LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR,OTC:LFLRF) (FSE: 3WK0) (‘LaFleur Minerals’ or the ‘Company’ or ‘Issuer’) is pleased to announce that, further to its news releases dated July 30, 2025, and August 29, 2025, the Company has completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units of the Company (the ‘LIFE Units’) at a price of $0.48 per Unit under the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (as defined herein) for gross proceeds of $2,880,000 (the ‘LIFE Offering’). The Company also intends to close its previously announced charity flow-through offering up to 3,750,000 charity flow-through units of the Company at a price of $0.69 per charity flow-through unit for gross proceeds of up to $2,587,500.

Due to additional demand to participate in the LIFE Offering, the Company intends to also complete a non-brokered private placement on similar terms as the LIFE Offering for up to $700,000 on the same terms as the LIFE offering.

FMI Securities Inc. (‘FMI‘) acted as a special advisor and selling group member on this LIFE Offering. FMI is an Exempt Market Dealer and a subsidiary of the FMI Capital Partners Group which operates in Canada, the US (through FINRA dealer FM Global Partners), and globally through its affiliated partners.

Each Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company (a ‘LIFE Share‘) and one transferrable common share purchase warrant (a ‘LIFE Warrant‘). Each Warrant entitled the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.75 for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance. The Warrants are subject to an accelerated expiry upon thirty (30) business days’ notice from the Company in the event the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the ‘CSE‘) is equal to or above a price of $0.90 for fourteen (14) consecutive trading days any time after closing of the Offering.

Subject to compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and in accordance with National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions (‘NI 45-106‘), the LIFE Offering was made to purchasers’ resident in all provinces of Canada, except Quebec, pursuant to the listed issuer financing exemption under Part 5A of NI 45-106 (the ‘Listed Issuer Financing Exemption‘). The securities offered under the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption are not subject to a hold period in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.

In connection with the Offering, the Company paid an aggregate cash finder fee of $144,651 and issued an aggregate of 301,355 non-transferable finders’ warrants (each, a ‘Finder’s Warrant‘). Each Finder’s Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share in the capital of the Company at a price of $0.75 each for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance, all in accordance with the policies of the CSE.

The gross proceeds from the LIFE Offering will be used for the advancement of exploration initiatives at the Company’s Swanson Gold Project and for operational purposes at the Beacon Gold Mill, in addition to working capital and general corporate expenses.

The subscribers in the LIFE Offering included an executive officer of the Company (the ‘Insider‘) who subscribed for 7,500 LIFE Units for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,600 to the Company. The issuance of LIFE Units to the Insider constitutes a ‘related party transaction’ as defined in Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Securityholders in Special Transactions (‘MI 61-101‘). The Company is relying on the exemption from valuation requirement and minority approval pursuant to subsections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, respectively, for the Insider participation in the LIFE Offering, as the value of the LIFE Units subscribed for does not represent more than 25% of the Company’s market capitalization, as determined in accordance with MI 61-101.

This news release is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in the United States or in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to qualification or registration under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The securities referred to in this news release have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ‘U.S. Securities Act’), and such securities may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. ‘United States’ and ‘U.S. person’ are as defined in Regulation S under the U.S Securities Act.

Engagement of Investor Relations Firms

The Company is also pleased to announce various strategic marketing and investor relations engagements (the ‘Engagements‘) with arms-length independent contractors and agencies, with the aim of developing the Company’s communication strategy and strengthening exposure to a wider audience.

A service agreement dated August 6, 2025, and expected to launch mid-September 2025, has been executed by the Company with the Northern Miner Group (‘Northern Miner‘), a subsidiary of EarthLabs Inc. (the ‘Northern Miner Agreement‘). Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Northern Miner Service Agreement, Northern Miner has agreed to provide advertising services such as big box digital ads, email sponsorships on daily news digest and podcasts through digital channels such as the Northern Miner and MINING.com, for the Company. The Northern Miner Service Agreement remains in effect for 12 months ending on August 6, 2026 and will not automatically renew. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Northern Miner Service Agreement and as consideration for the services provided by Northern Miner, the Company has agreed to provide Northern Miner with a cash fee of $55,000 plus applicable GST. Northern Miner and its principals are arm’s length from the Company and do not have any interest, direct or indirect, in the Company or its securities nor do they have any right or intent to acquire such an interest. Northern Miner’s business is located at 69 Yonge Street, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1K3, Canada, and the email contact is gfenrick@mining.com and its phone number is (604) 683-2037.

A service agreement dated July 3, 2025 has been executed by the Company with Milky Way Marketing Inc. and Blue Sun Productions Inc. (‘BTV‘) (the ‘BTV Service Agreement‘), a marketing and content agency. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the BTV Service Agreement, BTV has agreed to provide the Company with a marketing and broadcast package that includes TV ad spots and fifty (50) BNN Bloomberg broadcasts, along with a stock ticker ad and newsletter eblast. BTV will provide its services for a period of approximately 6 weeks, which began on or around September 1, 2025. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the BTV Service Agreement and as consideration for the services provided by BTV, the Company has agreed to pay BTV a cash fee of $28,000 plus GST to be added where applicable. BTV and its principals are arm’s length from the Company and do not have any interest, direct or indirect, in the Company or its securities nor do they have any right or intent to acquire such an interest. BTV’s business is located at #17-19257B Enterprise Way, Surrey, BC, Canada. Its email contact is jessica@b-tv.com and its phone number is (604) 664-7401.

A service agreement dated August 18, 2025 and expected to launch Mid-September 2025 has been executed by the Company with AI Power Marketing Inc. (‘Midas Letter‘) (the ‘Midas Letter Service Agreement‘). Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Midas Letter Service Agreement, Midas Letter has agreed to provide development, design, and hosting of a landing page, together with associated video production, publication, and digital marketing campaigns services to the Company in an effort to increase public awareness of the Company. The services may include facilitating the creation and distribution of marketing materials and paid advertisements, including production of a promotional video and its distribution through email and social media to a targeted investor audience. The Midas Letter Service Agreement remains in effect from August 18, 2025 for an indefinite term until completion of the services, unless terminated by mutual agreement of the parties upon ten days notice. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Midas Letter Service Agreement and as consideration for the services provided by Midas Letter, the Company has agreed to provide Midas Letter with a cash fee of $50,000 plus applicable HST. Midas Letter and its principals are arm’s length from the Company and do not have any interest, direct or indirect, in the Company or its securities nor do they have any right or intent to acquire such an interest. Midas Letter’s business is located at 675 Cochrane Drive, East Tower 6th Floor, Markham, Ontario, L3R 0B8, Canada. Its email contact is jwest@midasletter.ca and its phone number is (905) 961-8789.

