Highlights

• Hole 25MN-044 returned 3.14 g/t gold over 49.62 metres ("m"), including 22.81 g/t gold over 4.24 m.
• Hole 25MN-045 returned 0.65 g/t gold over 57.64 m, including 1.24 g/t gold over 19.23 m.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 19, 2026) - Scorpio Gold Corp. (TSXV: SGN) (OTCQB: SRCRF) (FSE: RY9) ("Scorpio Gold", or the "Company") is pleased to announce results from stepout holes from the Phase Two drill program at the Manhattan District Project ("Manhattan"), Nevada, USA: 25MN-044 and 25MN-045. The results are tabulated in Table 1 and discussed below. Scorpio Gold has drilled 46 drill holes to date from its Phase Two diamond drilling program, 25MN-011 through 25MN-045 and 26MN-046 through 26MN-056, for a grand total of 15,024 m. With the results herein, Scorpio Gold has reported assays on 35 of these (25MN-011 through 25MN-045), totalling 10,880 m, and assays are pending from 11 holes (26MN-046 through 26MN-056), totalling 4,144 m. The pending results will be reported as they become available.

"Phase Two drilling is now stepping outside the main mineralized trend at Manhattan, and these results demonstrate the strike potential of high-grade mineralization beyond the 2025 Inferred Resource pit shell. The Zanzibar Trend remains open along strike and at depth, trending toward Goldwedge to the northwest and Mustang Hill to the southeast. With three additional diamond drill holes planned, we will test lateral and vertical continuity along the Zanzibar Trend and other step-out targets, including Black Mammoth and Iron Queen. We are beginning to unlock a new zone along the 8.5-kilometre mineralized structural corridor at Manhattan, and these intercepts confirm potential for meaningful resource expansion both along strike and across multiple structures within the district," commented Harrison Pokrandt, VP of Exploration for Scorpio Gold.

Figure 1. Surface Plan Map of drill results, with highlights noted.

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Both holes, 25MN-044 and 25MN-045, were drilled along the Zanzibar Trend, to the northwest of Mustang Hill to test the stratigraphic contact between the Ordovician Zanzibar Formation and the Cambrian Gold Hill Formation that defines the Zanzibar Trend. A secondary target within the Zanzibar Trend target area is the faulted contact zone between caldera volcanics and older sedimentary units of the Zanzibar and Gold Hill Formations, see Figure 1. These holes were designed to add new Inferred category resource blocks in areas where drill density was insufficient to categorise them as Inferred in the June 2025 estimate. The holes tested beyond the Inferred Resource Constraining Pit ("IRCP"), was modelled at a gold price of USD $2,500 with a 0.3 g/t gold only cutoff grade, along with other inputs including: mill recovery of 90%, 50 degree pit slope angle for in-situ rock, mining costs of $3.00 per tonne for both ore and waste, milling costs of $15.00 per tonne processed, general administration cost of $3.50 per tonne processed and 2% royalty costs, and ore loss and dilution not applied. For further details see "Mineral Resource Estimate and NI 43-101 Technical Report, Manhattan Property, Nye County, Nevada" with an effective date of June 4, 2025, on Scorpio Gold's website at https://wp-scorpiogold-2025.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/media/2025/10/Scorpio-Gold-Manhattan-Mineral-Resource-Estimate-43-101-FINAL-2025-10-23.pdf.

Table 1. Results from the current batch of drill holes. Note: There is insufficient geological information to estimate a true width for the drill intercepts reported.

Completed hole summaries, reported results, see Figure 1:

25MN-044: contains one interval hosted in Zanzibar Formation limestone and Cambrian Gold Hill Formation fine grained meta-sedimentary clastic units, of 3.14 g/t gold over 49.62 m from 59.95 m, including 22.81 g/t gold over 4.24 m from 64.48 m (see Figures 2, 3, and 4). See Figure 6, longitudinal section A to A'.

Figure 2. Drill hole 25MN-044, interval 63.7 to 65.5 m, showing Ordovician Zanzibar Formation limestone with epithermal quartz-calcite-adularia veining.

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Figure 3. Drill hole 25MN-044, interval 79.3 to 90.2 m, displaying Ordovician Zanzibar Formation limestone to 82 m and the Cambrian Gold Hill Formation interbedded clastic meta-mudstones and meta-siltstones, all with quartz-calcite-adularia +/- fluorite epithermal veins.

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Figure 4. Drill hole 25MN-044, interval 100.9 to 103.6 m, displaying Cambrian Gold Hill Formation interbedded clastic meta-mudstones and meta-siltstones with quartz-calcite-adularia epithermal veins.

