Tectonic Metals Inc. announced the formation of the company's technical advisory committee. The Technical Advisory Committee consists of leading professionals in structural economic geology, metallurgical processing, and mining. These experts, who possess extensive experience and align with Tectonic's core values and business model, will play a crucial role in guiding exploration at the company's Flat Project.

The company welcome Fred Lightner and Mark Smith to the Technical Advisory Committee. Both individuals have an impressive track record, having been instrumental in the success of the Kaminak Gold Corporation (Kaminak) Coffee Gold Project. Furthermore, Tectonic has appointed specialist Structural-Economic Geoscientists Dr. Ian Basson, Michael McCall and Dr. Corne Koegelenberg to the Technical Advisory Committee.

Fred Lightner, P.E.: Fred H. Lightner is a metallurgical engineer from the Colorado School of Mines and has over 50 years of industry experience (+25 projects) specializing in heap leach gold project evaluation, consultation, feasibility, construction and operations. Fred has worked in the heap leaching gold sector almost exclusively since 1980 and has held senior management positions with Tenneco Minerals, Pegasus Gold, Wharf Resources, and Metallica Resources. His experience includes the evaluation, development, and operation of successful open pit gold mining heap leach projects in the USA, Mexico, Ghana, South America, and the Yukon.

His most recent consulting assignments were with Grayd Resources for the La India heap leach mine in Mexico. After the completion of the preliminary economic assessment, Grayd was acquired by Agnico Eagle Mines. Fred was then Director Mine Development with Kaminak Gold for the development and feasibility study of the Coffee Gold heap leach project in the Yukon.

After the feasibility study was complete, Kaminak was acquired by Goldcorp (now Newmont). Fred then consulted for Orla Mining, who owned the Camino Rojo gold/silver heap leach project in Mexico. After the development period and feasibility study, Orla built the mine which is in operation.

Mark Smith, P.E., G.E., D.GE, S.E: Mr. Smith has been involved in the design, construction, operations and closure of heap leach mine and tailings management facilities for 35 years. Many of the design standards used in modern heap leaching and tailings disposal were developed by Mr. Smith or his team. He has authored and co-authored over 30 technical papers and contributed to various publications and texts in the fields of heap leaching, tailings management, sustainable development, containment systems, and closure.

Mr. Smith was the founder of Vector Engineering Inc., a 500-person engineering firm specializing in tailings and heap leach engineering with offices in seven countries and working around the world. He has worked extensively throughout North and South America, including the USA, Canada and the Andean nations. He has co-authored several papers on cold-climate heap leaching and worked on projects in extreme latitudes in both the north and south.

His key heap leach projects and mines have included: Teck's Quebrada Blanca & Nueva Union - Chile; Victoria's Eagle Gold - Yukon, Canada; Barrick's Goldstrike, Carlin & Cortez - USA, Veladero - Argentina, Pierina & Lagunas Norte - Peru; Newmont's Coffee Gold ­ Yukon, Canada, Carlin - USA, Yanacocha - Peru; BHP Billiton's Cerro Colorado, Spence & Escondida - Chile, Tintaya - Peru, Cerro Matoso - Colombia; Vale's Cristalino, Area 118 & Piaui - Brazil; Rio Tinto's Barney's Canyon - USA, La Granja - Peru, Ranger - Australia and Rossing - Namibia; Codelco's Radomiro Tomic & El Abra - Chile, and Freeport's Cerro Verde - Peru. Dr. Ian Basson ­ Pr. Sci.

Nat., FGSSA, MSEG, AMSAIEG: Dr. Basson is a Principal Structural-Economic Geologist at Tect Geological Consulting, which he founded in 2002. He holds a Ph.D. in Structural-Economic Geology from the University of Natal and is an industry expert in lithological and structural interpretation of geophysical data, forward structural modelling, and targeting for exploration projects. He specializes in the interpretation of complex geology, mapping of opencast mines, and 3D Geomodelling.

He has provided expertise to numerous mining and exploration companies including Anglo American, Rio Tinto, Kumba Iron Ore, De Beers, Debswana, Glencore, Barrick, and First Quantum Minerals. In the last two decades, Dr. Basson has gained personal experience in over 150 projects, 18 commodities, and 38 deposit types throughout 23 countries. Michael McCall ­ Pr.

Sci. Nat., FGSSA, MSEG: Mr. McCall is a Principal Structural-Economic Geologist at Tect Geological Consulting with a M.Sc. from the University of Stellenbosch.

Over the last decade he has consulted to a broad range of exploration, mining and investment clients across the world's metallogenic regions (30+ projects). With commodity experience ranging from precious and base metal systems to iron ore and diamonds, his noteworthy clients include Anglo American, Glencore, First Quantum Minerals, De Beers, Anglo Gold Ashanti, Kumba and Alphamin Resources. Michael leverages his expertise in field- and mine-based geological mapping of structurally-complex terranes, regional geophysical data interpretations, fully-constrained 3D geological modelling and technical analysis of projects to add value by optimizing resource delineation and exploration targeting from a regional- to deposit-scale.

Dr. Corné Koegelenberg ­ Pr. Sci. Nat., MGSSA, MSEG: Dr. Koegelenberg holds a M.Sc.

and Ph.D. in Structural-Economic Geology from the University of Stellenbosch. He has been responsible for over 44 projects in variably-metamorphosed and deformed, fold-and-thrust belt terranes, covering both opencast and underground mines and exploration projects. With a strong aptitude for mapping, structural data capture, and due diligence, he specializes in license- to deposit-scale exploration targeting and 3D Geomodelling in LeapfrogGeo and Micromine.

Dr. Koegelenberg has optimized and guided resource modelling, geotechnical analysis, and generative exploration for numerous companies including Barrick, EMR Capital, Kumba Iron Ore, Shanta Gold, Anglo Gold Ashanti and Anglo Platinum.