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Abcourt Presents Operations Update for December 2025 in the Development of the Sleeping Giant Mine

Production Results Mine Development & Operations

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TSX Venture Exchange: ABI. V

Abcourt Presents Operations Update for December 2025 in the

Development of the Sleeping Giant Mine

Rouyn-Noranda, Canada, January 20, 2025 – Abcourt Mines Inc. (“ Abcourt” or the “ Corporation”) (TSX

Venture: ABI) (OTCQB: ABMBF) is pleased to provide an update on development work carried out in last

December at the Sleeping Giant Mine, located in the Eeyou Istchee region in the Province of Quebec.

Abcourt continued developing its stopes and hiring in December. The month was shortened by the holiday break.

The ore processing plant was paused from December 22 to January 5. However, underground operations continued

during this same period, filling the upstream circuit of the mill.

Quarterly Highlights

Q1 2025/09/30 Q2 2025/12/31 Total YTD

Diamond Drilling (m) 6,467 4,572 11,039

Drift Rehabilitation (m) 1,703 903 2,606

Underground Development (m) 71 290 361

Tonnes Milled (tonnes) 3,511 5,652 9,163

Mill Head Grade (g/t) 5.9 6.2 6.1

Ounces Milled (oz) 664 1,125 1,789

% Recovered 94.9% 96.1% 95.7%

Ounces Produced (oz) 630 1,081 1,711

Ounces Poured (oz) 26 837 863

Pascal Hamelin, President and CEO, stated: “ The underground development is progressing steadily, which will

result in future stopes extraction. The holiday break slowed the hiring of new employees, but recruitment picked up

again at the beginning of January. We are working with our partner Glencore to close the first tranche of a total

investment of USD 30 millions by the end of January.”

Monthly Summary of Key Elements

July August September October November December Total YTD

Diamond

Drilling (m)

2,201 2,360 1,906 1,666 1,726 1,180 11,039

Underground

Rehabilitation

(m)

810 350 543 61 682 160 2,606

Underground

Development

(m)

9.5 9.1 53 82 94 114 361

Tonnes Milled

(tonnes)

0 1,072 2,439 2,563 1,346 1,743 9,163

Mill Head

Grade (g/t)

0 5.66 5.98 6.0 7.2 5.7 6.1

Ounces Milled

(oz)

0 195 469 497 311 317 1,789

% Recovered 0 100% 92.8% 95.6% 95.8% 97.2% 95.7%

Ounces

Produced (oz)

0 195 435 475 298 308 1,711

Ounces

Poured (oz)

0 0 26 124 425 288 863

1. The gold inventory in the circuit at the end of the month of December was 849 ounces.

2. The silver ounces in the circuit are not assayed.

3. The silver ounces are recovered with the gold at the refiner y, delivered to the Mint and sold with the gold

to the market. Abcourt sold 1,100 ounces of silver between July and December 2025.

Qualified Person

Pascal Hamelin, Eng, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, has verified and approved the

technical information contained in this press release.

Mr. Hamelin is a Qualified Person under Regulation 43-101.

ABOUT ABCOURT MINES INC.

Abcourt Mines Inc. is a Canadian gold development company with properties strategically located in northwestern

Québec, Canada. Abcourt owns the Sleeping Giant mine and mill, as well as the Flordin property, where it focuses

its development activities.

For more information about Abcourt Mines Inc., please visit our website at www.abcourt.ca and view our filings

under Abcourt's profile on www.sedarplus.ca

Pascal Hamelin Dany Cenac Robert, Investor Relations

President and CEO Reseau ProMarket Inc.

T : (819) 768-2857 T : (514) 722-2276, poste 456

Email: [email protected] Email : [email protected]

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain information contained in this news release may constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning

of Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward -looking information can be identified by using forward-

looking terminology, such as "plans", "aims", "expects", "projects", "intends", "anticipates", "estimates", "could",

"should", "likely", or variations of such words and phrases or statements specifying that certain acts, events or

results "may", "should", "will" or "be achieved" or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements, including

the expectation of the Corporation with respect to the expected use of the proceeds from the Financing Facility

and the final approval of the TSXV , are based on Abcourt's estimates and are subject to known and unknown

risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Abcourt's actual results, level of activity, performance or

achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implie d by such forward- looking statements or

information. Forward-looking statements are subject to business, economic and uncertainties and other factors

that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward- looking statements, including the relevant

assumptions and risk factors set forth i n Abcourt's public filings, which are available on SEDAR+ at

www.sedarplus.ca. There can be no assurance that these statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results

and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should

not place undue reliance on forward- looking statements and forward- looking information. Although Abcourt

believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward- looking statements are reasonable,

undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Except as required by applicable securities laws,

Abcourt disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any such forward- looking statements or

information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of

the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.