Mr. Mario Pezzente reports

GERMANIUM MINING CORP PLANS WORK PROGRAM FOR DRILL TARGETING AT ITS LAC DU KM 35 GERMANIUM PROPERTY

Germanium Mining Corp. is planning a new exploration program at its 100-per-cent-owned Lac Du Km 35 germanium property, located in the Chibougamau area of Quebec.

Mario Pezzente, chief executive officer, commented: "We are extremely excited to be advancing the Lac du Km 35 property with a modern, systematic work program designed to unlock its full germanium potential," said Mario Pezzente, chief executive officer of Germanium Mining. "This is a rare opportunity to apply today's geophysical and geological tools to a highly prospective area that has seen very limited historical follow-up. With a clear geological framework, compelling historical results and a focused exploration plan, we believe Lac du Km 35 represents a highly strategic asset for the company as we move into the next phase of discovery."

About the Lac Du Km 35 germanium property

The property comprises the prominent Faribault shear zone (FSZ), oriented east-southeast and located toward the eastern part of the property. The FSZ dips to the south-southwest and ends to the Grenville Front which extends southwest-northeast for several hundreds of kilometres. The FSZ is a key structural feature discovered by government geologists in 1998 and never followed up, the Laganiere germanium showing consists of a peridotite outcrop within the Laganiere gneissic complex that comprises amphibolites and hornblende and biotite gneisses. The Laganiere showing returned a value of 0.02 per cent (186 parts per million) germanium and is currently the highest germanium value ever reported from an outcrop in the province of Quebec.

The Laganiere germanium showing lies beside the main lumber road and immediately adjacent to the south to a cluster of electromagnetic anomalies of roughly 400 metres by 400 metres in size that were never tested. The Laganiere germanium showing is also 450 m northeast of the FSZ, 800 m from the southern margin of the Duberger felsic pluton and approximately two km to the west of the Grenville Front. The area between the FSZ and the Laganiere germanium showing, including the never tested cluster of electromagnetic anomalies, will be the main focus of GMC.

Planned work program

To fully unfold its germanium potential, the property will be entirely covered by a modern, highly sensitive magnetic and electromagnetic airborne survey due to the possibility that germanium could be associated to often lower conductivity silver-zinc mineralization. The survey will also help outlining with greater accuracy the position of the Faribault shear zone, oriented east-southeast, that transects the Lac du Km 35 property for several kilometres

This survey will also aim to identify possible additional shear zones that may be connected to the FSZ and other permeable zones at depth, acting as preferential conduits for hydrothermal fluids. In addition, new and better outlined electromagnetic anomalies may be revealed by this planned airborne survey.

A detailed and comprehensive outcrop sampling and assaying program would follow at the upcoming summer of 2026 after the interpretation of newly acquired magnetic and electromagnetic data is completed. Most, if not all features of interest such as shear zones, magnetic and electromagnetic anomalies, will be verified on the field as early as possible in the upcoming field season.

An area of six km by 2.5 km along the Faribault shear zone, encompassing the Laganiere germanium showing and the cluster of electromagnetic anomalies, represents the first priority for the company and, as such, will be prospected thoroughly. Assay results would allow GMC to deliver diamond drill targets that could be tested in the late fall of 2026.

About germanium

Germanium is a hard, greyish and brittle metalloid. Germanium has many growing applications in electronics and solar, in fibre optics, and infrared optics for civil and military uses. Germanium is in the list of critical metals in Canada, the United States and the European Union.

Since Dec. 3, 2024, China, the largest producer of refined germanium, has banned germanium exports to the United States. Germanium is not an openly traded commodity and recent spot prices have germanium over $5,000 (U.S.) per kilogram.

The company cautions that the geological information provided in this news release is of historical nature and mineralization may not be representative of mineralization on the Lac du Km 35 property.

Qualified person

Benoit Moreau, PEng, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, and vice-president of exploration for Germanium Mining, has reviewed and approved and is responsible for the technical information contained in this news release.

About Germanium Mining Corp.

Germanium Mining is a publicly traded mineral exploration company focused on the exploration and advancement of discovery-stage mineral properties in top tier mining jurisdictions across North America. Germanium Mining is a member of the Nevada Mining Association, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and the Canadian Association of Defense and Security Industries (CADSI).

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