Mercado Minerals Interprets Multiple New Targets from LiDAR & Geophysical Surveys at Copalito

Vancouver, BC, April 02, 2026 – Mercado Minerals Ltd. (CSE: MERC) (“Mercado” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that detailed interpretation and analysis of the recently completed LiDAR and airborne magnetics geophysical surveys has revealed multiple new targets and areas of investigation for detailed follow-up and further exploration at the Copalito Project (“Copalito” or the “Project”).  The analysis has revealed a number of potential pits, shafts, adits, outcrops and veins associated with magnetic features throughout the Property.