GERMANIUM MINING CORP. Expands Germanium Property in Quebec

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — January 14, 2026 — Leads & Copy — GERMANIUM MINING CORP. (CSE: GMC; OTCQB: EMSKF; FSE: 1I30) has expanded its 100% optioned Lac du Km 35 Germanium property by acquiring 4 mineral claims, adding over 221 hectares to the property. The property now consists of 79 claims covering 4,371.28 hectares.

The Lac du Km 35 germanium property is located approximately 40 kilometres east of Chibougamau in the Nord-du-Quebec region. It benefits from access via Highway 167 and a main lumber road, along with a network of secondary roads.

According to Mario Pezzente, chief executive officer, the expansion shows the Company’s efforts to consolidate its land position. He believes the increased footprint provides a broader platform for future exploration and evaluation.

The property is underlain by the volcano-sedimentary sequence of the Roy group and its metamorphic equivalent, the Laganiere gneissic complex, which hosts the Lac Dore intrusive suite, a mafic-to-ultramafic stratiform and synvolcanic intrusion, and the later-stage Duberger felsic pluton. All these rock units belong to the northeastern portion of the Abitibi greenstone belt subprovince of Archean age.

The ductile Faribault shear zone (FSZ), oriented east-southeast and located toward the eastern part of the property, is a structural element. It dips to the south-southwest and ends to the Grenville front. The Grenville front separates the Abitibi greenstone belt from younger Mesoproterozoic rocks.

The Laganiere Germanium showing, discovered by government geologists in 1998, consists of a peridotite outcrop within the Laganiere gneissic complex. It returned a value of 0.02 per cent (186 parts per million) Germanium. The Laganiere germanium showing is located right alongside 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.

Recent exploration work performed in 2024, consisting of prospecting and sampling, allowed the company to collect 39 outcrop samples. Values up to 0.27 per cent nickel, 0.04 per cent cobalt, 0.24 per cent copper and 0.21 gram per tonne gold were obtained from these samples.

The Company has made a second amendment to the Mineral Property Option and Purchase Agreement dated January 14th 2025, whereas in consideration for the acquisition of the Additional Claims, the Company shall issue to the Vendor an aggregate of 200,000 units of the Company. Each Unit shall consist of one common share in the capital of the Company and one common share purchase warrant. Each Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase one additional Share at an exercise price of $0.60 per Share for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance.

The Company has completed a brief field reconnaissance program at the Company’s optioned Azure Ridge Historical Mine. The program consisted entirely of site reconnaissance and geological observations. This work is preliminary in nature and is intended to support the Company’s understanding of the property.

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

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

For more information on Germanium Mining Corp. please contact:

Phone: 604-717-6605

Corporate e-mail:info@germaniummining.com

Mario Pezzente

info@germaniummining.com

Source: Germanium Mining Corp.