Bathurst Metals Announces Merry May Claim Option

(TheNewswire)

Vancouver, B.C. September 5, 2025 – TheNewswire - Bathurst Metals Corp. (“Bathurst” or the “Company”)is pleased to announce it has entered into an Assignment andAssumption Agreement dated September 4 , 2025 with an arm’s lengthvendors (the “Vendor”) to acquire an undivided 100% interest in one mineral claimcomprising 81.6 hectares near Gold Bridge, B.C. known as the “MerryMay Project”.  The Vendor holds an option to acquire the claimpursuant to a mineral option agreement (the “Option Agreement”)dated September 1, 2025.  As consideration for the assignment of theOption Agreement to the Company, the Company will issue 2,200,000common shares to the Vendor, subject to TSX Venture Exchange(“TSXV”) approval. All common sharesissued will be subject to a four (4) month hold period.

Under the terms of the Option Agreement, the Companywill reimburse the Vendors the sum of $1;000 paid pursuant to theOption Agreement upon receipt of TSXV approval.  The Company mustincur not less than $50,000 of expenditures on the claim within 24months of the date of the Option Agreement to exercise the option. The claim will be subject to a net smelterroyalty in favor of the underlying optionor equal to 1.0% (the" Royalty ") . The Company shall have theright to purchase the NSR from the underlying optionor upon payment ofthe sum of US $1,000,000 to the underlying optionor at any time afterCommencement of Commercial Production.

Bathurst CEO HardyForzley said: “The Merry May Project is located in one of the mostprospective areas for gold mineralization in British Columbia, on thewest side of Truax Creek, south of CarpenterLake. Easy access will enable us to work year round to advance itsdevelopment”.

This transaction is subject to approval of the TSXVenture Exchange.

The Company also announces, further to its news releasedated August 15, 2025, that finders’ fees of $7,175 were paid on aportion of its recently closed private placement.

Qualified Person

Lorne Warner, P Geo, is a qualified person as definedby National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed

and approved the scientific and technical disclosure inthis news release.  Mr. Warner is not independent of theCompany.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OFDIRECTORS

“Harold Forzley”

CEO

Bathurst Metals Corp.

For more information contact Harold Forzley

info@bathurstmetalscorp.com

604-783-4273

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor itsregulation services provider (as that term is defined in the policiesof the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacyor accuracy of this release.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain of the statements made and informationcontained herein may contain forward- looking information within themeaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-lookinginformation includes, but is not limited to, information concerningthe Company's intentions with respect to the development of itsmineral properties. Forward-looking information is based on the views,opinions, intentions and estimates of management at the date theinformation is made, and is based on a number of assumptions andsubject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors thatcould cause actual events or results to differ materially from thoseanticipated or projected in the forward-looking information (includingthe actions of other parties who have agreed to do certain things andthe approval of certain regulatory bodies). Many of these assumptionsare based on factors and events that are not within the control of theCompany and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct. Therecan be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to beaccurate, as actual results and future events could differ materiallyfrom those anticipated in such information. The Company undertakes noobligation to update forward-looking information if circumstances ormanagement's estimates or opinions should change except asrequired by applicable securities laws, or to comment on analyses,expectations or statements made by third parties in respect of theCompany, its financial or operating results or its securities. Thereader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-lookinginformation.

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