LAURION Intersects High-Grade Gold, Silver and Zinc at Ishkōday A- Zone/McLeod/CRK Zone, Confirming Structural Continuity Along Mineralized Corridor Anchors to: Drill hole LBX25-095
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LAURION Intersects High-Grade Gold, Silver and Zinc at Ishkōday A-
Zone/McLeod/CRK Zone, Confirming Structural Continuity Along
Mineralized Corridor
Anchors to:
Drill hole LBX25-095
• 3.50 m @ 1.40 g/t Au and 2.30% Zn (162.50 m to 166.00 m),
including:
0.70 m @ 5.97 g/t Au,18.4 g/t Ag and 10.8% Zn.
• 4.50 m @ 2.00 g/t Au, 5.75 g/t Ag and 1.22% Zn (188.00 m to 192.50 m),
including:
0.50 m @ 3.30 g/t Au,17.8 g/t Ag and 6.84% Zn (188.00 m to 188.50 m),
2.40 m @ 3.00 g/t Au and 0.78% Zn (190.10 m to 192.50 m), and
0.55 m @ 12.15 g/t Au, 16.1 g/t Ag and 2.66% Zn (191.10 m to 192.50 m).
Drill hole LBX25-096
• 3.85 m @ 1.92 g/t Au and 0.13% Zn (38.70 m to 42.55 m),
including:
0.60 m @ 2.78 g/t Au, 6.30 g/t Ag and 0.62% Zn (40.60 m to 41.20 m), and
0.55 m @ 9.59 g/t Au, 5.50 g/t Ag and 0.11% Zn (42.00 m to 42.55 m).
TORONTO, ONTARIO (January 7, 2026) - LAURION Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: LME | OTC:
LMEFF | FSE: 5YD) (“LAURION” or the “Corporation”) is very pleased to report assay results of
the first two drill holes from recent diamond drilling at the A-Zone/McLeod/CRK Zone at the
Ishkōday Project, located in the Beardmore –Geraldton Greenstone Belt of north -western
Ontario, approximately 220 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay.
The current drill program focuses on the A-Zone/McLeod/CRK Zone, a structurally controlled
gold-base metal corridor where historic drilling, surface work, and more recent LAURION
drilling demonstrate repeated gold, silver, zinc, and copper mineralization along strike and
at depth.
“These results reinforce what we have been methodically building at Ishkōday — a
structurally controlled gold -zinc system with repeated mineralization along a coherent
corridor,” stated Cynthia Le Sueur Aquin, President and CEO of LAURION. “The combination
of higher-grade intervals within broader mineralized zones, supported by both historic and
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recent drilling, gives us confidence that our targeting approach is working as intended. As
we continue drilling, our focus remains on understanding continuity, structure, and scale.”
Drill hole LBX25-095 was designed to test a segment of the A -Zone/McLeod/CRK Zone
structural corridor supported by proximal historic drill holes 90 -41 and 90-49, as well as
modern LAURION drill holes LBX20-021 and LBX20-017. Historic drill hole 90 -41 intersected
multiple gold-bearing intervals at various depths, including 0.55 m grading 3.69 g/t Au and
1.70% Zn, 0.55 m grading 11.88 g/t Au , 8.0 g/t Ag and 8.6% Zn , and deeper intersections
including 0.91 m grading 1.63 g/t Au,16.0 g/t Ag, 0.16% Cu and 6.7% Zn, 0.66 m grading 2.12
g/t Au, 14.0 g/t Ag and 10.3% Zn, and 5.36 m grading 0.44 g/t Au, 6.16 g/t Ag and 4.28% Zn
(Orient Resources Inc., Sturgeon River Property Diamond Drill Program Report , Claude
Larouche, 1990). Nearby historic drill hole 90 -49 returned 0.31 m grading 3.87 g/t Au and
1.73 m grading 3.46 g/t Au , 20.36 g/t Ag and 3.72% Zn (Orient Resources Inc., Claude
Larouche, 1990). More recent drilling confirmed continuity of mineralization within the same
corridor, including 14.08 m grading 0.89 g/t Au in drill hole LBX20-021 and additional gold-
silver intervals in LBX20-017 (LAURION press release dated July 28, 2020).
