhole intersections:

o 6.1 m @ 0.29% WO3 from 57.0 m - 63.1 m (6.1 m @ 0.30 % WO3Eq or 1.04 % CuEq), including

1.5 m @ 0.43% WO3 from 58.5 m - 60.0 m

o 11.9m @ 0.27% WO3, 0.32 % Zn, 4.35 g/t Ag & 628 ppm Cu from 69.1 m - 81.0 m (11.9 m @ 0.33 % WO3Eq or 1.15 % CuEq), including

1.5 m @ 0.41% WO3 from 75.0 m - 76.5 m

§ Drillhole PM25-043 highlight downhole intersections:

o 21.6 m @ 0.20% WO3, 1.82% Zn, 5.19 g/t Au & 2016 ppm Cu from 44.5 m - 66.1 m (21.6 m @ 0.43 % WO3Eq or 1.49 % CuEq), including:

  • 4.3 m @ 0.32% WO3 from 47.6 m - 51.8 m;
  • 1.8 m @ 0.29% WO3 from 54.8 m - 56.6 m

o 8.8 m @ 0.29% WO3, 0.69% Zn, 10.60 g/t Ag & 796 ppm Cu from 74.1 m - 82.9 m (8.8 m @ 0.41 % WO3Eq or 1.41 % CuEq)

§ Drillhole PM25-044 highlight downhole intersections:

o 7.2 m @ 0.42% WO3 from 84.4 m - 91.6 m (7.16 m @ 0.43 % WO3Eq or 1.47 % CuEq)

o 14.1 m @ 0.34% WO3, 0.48% Zn, 5.61 g/t Ag & 1671 ppm Cu from 104.9 m - 119.0 m (14.12 m @ 0.45 % WO3Eq or 1.54 % CuEq)

§ Drillhole PM25-045 highlight downhole intersections:

o 5.8m @ 0.23% WO3, 2.18% Zn, 14.15 g/t Ag & 1686 ppm Cu from 63.1 m - 68.9 m (5.79 m @ 0.51 % WO3Eq or 1.78 % CuEq)

o 33.9 m @ 0.31% WO3, 1.31% Zn, 28.16 g/t Ag & 1572 ppm Cu from 72.2 m - 106.2 (33.93 m @ 0.57 % WO3Eq or 1.96 % CuEq) including

  • 8.2 m @ 0.60 % WO3, 3.02% Zn, 67.72 g/t Ag & 4643 ppm Cu from 72.2 m - 80.5 m (8.23 m @ 1.23 % WO3Eq or 4.26 % CuEq)

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§ Drillhole PM25-046 highlight downhole intersections:

o 13.1 m @ 0.14% WO3, 0.56% Zn, 6.37g/t Ag & 1334 ppm Cu from 55.2 m - 68.3 m (13.11 m @ 0.25 % WO3Eq or 0.86 % CuEq), including:

  • 4.7 m @ 0.24% WO3, 0.87% Zn, 9.53g/t Ag & 1910 ppm Cu from 55.2 m - 59.9 m (4.73 m @ 0.40 % WO3Eq or 1.39 % CuEq)

§ Drillhole PM25-047 highlight downhole intersections:

o 45.7 m @ 0.24% WO3 & 15.30 g/t Ag from 74.5 m - 121.5 m (45.65 m @ 0.31 % WO3Eq or 1.07 % CuEq)**

§ Drillhole PM25-048 highlight downhole intersections:

o 10.7 m @ 0.35% WO3, 1.20% Zn & 21.49 g/t Ag from 180.4 m - 191.1 m (12.19 m @ 0.73 % WO3Eq or 2.53 % CuEq)

o 1.5 m @ 0.74% WO3 & 337.0 g/t Ag from 157.6 m - 159.1 m (1.5 m @ 2.03 % WO3Eq or 6.98 % CuEq)

