Hardcore Discoveries Ltd. — Board/Management Information 2025

Aug 26, 2025

HARDCORE DISCOVERIES ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

August 26, 2025 – VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Hardcore Discoveries Ltd. (CSE: HARD) (“HARD” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its board of directors has appointed Steven Nguyen as Chief Financial Officer effective August 11, 2025 following the Resignation of Jasmine Cherian.

Mr. Nguyen is an experienced accounting professional with 10 years of expertise in audit, accounting, tax, and financial reporting in several industries including apparel, food and beverage, consumer products, research and development, and resource exploration. Steven is the President of Nuyun Consulting Corp., a Vancouver based company that provides financial reporting services to publicly listed companies and is the CFO of Corporate Minds Financial Ltd., which provides financial reporting, corporate governance, and administrative services to public issuers. He also acts as an officer for both TSX-V, CBOE and Canadian Securities Exchange listed companies. Previously, Mr. Nguyen worked in the public company audit team at Crowe MacKay for 4 years. Steven is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University.

The Company wishes to thank Ms. Cherian for her contributions to the Company.

About Corporate Minds Financial Ltd.

Corporate Minds Financial Ltd. provides tailored accounting, corporate secretarial, and financial advisory services to help businesses stay compliant, organized, and positioned for growth. We work closely with Canadian publicly listed companies, delivering clarity, reliability, and smart solutions so our clients can focus on what they do best.

About the Company

Hardcore Discoveries Ltd. (CSE: HARD) is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties. The Company is based in Vancouver, B.C. Additional information about the Company is available at www.Hardcoremining.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Patrick Morris
Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: 604-761-8597
Email: enermetalventures@gmail.com

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Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements that are not historical facts, including without limitation, statements regarding future estimates, plans, programs, forecasts, projections, objectives, assumptions, expectations or beliefs of future performance, and statements respecting the Company's intention to complete the RTO, the terms of the RTO and conditions precedent thereto, the entry into of the Definitive Agreement and the advancement of the Citizen Loan are "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those detailed from time to time in filings made by the Company with securities regulatory authorities, which may cause actual outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These factors should be considered carefully and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.

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