Omineca Provides Operational Update of Placer Gold Recovery at Wingdam

 SASKATOON, SK – February 19, 2026 – Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd. (TSXV: OMM) ("Omineca" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an operational update from the Wingdam underground paleoplacer project located in the Cariboo Mining District of south central British Columbia. The Company’s mining contractor, D&L Mining reports:  Following the year-end holiday break, tunnelling and placer recovery operations have recommenced at crosscut 3A. Additional time was given to tunnelling through a fault zone at the ...