§ Drillhole PM25-050 highlight downhole intersections:

o 7.7 m @ 0.28% WO3 from 167.0 m - 174.7 m (7.65 m @ 0.30 % WO3Eq or 1.04 % CuEq)

o 5.9 m @ 0.26% WO3 from 188.1 m - 194.0 m (5.94 m @ 0.29 % WO3Eq or 1.00 % CuEq)

§ Drillhole PM25-051 highlight downhole intersections:

o 24.4 m @ 0.19% WO3 and 2.88g/t Ag from 127.1 m - 151.5 m (24.39 m @ 0.20 % WO3Eq or 0.69 % CuEq)

* Metal Equivalents: Copper Equivalent ("CuEq") and W03 Equivalent ("WO3Eq") are calculated using a tungsten price of US $485/MTU, a zinc price of US$1.241/lb, a copper price of US$4.34/lb and a silver price of US$37.39/Oz (see Table 3).

** Includes up to 1.37m core loss around 115.67m downhole.

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Figure 1. 2024-25 drillhole map showing the location of all holes drilled to date (excluding Garnet Zone).

RESULTS

Table 1: Drillhole collar table (this RNS)

Hole IDZoneEasting*Northing*Azimuth (deg.)Dip (deg.)Down hole depth (m)
PM25-041Desert Scheelite424047.094248326.18179.28-49.6186.00
PM25-042Desert Scheelite424066.044248326.55177.62-48.894.34
PM25-043Desert Scheelite424096.284248326.06179.17-49.4899.67
PM25-044Desert Scheelite424095.364248345.86176.26-61.27145.39
PM25-045Desert Scheelite424123.224248336.47181.59-44.25124.97
PM25-046Desert Scheelite424220.964248324.66179.33-63.8380.62
PM25-047Desert Scheelite423883.574248298.74184.38-54.92163.68
PM25-048Desert Scheelite423793.494248306.58179.42-62.42210.62
PM25-050Desert Scheelite423835.164248335.13179.79-64.63213.36
PM25-051Desert Scheelite423833.964248337.35182.86-43.51185.62
PM25-052Desert Scheelite423794.594248306.12178.91-43.65171.45

