Visionary outlines 20,000-metre Phase 2 drill program at Pt. Leamington

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 10, 2026) - Visionary Copper and Gold Mines Inc. (TSXV: VCG) (OTCQB: VCGMF) (the "Company" or "Visionary") is pleased to announce plans for a 20,000-metre Phase 2 diamond drilling program at its 100%-owned Pt. Leamington Project (the "Project") in central Newfoundland at the Gold/Copper/Zinc/Silver Pt. Leamington Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide ("VMS") deposit (the "Deposit"). The program is designed to grow the 2021 Mineral Resource Estimate, convert resource tonnage from inferred to indicated and further define the recently discovered Kraken copper-rich footwall stringer zone. Additionally, Visionary continues to prioritize locating regional exploration targets in the Pt. Leamington VMS camp and this work will be ongoing throughout the upcoming Phase 2 drilling program.

Jason Flight, Vice President of Exploration, commented "Phase 1 drilling expanded our Pt. Leamington massive sulphide system and discovered an important new copper-rich footwall stringer zone called Kraken. Phase 2 will build on these results by further exploring and defining Kraken while also extending the massive sulphide resource and improving portions of its categorisation from inferred to indicated." Mr. Flight continued, "Kraken is particularly compelling because of its position in the footwall of our existing massive sulphide deposit. Further defining Kraken's scale and geometry will allow us to include it in our next Pt. Leamington Mineral Resource Estimate adding to the 5.0 million tonnes indicated and 15.4 million tonnes of inferred resources, in our 2021 estimate."

Phase 1 Results: Pt. Leamington Massive Sulphide Expansion and Kraken Discovery

Phase 1 drilling extended the strike of the Pt. Leamington massive sulphide mineralized system to over 1km and discovered Kraken, a broad copper-rich stringer system i