Finlay Minerals completes the 2025 Exploration Programs on the PIL and ATTY Toodoggone Projects

VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 6, 2025 /CNW/ - Finlay Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: FYL) (OTCQB: FYMNF) ("Finlay" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of the 2025 exploration programs at the PIL and ATTY Projects, located in the Toodoggone region of north-central British Columbia. The exploration activities at both the PIL and ATTY Projects included geological and alteration mapping, soil sampling, induced polarization (IP) surveys, and airborne magnetic surveys. The primary objective of these exploration programs was to develop drill targets for 2026 while also assessing other targets for subsequent fieldwork and geophysical surveys. Results are still being received and will be released once they have been compiled and integrated into the existing data sets.

Both programs were fully funded through Earn-In Agreements with Freeport-McMoRan Mineral Properties Canada Inc. ("Freeport"). Under these agreements, Freeport can earn up to an 80% interest in each property by investing a total of $35 million in exploration expenditures and making cash payments of $4.1 million over six years, with Finlay acting as the operator for both projects and earning an operator's fee. ⁽¹⁾

PIL & ATTY 2025 Exploration Work Completed:

The PIL project is located in the heart of the Toodoggone region and includes several porphyry copper-gold ("Cu-Au") targets, along with associated epithermal gold-silver ("Au-Ag") mineralization. To date, 18 porphyry Cu ± Mo ± Au and related low- and high-sulphidation epithermal Au-Ag occurrences have been identified on the PIL Property. The property is adjacent to Freeport and Amarc Resources' JOY Project, as well as TDG Gold Corporation's GSN (Shasta/Baker) and Sofia Properties. It is also situated approximately 25 km northwest of Centerra Gold's former Kemess South Mine and 15 km east of Thesis Gold's Lawyers-Ranch Project.

The ATTY property covers 3,875 hectares of sub-alpine terrain in the southern Toodoggone region, an area known for significant porphyry Cu-Au and epithermal Au-Ag deposits. It is located between Centerra Gold's Kemess Project and the JOY Project, held by Freeport and Amarc Resources. The KEM target on the ATTY Property resembles the Kemess North Trend, which is home to the Kemess Underground and Kemess East deposits. Exploration focused on the Wrich target, located near the copper geochemical anomaly at the SWT target on the JOY Property. This anomaly extends over 2 km and continues onto the ATTY for an additional 1.2 km to the southeast.

Qualified Person:

Wade Barnes, P. Geo. and Vice President, Exploration for Finlay Minerals and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has approved the technical content of this news release.

About Finlay Minerals Ltd.

Finlay is a TSXV company focused on exploration for base and precious metal deposits through the advancement of its ATTY, PIL, JJB, SAY and Silver Hope Properties; these properties host Cu-Au porphyry and Au-Ag epithermal targets within different porphyry districts of northern and central BC. Each property is located in areas of recent development and porphyry discoveries with the advantage of hosting the potential for new discoveries.

Finlay trades under the symbol "FYL" on the TSXV and under the symbol "FYMNF" on the OTCQB. For further information and details, please visit the Company's website at www.finlayminerals.com

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Robert F. Brown,
Executive Chairman of the Board

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Forward-Looking Information:  This news release includes certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements in this news release that address events or developments that we expect to occur in the future are forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, although not always, identified by words such as "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "project", "target", "potential", "schedule", "forecast", "budget", "estimate", "intend" or "believe" and similar expressions or their negative connotations, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could", "should" or "might" occur. All such forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements regarding, among others, the exploration plans for the Properties. Although Finlay believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploration successes, and continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions. These forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions including, among other things, assumptions regarding general business and economic conditions, the timing and receipt of regulatory and governmental approvals, the ability of Finlay and other parties to satisfy stock exchange and other regulatory requirements in a timely manner, the availability of financing for Finlay's proposed transactions and programs on reasonable terms, and the ability of third-party service providers to deliver services in a timely manner. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. Finlay does not assume any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. 

SOURCE Finlay Minerals Ltd.

For further information, contact: Finlay Minerals Ltd., Ilona Lindsay, President, CEO & Director, Tel: 604-684-3099, iblindsay@finlayminerals.com