Drill hole LBX25-095 intersected multiple gold -and-zinc-bearing intervals hosted within
sheared and altered volcanic rocks consistent with the main A -Zone/McLeod/CRK Zone
geological framework.
Reported assay results include 2.60 m grading 1.84 g/t Au from 27.40 to 30.00 m, including
0.60 m grading 7.25 g/t Au , 1.00 m grading 1.02 g/t Au from 45.30 to 46.30 m, and several
broader intervals of lower-grade gold with elevated zinc.
A mid-depth mineralized zone returned 3.50 m grading 1.40 g/t Au and 2.30% Zn from 162.50
to 166.00 m, including a higher -grade interval of 0.70 m grading 5.97 g/t Au, 18.4 g/t Ag,
0.22% Cu and 10.8% Zn from 163.05 to 163.75 m.
Deeper in the hole, drilling intersected 4.50 m grading 2.00 g/t Au, 5.75 g/t Ag and 1.22% Zn
from 188.00 to 192.50 m, including 0.50 m grading 3.30 g/t Au,17.8 g/t Ag and 6.84% Zn, 2.40
m grading 3.00 g/t Au, and 0.55 m grading 12.15 g/t Au,16.1 g/t Ag and 2.66% Zn.
Drill hole LBX25-096, located approximately 52 metres east of LBX25-095, was
designed to test the eastern continuation of the same structurally controlled
mineralized corridor. Targeting for LBX25 -096 was informed by proximal drill holes
LBX12-006, LBX20-020, and LBX22- 089, which intersected gold -bearing
mineralization within the same stratigraphic and structural package. Notably, drill
hole LBX20-020 returned broad gold-bearing intervals including 6.86 m grading 0.47
g/t Au and 10.84 m grading 0.48 g/t Au, demonstrating mineralized width and
continuity and supporting step-out drilling to the east (LAURION press release dated
July 28, 2020) . Drill hole LBX25-096 subsequently intersected multiple gold -bearing
intervals within this corridor, including 3.85 m from 38.70 m to 42.55 m grading 1.92
g/t Au, including a higher-grade interval of 0.55 m from 42.00 m to 42.55 m grading
9.59 g/t Au, and a shallow interval of 1.15 m from 8.35 m to 9.50 m grading 2.14 g/t
Au, including 0.50 m from 9.00 m to 9.50 m grading 4.76 g/t Au.
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Gold mineralization at Ishk ōday occurs within an orogenic gold framework and is
commonly accompanied by silver, consistent with orogenic systems globally. In
addition, localized enrichment in silver and base metals reflects polymetallic
mineralizing events that are overprinted and locally modified by the orogenic gold
event. These observations align with structural and geochemical interpretations
supporting a multi -phase mineralizing history, as outlined in the Keaton Strongman
Report 2024 on the Ishk ōday: Ancestral structural controls between Archean
epithermal and orogenic gold mineralization.
