TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / October 14, 2026 / Eskay Mining Corp. ("Eskay" or the "Company") (TSXV:ESK)(OTC PINK:ESKYF)(Frankfurt:KN7)(WKN:A0YDPM) announces the successful completion of its 2026 exploration program on its Corey-Eskay property in British Columbia's Golden Triangle.

Between the start of drilling on the 20^th of July and demobilisation of the drill on the 16^th of September the company drilled ten diamond holes for a total of 4,344 meters in the C-10, Vermillion, TM, Big Red and Sultan target areas, conducted 45 days of geological mapping within those areas, and analysed 553 core samples in its uncertified PortablePPB laboratory in Stewart.

Table 1 lists details of the diamond holes drilled, and Figure 1 shows the locations of the holes, all at the southern end of the property.

All diamond core was cut at Eskay's core processing facility in Stewart yielding a total of 1,509 samples, 553 of which were analysed in Stewart, with the balance going to the ALS certified laboratory in Vancouver. Depending on the analytical results reported in Stewart, certain samples were sent for repeat analysis by ALS. For most of the drilling program, the Company sent every second sample from drill core for analysis by ALS.

Geological mapping included the collection of 159 surface rock samples and 346 georeferenced photographs. All surface rock samples have been sent to ALS for analysis.

Eskay will report on the results of its drilling and surface mapping once certified assays, expected over the next few months, are received from ALS.

Table 1: List of Eskay Mining Corp. diamond drillholes completed in 2026.

Figure 1: Location of Eskay Mining Corp's 2026 drill holes and surface samples.

Mac Balkam, President and CEO comments: "I am very pleased the Eskay team completed our plan as set out in the spring to extensively drill at Vermillion and provide surface exploration and mapping throughout the target area. We were also able to initiate drilling and mapping at the 2025 Sultan discovery. 2026 has seen us open the book on the very exciting southern part of the massive Eskay property."

Qualified Person

Clinton Smyth, P. Geo., Chief Geologist for the Company, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news release.

About Eskay Mining Corp:

Eskay Mining Corp (TSXV:ESK) is a TSX Venture Exchange listed company, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Eskay is an exploration company focused on the exploration and development of precious and base metals along the Eskay rift in a highly prolific region of northwest British Columbia known as the "Golden Triangle," 70km northwest of Stewart, BC. The Company currently holds mineral tenures in this area comprised of 177 claims (52,600 hectares).

All material information on the Company may be found on its website at www.eskaymining.com and on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com.

For further information, please contact:
Mac Balkam
President & Chief Executive Officer
T: 416 907 4605
E: Mac@eskaymining.com

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SOURCE: Eskay Mining Corp.