Grafton Resources Starts Heliborne Mobile MT Geophysical Survey at Alicahue Gold-Copper Project, Chile

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Vancouver, British Columbia –February 12, 2026 – TheNewswire - GraftonResources Inc. (CSE: GFT; OTCQB: GFTFF; FSE: K8L0) (“Grafton” or the “Company”) ispleased to announce that Expert Geophysics Surveys Inc. has started aplanned 80 line-kilometre mobile magnetotelluric (“MobileMT”)heliborne survey at the Alicahue Gold-Copper Project, Valparaiso,Chile. This survey will cover the entirety of Grafton's AlicahueGold-Copper Project (the “Property” or the “Project”) withinone day and interpreted results are expected in March 2026.

MobileMT is a leading geophysical technology, whichaids in the identification of subsurface geologic structures,alteration halos and contrasting lithologies. Complementary VLF-EMdata, which provides near-surface electromagnetic (“EM”)information, should yield increased resolution of shallow features.Combining the methods should identify deep-seated faults, lithologicalcontacts, and structures controlling mineral systems from surface to adepth of approximately 1 km to 2 km, dependent on the conductivitydistribution of the local geology.

Campbell Smyth, Chairman of the Company, commented:"We expect the Mobile MTdata will provide a three-dimensional image of the Alicahue Projectarea. We hope the survey will assist us in tracing the outline of apossible porphyry centre in the southeast concession. Further we hopethe survey helps us to vector towards the origin of the IOCG veinsystems and possible feeder zones to gold and copper veinmineralization mapped in the area. MobileMT is known for identifyingareas of electrically conductive sulphides potentially linked tomineralized porphyry intrusive centres, and resistive bodiesrepresentative of intrusions.”

About GraftonResources

Grafton Resources is a Canadian exploration companylisted on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), focused on thediscovery and development of mineral assets in the Americas. TheCompany is committed to responsible exploration, strong communitypartnerships, and generating shareholder value through disciplinedproject advancement.

On behalf of Grafton Resources.

Campbell Smyth
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chairman andDirector

For further information, please contact:

Campbell Smyth
csmyth@graftonresources.com
+61403203402

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