A service agreement dated August 11, 2025, and expected to launch mid-September 2025, has been executed by the Company with Dayani Capital Corp. (‘Dayani‘) (the ‘Dayani Service Agreement‘). Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Dayani Service Agreement, Dayani has agreed to provide to provide certain investor relations and digital marketing services to the Company to increase public awareness of the Company. The services may include assisting with investor relations and digital marketing duties, as well as coordinating and disseminating news and information about the Company to the public and to the shareholders of the Company through digital channels such as Native, Push Notification, and Search Engine Marketing type of traffic/clicks to a targeted hosted landing page on Wallstreetlogic.com website owned and managed by the Contractor. The Dayani Service Agreement remains in effect from August 11, 2025 for an initial term of one month, or otherwise terminated by the Company by written notice at the end of the first month trial. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Dayani Letter Service Agreement and as consideration for the services provided by Midas Letter, the Company has agreed to provide Midas Letter with a total cash fee of USD$50,000 plus applicable GST for a one-month trial. Dayani and its principals are arm’s length from the Company and do not have any interest, direct or indirect, in the Company or its securities nor do they have any right or intent to acquire such an interest. Dayani’s business is located at 550 – 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1J8, Canada, its email contact is Mehran@danayi.co.

A service agreement dated September 4, 2025 and launched on September 9, 2025 has been executed by the Company with Krify Software Technologies Private Limited (‘Krify‘) (the ‘Krify Service Agreement‘). Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Krify Service Agreement, Krify has agreed to provide a campaign that includes online investor targeting, including Google Ads, Meta Ads, website optimization and a landing page for the Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek in September of 2025. The Krify Service Agreement remains in effect to end of the Summit on September 12, 2025, and will not automatically renew. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Krify Service Agreement and as consideration for the services provided by Krify, the Company has agreed to provide Krify with a cash fee of USD$19,000. Krify and its principals are arm’s length from the Company and do not have any interest, direct or indirect, in the Company or its securities nor do they have any right or intent to acquire such an interest. Krify’s business is located at 7-39, Ratan Towers, ADB Road, Thimmapuram, KAKINADA, EGDT, Andhra Pradesh Pin Code: 533005 India, and the email contact is sudha@krify.com and its phone number is (91) 912-122-7121.

Pursuant to the Engagements, there are no performance obligations contained in each agreement and none of the independent contractors and agencies named herein are subject to receive common shares, stock options or any form of equity in the Company as compensation.

About LaFleur Minerals Inc.

LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR,OTC:LFLRF) (FSE: 3WK0) is focused on the development of district-scale gold projects in the Abitibi Gold Belt near Val-d’Or, Québec. Our mission is to advance mining projects with a laser focus on our resource-stage Swanson Gold Deposit and the Beacon Gold Mill, which have significant potential to deliver long-term value. The Swanson Gold Project is approximately 18,304 hectares (183 km²) in size and includes several prospects rich in gold and critical metals previously held by Monarch Mining, Abcourt Mines, and Globex Mining. LaFleur has recently consolidated a large land package along a major structural break that hosts the Swanson, Bartec, and Jolin gold deposits and several other showings which make up the Swanson Gold Project. The Swanson Gold Project is easily accessible by road allowing direct access to several nearby gold mills, further enhancing its development potential. Lafleur Mineral’s fully refurbished and permitted Beacon Gold Mill is capable of processing over 750 tonnes per day and is being considered for processing mineralized material at Swanson and for custom milling operations for other nearby gold projects.

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

Cautionary Statement Regarding ‘Forward-Looking’ Information

This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed ‘forward-looking statements.’ All statements in this new release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that the Company expects to occur, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words ‘expects’, ‘plans’, ‘anticipates’, ‘believes’, ‘intends’, ‘estimates’, ‘projects’, ‘potential’ and similar expressions, or that events or conditions ‘will’, ‘would’, ‘may’, ‘could’ or ‘should’ occur. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, without limitation, statements related to the anticipated use of proceeds from the LIFE Offering. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.

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FN Media Group News Commentary – Industry experts project that the global critical minerals market will continue maintaining substantial growth as it has in recent years. The global critical minerals market is experiencing unprecedented growth, primarily driven by the accelerating transition to clean energy technologies. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the market size of key energy transition minerals doubled over the past five years, aligning closely with the market size for iron ore mining. This surge is largely attributed to the tripling of lithium demand, a 70% increase in cobalt demand, and a 40% rise in nickel demand between 2017 and 2022, with clean energy applications accounting for significant portions of this demand. The sustainability of the global critical minerals market is increasingly influenced by governmental initiatives aimed at reducing environmental impact and enhancing resource efficiency. A recent report from DataM Intelligence projected that Critical Minerals Market Size reached US$ 328.19 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach US$ 586.63 billion by 2032, growing with a CAGR of 7.53% during the forecast period 2025-2032. The report said: ‘A notable trend in the critical minerals market is the increasing investment in mineral development, which witnessed a 30% rise in 2022 following a 20% increase in 2021. Lithium saw the sharpest investment increase at 50%, followed by copper and nickel. This investment surge is a response to the soaring demand for minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper, driven by the deployment of clean energy technologies such as electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels.’ Active companies in the markets this week include: SAGA Metals Corp. (OTCQB: SAGMF) (TSX-V: SAGA), TMC the metals company Inc. (NASDAQ: TMC), Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ: CRML), Rio Tinto Group (NYSE: RIO), Empire Metals Limited (OTCQX: EPMLF) (LON: EEE).

DataM Intelligence continued: ‘The rising demand for energy transition technologies, such as electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy systems, is significantly driving the critical minerals market. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), mineral demand for clean energy technologies is projected to nearly quadruple by 2040, reaching close to 40 million tonnes annually. In the scenario, lithium demand is expected to increase ninefold, while copper demand will see the largest absolute growth due to its essential role in electrification. Currently, clean energy applications account for over 40% of total demand for copper and rare earth elements, 60–70% for nickel and cobalt, and nearly 90% for lithium.’

SAGA Metals Corp. (TSX-V: SAGA) (OTCQB: SAGMF) Announces Initiation of Equity Analyst Coverage by Alphabridge Group with Outperform Rating – SAGA Metals Corp (FSE: 20H) (‘SAGA’ or the ‘Company’), a North American exploration company focused on critical mineral discovery, is pleased to announce that it has received initiation of equity analyst coverage by Alphabridge Group Inc. (‘Alphabridge’), a leading independent corporate finance advisory and research firm specializing in small and mid-cap companies with an outperform rating.

