JADE Leader Reviews Its Available Critical Minerals Assets
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NEWS RELEASE: 26-02 MAY 21, 2026
For Further Information Contact: Jean Pierre Jutras at 1.403.233.0464
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JADE LEADER REVIEWS ITS AVAILABLE CRITICAL MINERALS ASSETS
Calgary-Alberta, Jade Leader Corp, (“Jade Leader” or the “Compa ny”) announces a review and summary of
its non-jade, critical minerals properties which, in a robust a nd growing critical mineral exploration cycle
were re-assessed with a view of generating non-dilutive capital to the Company through potential sale or
options. The properties include the Tell property, Mayo Mining District, Yukon (Zn-Ag, Ni, Co, Mn) and
Black Lake leases, Saskatchewan (Uranium, Molybdenum).
Tell Property, Yukon
Originally staked in 2002 as a high priority target after over 7 years of regional work in the Mayo mining
district, the Tell property totals 397 Hectares of highly prosp ective geology with unexplained high grade
Zinc, Silver, Nickel, Cobalt and Manganese over a large vegetat ion kill zone containing multiple gossans
whose origins have not been traced. Various surface programs of sampling and mapping, ground geophysics
and a short scout drilling program were conducted from 2002 to 2019 as market conditions allowed.
Within the roughly 600 by 500 meters vegetation kill zone, soil samples returned over 105 values ranging
between 0.1% to 24% Zinc, 16 samp les returned between 0.1% to 0 .61% Nickel and 17 values ranging
between 0.01 to 0.14% Cobalt. Silver and manganese are also widely anomalous.
A short, 4 hole core drilling program was conducted in 2014 as the first documented attempt to discover the
sources of highly mineralized surface samples and sulphide mine ralization. Core revealed thick, exhalative
bedded barite units overlaying shales with minor bedded sulphides (Py) and a mixed volcanic basal unit. This
sequence is highly analogous with the general geological settin g of the polymetallic Marg VMS, located
some 65 kilometers to the west.
Widely anomalous section of core returned intervals such as:
- 12 meters grading 0.22% Zinc and 5.95 g/t Silver (DDH2014-02)
- 30 meters grading 0.24% Zinc and 1.97 g/t Silver (DDH2014-02)
- 68 meters grading 0.24% Zinc and 3.54 g/t Silver (DDH 2014-03)
- 8 meters grading 0.13% Zinc and 2.6 g/t Silver (DDH2014-04)
(All composite core intervals quoted lengths are continuous sec tions sampled at 2 meter intervals, true width
unknown).
The highly anomalous Zinc and Silver values, combined with the thick exhalative bedded barite units are
interpreted to be indicative of a distal facies of the Sedex/VM S ore deposit environments, without having
intersected actual massive sulphides at the core of the system.
Reconciliation of drill core assays with overlying surface samp les indicate that higher grade Zinc bearing
units were not intersected in this first short phase of drillin g, and that the source of highly anomalous Nickel,
Cobalt and Manganese were also not represented in the core.
Some 3 km along strike and to the NW of the Tell main zone, are a 13 returned anomalous stream sediment
samples including 0.40%, 0.52%, 1.42%, 1.43% and 3% Zinc. 4 sam ples were above 1000 ppm Nickel
(>0.1%) and high in Manganese. Rock samples near the source of the anomaly returned 0.29% Zinc and 470
ppm Nickel, as well as 3.83% Zinc, 0.60% Nickel and 0.28% Cobalt.
This property and surrounding area have never been flown with a ny airborne geophysical surveys, which are
considered key modern technologies in the detection of potentia l massive sulphide targets. The unresolved
surface anomalies and geological context outline strong discove ry potential for polymetallic critical metals
mineralization.
Black Lake Mineral Leases, Saskatchewan Basin area, (Uranium +/- Mo) property
Acquired by Jade Leader’s predecessor Company Manson Creek in 2007, Jade Leader still holds two mineral
leases totaling 1,290 Hectares which are currently in good stan ding without further work requirements until
June 2033.
The Paisley Lake and Charlebois Lake leases have seen intermitt ent exploration following the discovery of
radioactive pegmatites in 1949 with follow up exploration progr ams in the period ranging from 1950 to
1984. Most notable amongst published historical results, a 300 pound sample was taken at the Paisley Lake
mineralized showings, submitted for assay, and reportedly graded 0.78% U3O8.
The Company’ short exploration programs in two stages in 2007 c onsisted of mapping, sampling,
scintillometer ground surveys and a short program consisting of 1,500 meters of core drilling in 5 drill holes.
Of note, the A zone on the Paisley lake lease was mapped as a 2 00 by 250 meter zone containing significant
volumes of radioactive pegmatites, with 5 rock samples returnin g values ranging from 0.108% to 0.589%
U3O8, and 0.077% to 0.302% Molybdenum.
Notable drill results at the Charlebois Lake zone included 0.17 9% U3O8 over 2.51 meters and 0.118% U 3O8
over 1.97 meters.
Declining Uranium prices after a peak in 2008, were not support ive of continued exploration, and the
properties were maintained in anticipation of possible return o f positive market conditions such as are being
experienced today across the critical mineral and energy sectors.
Summary project descriptions of both of these Critical Mineral Properties can be found at
https://jadeleader.com/projects/project-for-sale-and-option/
Qualified person
Jean-Pierre Jutras, P. Geol., president of the company, is the company's Qualified Person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Jutras and Jade Leader personne l have maintained full chain of custody of
all sample materials which are the subject of this update throu ghout the extraction and testing process and
have approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release.
About Jade Leader Corp.
Jade Leader, with a board of directors having over 120 years of combined experience as mineral exploration
geologists with proven records of discoveries, is led by J.P. J utras, who is also an internationally recognized
jade carver with over 30 years of experience.
“Jean-Pierre Jutras”
Jean-Pierre Jutras, President/Director
For Further Information Contact:
Jean Pierre Jutras at 1.403.233.0464
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