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Forte Minerals Corp.

Forte Minerals Corp.

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Copper and gold exploration company building the next generation of assets in Peru

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Investor Insight

Why this opportunity matters now

Forte Minerals is positioned at the intersection of two setups investors watch closely: a structural copper supply gap and a proven yet underexplored mining jurisdiction. Peru is the world's second largest copper producer, sixth in gold and third in silver, and Forte controls 19,000 hectares of copper and gold projects across its established mineral belts.

The company is fully funded with CAD $14.4M in treasury, holds three environmental drill permits (DIA), and is securing a 5 year access permit at its flagship Alto Ruri gold project, located 15 km from Barrick's past producing Pierina mine. Forte is an exploration stage company with no current production; progress depends on permitting, community agreements, drilling results and capital availability.

Company Overview

Who Forte Minerals Corp. is and what they do

Forte Minerals Corp. (CSE: CUAU | OTCQB: FOMNF | FSE: 2OA) is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on high quality copper and gold assets in Peru. Through a strategic partnership with GlobeTrotters Resources Group, which contributed its four original properties in exchange for equity and a 1% NSR on three of them, Forte has assembled a 19,000 hectare portfolio spanning five project areas: Alto Ruri and Cerro Quillo, Esperanza, Miscanthus, Pucarini and the Pucarini Regional targets.

The company's model is to acquire district scale targets in proven belts, advance them systematically through mapping, geochemistry, geophysics and permitting, and drill test them. Forte is exploration stage with no current mining production, supported by an in country technical team and internal community relations group based in Peru.

Company Highlights

Key competitive advantages at a glance

Flagship next to a 10+ Moz mine:

Alto Ruri sits 15 km south of Barrick's past producing Pierina gold mine, with an advanced argillic alteration footprint comparable in scale to Pierina's

Exceptional historical drilling at Alto Ruri:

131 m at 2.55 g/t gold from surface, including 54 m at 5.39 g/t gold (Buenaventura, 1997; historical results not yet verified by the company)

Fully funded with a tight structure:

CAD $14.4M in treasury, 78.2M shares issued, management and insiders holding 20%, backed by two dedicated long term strategic shareholders

Permitted pipeline:

three environmental drill permits (DIA) received across Esperanza, Miscanthus and Pucarini

215 years of combined technical and in country expertise

Team members with roles in the Voisey's Bay and Raglan discoveries and a former Senior VP Exploration of Freeport Copper & Gold

Key Assets

The flagship project driving value

Alto Ruri Gold Project

Alto Ruri Gold Project

Flagship high sulphidation epithermal gold project in the Ancash region of Peru

Alto Ruri covers 4,700 hectares at roughly 4,200 m elevation, 15 km south of Barrick's Pierina mine, which produced over 10 million ounces of gold. The property hosts two targets: the Alto Ruri high sulphidation epithermal gold prospect, discovered by Buenaventura in 1997, and the Cerro Quillo gold copper molybdenum porphyry prospect, discovered by Anglo American in 2004. Forte holds 100% ownership subject to a 1% NSR royalty and is securing a 5 year access permit to unlock drilling.

Location:
Ancash region, 15 km south of Barrick's past producing Pierina gold mine
Land position:
4,700 hectares, 100% Forte owned
Scale indicator:
Advanced argillic alteration footprint comparable in scale to the Pierina mine's
Next steps:
Securing a 5 year access permit to unlock drill testing of the 100 to 300 m depth targets

Management Team

Experienced leadership driving results

Experienced leadership driving results

Patrick Elliott

Patrick Elliott

President, CEO & Director

25+ years in mining; contributed to Midas Gold's Golden Meadows deposit and Teck's Zafranal copper deposit

Jasmine Lau

Jasmine Lau

Chief Financial Officer

15+ years in accounting and finance

Anna Dalaire

Anna Dalaire

VP Corporate Development & Corporate Secretary

15+ years in compliance and marketing

Manuel Montoya

Manuel Montoya

Exploration Manager

40+ years in the mining industry

Patrick Evans

Patrick Evans

Independent Director & Chair

Led company sales including Norsemont Mining to Hudbay

Richard Osmond

Richard Osmond

Director

Roles in discoveries at Vale's Voisey's Bay and Glencore's Raglan; President of GlobeTrotters Resources Group

Richard Leveille

Richard Leveille

Independent Director

Former Senior VP Exploration at Freeport Copper & Gold; led teams that added 54 billion pounds of copper to reserves

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