Alphabridge, based in Vancouver, Canada, is a corporate finance advisory firm that partners with growth companies to deliver strategic financial leadership across mergers & acquisitions (M&A), capital raising, valuation, and CFO services. In addition to its advisory practice, Alphabridge operates a dedicated equity research arm that focuses on providing independent coverage for companies operating at pivotal stages of development with significant growth potential. Alphabridge’s research is distributed through major institutional platforms, including S&P Capital IQ, FactSet, AlphaSense, and Thomson Eikon, as well as its newsletter with over 2,000 subscribers. Their coverage of Saga Metals is expected to highlight the Company’s strategic focus on its flagship Radar Ti-V-Fe Project in Labrador, Canada, and its emerging portfolio of critical mineral assets.

Their initiation report on Saga Metals, dated September 8, 2025, titled ‘Saga Metals Corp. (TSX.V: SAGA) – Initiating Coverage – Well-Positioned for the Critical Minerals Supercycle,’ underscores the Company’s potential to deliver value through its titanium-vanadium project.

The research report is available to view or to download from the firm’s websites: https://alphabridge.co/download-saga-metals-equity-research-report/ or upon written request sent to Alphabridge.

Alphabridge Group Inc.

Analyst: Vasant Jain, CFA

Email: vasant@alphabridge.co

Website: www.alphabridge.co

In addition, the research report will be disseminated through various third-party websites and major institutional platforms as outlined above. Investors are encouraged to review the reports for detailed insights into Saga Metals’ projects and growth strategy. Alphabridge’s Initiation Research Report includes a third-party independent review of Saga Metals, an Enterprise Valuation Analysis and a Share Price Target completed by Alphabridge’s analyst, Vasant Jain, CFA. The opinions expressed in the Research Report referenced above are the true opinions of the analyst about Saga Metals and its industry. CONTINUED … Read this full press release and more news for SAGA Metals at: https://sagametals.com/corporate-news/

Other recent developments in the mining industries of note include:

TMC the metals company Inc. (NASDAQ: TMC) , a leading developer of the world’s largest estimated undeveloped resource of critical metals essential to energy, defense, manufacturing and infrastructure, recently provided a corporate update and second quarter results for the period ending June 30, 2025.

Q2 2025 Financial Highlights Were: Total cash of approximately $115.8 million at June 30, 2025; $10.6 million cash used in operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2025; and Operating loss of $22 million, net loss of $74.3 million and net loss per share of $0.20 for the quarter ended June 30, 2025

TMC Chairman and CEO Gerard Barron commented: ‘The publication of our PFS for the NORI-D Project marks a defining moment for TMC—showing the potential of a clear, capital-efficient path to first production. Alongside our Initial Assessment of the broader NORI and TOML resource areas, these studies underscore the scale and durability of our portfolio, with a combined NPV of $23.6 billion. The strategic investment from Korea Zinc—one of the few companies outside China capable of refining our intermediate materials at scale—further strengthens our route to market. We also renewed our partnerships with Nauru and Tonga—reaffirming our commitment to delivering lasting benefits for Pacific nations.’

Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ: CRML) , a leading critical minerals mining company, recently announced for the first time three new assay results from the 2024 diamond drill hole program at the Fjord Deposit at the Tanbreez Rare Earth Project in Greenland.

Highlights – 2024 New Diamond Drill Hole Results Were: Consistent high-grade rare earth mineralization intersected in all four reported holes, with Total Rare Earth Oxide (TREO) grades between 0.40% and 0.42%; High proportion of heavy rare earth oxides (HREO) ~26% of TREO, reinforcing the deposit’s potential strategic value; Significant zirconium oxide (ZrO₂) grades of 1.57–1.58% across all holes; Gallium oxide (Ga₂O₃) assays between 93–99 ppm, providing a potential additional economic credit; All holes drilled vertically (-90°) through sub-horizontal, stratiform kakortokite layers, intersecting mineralisation at approximately true thicknesses.

Mineralisation remains open at depth in all reported holes; Drilling confirms continuity of grade and mineralogy across multiple sections of the Fjord Deposit, consistent with historical data; All the drill holes were collared within the Fjord Deposit with 23.6MT @ 0.42% TREO Maiden Mineral Resource; and The holes are part of the ongoing 2024–2025 Fjord Resource Upgrade program, with over 1900 m drilled to date in 2025 and further assays pending.

Rio Tinto Group (NYSE: RIO) recently announced a new operating model and executive team to shape the company’s next chapter. The changes simplify and streamline the organization to drive greater accountability and safe, sustainable, profitable growth through focusing on the most compelling opportunities to deliver long-term shareholder value.

Effective immediately, Rio Tinto will simplify its product group structure to three world-class businesses: Iron Ore; Aluminum & Lithium; and Copper. This focused structure and leadership positions each business to deliver excellence for customers and maximize competitive advantages and growth potential, while benefitting from the diversified group.

The Iron Ore product group will bring together all of Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations under the leadership of Matthew Holcz, who has been appointed Chief Executive Iron Ore. The unified portfolio will integrate Rio Tinto’s Western Australian Iron Ore operations with the Iron Ore Company of Canada and the Simandou project in Guinea upon its completion. This will combine the proven performance of the company’s established Iron Ore operations with the potential of Simandou, sharing safety best practices, cutting-edge technologies and operational experience across the entire Iron Ore portfolio to create an even stronger global business.

Empire Metals Limited (OTCQX: EPMLF) (LON: EEE), the resource exploration and development company, recently announced its interim results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2025.

Highlights:

• Pitfield confirmed as the world’s most significant new titanium discovery, with unparalleled scale, consistency of high-grade and purity.
• Largest drilling campaign to date launched at the Thomas Prospect delivered outstanding results and identified a large high-grade near-surface core, averaging ~6% TiO₂ over a continuous 3.6km strike.
• Metallurgical testwork achieved a 99.25% TiO₂ product, demonstrating a highly efficient and potentially lower-cost processing route.
• Process development work has confirmed that Pitfield’s weathered ore is ideally suited to conventional mineral separation and refining, differentiating it from ilmenite-based projects which typically face lower recoveries, higher costs, and significant environmental challenges.
• Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate (‘MRE’) on track for release in the coming weeks.
• £4.5m raised in May 2025 to accelerate Pitfield development, with strong institutional support.
• Further strengthening of board and technicial team with appointment of Phil Brumit as Non-Executive Director, Alan Rubio as Study Manager and Pocholo Aviso as Hydro-metallurgist.
• Commenced US trading on the OTCQX in the US, broadening international investor access.

