North Shore Engages Drill Contractor and Continues to Advance Rio Puerco Project

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North Shore Engages Drill Contractor and Continues to Advance Rio Puerco ProjectVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 9, 2026 / North Shore Uranium Ltd. (TSXV:NSU)(OTCQB:NSURF) ("North Shore" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on its preparations for a drill program at the Rio Puerco uranium project in the Grants Uranium District of northwestern New Mexico ("Rio Puerco" or the "Project "). The Company has engaged Harris Exploration Drilling and Associates of Fallon, Nevada, a subsidiary of Earth Drilling Co. Ltd. (collectively "Harris Exploration") to carry out its drill program at Rio Puerco. North Shore continues preparing for an initial program of up to 27 drill holes, currently scheduled to commence in May, subject to the receipt of all required permits and approvals.As announced on February 23, 2026, North Shore filed a Minimal Impact Exploration Operation Permit Application for Rio Puerco with the state of New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division. In addition, a Notice of Intent for a mineral exploration program has been filed with the Bureau of Land Management (the "BLM"). On March 24, 2026, North Shore's President and CEO, Brooke Clements, led nine state and federal officials on a tour of the Rio Puerco site that was focused on the proposed drilling locations. The site visit gave North Shore the opportunity to provide on the ground insight to the regulators to aid them in assessing the Company's submissions.EXPERIENCED URANIUM DRILL CONTRACTOR ENGAGEDHarris Exploration provides mineral exploration, geotechnical and environmental drilling services across the United States and Canada. They operate a fleet of 41 drilling rigs including reverse circulation, diamond core, sonic, mud/air rotary, dual rotary and auger drills. Harris Exploration's uranium experience includes completion of drilling campaigns for NexGen Energy Ltd. in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan, Myriad Uranium Corporation in Wyoming and Homeland Uranium Corporation in Colorado. They are proud of having a strong commitment to safety, a major priority for North Shore.RIO PUERCO EXPLORATION PLANSA historical resource estimate of 6.0 million tonnes at an average grade of 0.09% eU 3 O 8 for 11.4 million pounds of U 3 O 8 was reported for Rio Puerco in 2009 (the "Historical Resource"). The Historical Resource was based on drill data gathered by Kerr McGee Corporation ("Ke...

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