Table 1 notes: All holes HQ core diameter. *UTM WGS84 Zone 11N

Table 2: Significant Diamond Drillhole Assay Results1

Drill Hole IDDownhole Depth (m)Interval (m)WWO 3WO 3ZnAgCuIntersection Composites
FromTo(ppm) aXRF15C (%) b(%) c(%) d(g/t) a(ppm) a(weighted averages)
PM25-04150.953.93.002,6400.430.430.091.314710.4m @ 0.28% WO3, 0.1 % Zn, 1.07 g/t Ag & 170 ppm Cu
53.957.03.10570-0.07Δ0.060.5224
57.058.51.502,4000.340.340.091.5108
58.560.01.508600.120.120.201.5197
60.061.31.303,7400.570.570.080.9137
PM25-04253.556.42.902,4100.320.320.100.6806
56.457.00.60------no recovery
57.058.51.501,5700.210.210.080.81376.1m @ 0.29% WO3, 0.1 % Zn, 1.32 g/t Ag & 133 ppm Cu
58.560.01.503,0000.430.430.162.8202
60.061.51.502,5400.350.350.121.5117
61.563.11.601,2200.160.160.070.379
PM25-04269.170.71.602,2500.360.360.3113.76708.9m @ 0.31% WO3, 0.29 % Zn, 4.9 g/t Ag & 661 ppm Cu11.9m @ 0.27% WO3, 0.32 % Zn, 4.35 g/t Ag & 628 ppm Cu
70.772.21.501,9600.270.270.193.4753
72.273.61.402,3300.350.350.131.5422
73.675.01.402,1600.280.280.401.9707
75.076.51.502,6700.410.410.212.9534
76.578.01.501,5100.190.190.475.0864
78.079.51.501,2900.180.180.463.9691
79.581.01.509400.140.140.351.5372
PM25-04344.546.01.498000.110.110.041.314121.63m @ 0.2% WO3, 1.82 % Zn, 5.19 g/t Ag & 2016 ppm Cu
46.047.61.551,0800.150.150.052.0123
47.649.01.452,4700.330.330.050.61154.25m @ 0.32% WO3, 0.04 % Zn, 0.48 g/t Ag & 113 ppm Cu
49.050.31.302,5300.400.400.040.6114
50.351.81.501,7700.230.230.040.3109
51.853.31.50660-0.08Δ0.040.372
53.354.81.47480-0.06Δ0.091.2404
54.855.20.401,8200.310.310.226.34051.83m @ 0.29% WO3, 0.08 % Zn, 1.57 g/t Ag & 122 ppm Cu
55.256.61.432,2600.290.290.040.343
56.658.01.401,3100.170.174.41Ø5.92,060
58.059.41.401,1000.140.143.00Ø2.91,205
59.460.40.952,1600.290.292.51Ø11.63,1303.5m @ 0.3% WO3, 7.1 % Zn, 20.39 g/t Ag & 10071 ppm Cu
60.461.71.302,1200.280.289.98Ø22.113,000β
61.762.91.252,3300.330.337.58Ø25.312,300β
62.964.61.691,0300.130.131.16Ø5.9541
64.666.11.551,0600.140.141.04Ø4.2693
66.170.74.57------no recovery
70.772.21.538400.130.130.477.6685
72.274.11.83------no recovery
74.175.31.222,4200.360.363.10Ø53.21,9558.84m @ 0.29% WO3, 0.69 % Zn, 10.6 g/t Ag & 796 ppm Cu
75.376.91.611,7500.230.230.5010.2823
76.978.31.431,5100.200.200.673.01,320
78.379.91.611,9100.360.360.131.5475
79.981.41.442,2500.450.450.111.6327
81.482.91.531,1900.160.160.122.2131
PM25-04484.485.71.278700.120.120.040.32847.16m @ 0.42% WO3, 0.02 % Zn, 0.45 g/t Ag & 254 ppm Cu
85.787.21.505,3101.091.090.010.5250
87.288.81.551,7800.250.250.010.7244
88.890.31.502,3600.320.320.020.3284
90.391.61.341,7300.240.240.030.5208
PM25-044104.9106.51.572,9700.420.420.060.815314.12m @ 0.34% WO3, 0.48 % Zn, 5.61 g/t Ag & 1671 ppm Cu
106.5108.01.543,1100.430.430.030.3146
108.0109.51.492,6300.450.450.076.7917
109.5111.31.828200.120.120.044.2422
111.3112.51.141,6900.230.230.066.1428
112.5113.51.089500.130.130.163.8389
113.5114.91.372,7200.380.380.121.6413
114.9116.41.528200.120.120.041.9191
116.4118.01.532,9200.400.403.26Ø15.86,240
118.0119.01.065,5900.780.780.9718.59,140
PM25-04563.164.61.531,7700.230.230.060.8615.79m @ 0.23% WO3, 2.18 % Zn, 14.15 g/t Ag & 1686 ppm Cu
64.666.82.131,4900.310.312.73Ø27.42,720
66.868.92.131,1500.160.163.15Ø10.51,820
68.972.23.36------no recovery
72.276.44.113,6600.510.514.56Ø61.84,2608.23m @ 0.6% WO3, 3.02 % Zn, 67.72 g/t Ag & 4643 ppm Cu33.93m @ 0.31% WO3, 1.31 % Zn, 28.16 g/t Ag & 1572 ppm Cu
76.479.02.644,4200.800.801.37Ø102.0λ5,750
79.080.51.483,0900.510.511.69Ø23.03,730
80.581.71.192,4000.330.330.616.61,395
81.783.11.402,1500.290.291.08Ø2.6741
83.184.41.371,5000.200.202.33Ø7.52,100
84.486.01.572,4700.330.330.90212.0λ242
86.087.51.481,8500.240.243.66Ø9.13,010
87.589.01.521,6000.220.221.76Ø2.4419
