Germanium Mining Corp. Strategically Expands its 100% Owned Lac du Km 35 Germanium Property in Québec
Germanium Mining Corp. Strategically Expands its 100% Owned Lac du
Km 35 Germanium Property in Québec
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUNE 3, 2026 – GERMANIUM MINING CORP. (“GERMANIUM
MINING”, “GMC” OR THE “COMPANY”) (CSE: GMC; OTCQB: EMSKF; FSE: YW0) is pleased to
announce that the 100% owned Lac du Km 35 Germanium Property was strategically expanded by staking 18 mineral
claims, representing an additional 995 hectares (9.95 km 2). The expanded Property now consists of 99 contiguous
mineral claims covering an area of 54.8 km2, encompassing the most promising area s for Germanium exploration.
These newly acquired claims are immediately north of the Laganière Germanium showing area, thus providing an
important and strategic expansion zone should a discovery be made throughout the upcoming 2026 exploration
season.
Mario Pezzente, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “We have strategically expanded our 100% owned Lac du
Km 35 Germanium property ahead of the active 2026 exploration season to allow for potential additional discoveries
contiguous to the north of the Laganière showing that hosts the highest-grade Germanium sample in the Province of
Quebec at 186 ppm. We are excited to commence this multi -stage exploration program with a goal of making new
Germanium discoveries on this highly prospective critical m etral project. Germanium Mining Corp. is focused on
unlocking strategic resources in stable jurisdictions, to potentially contribute to a more secure and resilient North
American supply chain.”
Exploration Program
Upcoming 2026 exploration will include a highly sensitive magnetic airborne survey as well as a ground
electromagnetic survey to potentially identify Germanium that could be associated with lower conductivity silver -
zinc mineralization.
These surveys will aim to identify possible additional shear zones and electromagnetic anomalies for the upcoming
sampling and assaying program. Most, if not all features of interest such as shear zones, magnetic and
electromagnetic anomalies, will be ver ified on the field, early in the planned 2026 exploration program. The
immediate area of the Laganière showing will be further explored and sampled and assayed allowing GMC to deliver
diamond drill targets that could be tested in the Fall of 2026.
The first phase of diamond drilling will be directed to reach the “discovery hole” stage. The campaign is planned to
consist of 6 to 10 holes for a total of approximately 2,500 metres that is planned to be drilled early in Winter 2026.
The exact drilling length will be dictated by the depth of the electromagnetic anomalies that will be accurately outlined
by the new survey and backed up by outcrop mapping and sampling. The outcrop mapping will provide valuable
insights into what direction and dip that germanium mineralization may extend.
Current sample results returned approximately 0.02% (186 ppm) Germanium at the Laganière showing, currently the
highest-grade Germanium sample in the Province of Quebec to date. The Company aims to increase Germanium
grades at least to 0.04% (350 – 400 ppm) with an average intersection at least 10 metres wide.
Anticipated 2026-2027 Exploration Timetable
June 2026 - Airborne Survey Results, including interpretation
June/July 2026 - Outcrop mapping and sampling Program
September 2026 – Outcrop Sampling Assay Results
Oct/Dec 2026 - Drill Permitting
January 2027 - Diamond Drilling Program
Diamond Drilling Assay Results Anticipated
Figure 1. Lac du Km 35 Germanium Project located in the Chibougamau region of Quebec, Canada
Lac du Km 35 Property
The 100% owned Lac du Km 35 Germanium Property is approximately 40 km east of the mining town of
Chibougamau in the Nord -du-Québec region of Québec and offers excellent access via Highway 167 and a main
logging road that intersects the Property.
The Property comprises the prominent Faribault Shear Zone (“FSZ”), oriented east-southeast, and located towards
the eastern part of the Property. The FSZ dips to the south-southwest and ends to the Grenville Front which extends
southwest-northeast for several hundreds of kilometres . The FSZ is a key structural feature that may connect with
other permeable zones at depth, acting as a preferential conduit for hydrothermal fluids.
Discovered by government geologists in 1998 and never followed up, the Laganière Germanium showing consists of
a peridotite outcrop within the Laganière gneissic Complex that comprises amphibolites and hornblende and biotite
gneisses. The Laganière showing returned a value of 0.02% (186 ppm) germanium and is currently the highest
germanium value ever reported from an outcrop in the province of Québec.
The Laganière germanium showing lies beside the main lumber road and immediately adjacent to the south to a
cluster of electromagnetic anomalies of roughly 400 m x 400 m in size that were never tested. The Laganière
germanium showing is also 450 m northeast of the FSZ , 800 m from the southern margin of the Duberger felsic
pluton and approximately 2 km to the west of the Grenville Front. The area between the FSZ and the Laganière
Germanium showing, including the never tested cluster of electromagnetic anomalies, will be the main focus of GMC.
About Germanium
Germanium is a hard, greyish and brittle metalloid. Germanium has many growing applications in electronics and
solar, in fiber optics, and Infrared optics for civil and military uses. Germanium is in the list of critical metals in
Canada, the United States and the European Union.
Since December 3, 2024, China, the largest producer of refined germanium, has banned germanium exports to the
United States. Germanium is not an openly traded commodity and recent spot prices have germanium over US$5,000
per kilogram.
The Company cautions that the geological information provided in this news release is of historical nature and
mineralization may not be representative of mineralization on the Lac du Km 35 Property.
Qualified Person
Benoit Moreau, P.Eng., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43 -101, and vice -president of
exploration for Germanium Mining Corp., has prepared and is responsible for the technical information contained in
this news release.
About Germanium Mining Corp.
Germanium Mining is a publicly traded exploration company focused on the development of highly prospective,
discovery-stage mineral properties located in some of Canada's top mining jurisdictions. The Company’s properties
are in the “Allison Lake Batholith” of Northwestern Ontario, and the “Chapais-Chibougamau”, “Abitibi” and “Upper
Laurentides” regions of Quebec.
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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Mario Pezzente
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CEO & Director
For more information on Germanium Mining Corp. please contact:
Phone: 604-717-6605
Corporate e-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.germaniummining.com
Corporate Address: 2905 – 700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V7Y 1C6
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