Shaun Bunn, Managing Director, commented: ‘The first half of 2025 has been a period of remarkable activity and momentum for Empire. Pitfield is no longer just a discovery story – it is fast becoming recognized as a project of global importance, with results that continue to exceed expectations. Our drilling campaigns have delivered some of the highest TiO₂ grades we’ve seen to date, confirming not only the exceptional quality of the deposit but also its scale consistency and simplicity.

‘It is also encouraging to see the strength of market support for what we are building and I am confident that Empire can bring this once-in-a-lifetime discovery to commercial fruition in an expedient manner. With a world-class asset, a strengthened technical team, and strong financial backing, we are exceptionally well positioned for the next phase of growth.’

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GLOBEX MINING ENTERPRISES INC. (GMX Toronto Stock Exchange, G1MN Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Berlin, Munich, Tradegate, Lang & Schwarz, LS Exchange, TTMzero, Düsseldorf and Quotrix Düsseldorf Stock Exch anges and GLBXF OTCQX International in the US) is pleased to provide an additional update as regards drilling by Radisson Mining Resources Inc. (RDS-TSXV, RMRDF-OTCQB) on Globex’s Kewagama Gold Mine Royalty claims. Globex holds a two percent (2%) Net Smelter Royalty (NSR) on the eastern portion of what Radisson calls East O’Brien, including all the Kewagama Gold Mine royalty claims eastward to the adjoining 100% Globex owned Central CadillacWood Gold Mines property including the Ironwood gold deposit.

The assay results published by Radisson in yesterday’s press release include deep drill intersections at the western edge of the Globex Kewagama royalty claims with new intersections from 850 m to 1,300 m vertical as well as shallower gold intersections in the 200 m to 500 m vertical range between the new deeper intersections and the Kewagama shaft area. The new assays confirm the excellent gold potential on the Globex royalty claims both at shallow depths and significantly deeper. It is worth noting that there has been very little drilling beyond the gold intersections previously reported east of the historic Kewagama Gold Mine to the Globex Central Cadillac/Wood Gold Mines boundary. The Radisson drilling has and continues to intercept gold on the O’Brien and Kewagama claims within the Piche Group of rocks.   It is worth noting that there here is very limited drilling in the Piche Group across the 2.0 kms of Piche Group strike length on the Central Cadillac/Wood Gold Mine Property. This lack of drilling on the Central Cadillac/Wood Gold Mine property points to the strong gold prospectivity of the property.

Per Matt Manson, Radisson President & CEO, ‘several of the holes represent deep step-outs below our ‘Trend #2’, pushing the scope of known mineralization downwards by up to 300 metres in this important area . Our Exploration Target at O’Brien is between 3 and 4 million ounces of gold in 15 to 20 million tonnes at between 4.5 and 8.0 g/t Au. Four rigs are currently active at the Project and drilling continues.’

The reader is cautioned that the potential quantity and grade of an Exploration Target is conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource.

Assay Results from Drill Holes OB-24-352 to OB-25-375

Intercepts are calculated with a 3.00 g/t Au bottom cut-off. True widths, based on depth of intercept and drill hole inclination, are estimated to be 30% -80% of core length.

Longitudinal Section Published by Radisson on September 8, 2025

Central Cadillac/Wood Mine Property Geology

This press release was written by Jack Stoch, P. Geo., Executive Chairman and CEO of Globex in his capacity as a Qualified Person (Q.P.) under NI 43-101.

Forward-Looking Statements: Except for historical information, this news release may contain certain ‘forward-looking statements’.  These statements may involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity and performance to be materially different from the expectations and projections of Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. (‘Globex’).  No assurance can be given that any events anticipated by the forward-looking information will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits Globex will derive therefrom.  A more detailed discussion of the risks is available in the ‘Annual Information Form’ filed by Globex on SEDARplus.ca .

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International Lithium Corp. (TSXV: ILC,OTC:ILHMF) (OTCQB: ILHMF) (FSE: IAH) (the ‘Company’ or ‘ILC’) is pleased to announce that on September 04, 2025 it acquired an option from Lepidico (Canada) Inc. (‘Lepidico Canada’) to buy 100% of the shares of Lepidico (Mauritius) Ltd. (‘Lepidico Mauritius’) on a debt-free basis for consideration of CAD$975,000 plus certain payments in the future that are contingent on and linked to various possible receipts by Lepidico Canada. Lepidico Mauritius in turn owns 80% of Lepidico Chemicals Namibia (Pty) Ltd. (‘Lepidico Namibia’), which owns the Karibib Lithium, Rubidium and Cesium project in Namibia.

Assuming the transaction goes ahead with ILC exercising its option, the Company would leapfrog, by several years, the development stage of other projects it is interested in, including those in Zimbabwe and:

• have one of the largest rubidium resources in Africa and (per our own research and also using Grok) the largest disclosed rubidium resource in Africa, as well as one of the most extensive rubidium resources in North America through ILC’s existing Raleigh Lake project in Ontario;

• be well-positioned for an upswing in the lithium market; and

• strengthen its stance as one of the leading global players in the rubidium market and a company with some of the most significant cesium interests of any non-Chinese company.

The parties have signed a secured loan agreement whereby ILC lends CAD$510,000 to Lepidico Canada. Of the principal amount, CAD$420,000 accrues interest at 10% per annum. If ILC exercises the option, this loan plus interest will be repayable in full from the option exercise proceeds. The option has been granted until the later of November 30, 2025, and 30 days after the arbitration outcome is known (see below). A total of CAD$285,000 has already been advanced to Lepidico. There are various conditions for the drawdown of the remaining CAD$225,000, including standard regulatory approvals and a key condition that, by drawdown, there will be no debt owed by Lepidico Mauritius or its subsidiaries to its ultimate Australian parent, Lepidico Ltd., which is in liquidation. A condition in the option agreement is that Lepidico Mauritius and its subsidiaries will have no debt owed to other previous Lepidico group companies at the time of option exercise.

It is important to emphasize that there is a possibility that the option may not be exercised, especially if Lepidico Namibia encounters an adverse outcome in an arbitration dispute with the Chinese company Jiangxi Jinhui Lithium Co. Ltd., which involves claims and counterclaims. This arbitration in Singapore is expected to conclude in September or October 2025. Conversely, if the arbitration is resolved positively, ILC and Lepidico Canada have agreed that 30% of the net proceeds after legal and other costs will be retained by the part of the Lepidico group that ILC would be acquiring, with the remaining 70% paid to Lepidico Canada. The deal structure reflects ILC’s reluctance to assume the risk of a negative arbitration award concerning events that occurred seven years ago.

