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2025 Exploration Summer Program begins with Airborne Geophysics

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2025 EXPLORATION PROGRAM BEGUN AT BLUE LAKE PROJECT IN QUEBEC,

NEW AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY STARTED

Toronto, Ontario – July 24, 2025 – CUPANI Metals Corporation (“CUPANI” or the

“Company”) (CSE: CUPA, OTCQB: CUPIF) is pleased to announce its 2025 fieldwork

program on its Copper-Nickel-PGE Blue Lake project in the southern part of the Labrador

Trough in Quebec. Field work began in late June. The project contains several magmatic Cu-Ni-

PGE deposits and occurrences in the form of disseminations in peridotite and pyroxenite, as well

as remobilized massive sulphide lenses at the contact of metasediments and overlying

ultramafics.

The field team is made up of members of CUPANI with support from Kintavar Exploration Inc.

The Retty camp, located at the center of the property, is used as the base camp for the season.

CUPANI contracted Expert Geophysics Surveys Inc. to conduct a heliborne magnetic-

electromagnetic survey (TDEM). The survey will cover most of the main claim block comprising

the historical showings and the Blue Lake zone deposits to extend and update the coverage of the

2010-2011 surveys. This new survey will provide high quality data on a day-to-day basis to the

field crew for target verification and subsequently for geophysical modelling in preparation of

next winters drilling. The survey is planned for 5313 line-km and covers claims recently added to

the Extensions Zone. Expert Geophysics Surveys Inc. are currently onsite having started the

survey on July 17.

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Figure 1 shows the planned geophysics flight lines.

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Figure 2: Photograph showing the geophysics array slung under a helicopter.

Figure 3: Map showing the extent of Cupani’s property consisting of 682 square kilometers [264

square miles] across 1390 claim blocks. The property is divided into 5 zones comprising the

Blue Lake project. Each zone is described below, in order of exploration advancement.

Blue Lake zone

Historical deposits of Copper-Nickel-Platinum-Palladium sulphide mineralization were

discovered and outlined in the Blue Lake zone between the 1950’s and 1980’s through drilling

and underground exploration via an adit at Blue Lake. Previous operators reported historical

resources of 4.37 million tonnes (metric) at 0.87% Cu, 0.52% Ni and 0.84g/t Pt+Pd for 2.28%

copper equivalent (not NI 43-101 compliant). Most of the mineralized zones are still open along

strike and at depth. Several new similar targets were identified from the 2024 ground gravity

survey over the Blue Lake zone.

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Anticline Lake zone

Rusty outcrops and mineralization is observed over more than 25 kilometres strike length in the

Anticline Lake zone. In 2024, grab samples taken from the historical showings and along their

extensions yielded values between 0.1 and 0.5% Cu with Ni and PGEs values up to 0.3% Ni and

0.5 g/t PGEs. The results in copper equivalencies range up to 1.1% Cu-Equi. Being less explored

and drilled than the Blue Lake zone, the Anticline Lake zone has good potential of finding

enriched massive sulphides lenses.

Cancun zone

The mineralized rocks in the Cancun zone are mostly hidden under soil and vegetation cover of

less than 1 meter depth. Local small manmade trenches were dug to expose and sample the

bedrock mineralization. Copper mineralization was identified in massive to semi-massive

sulphides and traced for over more than 9 kilometres along strike. The mineralisation is

coincident with electromagnetic anomalies along the southern fold hinge. Cancun zone grab

samples yielded values between 0.1 and 0.6% Cu-Equi., with one sample up to 1% Cu.

Additionally, a grab sample taken on the eastern limb of the fold returned a gold value of 1.93 g/t

Au, which needs further investigation.

Moreover, where a NE trending regional fault crosscuts the Cancun fold mineralization was

identified over 150-metre strike length. This returned the highest copper value of the 2024

program, namely 0.9% Cu from one sample. That find is coincident with an electromagnetic

anomaly in the area where several anomalies are yet to be investigated.

Doublet and Extension zones

Both zones were staked in summer 2024 based upon prospective peridotite sills, and high copper

concentrations in lake bottom sediment samples reported by the Quebec government. The

Doublet zone includes several historical showings of copper-nickel that will be investigated in

2025.

Scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and

approved by Pierre-Luc Lalonde who is a "qualified person" under NI 43-101 for Blue Lake

project in Québec (OGQ permit 01920).

About CUPANI

CUPANI Metals Corp. provides shareholders with long-term capital growth exposure by investing

in mineral exploration properties. The Company is listed on the CSE under the symbol “CUPA”.

To learn more about the Company please visit http://www.CUPANImetals.com.

Brian Bosse

Director and Chief Executive Officer, CUPANI Metals Corp.

[email protected]

+14168445712

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