NGEx drills 19.00m at 25.84% CuEq within 57.75m at 9.41% CuEq at Lunahuasi

Canada NewsWire VANCOUVER, BC , July 8, 2026 /CNW/ - NGEx Minerals Ltd. ("NGEx", "NGEx Minerals" or the "Company") (TSX: NGEX; OTCQX: NGXXF) is pleased to announce results of five drill holes from the Phase 4 drill program at its 100% owned Lunahuasi high-grade copper-gold-silver project in San Juan, Argentina. PDF Version Highlights: Drillhole DPDH069 intersected: 21.30m at 5.99% CuEq from 522.00m, including 2.45m at 20.66% CuEq from 540.85m Drillhole DPDH071 intersected: 573.40m at 2.17% CuEq from 274.60m, including 22.10m at 4.98% CuEq from 339.70m 9.00m at 13.07% CuEq from 489.00m 30.00m at 4.99% CuEq from 645.00m 46.00m at 4.83% CuEq from 733.00m, including 15.00m at 8.74% CuEq from 764.00m Drillhole DPDH072 intersected: 11.40m at 8.08% CuEq from 215.00m 207.00m at 2.37% CuEq from 639.00m, including 3.50m at 30.49% CuEq from 726.00m 11.50m at 8.95% CuEq from 760.50m Drillhole DPDH077 intersected: 57.75m at 9.41% CuEq from 310.25m, including 19.00m at 25.84% CuEq from 326.00m, including 8.00m at 37.38% CuEq from 331.00m Wojtek Wodzicki, President and CEO, commented, "Drillhole DPDH077 is a good reminder that the Jupiter Zone, which was first intersected by the Lunahuasi discovery drillhole, is not to be overlooked. We have fewer holes into Jupiter than Saturn or Mars, but several intersections across an area of 400 x 500m highlight the potential of this third major zone within the overall Lunahuasi deposit.

Holes DPDH069 and DPDH072 are step out holes on Saturn, expanding the zone by over 100m up-dip and down-plunge, respectively. Saturn remains open in all directions. Our team is now focused on updating our geological interpretation with the information gathered during the Phase 4 drill program and developing a robust geological model which will guide our planning for Phase 5 drilling." Lunahuasi Geology Drill Plan 2026 July Table 1 : Significant Intersections DPDH069 was