VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JANUARY 14th, 2026 – TheNewswire - GERMANIUM MINING CORP. (“GERMANIUM MINING”, “GMC”, OR THE “COMPANY”) (CSE: GMC; OTCQB: EMSKF; FSE: 1I30) is pleased to announce it has increased the size of its 100% optioned Lac du Km 35 Germanium property, located near the mining town of Chibougamau, Quebec. The property has been strategically expanded by 4 mineral claims covering over 221 hectares and now comprises a total of 79 claims covering an area of 4,371.28 hectares (43.7 square kilometres).

Mario Pezzente, chief executive officer, commented: “The expansion of the 100% optioned Lac du Km 35 Germanium property reflects the Company’s efforts to consolidate its land position in areas of geological interest. We believe this strategically expanded footprint provides a broader platform for future exploration and evaluation.”

Property Description

The Lac du Km 35 germanium property is approximately 40 kilometres east of the mining town of Chibougamau in the Nord-du-Quebec region of Quebec and has excellent access through Highway 167 and a main lumber road that transects the whole property from the west to the east as well as a network of secondary roads.

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, which is 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. To the west of the property, rocks were metamorphosed at the greenschist facies where the chlorite mineral is ubiquitous while the eastern portion has reached the amphibolite metamorphism grade.

A prominent structural element is the ductile Faribault shear zone (FSZ), oriented east-southeast and located toward the eastern part of the property. The FSZ dips to the south-southwest and ends to the Grenville front, which extends southwest-northeast for several hundreds of kilometres. The Grenville front separates the Abitibi greenstone belt from younger Mesoproterozoic rocks and is only a few kilometres to the east of the property. The FSZ is an important feature that could have been joined by other permeable zones at depth as a preferential conduit for hydrothermal fluids.

Discovered by government geologists in 1998 and never followed up, the Laganiere Germanium showing consists of a peridotite outcrop within the Laganiere gneissic complex that comprises amphibolites and hornblende and biotite gneisses. The Laganiere showing returned a value of 0.02 per cent (186 parts per million) Germanium. These results are considered historical in nature. A qualified person has not completed sufficient work to verify these historical results, and the Company is not treating these historical results as current mineral resources or mineral reserves.

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. The Laganiere germanium showing is also 450 metres northeast of the FSZ, 800 metres from the southern margin of the Duberger felsic pluton and approximately two kilometres to the west of the Grenville Front. Apart from regional mapping and sampling of government geologists, the Laganiere germanium showing area remains vastly underexplored and overlooked and constitutes the prime focus for the Company.

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 highest zinc value is 0.07 per cent and only three samples had overall zinc values over 0.05 per cent. Due to the digestion method selected, Germanium values were deemed not reliable.

Amended Agreement – Lac du km 35 Property

The Company has made a second amendment to the Mineral Property Option and Purchase Agreement dated January 14th 2025 (the “Purchase Agreement”), as amended by an amending letter agreement dated April 22nd, 2025 (the “First Amendment”) 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 (the “Units”) only after the work has been executed and acknowledged by the Ministry of Natural Resources of Quebec (MNR). Each Unit shall consist of one common share in the capital of the Company (a “Share”) and one common share purchase warrant (a “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 issuance of the Units is subject to compliance with applicable securities laws and the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “CSE”), including any required acceptance for filing. The securities issued pursuant to this Second Amendment will be subject to a four-month plus one day hold period.

Azure Ridge

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. No conclusions regarding economic viability can be drawn at this stage.

Qualified Person

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 and is responsible for the technical information contained in this news release.

About Germanium Mining Corp.

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.

 

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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

    Mario Pezzente

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            CEO & Director

For more information on Germanium Mining Corp. please contact:

Phone: 604-717-6605
Corporate e-mail: info@germaniummining.com
Website: www.germaniummining.com
Corporate Address: 2905 – 700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V7Y 1C6

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release contains forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact that address activities, events, or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, the business plans of the Company. The forward-looking statements reflect management’s current expectations based on information currently available and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements including that the Company may use the proceeds of the Offering for purposes other than those disclosed in this news release; adverse market conditions; and other factors beyond the control of the Company. Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and, accordingly, undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to their inherent uncertainty. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include general market conditions and other factors beyond the control of the Company. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

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