Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 7, 2026) - Inspiration Mining Corp. (CSE: ISP) (WKN: A40GPX) (OTCID: ISPNF) ("Inspiration" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the successful completion of its recent diamond drilling program at its 100%-owned Rottenstone North Gold-Copper Project (the "Project") in Northern Saskatchewan. (see news release May 15, 2025)

Core logging and sampling have now been finalized, and all samples have been shipped to PMC Labs in Maple Ridge, B.C., an independent accredited analytical laboratory, for sample preparation and geochemical analysis.

The Company anticipates receiving assay results over the coming weeks. Once all analytical data have been received, verified, and interpreted by the Company's technical team, the Company will report the results in a subsequent news release.

Charles Desjardins, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are very pleased to have successfully completed this phase of exploration at the Rottenstone North Gold-Copper Project. We look forward to reviewing the assay results once they are received from the laboratory. We appreciate the continued support of our shareholders and will provide updates as additional information becomes available."

National Instrument 43-101 Disclosure
Dr. Scott Jobin-Bevans, P.Geo. (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 Energy Corp. 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. For more information, please refer to the Company's information available on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca).

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

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management's current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and, except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and by those made in our filings with SEDAR+ in Canada (available at www.sedarplus.ca).

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