VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sable Resources Ltd. ("Sable" or the "Company") (TSXV: SAE | OTCQB: SBLRF) is pleased to report the discovery of a new copper-mineralized zone, named Zorro North, located approximately 1.5 km northwest of the previously defined Zorro Cu target, at the Zorro Project in San Juan Province, Argentina (Figure 1). Sable's previously released results from the Zorro Cu and Zorro Veins targets returned values up to 4.38% Cu, 140 g/t Au, and 584 g/t Ag (see Sable's news release dated January 22, 2026).
Zorro North - Geological Description
Mineralization at the new Zorro North target consists of finely disseminated chalcopyrite hosted within Permian granite, locally filling miarolitic cavities. Chip sampling in outcrop returned values up 1.36% Cu, 12.7 g/t Ag, and 0.13 g/t Au (Figures 2 and 3 and Table 1). Importantly:
- Mineralization is not vein-controlled
- No strong structural control has yet been identified
- Copper appears broadly distributed within a granitic cupola
The mineralized granite is exposed beneath partially eroded Quaternary gravels and is interpreted to form part of a large cupola zone extending for more than 2 km2. Surface mapping and sampling outline exposed mineralization over an area measuring at least 700 m by 550 m, remaining open to the east, north and south. Of the 19 samples collected at Zorro North, 13 returned values greater than 0.1% Cu, with consistent Ag values and sporadic Au (Table 1). Sable geologists are currently increasing sample density and expanding map coverage to define the limits and continuity of mineralization.
Dr. Ruben Padilla, President and CEO of Sable, commented, "Initial rock sampling at Zorro North reveals another large-scale, strong, and at-surface Cu anomaly, in a cupula-type setting. Zorro North represents a significant expansion of the mineralized footprint outlined at Zorro Cu and within the overall project area, and highlights the broader copper potential of the property, where multiple mineralization styles, including intrusion-related copper mineralization, hydrothermal breccias, and polymetallic high-grade Au-Ag veins, have already been identified. The property benefits from excellent access and infrastructure, as well as a lower elevation, enabling year-round exploration work. Sable continues to advance Zorro as an internally generated, high-priority project, with the objective of rapidly defining drill targets."
Figure 1. Location of Zorro North with respect to the Zorro Cu target. Chip sample locations indicated with results in % Cu.
Figure 2. Details of the Zorro North zone showing % Cu values for samples received to date.
Figure 3. Mineralization examples from the Zorro North target. A, B and C: disseminated chalcopyrite partially oxidized to malachite hosted by K-feldspar altered granite. D shows a detail of a miarolitic cavity lined with specularite (Sp), chalcopyrite (Cp), and malachite (Mlc).
Table 1. Location and results for samples collected at the Zorro North target
| Sample | Grid | Northing | Easting | Elevation | Site | Cu (%) | Ag (g/t) | Au (g/t) |
| E43113 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6629210 | 452589 | 2828 | Outcrop | 1.36 | 5.43 | 0.015 |
| E43110 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6628626 | 452429 | 2908 | Subcrop | 0.367 | 6.7 | 0.022 |
| E43123 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6629000 | 452439 | 2786 | Outcrop | 0.271 | 2.91 | 0.005 |
| E43142 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6628953 | 452873 | 2775 | Outcrop | 0.228 | 3.22 | 0.014 |
| E43127 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6629196 | 453122 | 2772 | Outcrop | 0.224 | 2.11 | 0.008 |
| E43130 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6628717 | 453125 | 2798 | Outcrop | 0.215 | 3.03 | 0.016 |
| E43109 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6628658 | 452425 | 2904 | Outcrop | 0.192 | 12.75 | 0.032 |
| E43137 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6629181 | 452860 | 2829 | Outcrop | 0.1795 | 1.44 | 0.005 |
| E43140 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6629008 | 452833 | 2822 | Outcrop | 0.149 | 1.43 | 0.007 |
| E43116 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6628683 | 452425 | 2903 | Float | 0.146 | 8.61 | 0.134 |
| E43129 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6628990 | 453164 | 2798 | Outcrop | 0.14 | 1.28 | 0.005 |
| E43128 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6629168 | 453075 | 2780 | Outcrop | 0.1155 | 1.5 | 0.01 |
