Copper Quest Provides 2026 Exploration Update

Copper Quest Exploration Inc. is pleased to provide an update from its 2026 exploration programs including an extensive 20 square kilometer geophysical program at its 100% owned Stars property, permitting and structuring of several properties, and a phase 2 drill program at the Rip property.

Copper Quest Expands its Kitimat Copper Gold Project

Copper Quest Exploration Inc. (CSE: CQX) (OTCQB: IMIMF) (FSE: 3MX) (“Copper Quest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has been granted an additional 3,847.41 hectares of claims contiguous to its Kitimat Project increasing the Project size by 130%.

Copper Quest Announces Adoption of Semi-Annual Reporting

Copper Quest announces that it has elected to adopt semi-annual financial reporting (“SAR”) in reliance on Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers (“CBO 51-933”).

Copper Quest Initiates 32.4 Square Kilometer Induced Polarization Survey over the Stars Copper-Molybdenite Property

Copper Quest is pleased to announce that it has commenced a 32.4 km2 induced polarization geophysical survey on its 100% owned Stars Property. Stars is a porphyry copper-molybdenum (“Cu-Mo”) project covering 9,693 hectares (“ha”) in the Stikine region of British Columbia, situated approximately 60 km north of Imperial Metals Corporation’s (“Imperial Metals”) past producing Huckleberry Cu-Mo mine, 50 km north-northeast of Surge Copper Corp’s advanced stage Berg copper project, and 30 km north-northwest of Vizsla Copper Corp’s Poplar copper-gold project. Imperial Metals is exploring Huckleberry and its surrounding claims for additional Cu-Mo resources.

Drilling Commences on the Rip Copper-Molybdenum Project

Copper Quest is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced on the Rip Copper-Molybdenum Project for drilling a minimum of 2,000 meters. The RIP Project is in the Stikine region of British Columbia, situated approximately 33 km northeast of Imperial Metals Corporation’s past producing Huckleberry copper-molybdenum mine and Surge Copper’s advanced stage Ox/Seal/Berg projects, and 30 km southeast of Vizsla Copper Corp’s Poplar copper-gold Project. Imperial Metals Corporation is exploring Huckleberry and its surrounding claims for additional Cu-Mo resources.

Copper Quest Announces 2026 Exploration Programs Beginning with Drilling on the Rip Copper-Molybdenum Project

Copper Quest is pleased to announce that it plans to advance several of its properties in 2026 starting with drilling on the Rip Copper-Molybdenum Project (the “Project” or “RIP”) in early May. Copper Quest has signed a Drilling Services Agreement with APEX Diamond Drilling Ltd. out of Smithers, BC, and has commenced preparations for drilling a minimum of 2,000 meters. The RIP Project is in the Stikine region of British Columbia, situated approximately 33 km northeast of Imperial Metals Corporation’s past producing Huckleberry copper-molybdenum (“Cu-Mo”) mine and Surge Copper’s advanced stage Ox/Seal/Berg projects, and 30 km southeast of Vizsla Copper Corp’s Poplar copper-gold Project. Imperial Metals Corporation is exploring Huckleberry and its surrounding claims for additional Cu-Mo resources.

Copper Quest Completes the Auxer Gold Property Acquisition

Copper Quest is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated February 11th, 2026, it has completed an arms-length Purchase Agreement (the
“Agreement”) dated February 9th, 2026 to acquire 100% of the possessory rights and interest in and to the AUXER Gold Property (the “Property”), located in Bonner County, Idaho, United States (the “Acquisition”) increasing its US exposure to prospective gold and copper assets across North America.