Copper Quest and i2i Enter Into Corporate Marketing and Investor Awareness Agreement
CSE: CQX www.copper.quest
COPPER QUEST AND i2i ENTER INTO CORPORATE MARKETING AND INVESTOR
AWARENESS AGREEMENT
January 12, 2026, VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Copper Quest Exploration Inc. (CSE: CQX; OTCQB:
IMIMF; FRA: 3MX) (“Copper Quest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered
into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with i2i Marketing Group, LLC (“i2i”), a Florida-based firm, to
provide comprehensive corporate marketing and investor awareness services to CQX.
The engagement with i2i is designed to enhance the Company’s market presence and expand its
shareholder communications program. The services will include content creation management,
author sourcing, project management, and media distribution.
Under the terms of the agreement, i2i will be engaged for an initial period of six months for a total
cash consideration of $300,000 (USD). i2i and its principals are at arm’s length to CQX and, to the
Company’s knowledge, do not have any interest, directly or indirectly, in the Company or its securities,
or any right or intent to acquire such an interest. The engagement and the terms of the Agreement
are subject to the final approval of the CSE.
i2i Marketing Group, LLC
1107 Key Plaza #222
Key West, Florida
33040
Contact: Joe Grubb & Kailyn White
Email: [email protected]
Ph: 240-315-4665
ABOUT COPPER QUEST EXPLORATION INC.
The company's land holdings comprise 7 projects that span over 45,000-plus hectares in great mining
jurisdictions of Canada and the USA.
Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the past-producing Alpine Gold Mine located approximately
20 kilometers northeast of the City of Nelson British Columbia, spanning 4,611.49 hectares with a
2018 National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects historical inferred
resource of 268,000 tonnes, estimated using a cut-off grade of 5.0 g/t Au and an average grade of
16.52 g/t Au, that represents an inferred resource of 142,000 oz of gold (McCuaig & Giroux, 2018)*.
Apart from the Alpine Mine itself the property hosts 4 other less explored significant vein systems
including the past-producing King Solomon vein workings, the Black Prince and the Cold Blow veins
system, and the Gold Crown vein system.
Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the road accessible Stars Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum
Property, spanning 9,693 hectares in central British Columbia’s Bulkley Porphyry Belt with Tana Zone
discovery drill intersection highlights of 0.466% Cu over 195.07m* in drill hole DD18SS004 from
23.47m, 0.200% Cu over 396.67m* in drill hole DD18SS010 from 29.37m, and 0.205% Cu over
207.27m* in drill hole DD18SS015 from 163.98m. This highly prospective, approximately 5 X 2.5
kilometer annular magnetic anomaly is interpreted to represent an altered monzonite intrusion and
surrounding hornfels. *The Company has not yet completed sufficient work to verify these 2018 historic inferred resource
results.
Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the road accessible Kitimat Copper-Gold Property, spanning
2,954 hectares within the Skeena Mining Division of northwestern British Columbia located northwest
of the deep-water port community of Kitimat, British Columbia . The property benefits from
exceptional infrastructure, being within 10 km of tidewater, 1.5 km of rail, and 6 km of high-voltage
hydroelectric transmission lines. Exploration on the Kitimat property dates to the late 1960s, with the
most significant historical work was conducted by Decade Resources Ltd. (2010), which completed 16
diamond drill holes totaling 4,437.5 meters in the Jeannette Cu -Au Zone, and drill intersection
highlights of 1.03 g/t Au, 0.54% Cu over 117.07 m in Hole J-7 from 1.52 m, 1.00 g/t Au, 0.55% Cu over
103.65m in Hole J-1 from 9.15 m, 0.80 g/t Au, 0.45% Cu over 107.01m in Hole J-2 from 6.10 m, and
0.41 g/t Au, 0.33% Cu over 112.20m in Hole J-8 from 11.89 m.
Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the road accessible Stellar Property, spanning 5,389-hectares
in British Columbia’s Bulkley Porphyry Belt contiguous to the Stars Property. This highly prospective
region is known for its significant copper and precious metal deposits, with past-producing mines and
active development projects in the surrounding area. Despite its strategic location, Stellar has never
undergone modern systematic exploration. The property features multiple promising targets,
including a large, classic porphyry-style magnetic anomaly, high-grade copper, gold, and silver mineral
showings, and previously underexplored zones with strong geophysical signatures.
Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the Thane Project located in the Quesnel Terrane of Northern
British Columbia spanning over 20,658 hectares with 10 priority targets identified demonstrating
significant copper and precious metal mineralization potential.
Copper Quest has an earn-in option of up to 80% and joint-venture agreement on the road accessible
Rip Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Project, spanning 4,700-hectares located in the Bulkley
Porphyry Belt in central British Columbia. Two Porphyry centers have been identified by the Company
with the 2024 drill program testing the northern target with two holes (RP24-001 & RP24-002) from a
single drill pad. Results confirmed that mineralization starts at surface and extends to depth, with
multiple intrusive phases, quartz-sulfide stockwork, and veining. The southern highly prospective
porphyry target remains untested by drilling.
Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the Nekash Copper-Gold Project, a porphyry exploration
opportunity located in Lemhi County, Idaho, along the prolific Idaho-Montana porphyry copper belt
that hosts world-class systems such as Butte and CUMO. The project is fully road -accessible via
maintained U.S. highways and forest service roads and currently consists of 70 unpatented federal
lode claims covering 585 hectares.
Copper Quest is committed to building shareholder value through acquisitions, discovery -driven
exploration, and responsible development of its North American critical mineral portfolio of assets.
The Company’s common shares are principally listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange under the
symbol “CQX”. For more information on Copper Quest, please visit the Company’s website at
www.copper.quest.
On behalf of the Board of Copper Quest Exploration Inc.
Brian Thurston, P.Geo.
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Tel: 778-949-1829
For further information contact:
Investor Relations
Forward Looking Information
This news release contains certain “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements”
(collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable securities legislation.
All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, including without limitation,
future operations and activities of Copper Quest, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as “expects”, “anticipates”,
“believes”, “intends”, “estimates”, “potential”, “possible”, and similar expressions, or statements that
events, conditions, or results “will”, “may”, “could”, or “should” occur or be achieved. Forward-looking
statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and projections on the date the statements are made and are
based upon a number of assumptions and estimates based on or related to many of these factors.
Such factors include, without limitation, risks associated with possible accidents and other risks
associated with mineral exploration operations, the risk that the Company will encounter
unanticipated geological factors, risks associated with the interpretation of exploration results, the
possibility that the Company may not be able to secure permitting and other governmental clearances
necessary to carry out the Company's exploration plans, the risk that the Company will not be able to
raise sufficient funds to carry out its business plans, and the risk of political uncertainties and
regulatory or legal changes that might interfere with the Company's business and prospects. Readers
should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this
news release concerning these items. The Company does not assume any obligation to update the
forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change,
except as required by applicable securities laws.
The Canadian Securities Exchange has not reviewed, approved or disapproved the contents of this
press release, and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.