Orogen Royalties updates permitting for Ermitaño portal construction

Over 7,700 metres of infill drilling also completed in H1-2026 at Navidad's Winter Vein with multiple significant gold and silver intercepts VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 30, 2026 / Orogen Royalties Inc. (" Orogen " or the " Company ") (TSXV:OGN)(OTCQB:OGNNF) is pleased to announce that First Majestic Silver Corp. ("First Majestic"), operator of the producing gold-silver Santa Elena/Ermitaño mine, has received permits for portal construction for the Navidad deposit, where Orogen holds a cash-flowing 2% net smelter return ("NSR") royalty. Significant infill drilling results have also been reported on the Winter vein system that forms part of the Navidad deposit. 1 Highlights 1 First Majestic has committed an additional US$12 million to initiate the construction of portals for the Navidad and non-royalty Santo Niño deposits within the Santa Elena/Ermitaño mine complex The additional funding will provide underground access to both areas, support decline and ramp development, and advance hydrogeological studies Over 7,700 metres in ten holes of a planned 17,000 metre drilling program in 2026 has been completed at Navidad's Winter vein with the following highlight drill holes: EWUG-26-089 grading 23.59 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold and 359 g/t silver over 2.49 metres EWUG-26-091 grading 3.5 g/t gold and 28 g/t silver over 14.89 metres EWUG-26-088 grading 11.99 g/t gold and 358 g/t silver over 3.43 metres "Portal construction at Navidad represents an important development milestone at the Santa Elena/Ermitaño mine complex," commented Paddy Nicol, CEO of Orogen. "According to First Majestic, the smaller Santo Niño deposit has the potential for near-term mining while the larger and higher grade Navidad deposit continues to be drilled and represents one of the key discoveries in the Santa Elena/Ermitaño mine area.

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