Mr. Mario Pezzente reports

GERMANIUM MINING CORP. JOINS CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF DEFENCE AND SECURITY INDUSTRIES IN SUPPORT OF ITS ONGOING ADVANCEMENT OF THE COMPANY'S CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC MINERAL PORTFOLIO

Germanium Mining Corp. has joined the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), the national voice of Canada's defence, security and cybersectors, and a key organization supporting collaboration between industry, government and military stakeholders. The company has now joined defence associations both in Canada and in the United States under the National Defence Industrial Association (NDIA) in support of the advancement of its critical and strategic mineral portfolio.

Mario Pezzente, chief executive officer, commented: "Joining CADSI demonstrates our commitment to supporting secure, responsible and strategically aligned development of critical minerals within Canada. Engagement with CADSI allows us to understand evolving defence priorities, contribute to national supply chain resilience and position our work within the broader framework of Canadian security interests."

Membership in CADSI provides the company with access to defence industry forums, policy roundtables, technical workshops and networking opportunities that support collaboration across Canada's defence and security community. Participation in CADSI will help the company remain informed on emerging capability needs, procurement trends, regulatory considerations and partnership opportunities relevant to critical minerals and advanced materials vital to national and allied security.

About the Lac Du Km 35 germanium property

The Lac du Km 35 property is located 40 kilometres east of Chibougamau in Quebec's Nord du Quebec region and benefits from excellent road access via Highway 167 and a network of forestry roads. The project covers volcano sedimentary rocks of the Roy Group and the Laganiere Gneissic complex, situated within the northeastern Abitibi greenstone belt near the Grenville Front, a major structural boundary.

The key target is the historical Laganiere germanium showing, discovered in 1998, which returned 0.02 per cent (186 parts per million) germanium from peridotite hosted within gneissic rocks. The showing lies beside a cluster of untested electromagnetic anomalies and close to the Faribault shear zone, a major structure that may have acted as a conduit for mineralizing fluids. Historical results have not been verified by a qualified person.

Limited regional work has been completed, and the area remains largely underexplored. Recent 2024 prospecting returned encouraging values in nickel, cobalt, copper and gold from outcrop samples, supporting the potential for a broader polymetallic system.

Qualified person

Benoit Moreau, PEng, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, and vice-president of exploration for Germanium Mining, has 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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