Lepidico’s ownership of Karibib resulted from its 2019 acquisition of TSXV-listed Desert Lion Energy in exchange for shares and other securities valued at that time at AUD$ 22.9 million (approximately CAD$20.7 million). Since acquiring the company in 2019, Lepidico has invested a further AUD$ 12.1 million (approximately CAD$ 10.9 million) in the Karibib project, excluding central group overheads, with a significant portion directed towards drilling, an environmental study and subsequently a Definitive Feasibility Study and a further Resource Estimate.

The Karibib Project comprises two areas near Karibib, Namibia, with fully permitted mining licences known as Rubicon and Helikon (also in various reports spelled Helicon), along with an Exclusive Prospecting Licence EPL5439 for an adjacent area.

A Definitive Feasibility Study (the ‘DFS Report’) was announced on May 28, 2020 by Lepidico Ltd. (a public company then listed on the Australian Securities Exchange) based on JORC Code (2012) Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves estimates for the Rubicon and Helikon deposits. The DFS Report is titled ‘Phase 1 Project – Definitive Feasibility Study Report’, and has a publication date of July 10, 2020. It was produced by Lepidico Ltd. who managed the feasibility study listing around 28 organisations with particular expertise in the specific areas of input as contributors to the DFS Report. The DFS Report and ASX announcements regarding the Karibib project, including resource estimates and other pertinent information to the Karibib project are available on Lepidico’s website: www.lepidico.com.

In Lepidico’s news release dated January 30, 2023 Lepidico announced an overall Karibib Project Mineral Resource update as of 31 December 2022 prepared by Cube Consulting which is detailed in the following table. The numbers in this table (the ‘Historical Estimate’) are subject to various assumptions and parameters which are detailed later in this announcement. The Company is not aware of any more recent estimates.

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Although the technical information announced by Lepidico was produced according to the requirements of JORC Code (2012), ILC is treating this information as historical information. The Company does however believe, and this thinking was part of its decision to proceed with the transaction, that the mineral resource estimates are likely to be reliable and relevant firstly since JORC Code (2012) is one of the most widely recognized and respected mineral resource reporting standards globally, and secondly there has been no mining activity since the last resource estimate. ILC has not engaged a ‘Qualified Person’ as defined by NI 43-101 to independently verify or complete sufficient additional work to determine the relevance and reliability of the information. The Company’s QP has not done sufficient work to make the resource current and the Company is not treating the resource as current. Only if the option is exercised would ILC, at its own discretion, complete the further technical work and review and evaluation of the information and data supporting the Lepidico information in the DFS Report and/or the Lepidico mineral resource estimates to bring them to current for ILC under NI 43-101. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and although Lepidico has reported a Definitive Feasibility Study for the project, there is no guarantee that further work will result in an economic mining scenario.

It is believed, based on published data, that as well as its significant lithium resource, the Karibib project contains the largest (or one of the two largest) rubidium resources of any project in Africa (the others being in Zimbabwe and Zambia). At the same time, the amount of cesium is smaller but nevertheless equal to about one year of global demand. For cesium Sinomine has historically been the largest producer in Africa, and has recently restarted cesium production at its Bikita project in Zimbabwe by extracting pollucite from petalite tailings. Sinomine is also known to have rubidium from the lepidolite at Bikita, but we are not aware of any resource estimate.

If the option is exercised, ILC would, subject to confirming the resource as its own resource (and not a historical resource as it is presently treating it) have the largest known or at least the largest disclosed rubidium resource in Africa. The Company also has extensive rubidium resources in North America through its Raleigh Lake project in Ontario. Please refer to the Company’s ‘The Raleigh Lake Project – NI 43-101 Technical Report PEA’ dated January 18, 2024 by ERM Consultants Canada Ltd. and the seven named QPs in the report. This report was filed on SEDAR+ on 18 January, 2024.

John Wisbey, Chairman of ILC, stated: ‘This potential acquisition marks a significant advancement for ILC globally – particularly in Southern Africa. With this single transaction for a project that reached the Definitive Feasibility Study stage under JORC in 2020 and was upgraded in 2022, the Company would leapfrog, by several years, the development stage of other projects we are interested in, including those in Zimbabwe.’

‘Assuming the transaction goes ahead with ILC exercising its option, ILC will be well-positioned for an upswing in the lithium market, as well as strengthening its stance as one of the leading global players in the rubidium market and a company with some of the most significant cesium interests of any non-Chinese company.’

Babak Vakili Azar, P. Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 and a consultant to ILC, has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news release.

Notes on the Historical Estimate mentioned above

The mineral resource estimates presented in the table above (the ‘Historical Estimate’) were documented as subject to the following assumptions and parameters:

• There are multiple effective dates, reflecting work on various hard rock deposits and stockpiles over a four year period by multiple consulting groups.

• Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues.

• Mineral Resources for hard rock deposits are reported at a block cut-off grade of ≥ 0.15% or 0.20% Li₂O for all oxidation types.

• Mineral Resources for stockpiles, dumps and tailings are reported at a 0.0% Li₂O cut-off grade.

• The analysis suite across the deposits and stockpiles was inconsistent and hence average element reporting across all deposits and stockpiles cannot be completed.

• Different components of the Karibib Project have been reported at different times through different consultancy groups, using different Competent Persons.

• The assumed mining method is by open cut.

• Cost, bulk density and recovery inputs used to report the Mineral Resource have varied over time, and relate to the different effective dates for those individual resources.

• Figures may not add up due to rounding.

The Historical Estimate reports categories of mineral resource using the terms ‘inferred mineral resource’, ‘indicated mineral resource’ and ‘measured mineral resource’ as ascribed under JORC Code (2012). These terms also have specific meanings ascribed to them by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, as the CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves adopted by CIM Council, as amended. These standards are generally considered interchangeable in the global mining industry with key differences pertaining to disclosure being that NI 43-101 has more prescriptive requirements for the content of technical reports while JORC allows more flexibility in reporting but requires clear explanation of the basis for estimates.

The Historical Estimate is considered to be the most recent and pertinent technical disclosure regarding the Karibib project that is currently available to the Company. If the Company decides to exercise the option, the Company will review the technical reports utilizing Qualified Persons as defined by NI 43-101 to determine which, if any at all, of the mineral resource estimates require additional work to comply with the CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves prior to advancing the project or undertaking the necessary work to upgrade or verify the Historical Estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves.

About International Lithium Corp.

International Lithium Corp. has exploration activities in Ontario, Canada, with intentions to expand into Southern Africa. It has projects at various stages, ranging from Definitive Feasibility Study at Rubicon in Namibia (note that ILC currently has an option only and is treating this as historic information at this point and not a current resource for ILC) to Preliminary Economic Assessment at Raleigh Lake (as noted above) to Pre-Drilling at Wolf Ridge. The primary target metals in Canada are lithium, rubidium and copper. There are three projects (two in Ontario and one in Ireland) in which ILC has sold its share but where we stand to receive future payments from either a resource milestone being achieved or from a Net Smelter Royalty. In Namibia the Karibib project contains lithium, rubidium and cesium.