| E43115 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6628886 | 452454 | 2876 | Float | 0.111 | 1.13 | 0.009 |
| E43141 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6629242 | 453112 | 2779 | Outcrop | 0.0949 | 0.61 | 0.0025 |
| E43138 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6629075 | 452812 | 2812 | Outcrop | 0.0919 | 1.06 | 0.006 |
| E43134 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6629252 | 452794 | 2820 | Outcrop | 0.0616 | 0.81 | 0.0025 |
| E43136 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6629175 | 452847 | 2827 | Outcrop | 0.0558 | 6.69 | 0.006 |
| E43135 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6629205 | 452805 | 2826 | Outcrop | 0.0467 | 0.92 | 0.0025 |
| E43111 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 19S | 6628557 | 452426 | 2923 | Float | 0.01385 | 6.52 | 0.185 |
SAMPLE PREPARATION AND QA/QC
Sample preparation for projects in Argentina is carried out by ALS Minerals, at its facility located in Mendoza with analyses carried out at their laboratory in Lima, Peru. Sample preparation includes drying in an oven at a maximum temperature of 60°C, fine crushing of the sample to at least 70% passing less than 2 mm, sample splitting using a riffle splitter, and pulverizing a 250 g split to at least 85% passing 75 microns (code PREP-31). The samples contained in this news release were analyzed by methods Au-AA24 (Fire Assay Fusion and Atomic Absorption Spectrometry finish) and ME-MS61 (Four Acid Digestion with Mass Spectrometry finish), the latter includes 48 elements (Al, Ag, As, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, Ge, Hf, In, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, Re, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, U, V, W, Y, Zn, Zr). Both digestion methods dissolve most minerals but not all elements are quantitatively extracted in some sample matrices. ALS additionally collects a subsample from the coarse reject to be analyzed by Terraspec with spectral data sent to AISIRIS Australia to be processed and interpreted.
Control samples (standards, blanks, and duplicates) are inserted systematically, and their results evaluated according to the Company protocols.
QUALIFIED PERSON
Luis Arteaga M.Sc. P.Geo., Vice President Exploration, is the Company's Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. He has reviewed and approved the technical information in this news release.
ABOUT THE ZORRO PROJECT
The Zorro Project has recently been consolidated by Sable through the signing of an option agreement and ground staking, covering a total of 5,236 hectares. The project is located on the Frontal Cordillera of San Juan, directly north of the Minsud/South32 Chita Valley Project, which includes two copper and polymetallic deposits: the Chinchillones deposit1 containing indicated resources of 188 Mt @ 0.41% CuEq (0.25% Cu, 0.11 g/t Au, 10.6 g/t Ag, 36 ppm Mo, 0.16% Zn) and inferred resources of 573 Mt @ 0.36% CuEq (0.22% Cu, 0.09 g/t Au, 9.0 g/t Ag, 93 ppm Mo, 0.11% Zn); and the Chita South Porphyry Deposit1 containing indicated resources of 33.1 Mt @ 0.43% Cu and inferred resources of 8.6 Mt @ 0.40% Cu. Sable's Don Julio Project, which includes four active porphyry targets (Gringa, Morro, Punta Cana, and Tocota), is located 21km west of Zorro.
The potential of the Zorro Project was recognized through Sable's regional target generation work. The project contains a number of historical mineral occurrences and workings surrounding a large magnetic anomaly measuring about 7km by 4km, which appears to be caused by a diorite stock that intrudes Carboniferous sediments and Permo-Triassic granites.
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1 Mineral Resources Data from the Chita Valley Project was obtained from Minsud Resources Corp.'s website - www.minsud.com
ABOUT SABLE RESOURCES LTD.
Sable is a well-funded junior grassroots explorer focused on the discovery of Tier-One new precious metal and copper projects through systematic exploration in endowed terranes located in favorable, established mining jurisdictions. Sable's focus is on developing its large portfolio of new Greenfields projects to resource level. Sable is actively exploring the San Juan Regional Program (163,969 ha), incorporating the Don Julio, El Fierro, Cerro Negro, and Zorro projects in San Juan province, Argentina, and the Copper Queen (15,133 ha), Copper Prince (3,980 ha), and Core Mountain (1,925 ha) properties in British Columbia.
For further information, please contact:
Ruben Padilla, President & CEO at ruben.padilla@sableresources.com or +1 (520) 488-2520
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