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Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire - May 19, 2026 – King Global Ventures Inc. (CSE:KING) (OTCQB: KGLDF) (FSE: 5LM1) (the “Company” or “King Global”) is pleased to announce assay results from the Company’s 2025 and 2026 diamond drilling programs at the Silver Cord Mine property, located within the Company’s Black Canyon Project in Yavapai County, Arizona. The combined drill programs successfully intersected silver-polymetallic mineralization along the interpreted eastern extension of the historically mined Silver Cord vein system and indicate the interpreted continuity of high-grade silver-lead-zinc mineralization beyond the limits of historic underground development.

Highlights

• SC-25-004 intersected 10.5 feet grading 18.07 oz/t silver, 0.03 oz/t gold, 0.02% copper, 0.56% lead, and 1.06% zinc, including 3.0 feet grading 40.54 oz/t silver, 0.04 oz/t gold, 0.04% copper, and greater than 1.0% zinc.  

• SC-26-05 intersected 8.0 feet grading 5.48 oz/t silver, 0.08 oz/t gold, 0.05% copper, 2.20% lead, and 2.53% zinc, including:  

  • 1.0 foot grading 6.68 oz/t silver, 0.04% copper, 1.59% lead, and 2.10% zinc  

  • 1.0 foot grading 9.60 oz/t silver, 0.08% copper, 1.59% lead, and 2.09% zinc  

  • 1.0 foot grading 11.78 oz/t silver, 0.05% copper, 10.09% lead, and 6.01% zinc  

• SC-26-04 intersected 6.0 feet grading 6.85 oz/t silver, 0.01% copper, 0.71% lead, and 1.02% zinc, including:  

  • 2.0 feet grading 14.20 oz/t silver  

  • 2.0 feet grading 3.24 oz/t silver with 2.38% zinc  

  • 2.0 feet grading 3.12 oz/t silver with 0.89% lead  

• SC-26-07 intersected 2.0 feet grading 5.39 oz/t silver, 0.01% copper, 1.71% lead, and 0.25% zinc.  

• SC-25-007 intersected 59.0 feet grading 1.11 oz/t silver, 0.02% copper, 0.04% lead, and 0.56% zinc, including:  

  • 3.0 feet grading 9.07 oz/t silver, 0.04% copper, 0.03% lead, and 2.52% zinc  

• Multiple drill holes intersected broad mineralized intervals containing higher-grade internal zones, supporting continuity of the Silver Cord vein system.  

• Mineralization remains open along strike and down-dip based on current drilling.  

Table 1: 2026 Silver Cord Drill Campaign Results

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Reported intervals are core lengths; true widths are unknown.

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Table 2: 2025 Silver Cord Drill Campaign Results. Previously announced intercepts ( see Press release December 2, 2025)

Reported intervals are core lengths; true widths are unknown.

Robert Dzisiak CEO of King Global Ventures stated “we are quite pleased with the drill results from the Silver Cord Phase 2 program.  They indicate continuity of grade and structure on step-outs from the Phase 1 results.  A follow up drill program is being planned to further test the extension of the mineralized systems.”

The results from the combined drill programs confirm the presence of a persistent shallow, southeast-dipping, silver-polymetallic vein system containing elevated silver, lead, zinc, antimony, and locally-elevated gold values. Several drill holes intersected broad mineralized intervals containing higher-grade internal zones consistent with the geometry and style of mineralization historically mined at Silver Cord.

Drill hole SC-26-05 returned one of the highest-grade polymetallic intercepts encountered during the current drill campaign, intersecting 8.0 feet grading 5.48 oz/t silver, 0.08 oz/t gold, 0.05% copper, 2.20% lead, 2.53% zinc, and 0.04% antimony. Within this interval, several higher-grade subintervals were intersected, including 1.0 foot grading 11.78 oz/t silver, 0.19 oz/t gold, 0.05% copper, 10.09% lead, and 6.01% zinc.

Additional significant results from the 2026 program include hole SC-26-04, which intersected 6.0 feet grading 6.85 oz/t silver, 0.01% copper, 0.71% lead, and 1.02% zinc, including 2.0 feet grading 14.20 oz/t silver. Hole SC-26-07 intersected 2.0 feet grading 5.39 oz/t silver, 0.01% copper, 1.71% lead, and 0.25% zinc.

Hole SC-26-01 intersected a broader 45.0-foot mineralized interval grading 0.58 oz/t silver with associated lead-zinc mineralization, including a higher-grade interval grading 7.29 oz/t silver over 2.0 feet.

Results from the 2025 drill campaign similarly confirmed continuity of the system. Drill hole SC-25-004 intersected 10.5 feet grading 18.07 oz/t silver, 0.03 oz/t gold, 0.02% copper, 0.56% lead, and 1.06% zinc, including 3.0 feet grading 40.54 oz/t silver. Hole SC-25-007 returned a broad 59.0-foot mineralized interval grading 1.11 oz/t silver with associated lead-zinc enrichment, including 3.0 feet grading 9.07 oz/t silver.

The Company believes the combined results from the 2025 and 2026 drill programs underscore  the exploration potential of the Silver Cord system and validate the structural and geological targeting model developed from recent mapping and reinterpretation work. Several drill holes intersected multiple mineralized intervals, suggesting the possible presence of parallel or stacked vein structures within the broader Silver Cord–Golden Turkey corridor.

