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Dark Star Announces Payment and Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Letter of Intent With Critical One Energy Inc. to Acquire 100% in Critical One’s Cobra North Project and Khan West Project and Non-Brokered Private Placement

Financings Mergers & Acquisitions Share Capital & Compensation

Dark Star Announces Payment and Issuance of Shares Pursuant

to Letter of Intent With

Critical One Energy Inc. to Acquire 100% in Critical One’s

Cobra North Project and Khan West Project and Non-Brokered

Private Placement

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, June 25, 2025 – DARK STAR MINERALS INC. (CSE:

BATT) (FSE: P0W) (the “ Company” or “ Dark Star”) is pleased to announce that, further to the

Company’s News Release of June 12, 2025, it has paid cash consideration of US$10,000 and issued

200,000 common shares in the capital of the Company (each, a “ Share”) in consideration of the

first payment and issuance pursuant to the non-binding letter of intent, dated June 11, 2025, with

Critical One Energy Inc. (CSE: CTRL) (“ Critical One ”), an arm’s length party to Dark Star,

whereby Dark Star has the right to (i) acquire 100% of Critical One’s interest in two exclusive

prospecting licenses (“EPL”) comprising the “Cobra North Project” owned indirectly by Critical

One and (ii) acquire 100% of Critical One’s in terest in a mining license and EPL together

comprising the “Khan West Project”, each proj ect being set in Namibia’s renowned Erongo

uranium province.

The Shares are subject to a statutory hold period expiring on October 26, 2025.

The Company also announces that it is undertaking a non-brokered private placement financing

(the “Offering”) of up to $250,000, consisting of the issuance of 5,000,000 units (each, a “ Unit”)

of the Company at a price of $0.05 per Unit. Each Unit will be comprised of one Share and one-

half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a “ Warrant”). Each Warrant

will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one Share (each, a “Warrant Share”) at a price of $0.075

per Warrant Share for a period of two years followi ng closing. Insiders may participate in the

Offering. Finder’s fees may be paid in connection with the Offering.

Proceeds of the Offering will be used for exploration of the Company’s current properties and for

general working capital.

All securities issued in connection with the Offe ring will be subject to a statutory hold period

expiring four months and one day after closing of the Offering. Any participation by insiders in

the Offering will constitute a related party tran saction under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 –

Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”) but is expected to be

exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101.

None of the securities sold in connection with the Offering will be registered under the United

States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and no su ch securities may be offered or sold in the

United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor

shall there be any sale of the securities in any ju risdiction in which such offer, solicitation or

sale would be unlawful.

About Dark Star Minerals Inc.

Dark Star Minerals Inc. is a mineral explor ation company focused on the acquisition and

development of critical mineral resources, specif ically the rare earth complex. Dark Star has an

option to acquire a 100% interest in the Ghost Lake claims located in the prolific CMB of Labrador,

which consists of 28,575 ha of contiguous claim blocks, and has signed a definitive agreement to

acquire a 100% interest in the Bleasdell Proj ect consisting of over 515 ha in Northern

Saskatchewan, Canada.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

“Marc Branson”

Marc, Branson, President, CEO and a director

For further information please contact:

Marc Branson – President, CEO and Director

E‐mail: [email protected]

Telephone: 604‐816‐2555

Forward‐Looking Statements:

This news release includes certain “forward-looking statements” under applicable Canadian securities legislation that

are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause

actual results, performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such

forward-looking statements. Forward-l ooking statements in this news relea se include, but are not limited to,

statements with respect to the expectations of management regarding the Offering, the expectations of management

regarding the use of proceeds of the Offering, closing cond itions for the Offering, the expiry of hold periods for

securities distributed pursuant to the Offering. Although the Company believes that and the expectations reflected in

the forward-looking information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expe ctations will prove to be

correct. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results,

performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements including that: the Company

may not complete the Offering on terms favorable to the Comp any or at all; the proceeds of the Offering may not be

used as stated in this news release; and those additional risk s set out in the Company’s public documents filed on

SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing

the forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue relianc e should not be placed on these statements, which only

apply as of the date of this news relea se, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed

time frames or at all. Except where required by law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or

revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Neither the CSE nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE)

accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.