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Hercules Metals Announces Engagement of GDT Strategic Communications to Provide Investor Relations

Marketing Announcement

Hercules Metals Announces Engagement of GDT

Strategic Communications to Provide Investor

Relations

Toronto, Ontario / June 11, 2025 – Hercules Metals Corp. (TSXV: BIG) (OTCQB:

BADEF) (FSE: C0X) (“Hercules” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has

engaged GDT Strategic Communications Inc. (“GDT Strategic ”), a Toronto -based

investor relations and financial communications firm led by Greg DiTomaso, to provide

investor relations and advisory services.

Chris Paul, CEO and Director of the Company, noted: “I am delighted to welcome Greg

to the Hercules team. Greg is a skilled investor relations professional with significant

mining industry experience. As the Hercules story continues to grow and evolve , I am

confident that Greg will be a positive contributor to communicating the Company’s exciting

value proposition to the investment community.”

The initial term of the engagement agreement (the “Agreement”) is for a period of twelve

months unless otherwise terminated earlier. As consideration for the services, the

Company will pay a monthly fee of $10,000 in addition to 200,000 options exercisable for

a period of 5 years with an exercise price of CAD$0.68. The options will vest in four equal

tranches over a period of twenty-four months.

GDT Strategic does not have any interest, directly or indirectly, in the Company or its

securities, or any right or intent to acquire such an interest. Aside from this engagement,

the Company does not have any relationship with GDT Strategic. The engagement with

GDT Strategic is subject to compliance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Hercules Metals Corp.

Hercules Metals Corp. (TSXV: BIG) (OTCQB: BADEF) (FWB: C0X) is an exploration

Company focused on developing America’s newest porphyry copper district, in Idaho.

The 100% owned Hercules Project located northwest of Cambridge, Idaho, hosts the

newly discovered Leviathan porphyry copper system, one of the most important new

porphyry copper discoveries in recent times. The Company is well positioned for growth

through continued drilling, supported by a strategic investment from Barrick Mining

Corporation.

With the potential for significant scale, the Company’s management and board of

directors aims to build on its proven track record which includes the discovery and

development of numerous base and precious metals projects worldwide.

For further information please contact:

Chris Paul

CEO & Director

Telephone +1 (604) 670-5527

Email: [email protected]

Greg DiTomaso

Investor Relations

Telephone: +1 (647) 243-4074

Email: [email protected]

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy

any of the securities in the United States. Any securities referred to herein have not and

will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the

“U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within

the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and

applicable state securities laws of an exemption from such registration is available.

Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains certain information that may be deemed “forward -looking

information” with respect to the Company within the meaning of applicable securities laws.

Such forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties a nd

other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or

achievements, or developments in the industry to differ materially from the anticipated

results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward -looking

information. Forward-looking information includes statements that are not historical facts

and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects," "plans," "anticipates,"

"believes," "intends," "estimates," "projects," "potential" and similar expressi ons, or that

events or conditions "will," "would," "may," "could" or "should" occur. Forward -looking

information contained in this press release may include, without limitation, the expected

execution of future exploration programs on the Property; assay results of fut ure drill

holes; results of operations, and the expected financial performance of the Company.

Although the Company believes the forward -looking information contained in this news

release is reasonable based on information available on the date hereof, by its nature,

forward-looking information involves assumptions and known and unknown risks,

uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, level of activity,

performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any

future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward -

looking information.

Examples of such assumptions, risks and uncertainties include, without limitation,

assumptions, risks and uncertainties associated with general economic conditions; the

Covid-19 pandemic; adverse industry events; the receipt of required regulatory approvals

and the timing of such approvals; that the Company maintains good relationships with the

communities in which it operates or proposes to operate, future legislative and regulatory

developments in the mining sector; the Company’s ability to access sufficient capital from

internal and external sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital on favorable

terms; mining industry and markets in Canada and generally; the ability of the Company

to implement its business strategies; competition; the risk th at any of the assumptions

prove not to be valid or reliable, which could result in delays, or cessation in planned work,

risks associated with the interpretation of data, the geology, grade and continuity of

mineral deposits, the possibility that results w ill not be consistent with the Company’s

expectations, as well as other assumptions risks and uncertainties applicable to mineral

exploration and development activities and to the Company, including as set forth in the

Company’s public disclosure documents filed on the SEDAR+ website at

www.sedarplus.ca.

THE FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE

REPRESENTS THE EXPECTATIONS OF HERCULES METALS AS OF THE DATE OF

THIS PRESS RELEASE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AFTER

SUCH DATE. READERS SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE IMPORTANCE ON

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT RELY UPON THIS

INFORMATION AS OF ANY OTHER DATE. WHILE HERCULES METALS MAY ELECT

TO, IT DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO UPDATE THIS INFORMATION AT ANY

PARTICULAR TIME EXCEPT AS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE

LAWS.

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 press release.