Recent structural mapping indicates the mineralized veins strike northeast and dip shallowly to the southeast, contrasting with the dominant steeply dipping regional foliation. The veins are characterized by vuggy and comb-textured quartz containing galena, sphalerite, silver-bearing sulfides, and locally elevated gold values. The Company interprets the mineralization as a structurally controlled polymetallic vein system, spatially associated with late-stage andesite dikes and brittle structural reactivation.

The Silver Cord Mine historically produced high-grade silver-lead-zinc mineralization hosted within shallow southeast-dipping quartz-sulfide veins developed within Proterozoic volcanic rocks of the Black Canyon Creek Group. Recent geological mapping and structural reinterpretation identified the Silver Cord and adjacent Golden Turkey systems as part of a broader northeast-striking, structurally controlled polymetallic corridor. The 2025 and 2026 drill campaigns were designed to test the eastern strike extension and down-dip continuity of these historically productive structures.

Follow-up drilling is being planned to test the eastern strike extension and down-dip continuity of the Silver Cord system, as well as additional targets identified within the broader Black Canyon Project.

A complete table of drill results from the 2025 and 2026 programs accompanies this news release. Intervals reported as “including” represent higher-grade subintervals within broader mineralized zones and are not additive. Reported intervals are core lengths and true widths are not currently known.

QA/QC

Drill core was logged, photographed, and sampled under the supervision of the Company’s geological team. Samples were securely transported to independent ISO-certified analytical laboratories for preparation and analysis. Analytical work for the drill core samples was completed by American Assay Laboratories of Sparks, Nevada, and ALS Chemex – Geochemistry Division, Tucson, Arizona.

Gold analyses were completed by fire assay with atomic absorption or gravimetric finish, while multi-element analyses were completed using ICP methods following four-acid digestion.

The Company’s quality assurance and quality control (“QA/QC”) program included the routine insertion of certified reference standards, blanks, and duplicate samples into the sample stream at regular intervals. Laboratory analytical procedures also incorporated internal QA/QC protocols consistent with industry best practices.

Reported drill intercepts represent downhole core lengths. True widths are not currently known due to the limited present understanding of the precise geometry and orientation of the mineralized structures.

Qualified Person

The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed, verified, and approved by Andrew Lee Smith, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Smith is a registered Professional Geoscientist in good standing with the Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (“EGBC”) and is independent of the analytical laboratory utilized for the reported results.

Mr. Smith has reviewed the geological interpretation, sampling procedures, analytical methodologies, and QA/QC protocols referenced in this news release and believes the disclosed technical information has been prepared in accordance with industry best practices and the disclosure requirements of NI 43-101.

About King Global Ventures:

Black Canyon Property in Arizona

King Global Ventures is focused on the exploration of precious and base metals in North America.  The Black Canyon Project in Yavapai County Arizona, is comprised of 213 contiguous concessions covering a total area of 4,000 acres, encompassing 15 former operating mines, including the past producing Howard Copper Mine.  The Black Canyon Project is situated 100 km (62 miles) north of Phoenix. Arizona, and represents an early-stage exploration opportunity targeting copper-gold-silver-zinc, Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (“VMS”) mineralization.  The geology of Yavapai County, Arizona, is notable due to the presence of a variety of base and precious-metal deposit types.  The region has a significant history of exploration, discovery and mining operations, including base metals from operations such as Bagdad, Jerome and Cleopatra.  

The Howard Copper Mine Property is located on 78 acres of patented land.  Discovered in the early 1920’s, small-scale production and development focused on high-grade copper.  Historical reports state that the main shaft was sunk to the 900-foot level, but that no ore was mined below the 500-foot level.  

The Mikwam Property

The Mikwam Gold Property is located in Noseworthy Township within the Abitibi Greenstone Belt of the Superior Province, northeastern Ontario. It lies along the Casa Berardi Deformation Zone that hosts Detour Gold’s Burntbush Property. The Mikwam deposit is hosted within Timiskaming-aged polymictic conglomerate and greywacke units and contains disseminated and vein-hosted gold mineralization associated with quartz-carbonate veins and pyrite mineralization.

An NI 43-101 technical report prepared for Galena International Resources Ltd. by Caracle Creek International Consulting Inc., dated December 8, 2016, disclosed a historical inferred mineral resource of 1,810,000 tonnes grading 2.34 g/t gold, containing 136,000 ounces of gold at a cut-off grade of 1.00 g/t Au. This estimate (announced by Galena in a December 12, 2016 press release) is historical in nature, was not prepared for King Global Ventures Inc., and should not be considered current. A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as current mineral resources and the issuer is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources.

Additional information about King Global Ventures can be viewed at the Company's website at www.kingglobal.gold or at www.sedarplus.ca. 

On behalf of King Global Ventures       

Robert Dzisiak

Chief Executive Officer

204-955-4803

ir@kingcse.com

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Certain information in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the control of the Company, including but not limited to, the uncertainty of the financing, the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, dependence upon regulatory approvals. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in preparing such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove imprecise and undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligations to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable securities law.

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