89.090.51.531,6900.220.222.01Ø7.7367
90.592.01.472,4200.320.320.250.8320
92.093.61.572,8200.380.380.081.0229
93.695.11.502,3200.320.320.191.0309
95.196.61.55620-0.08Δ0.050.681
96.698.11.501,4200.190.190.040.395
98.199.71.55560-0.07Δ0.020.8176
99.7101.41.75700-0.09Δ0.020.8307
101.4103.21.759400.130.130.050.3167
103.2104.71.501,9200.260.260.121.1218
104.7106.21.508400.120.120.262.8345
PM25-04655.256.71.531,5100.200.200.8118.83,5604.73m @ 0.24% WO3, 0.87 % Zn, 9.53 g/t Ag & 1910 ppm Cu13.11m @ 0.14% WO3, 0.56 % Zn, 6.37 g/t Ag & 1334 ppm Cu
56.757.60.902,5500.360.361.43Ø9.13,180
57.658.40.77620-0.08Δ0.915.8627
58.459.91.532,1100.290.290.592.4160
59.961.41.50130-0.02Δ0.170.890
61.462.91.50200-0.03Δ0.110.9161
62.964.11.201,3500.180.181.36Ø6.7827
64.165.41.3020-0.00Δ0.080.792
65.466.91.501,3400.180.180.225.9604
66.968.31.387700.110.110.5513.14,390
PM25-04774.576.01.503,7500.490.490.022.716045.65m @ 0.24% WO3, 0.07 % Zn, 15.62 g/t Ag & 144 ppm Cu(Includes up to 1.37m core loss around 115.67m downhole)
76.077.51.502,8400.360.360.031.690
77.579.01.503,4700.480.480.022.365
79.080.51.481,5300.200.200.042.760
80.582.01.503,8500.530.530.022.152
82.083.51.503,3700.460.460.011.146
83.585.01.501,6500.220.220.020.336
85.086.11.08530-0.07Δ0.030.349
86.187.81.69350-0.04Δ0.1314.3263
87.888.50.711,080-0.14Δ0.021.344
88.589.81.32610-0.08Δ0.1331.4153
89.891.31.501,280-0.16Δ0.040.9107
91.392.61.302,9400.380.380.2035.7264
92.693.71.101,360-0.17Δ0.0946.1101
93.795.82.101,8300.290.290.31107.0λ163
95.897.31.501,6900.220.220.0934.972
97.398.81.501,9500.350.350.3879.8199
98.8100.31.50140-0.02Δ0.053.750
100.3101.61.302,4800.340.340.010.314
101.6102.50.90210-0.03Δ0.031.372
102.5104.01.50140-0.02Δ0.010.359
104.0105.51.5050-0.01Δ0.010.8372
105.5106.81.278400.120.120.021.5874
106.8108.41.619700.130.130.042.7164
108.4109.71.32280-0.04Δ0.010.3109
109.7111.21.502,5400.450.450.010.3217
111.2112.10.922,1900.440.440.020.990
112.1113.61.502,6400.340.340.1452.550
113.6115.11.503,0600.400.400.010.5130
115.1115.70.551,490-0.19Δ0.020.385
117.0118.51.502,9400.390.390.027.365
118.5120.01.50700-0.09Δ0.0612.4201
120.0121.51.501,5800.200.200.054.1178
PM25-048157.6159.11.502,7900.740.740.67337.0λ79
180.4182.01.552,0900.290.291.33Ø11.710612.19m @ 0.4% WO3, 1.14 % Zn, 60.31 g/t Ag & 787 ppm Cu
182.0182.80.802,4000.300.301.89Ø3.5261
182.8183.70.974,1901.061.062.16Ø9.04,880
183.7185.21.501,3600.190.190.130.3139
185.2186.71.502,8300.370.371.56Ø88.1706
186.7188.21.504,1300.570.571.91Ø4.51,690
188.2189.81.55250-0.03Δ0.236.047
189.8191.11.321,6000.210.211.12Ø39.0377
PM25-050167.0168.01.008100.110.110.021.1897.65m @ 0.28% WO3, 0.03 % Zn, 3.62 g/t Ag & 154 ppm Cu
168.0168.90.903,0000.400.400.021.9477
168.9170.21.253,0600.420.420.023.8461
170.2170.80.65560-0.07Δ0.012.837
170.8172.31.482,6200.340.340.020.315
172.3173.61.271,7600.230.230.020.56
173.6174.71.102,1000.280.280.0815.730
PM25-050188.1189.51.443,3600.450.450.022.7575.94m @ 0.26% WO3, 0.06 % Zn, 4.25 g/t Ag & 159 ppm Cu
189.5191.11.61680-0.09Δ0.158.6108
191.1192.51.392,5200.350.350.064.1329
192.5194.01.501,5300.200.200.021.2154
PM25-051127.1128.61.531,7700.240.240.010.32624.39m @ 0.19% WO3, 0.03 % Zn, 2.88 g/t Ag & 49 ppm Cu
128.6130.21.52980-0.12Δ0.000.349
130.2131.41.222,5100.350.350.000.318
131.4132.61.27440-0.06Δ0.020.324
132.6134.11.501,6700.220.220.081.737
134.1135.61.50550-0.07Δ0.1230.2114
135.6137.31.6730-0.00Δ0.021.8219
137.3138.81.46180-0.02Δ0.053.228
138.8140.11.281,2500.170.170.011.339
140.1141.21.171,9200.250.250.022.534
141.2142.41.20560-0.07Δ0.031.857
142.4144.11.63590-0.07Δ0.021.737
144.1145.71.6430-0.00Δ0.010.316
145.7147.21.504,4600.590.590.010.327
147.2148.41.252,2900.410.410.021.836
148.4150.01.522,9600.400.400.010.333
150.0151.51.531,4000.190.190.010.312