While the world’s politicians are currently divided on the future of the energy market’s historic dependence on oil and gas and on ‘Net Zero’, there is in any scenario an ever increasing and significant demand for electricity driven by AI and data centres, and by a likely unstoppable momentum towards electric vehicles and grid-scale electricity storage. All these contribute to rising demand for lithium and copper as well as other metals. Rubidium is also a valuable critical metal that is strategic for high-precision clocks and for space technology. We have seen the politically driven and increasingly urgent wish by the USA, Canada, EU and other major economies to safeguard their supplies of critical metals and to become more self-sufficient. Our Canadian and Southern African projects, which contain lithium, rubidium, cesium and copper, are strategic in that respect.

Our key mission for the next decade is to generate revenue for our shareholders from lithium and other battery metals, as well as rare metals, while also contributing to the creation of a greener, cleaner planet and less polluted cities.

This includes optimizing the value of our existing projects in Canada as well as finding, exploring and developing projects that have the potential to become world-class deposits. We have announced that we regard Southern Africa as a key strategic target market for ILC and, in addition to Namibia, we have applied for and hope to receive EPOs in Zimbabwe. We hope to make further announcements on the portfolio developments over the next few weeks and months.

The Company’s interests in various projects now consist of the following, and in addition, the Company continues to seek other opportunities:

The Company’s primary strategic focus at this point is on the Raleigh Lake Project, comprising lithium and rubidium, and the Firesteel copper project in Canada, as well as obtaining EPOs and mineral claims in Zimbabwe. The Karibib projects in Namibia, including further development on the EPL there, will become a high focus if ILC exercises its option there.

The Raleigh Lake Project now encompasses 32,900 hectares (329 square kilometres) of mineral claims in Ontario and represents ILC’s most significant project in Canada. To date, drilling has occurred on less than 1,000 hectares of our claims. A Preliminary Economic Assessment was published for ILC’s lithium at Raleigh Lake in December 2023, with a detailed economic analysis of ILC’s separate rubidium resource still pending. Raleigh Lake is 100% owned by ILC, free from any encumbrances and royalties. The Raleigh Lake Project boasts excellent access to roads, rail, and utilities.

A continuing goal has been to remain a well-funded company to turn our aspirations into reality. Following the disposal of the Mariana project in Argentina in 2021, the Mavis Lake project in Canada in 2022, and the Avalonia project in 2025, ILC continues to achieve sufficient inward cash flow to be able to make progress with its exploration projects.

With the increasing demand for high-tech rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles, electrical storage, and portable electronics, lithium has been designated ‘the new oil’ and is a key part of a green energy, sustainable economy. By positioning itself with projects that have significant resource potential and solid strategic partners, ILC aims to be one of the preferred lithium and rare metals resource developers for investors and to continue building value for its shareholders for the rest of the 2020s, the decade of battery metals.

On behalf of the Company,

John Wisbey
Chairman and CEO
www.internationallithium.ca

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Except for statements of historical fact, this news release or other releases contain certain ‘forward-looking information’ within the meaning of applicable securities law. Forward-looking information or forward-looking statements in this or other news releases may include: the timing of completion of any offering and the amount to be raised, the likelihood or otherwise of the Company exercising its option on Lepidico Mauritius, the outcome of arbitration involving Lepidico Namibia, the effect of results of anticipated production rates, the timing and/or anticipated results of drilling on the Karibib or Raleigh Lake or Firesteel or Wolf Ridge projects, the expectation of resource estimates, preliminary economic assessments, feasibility studies, lithium or rubidium or copper recoveries, modeling of capital and operating costs, results of studies utilizing various technologies at the company’s projects, the Company’s budgeted expenditures, future plans for expansion in Southern Africa and planned exploration work on its projects, increased value of shareholder investments in the Company, the potential from the Company’s third party earn-out or royalty arrangements, the future demand for lithium, rubidium, cesium and copper, and assumptions about ethical behaviour by our joint venture partners or third party operators of projects or royalty partners. Such forward-looking information is based on assumptions and subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those discussed in the sections entitled ‘Risks’ and ‘Forward-Looking Statements’ in the interim and annual Management’s Discussion and Analysis which are available at www.sedarplus.ca. While management believes that the assumptions made are reasonable, there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. Should one or more of the risks, uncertainties or other factors materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking information. Forward-looking information herein, and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking information are based on expectations, estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made that, while considered reasonable by the Company as of the time of such statements, are subject to significant business, economic, legislative, and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. These estimates and assumptions may prove to be incorrect and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information should circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions change.

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Lode Gold Resources Inc (TSXV: LOD,OTC:LODFF) (OTCQB: LODFF) (‘LOD.V’ and ‘Lode Gold’) and its wholly owned subsidiary Fremont Gold LLC (‘Freemont’), have successfully completed the transfer of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (‘MSHA’) property MSHA individual identification number (‘MIIN’) for its wholly owned Pine Tree Josephine Mine.

This is a critical step toward reviving one of California’s most historically significant gold operations. Fremont is now in active discussions with prospective partners and investors to align the right technical, operational, and financial resources to bring the Pine Tree Josephine Mine (‘Freemont Mine’) back into production in a safe, sustainable, and profitable manner.

The transfer of the MIIN is a key regulatory milestone which ensures that the Company’s ownership and operational control of the Freemont Mine, a historically productive gold property with significant past production, are fully recognized by MSHA, paving the way for the next stage of its development and reactivation plans.

Upcoming catalysts for Lode at Fremont after this milestone are:

– 2025: channel sampling and drilling to upgrade resources to M&I (Measures and Indicated) based on NI 43-101 standards
– 2026: completion of PFS (Pre-Feasibility Study) engineering and metallurgy studies

About Lode Gold

Lode Gold is an exploration and development company with projects in highly prospective and safe mining jurisdictions in Canada and the United States.

In the United States, the Company is focused on its advanced exploration and development asset, the Fremont Mine in Mariposa, California. It has a recent 2025 NI 43-101 report and compliant Mineral Resource Estimate (‘MRE’) that can be accessed here https://lode-gold.com/project/freemont-gold-usa/

The Fremont Mine was previously mined until operations ceased due to mining prohibitions during WWII when its mining license was suspended. Only 8% of the resource identified in the 2025 MRE has been extracted. The Freemont Mine has exploration upside and mineralization is open at depth (three step-out holes at 1,300 meters hit structure and were mineralized) and on strike. This is a brownfield project with over 43,000 meters drilled, 23 kilometers of underground workings and 14 adits. The project has excellent infrastructure and is close to electricity, water, roads, railhead and port.