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25MN-045: contains one interval hosted in Zanzibar Formation limestone and Cambrian Gold Hill Formation fine grained meta-sedimentary clastic units and the White Caps limestone member unit, 0.65 g/t gold over 57.64 m from 29.59 m, including 1.24 g/t gold over 19.23 m from 55.14 m (see Figure 5). A second interval is noted entirely within Gold Hill Formation, within fine grained meta-sedimentary clastic units and the Morning Glory marble member unit, sitting above the contact with the Caldera Margin, of 0.56 g/t over 25.27 m from 110.06 m. See Figure 6, longitudinal section A to A'.

Figure 5. Drill hole 25MN-045, interval 68.7 to 74.4 m, displaying Cambrian Gold Hill Formation clastic meta-mudstone on top of the White Caps Member marble/limestone, followed by another clastic meta-mudstone. All units include quartz-calcite-adularia +/- fluorite and pyrite epithermal veins.

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Figure 6. Longitudinal section A-A', showing gold grades with reported intervals highlighted.

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Marketing Update

Harrison Pokrandt, VP of Exploration will be presenting to investors in Zurich at the upcoming Swiss Mining Institute (https://swissmininginstitute.ch/) conference March 18-19, 2026. Investors can look forward to an update on the ongoing Phase 2 Drill Program and are encouraged to review our updated corporate presentation on our website at the following link https://scorpiogold.com/investors/#pres. For more upcoming events, please visit the following link: https://scorpiogold.com/investors/#events.

QA/QC

HQ sized diamond drill core samples were cut in halves, then bagged and secured with security tags to ensure integrity during transportation to the Reno, NV, Paragon Geochemical facility for preparation. For quality assurance ("QA"), unmarked coarse blanks, unmarked certified reference materials, and requested laboratory duplicates were inserted into the sampling sequence. QA samples were systematically inserted into each batch of samples, amounting to approximately 10% of the run of samples. Samples were analyzed for gold using method PA-AU02 (~500 g), a two-cycle PhotonAssay^TM analysis of crushed material (70% passing 2 mm). All Paragon Geochemical facilities comply with ISO 17025:2017.

About the Manhattan District

Manhattan, located in the Walker Lane Trend of Nevada, USA, is road accessible and lies approximately 20 kilometers south of the operating Round Mountain Gold Mine (https://www.kinross.com/operations/default.aspx#americas-roundmountain), which has produced more than 15 million ounces of gold. For the first time, the Company has consolidated Manhattan's past-producing mines under a single entity that holds valuable permitting and water rights. Historically, Manhattan has produced approximately 700,000 ounces of gold from high-grade placer and lode operations dating from the late 1890s through to the mid-2000s.¹ The maiden mineral resource estimate (the "Maiden MRE") covering the Goldwedge and Manhattan Pit areas of Manhattan is comprised of 18,343,000 tonnes grading 1.26 g/t gold for a total of 740,000 oz contained gold in the inferred category.²

A historical mineral resource estimate (the "Historical MRE") covers the Black Mammoth, April Fool, Hooligan, Keystone, and Jumbo areas of Manhattan and comprises 1,652,325 tonnes grading 5.89 g/t gold for a total of 303,949 oz contained gold.³ The deposit is interpreted as a low-sulfidation, epithermal, gold-rich system situated adjacent to the Tertiary-aged Manhattan caldera in the Southern Toquima Range of Nevada. A "Qualified Person" as defined in National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") has not done sufficient work to make the Historical MRE current, and the Company is not treating the Historical MRE as current.

Notes

• Adjacent Properties: The Company has no interest in, or rights to, any of the adjacent properties mentioned, including the Round Mountain Gold Mine, and exploration results on adjacent properties are not necessarily indicative of mineralization on the Company's properties. Any references to exploration results on adjacent properties are provided for information only and do not imply any certainty of achieving similar results on the Company's properties.

• Historical Data: This news release includes historical information that has been reviewed by the Company's qualified person. The Company's review of the historical records and information reasonably substantiate the validity of the information presented in this presentation. The Company encourages readers to exercise appropriate caution when evaluating these data and/or results.

• Third-Party Mineral Projects: These deposits are cited solely for geological context. The Company cautions that these properties are not necessarily adjacent to, nor does the Company or have any interest in or control over them. Although certain geological features may be similar, there is no assurance that mineralization comparable to these deposits will be discovered on any of the Company's properties. Information regarding the aforementioned deposits is taken from publicly available sources and technical reports believed to be reliable but has not been independently verified by the Company. The Company encourages readers to exercise appropriate caution when evaluating these data and/or results.

• Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE): All scientific and technical information relating to Manhattan pertaining to Maiden MRE contained in this news release is derived from the Technical Report dated October 23, 2025 (with an effective date of June 4, 2025) titled "Mineral Resource Estimate and NI 43-101 Technical Report" (the "Technical Report") prepared by Matthew R. Dumala, P.Eng (BC) of Archer Cathro Geological (US) Ltd., Patrick Loury, M.Sc., CPG (AIPG) of Daniel Kunz & Associates, Annaliese Miller, LG (WA) of Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. and Art Ibrado, PhD, PE (AZ) of Fort Lowell Consulting PPLC. The information contained herein in respect of the Maiden MRE is subject to all of the assumptions, qualifications and procedures set out in the Technical Report and reference should be made to the full text of the Technical Report, a copy of which has been filed with the applicable securities regulators and is available under the Company's profile on www.sedarplus.ca.

• Historical MRE: A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to make the Historical MRE current, and the Company is not treating the Historical MRE as current.
  
  The Company considers the Historical MRE relevant as it demonstrates the presence of significant gold mineralization across multiple zones within Manhattan; however, its reliability is uncertain because it was prepared prior to the adoption of the current CIM Definition Standards and current QA/QC practices. The Historical MRE provides limited disclosure of assumptions, parameters, estimation methods, cutoff grades, and QA/QC protocols, and therefore these cannot be fully verified by the Company. The categories used in the historical estimate predate, and are not directly comparable to, current CIM Definition Standards, and the Company is not treating the Historical MRE as a current Mineral Resource Estimate. To upgrade and verify the Historical MRE in order to make it a current Mineral Resource Estimate, the Company would be required to undertake confirmatory drilling, modern QA/QC sampling, validation and digitization of historical datasets and updated geological modeling followed by the preparation of a new Mineral Resource Estimate in accordance with CIM Definition Standards and NI 43-101. The Company encourages readers to exercise appropriate caution when evaluating the Historical MRE.
  
  All scientific and technical information relating to Manhattan pertaining to the Historical MRE contained in this news release is derived from the Technical Report dated May 1997 titled "Exploration and Pre-Production Mine Development, Manhattan District Project, Nye County" (the "Historical Technical Report") prepared by New Concept Mining, Inc. The information contained herein in respect of the Historical MRE is subject to all the assumptions, qualifications and procedures set out in the Historical Technical Report and reference should be made to the full text of the Historical Technical Report.

• References: (1) Strachan, D. G., and Master, T. D., 2005: Update and Revision of the Gold Wedge Project Development, Nye County. Report prepared for Nevada; Royal Standard Minerals, Inc. and dated March 31, 2005; (2) Dumala, M. R., and Lowry, P., 2025: Mineral Resource Estimate and NI 43-101 Technical Report, Manhattan Property, Nye County, Nevada. Report prepared for Scorpio Gold Corporation and dated October 23, 2025 (with an effective date of June 4, 2025); and (3) Berry, A., and Willard, P., 1997: "Exploration and Pre-Production Mine Development, Manhattan District Project, Nye County". Report prepared for New Concept Mining, Inc. and dated May 1997.

Qualified Person

The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed, verified and approved by Thomas Poitras, P. Geo., Chief Geologist of Scorpio Gold, a "Qualified Person", as defined under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Verification included review of laboratory certificates, review of field logs and chain-of-custody records, inspection of blank/standard/duplicate performance, and review of collar and down-hole survey data. No limitations or failures to verify were identified.

About Scorpio Gold Corp.

Scorpio Gold holds a 100% interest in the Manhattan District located in the Walker Lane Trend of Nevada, USA. Scorpio Gold's Manhattan District is ~4,780-hectares and comprises the advanced exploration-stage Goldwedge Mine, with a 400 ton per day maximum capacity gravity mill, and four past-producing pits that were acquired from Kinross in 2021 (see news release dated March 25, 2021 https://scorpiogold.com/news/scorpio-gold-closes-purchase-of-kinross-manhattan-property-nye-county-nevada/). The consolidated Manhattan District presents an exciting late-stage exploration opportunity, with over 140,000 metres of historical drilling, significant resource potential, and valuable permitting and water rights.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements, or developments to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates," "projects," "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will," "would," "may," "could" or "should" occur.

Forward-looking statements in this news release include, among others, statements relating to the timing, scope and interpretation of assay results; potential for resource growth; the potential continuity, extent and characteristics of mineralization along the Reliance Trend, Gap Zone, Zanzibar Trend and Mustang Hill; the intended follow-up exploration activities and timing of future disclosures, and other statements that are not historical facts. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, among others: the Company may require additional financing from time to time in order to continue its operations which may not be available when needed or on acceptable terms and conditions acceptable; compliance with extensive government regulation; domestic and foreign laws and regulations could adversely affect the Company's business and results of operations; the stock markets have experienced volatility that often has been unrelated to the performance of companies and these fluctuations may adversely affect the price of the Company's securities, regardless of its operating performance.

The forward-looking information contained in this news release represents the expectations of the Company as of the date of this news release and, accordingly, is subject to change after such date. Readers should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.

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