Table 2 notes: Summary of certificated assay results provided by accredited laboratory ALS USA Inc

Analytical methods utilised: ME-ICP61 for all samples, with ME-ICP61 overlimit samples also analysed using Ore Grade packages Ag-OG62, Cu-OG62, Pb-OG62, Zn-OG62, and W-XRF15c for high-grade tungsten.

ppm: parts per million, 10,000 ppm = 1%

a: ALS method ME-ICP61;

b: WO3 % from method ME-XRF15c

c: ALS method Zn-OG62

Δ: denotes WO3 % calculated using W ppm (ME-ICP61) calculated as W % multiplied by 1.2611

F: denotes Zn % from overlimit method Zn-OG62

β denotes Cu % from overlimit method Cu-OG62

λ denotes Ag g/t from overlimit method Ag-OG62

Table 3: Summary of Calculated Metal Equivalents for Significant Diamond Drillhole Assay Results1

Hole IDDown hole (m)Metal Equivalents
FromToIntervalCuEq (%)WO 3 EQ (%)
PM25-04150.961.310.41.030.30
PM25-0425763.16.11.040.30
69.1788.91.280.37
69.18111.91.150.33
PM25-04347.5551.84.251.120.32
54.7756.61.831.070.31
59.462.93.54.331.26
44.5166.1421.631.490.43
74.0782.918.841.410.41
PM25-04484.4391.597.161.470.43
104.9119.0214.121.540.45
PM25-04563.0968.885.791.780.51
72.2480.478.234.261.23
72.24106.1733.931.960.57
PM25-04655.1759.94.731.390.40
55.1768.2813.110.860.25
PM25-04775.89121.5445.651.070.31
PM25-048157.6159.11.56.982.03
PM25-048180.42191.1110.691.910.55
PM25-050167174.657.651.040.30
188.061945.941.000.29
PM25-050127.1151.4924.390.690.20
Basket Prices (as of 5 August 2025)
Tungsten (WO 3 ) Price ($/MTU)485.0
Silver Price ($/Oz)37.39
Zinc Price ($/lb)1.2412
Copper Price ($/lb)4.340

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