Recently, the Company completed an internal scoping study, with a strategic pivot to 100% underground mining. Previously, in March 2023, the Company completed an NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment (‘PEA’) with an open pit and underground combination mine. The NI 43-101 technical reports are available on the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) and the Company’s website (www.lode-gold.com)

In Canada, its Golden Culvert and WIN projects in Yukon, covering 99.5 square kilometres across a 27-kilometre strike length, are situated in a district-scale, high-grade gold mineralized trend within the southern portion of the Tombstone gold belt. A total of four RIRGS targets have been confirmed on the property. A National Instrument 43-101 technical report has been completed in May, 2024.

In New Brunswick, Lode Gold has created one of the largest land packages with its Acadian Gold JV Co., consisting of an area that spans 445 square kilometres and a 44-kilometre strike. McIntyre Brook covers 111 square kiloimetres and a 17-kilometre strike in the emerging Appalachian/Iapetus gold belt; it is hosted by orogenic rocks of similar age and structure as New Found Gold’s Queensway project. Riley Brook is a 335-square-kilometre package covering a 26-kilometre strike of Wapske formation with its numerous felsic units. An NI 43-101 technical report has been completed in August, 2024.

ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY

Wendy T. Chan
CEO & Director

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release includes ‘forward-looking statements’ and ‘forward-looking information’ within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. All statements included in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements with respect to the use of proceeds, advancement and completion of resource calculation, feasibility studies, and exploration plans and targets. Forward-looking statements include predictions, projections and forecasts and are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’, ‘plan’, ‘estimate’, ‘expect’, ‘potential’, ‘target’, ‘budget’ and ‘intend’ and statements that an event or result ‘may’, ‘will’, ‘should’, ‘could’ or ‘might’ occur or be achieved and other similar expressions and includes the negatives thereof.

Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by management based on the business and markets in which the Company operates, are inherently subject to significant operational, economic, and competitive uncertainties, risks and contingencies. These include assumptions regarding, among other things: the status of community relations and the security situation on site; general business and economic conditions; the availability of additional exploration and mineral project financing; the supply and demand for, inventories of, and the level and volatility of the prices of metals; relationships with strategic partners; the timing and receipt of governmental permits and approvals; the timing and receipt of community and landowner approvals; changes in regulations; political factors; the accuracy of the Company’s interpretation of drill results; the geology, grade and continuity of the Company’s mineral deposits; the availability of equipment, skilled labour and services needed for the exploration and development of mineral properties; currency fluctuations; and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results, and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include a deterioration of security on site or actions by the local community that inhibits access and/or the ability to productively work on site, actual exploration results, interpretation of metallurgical characteristics of the mineralization, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, future metal prices, availability of capital and financing on acceptable terms, general economic, market or business conditions, uninsured risks, regulatory changes, delays or inability to receive required approvals, unknown impact related to potential business disruptions stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak, or another infectious illness, and other exploration or other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the Company with securities regulators, including those described under the heading ‘Risks and Uncertainties’ in the Company’s most recently filed MD&A. The Company does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except in accordance with applicable law.

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E-Power Resources Inc. (CSE: EPR) (‘E-Power’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to report results from Phase 1 of the 2025 Exploration Program being completed on the Tetepisca Flake Graphite Property located in the North Shore region of Quebec. Highlights of results include:

• Several high grade (> 10% Cg) samples including a high grade sample of 26.4% Cg from a target area on the northern part of the property which was discvered in 2024.

• Several high grade (> 10% Cg) samples including a high grade sample of 68.7% Cg from Graphi-Centre, the Company’s highest priority target on the Tetepisca Property.

• Discovery of a new flake graphite showing which includes a high grade grab sample of 54.7% Cg located on a long conductive linear trend on the southwestern part of the property.

James Cross, President and CEO of E-Power commented: ‘Phase 1 of our 2025 Exploration Program further demonstrates the from-surface, high grade resource potential of several flake graphite targets on the property. Metallurgical testwork, detailed mineralogy, and continued geological evaluation will result in characterization of the potential deposits and prioritization for advanced evaluation and delineation. By characterizing the different resource delineation targets, we expect to be able to attract users of graphite, and companies who want to secure that link in the supply chain; those who need politically-reliable graphite sources. Those users and traders have the capital to turn it quickly into a resource, and ultimately, a secure source of easily accessible graphite.’

During June 2025, the Company completed Phase 1 of its 2025 exploration and development program on the Tetepisca Flake Graphite Property. Field work included geological and geophysical mapping and prospecting during which 44 grab samples were collected. The objectives of the field work were to:

1) Follow up and expand Flake Graphite discoveries made in 2024 located on the lesser explored northern part of the property,

2) Complete detailed geological mapping and sampling on Graphi-Centre, the Company’s highest priority flake graphite target on the Tetepisca Property,

3) Geological mapping and sampling along the Syndicate Target, a long linear airborne conductor which includes 6 historical flake graphite showings and a historical drill hole with an intercept of 12.74% Cg over 9.55 metres.

4) Collect samples of approximately 250 kg each from selected exposures for preliminary metallurgical test work fron the Graphi Centre target and from the northern claims.

Map 1 is an index map illustrating target areas explored and the locations of bulk samples collected during Phase 1 of the 2025 exploration program.

Map 1

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Northern Claims Target Area and Results

As part of the 2024 exploration program, the company completed a program of geological and geophysical prospecting and mapping on the northern part of the property. The work was focussed on evaluating selected conductors and conductor trends derived from interpretation of the Company’s airborne electomagnetic (‘EM’) survey completed in 2022 as well as historical airborne EM surveys. The 2024 prospecting work resulted in the discovery of 5 flake graphite bearing conductors all of which are characterized by numerous samples > 5% Cg and and all containing high grade samples > 20% Cg (Map 2).

During Phase 1 of the 2025 program, follow-up geological and geophysical mapping and prospecting was completed with the objective of expanding the surface exposure of the N3 and N4 targets. On the N3 target, one additional outcrop was located and stripped. Three grab samples of the exposure returned 23.1 % Cg, 23.0 % Cg, and 17.95% Cg (Map 3). The N3 target is exposed, in isolated outcrop exposures, over a distance of approximately 330 m parallel to the airborne conductive trend. Depth of overburden prohited further exposing the conductive trend.

