Germanium Mining Corp. Strategically Expands Lac Du Km 35 Germanium Property In Quebec

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JANUARY14th, 2026 – TheNewswire - GERMANIUM MINING CORP. (“GERMANIUMMINING”, “GMC”, OR THE “COMPANY”) (CSE: GMC; OTCQB: EMSKF;FSE: 1I30) is pleased to announce ithas increased the size of its 100% optioned Lacdu Km 35 Germanium property, located near the mining town ofChibougamau, Quebec. The property has been strategically expanded by 4mineral claims covering over 221 hectares and now comprises a total of79 claims covering an area of 4,371.28 hectares (43.7 squarekilometres).

Mario Pezzente, chief executiveofficer, commented: “The expansion of the 100% optioned Lac duKm 35 Germanium property reflects the Company’s efforts toconsolidate its land position in areas of geological interest. Webelieve this strategically expanded footprint provides a broaderplatform for future exploration and evaluation.”

Property Description

The Lac du Km 35 germanium property is approximately 40kilometres east of the mining town of Chibougamau in theNord-du-Quebec region of Quebec and has excellent access throughHighway 167 and a main lumber road that transects the whole propertyfrom the west to the east as well as a network of secondaryroads.

The property is underlain by the volcano-sedimentarysequence of the Roy group and its metamorphic equivalent, theLaganiere gneissic complex, which hosts the Lac Dore intrusive suite,which is a mafic-to-ultramafic stratiform and synvolcanic intrusion,and the later-stage Duberger felsic pluton; all these rock unitsbelong to the northeastern portion of the Abitibi greenstone beltsubprovince of Archean age. To the west of the property, rocks weremetamorphosed at the greenschist facies where the chlorite mineral isubiquitous while the eastern portion has reached the amphibolitemetamorphism grade.

A prominent structural element is the ductile Faribaultshear zone (FSZ), oriented east-southeast and located toward theeastern part of the property. The FSZ dips to the south-southwest andends to the Grenville front, which extends southwest-northeast forseveral hundreds of kilometres. The Grenville front separates theAbitibi greenstone belt from younger Mesoproterozoic rocks and is onlya few kilometres to the east of the property. The FSZ is an importantfeature that could have been joined by other permeable zones at depthas a preferential conduit for hydrothermal fluids.

Discovered by government geologists in 1998 and neverfollowed up, the Laganiere Germanium showing consists of a peridotiteoutcrop within the Laganiere gneissic complex that comprisesamphibolites and hornblende and biotite gneisses. The Laganiereshowing returned a value of 0.02 per cent (186 parts per million)Germanium. These results are consideredhistorical in nature. A qualified person has notcompleted sufficient work to verify these historical results, and theCompany is not treating these historical results as current mineralresources or mineral reserves.

The Laganiere germanium showing is located rightalongside the main lumber road and immediately adjacent to the southto a cluster of electromagnetic anomalies of roughly 400 metres by 400metres in size that were never tested. The Laganiere germanium showingis also 450 metres northeast of the FSZ, 800 metres from the southernmargin of the Duberger felsic pluton and approximately two kilometresto the west of the Grenville Front. Apart from regional mapping andsampling of government geologists, the Laganiere germanium showingarea remains vastly underexplored and overlooked and constitutes theprime focus for the Company.

Recent exploration work performed in 2024, consistingof prospecting and sampling, allowed the company to collect 39 outcropsamples. Values up to 0.27 per cent nickel, 0.04 per cent cobalt, 0.24per cent copper and 0.21 gram per tonne goldwere obtained from these samples. The highest zinc value is 0.07 percent and only three samples had overall zinc values over 0.05 percent. Due to the digestion method selected, Germanium values weredeemed not reliable.

Amended Agreement – Lac du km 35Property

The Company has made a second amendment to the MineralProperty Option and Purchase Agreement dated January 14th 2025 (the“Purchase Agreement”), as amended by an amending letter agreementdated April 22nd, 2025 (the “First Amendment”) whereasin consideration for the acquisition of the Additional Claims, theCompany shall issue to the Vendor an aggregate of 200,000 units of theCompany (the “Units”) only after the work has been executed andacknowledged by the Ministry of Natural Resources of Quebec (MNR).Each Unit shall consist of one common share in the capital of theCompany (a “Share”) and one common share purchase warrant (a“Warrant”). Each Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof topurchase one additional Share at an exercise price of $0.60 per Sharefor a period of 24 months from the date of issuance.

The issuance of the Units is subject to compliance withapplicable securities laws and the policies of the Canadian SecuritiesExchange (the “CSE”), including any required acceptance forfiling. The securities issued pursuant to this Second Amendment willbe subject to a four-month plus one day hold period.

Azure Ridge

The Company has completed a brief field reconnaissanceprogram at the Company’s optioned Azure Ridge Historical Mine.The program consisted entirely of sitereconnaissance and geological observations. Thiswork is preliminary in nature and is intended to support theCompany’s understanding of the property. No conclusions regardingeconomic viability can be drawn at this stage.

Qualified Person

Benoit Moreau, P.Eng., a qualified person as defined byNational Instrument 43-101, and vice-president of exploration forGermanium Mining Corp., has approved and is responsible for thetechnical information contained in this news release.

About Germanium MiningCorp.

Germanium Mining Corp. is a publicly traded mineralexploration company focused on the exploration and advancement ofdiscovery-stage mineral properties in multiple mining jurisdictions inNorth America.

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ON BEHALF OF THEBOARD

   Mario Pezzente

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            CEO& Director

For more informationon Germanium Mining Corp. please contact:

Phone: 604-717-6605
Corporate e-mail:[email protected]
Website: www.germaniummining.com
Corporate Address: 2905– 700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V7Y1C6

FORWARD-LOOKINGSTATEMENTS

This news release containsforward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements ofhistorical fact that address activities, events, or developments thatthe Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in thefuture are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements inthis news release include, but are not limited to, the business plansof the Company. The forward-looking statements reflectmanagement’s currentexpectations based on information currently available and are subjectto a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause outcomes todiffer materially from those discussed in the forward-lookingstatements including that the Company may use the proceeds of theOffering for purposes other than those disclosed in this news release;adverse market conditions; and other factors beyond the control of theCompany. Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherentin the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-lookingstatements are not guarantees of future performance and, accordingly,undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to theirinherent uncertainty. Factors that could cause actual results orevents to differ materially from current expectations include generalmarket conditions and other factors beyond the control of the Company.The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to updateor revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of newinformation, future events or otherwise, except as required byapplicable law.

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