Mr. Charles Desjardins reports

INSPIRATION MINING TO COMMENCE DRILLING AT ROTTENSTONE NORTH GOLD-COPPER PROJECT IN NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN

Inspiration Mining Corp. has contracted Flamingo Drilling Ltd. to commence diamond drilling on its Rottenstone North gold-copper project in Northern Saskatchewan. The company plans to test VMS-style (volcanogenic massive sulphide) copper-zinc-lead-silver-gold targets along the southeastern boundary of the Rottenstone North project.

Drill holes have been planned based on geophysical anomalies and regional structural corridors interpreted to be on strike or subparallel with Ramp Metals' Rush VMS-style copper-zinc-silver discovery on the adjoining Rottenstone SW property. Inspiration's drill targets were prioritized based on regional geology and structural interpretation, coincident regional geophysics and remote-sensing-derived (satellite) anomalies, and proximity to known mineralized trends in the area.

"These are very exciting times for Inspiration," stated Charles Desjardins, chief executive officer. "We have methodically developed a comprehensive drill plan over the past year and have reached a major milestone. We have also kept a relatively tight share structure leading into this drilling campaign. May, 2026, will be the most important time in the company's history to date, and we are very optimistic about the planned drilling program. Our direct neighbour, Ramp Metals Inc., recently announced (see Ramp news release April 15, 2026) they hit mineralization in all nine holes drilled in close proximity to the planned Inspiration drill program. Management is looking forward to results of the drill program and shareholders of Inspiration should as well."

Inspiration is one of the largest landholders in the region, in what is rapidly emerging as one of Canada's most exciting new volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) and gold exploration districts. The company has a 100-per-cent ownership in about 35,500 hectares (87,700 acres) in the Rottenstone gold/copper camp. The project is strategically positioned along trend, with recent discoveries including Ramp Metals' Rush target, and the company is armed with cutting-edge satellite data identifying multiple gold-copper targets/trends on the project.

The Rottenstone North project (4,512 hectares), along with the acquisition of the Rottenstone West project (31,011 hectares) in August, 2025 (see Inspiration's news release dated Aug. 22, 2025), brings the total coverage of this exciting new VMS/gold district and trend to 35,500 hectares.

The Rottenstone North and West gold and base metal projects are located immediately west and southwest of Ramp Metals' discoveries on its copper-gold sulphide targets at Rush (see Ramp Metals' news release dated Feb. 20, 2014) and Ranger (see Ramp Metals' news release dated June 17, 2024).

Inspiration's Rottenstone projects are located along similar northeast-southwest-trending geological structures that host multiple high-grade showings in the region, including 73.55 grams per tonne gold over 7.5 metres at the Ranger showing (Ramp Metals' news release June 17, 2024) and 0.80 per cent copper over 21.0 metres, which included 1.50 per cent copper over 3.0 metres at the Rush VMS discovery (see Ramp Metals' news release dated April 22, 2026).

Notably, historical work on the Rottenstone West project identified multiple massive sulphide occurrences as early as the 1950s. These areas remain untested by modern exploration methods, presenting compelling targets for new discoveries within a top-tier mining jurisdiction, as ranked by the Fraser Institute (Annual Survey of Mining Companies (2025)).

In July, 2025, Inspiration announced promising results from an advanced atomic mineral resonance tomography (AMRT) satellite survey that targeted specific areas of the Rottenstone North gold-copper project (see Inspiration's news release dated July 11, 2025). The AMRT survey identified numerous high-priority gold and copper targets along the eastern property boundary of the project that are parallel and on trend with Ramp's Rush target copper-gold-silver discovery, located just a few kilometres away. Inspiration's planned drilling program will test several of these targets.

Management cautions that past results or discoveries on properties in proximity to Inspiration may not necessarily be indicative of the presence of mineralization on the company's properties.

National Instrument 43-101 disclosure

Dr. Scott Jobin-Bevans, PGeo (APEGS No. 82498), an independent adviser to the company, is a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Dr. Jobin-Bevans has reviewed and approved the technical content in this news release.

About Inspiration Mining Corp.

Inspiration Mining is engaged in the business of mineral exploration and the acquisition of mineral property assets in Canada. Its objective is to locate and develop properties of merit and to conduct exploration on the company's properties.

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