Map 2

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Work in the area of the N4 target resulted in a significant expansion of the footprint of graphite bearing stratigraphy coincident with airborne conductive trends. Samples recovered from the north-northeast conductive trend west of the 2024 target area returned values of 26.4% Cg, 21.7% Cg, 17.95% Cg, and 7.44% Cg (Maps 2 and 3). A single sample located approximately 35 metres north of 2024 sampling returned a value of 18.05% Cg.

Flake graphite mineralization discovered on the northern claims in 2024 and 2025 is hosted by strongly deformed, high metamorphic grade, sedimentary rocks. Airborne magnetic and EM conductivity patterns indicate that the graphite bearing stratigraphy is part of a complexly folded and faulted sequence continuous from southwest of the N5 target to north, north of the N1 target, and which includes the Uatnan deposit as well as historical graphite mineralization in surface showings and in diamond driill hole intercepts (Maps 1 and 2).

Map 3

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Graphi-Centre Target Area and Results

The Graphi-Centre target area, located in the southern part of the Tetepisca Flake Graphite property, is a domain of curved magnetic and conductive lineaments interpreted as the hinge zone of complexly folded, variably magnetic and conductive stratigraphy (Map 4). The Graphi-Centre domain hosts the historical Graphi-Centre graphite occurrence and a number of historical graphite bearing to high grade graphite grab samples. During 2021, the Company completed a ground based electromagnetic survey to aid in the mapping and interpretation of airborne conductors, and in 2023 drilled 632.7 metres in 5 NQ diamond drill holes and an additional 7.45 metres of BQ core in 3 man-portable drill holes. Highlights of the drilling include 3.80 metres at a average grade of 17.85% Cg. During Phase 1 2025, the Company initiated a program of detailed geological mapping and sampling on the southern part of the Graphi-Centre target area. Fifteen samples were taken from the southern part of the Graphi-Centre target. Highlights of the mapping and sampling include a high of 64% Cg from a grab sample on the South Limb Zone and a high of 68.7% Cg from a grab sample at the western end of the North Limb Zone (Map 4).

Map 4

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Syndicate Target and Results

The Syndicate Target comprises a southeast trending linear airborne conductor approximately 12 kilometres long located in the southwest part of the property. The conductor hosts 6 historical graphite showings; 3 of which were discovered by the Company in 2019 and one of which is a historical drill hole with an intercept of 12.74 % Cg over an intersection length of 9.55 metres (Map 5). During Phase 1 2025, mapping and prospecting resulted in the discovery of an additional showing along the syndicate trend defined by 5 flake graphite bearing samples colleted over a 28 metre southeast trend length. Cg analyses of the 5 samples range from 5.07% Cg to 54.7% Cg (Map 5).

Map 5

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Summary and Next Steps

The Tetepisca Graphite district contains approximately 126 Mt Mt of Measured and Indicated flake graphite mineralization at an average grade of approximately 14% Cg in 3 deposits, one of which has advanced through feasibility containing a reserve of approximate 4.7 Mt of ore at an average grade of 27.8 % Cg. E-Power is the largest holder of mineral rights in the Tetepisca Graphite District with 234 claims covering 12,840 hectares. The E-Power property contains the stratigraphy and geophysical signatures correlated with that hosting the district resources and contains 9 recorded historical graphite showings. E-Power has added to the inventory of showings with a number of graphite discoveries property-wide including those in the northern claim group discovered in 2024.

Since entrance into the Tetepasca Graphite District in 2019, E-Power has been completing a comprehensive property-wide assessment of flake graphite resource potential. The Company is anticipating the near-term reporting of metallurigical testwork initiated during the winter of 2025 from the Captain Cosmos, Syndicate, and Graphi-West Showings. Next steps include continued field work during Phase 2, 2025 and the initiation of additional metallurgical test work and detailed mineralogy study from selected showings. The Company is advancing towards target prioritization for advanced exploration, evaluation, and resource delineation.

About the Tetepisca Property

The Tetepisca Property is located approximately 220 km north of the town of Baie-Comeau in the North Shore Region of Québec. The property consists of 234 claims covering an area of approximately 12,840 hectares within the emerging Tetepisca Graphite District (‘TGD’). The property is 100% owned by E-Power. Fifty-two claims, located in the southern part of the property, are subject to a 1.5% NSR held by a group of local prospectors; otherwise the Tetepisca property remains unencumbered. The TGD is an active graphite exploration and development district with delineated measured and indicated resources in excess of 120 Mt at an average grade of approximately 14% Cg. The Company’s Tetepisca property is strategically located over continuous bedrock conductive horizons that are known and interpreted to be due to graphite and which hold significant potential to host flake graphite resources. The intersection of graphite in our 2023 drilling and the results of our 2024 exploration program to date confirms the Company’s exploration model and provides the basis for continued exploration and evaluation.

Sources of Information and Qualified Person

1) The resource and reserve data on Maps 1 and 2 is from the following sources:

1. NI 43-101 Technical Report Mineral Resource Estimate. Lac Tétépisca Graphite Project Québec, Focus Graphite, 2022 available at the SEDAR website

3. NI 43-101 Technical Report Mineral Resource Estimate on the Lac Gueret South Property. Berkwood Resources Ltd., 2019) available at the SEDAR website

2) The historical graphite showing locations illustrated in Maps 1, 4 and 5 is from the data file of Non-metallic deposits in Quebec, available from the SIGEOM website, Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et des Forêts.

3) The historical Cg data on the Map 4 is from: Rapport des travaux de prospection, Projet Lac Guinécourt, SNRC 22K14, file GM 67766, available from the SIGEOM website, Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et des Forêts.

4) The data for the 2023 drilling program contained in Map 4 is from: Report on 2023 drilling campaign on the Tetepisca property, file GM 73883, available from the SIGEOM website, Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et des Forêts.

5) The historical drill hole intercept reported on Map 5 and discussed in the release is from file GM 68992 available from the SIGEOM website, Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et des Forêts.

6) The Cg data from 2024 appearing on Maps 4 is from the E-Power 2024 exploration program and was released October 9, 2024 and March 7, 2025.

Jamie Lavigne, P. Geo, Vice President Exploration and Director for E-Power is a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical information in this press release.

About E-Power

E-Power Resources Inc. is a Québec Corporation based in Montréal and focused on battery minerals exploration in Québec. The Company is currently advancing two projects; the Tetepisca property, located in the North Shore region of the Province and the Turgeon property located in the Abitibi region adjacent to the Ontario border. The Company’s priority target is flake graphite on the Tetepsica Property. The Turgeon property is located in the prolific Abitibi gold and base metal mining district and the Company is evaluating Turgeon primarily for its copper-zinc and gold potential.

For more information about E-Power Resources Inc. please visit the Company website at: e-powerresources.com.

Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
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