Volta Metals Ltd.

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 19, 2026) - Volta Metals Ltd. (CSE: VLTA) (OTCQB: VOLMF) (FSE: D0W) ("Volta" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of a 100% interest in three contiguous unpatented mining claims (Mining Claim Numbers 722235, 722236 and 722237, collectively, the "Acquired Claims") adjoining its Springer Rare Earth Element deposit, near Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. The acquisition consolidates the ground surrounding the deposit into a single, contiguous block and gives Volta a clear path to 100% ownership of the en...

HIGHLIGHTSClear path to 100% ownership: Volta has agreed to acquire the three contiguous unpatented mining claims, immediately east of the Springer Deposit, tying together every patent and claim that makes up the project into a single, wholly Volta-owned land block.New Exploration Ground: The Acquired Claims are entirely undrilled and unexplored, sitting directly along the eastward extension of REE-Gallium mineralization that remains open beyond Springer's current 176 Mt resource (56.6 Mt Indicated + 119.5 Mt Inferred).Improved site access: Opens a short, direct route into the deposit and the...

HIGHLIGHTSGallium mineralization extends significantly beyond the currently defined main rare earth mineralized zones, demonstrating a broader gallium distribution. Gallium mineralization extends vertically 210 m past the outline of the current open pit in both SL26-31 and SL26-33, and SL26-32 ends in mineralization at 426 m and remains open at depth, indicating resource growth potential beyond the current pit-constrained estimate.51.8 g/t Ga₂O₃ over the entire 399.0 m length of drill hole SL26-31 (3.0-402.0 m). The highest gallium interval of the three holes is: 236.6 g/t Ga₂...