TABLE Of ASSAYS FOR DRILL HOLES LBX25-095 AND LBX25-096
Hole ID From (m) To (m) Core Length
(m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Zn (%)
LBX25-095 27.40 30.00 2.60 1.84 0.45 0.02
including 27.90 28.50 0.60 7.25 1.10 -
LBX25-095 45.30 46.30 1.00 1.02 0.25 0.15
LBX25-095 91.25 95.25 4.00 0.11 0.25 0.01
LBX25-095 132.10 132.60 0.50 0.27 1.40 1.27
LBX25-095 135.20 135.70 0.50 0.53 6.10 0.24
LBX25-095 141.00 141.60 0.50 0.13 1.00 0.13
LBX25-095 143.80 147.80 4.00 0.12 1.71 0.17
LBX25-095 145.00 147.80 2.80 0.14 2.16 0.21
LBX25-095 162.50 166.00 3.50 1.40 4.27 2.30
Including 163.05 163.75 0.70 5.97 18.40 10.80
LBX25-095 167.20 169.35 2.15 0.21 1.36 0.18
LBX25-095 188.00 192.50 4.50 2.00 5.75 1.22
Including 188.00 188.50 0.50 3.30 17.80 6.84
Including 190.10 192.50 2.40 3.00 4.80 0.78
Including 191.1 192.50 0.55 12.15 16.10 2.66
LBX25-096 8.35 9.50 1.15 2.14 5.18 0.61
Including 9.00 9.50 0.50 4.76 8.40 1.35
LBX25-096 10.90 11.40 0.50 0.52 0.70 0.02
LBX25-096 35.75 36.25 0.50 0.31 1.70 0.02
LBX25-096 38.70 42.55 3.85 1.92 2.41 0.13
Including 40.60 41.20 0.60 2.78 6.30 0.62
Including 42.00 42.55 0.55 9.59 5.50 0.11
LBX25-096 98.20 98.70 0.50 0.47 1.80 0.03
LBX25-096 106.80 108.50 1.70 1.19 1.49 0.07
Including 106.80 107.30 0.50 3.14 2.20 0.07
LBX25-096 118.70 121.60 2.90 0.28 3.65 1.41
Including 118.70 119.20 0.50 0.90 14.90 8.18
LBX25-096 129.60 130.10 0.50 2.22 10.10 3.05
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Name Elevation Azimuth Dip Easting Northing Depth
(m)
LBX25-095 332.5 124 -47 446115.3 5512416 201
LBX25-096 331.4 125 -45 446168 5512429 168
TOTAL 369
Mineralization on the A -Zone/McLeod/CRK Zone is interpreted to be controlled by the
interaction of north–south-trending quartz-gold extensional veins and northeast–southwest-
trending sulphide -rich shear veins. Reactivation of earlier sulphide zones during later
deformation, locally associated with m agnetite-rich assemblages, provides a structural
framework that explains repeated gold enrichment , localized grade enhancement within
wider base metal envelopes, and strong strike continuity beneath cover.
The current drilling on the A-Zone/McLeod/CRK Zone has focused on refining LAURION’s
understanding of the geometry, continuity, and structural controls of the mineralized system.
Ongoing work by the LAURION ’s technical team and independent consultants is centred
on consolidating historical and modern drilling, validating geological interpretations, and
strengthening the 3D structural framework. This work is intended to ensure that any future
technical milest ones are based on a robust, well -constrained geolo gical model, while
preserving strategic flexibility as the Ishkōday Project continues to evolve.
Sampling and QA/QC Protocols
All drill core is transported and stored inside the core facility located at the Ishkōday Project
in Greenstone, Ontario. LAURION employs an industry standard system of external
standards, blanks and duplicates for all of its sampling, in addition to the QA/QC protocol
employed by the laboratory. After logging, core samples were identified and then cut in
half along core axis in the same building and then zip tied individually in plastic sample bags
with a bar code. Approximately five or six of these indivi dual bags were then stacked into
a “rice” white material bag and stored on a skid for final shipment to the laboratory.
All core samples were shipped to the ALS facility in Thunder Bay, Ontario, which were then
prepared by ALS Global Geochemistry in Thunder Bay and analyzed by ALS Global
Analytical Lab in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Samples are processed by 4 -acid
digestion and analyzed by fire assay on 50 g pulps and ICP -AES (Inductively Coupled
Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectroscopy). Over limit analyses are reprocessed with
gravimetric finish.
A total of 5% blanks and 5% standard are inserted randomly within all samples. 5% of the
best assay result pulps were sent for re- assays. All QA/QC were verified, and no
contamination or bias have been observed. The remaining half of the core, as well as t he
unsampled core, is stored in temporary core racks at the core logging facility in Beardmore
and moved to the core storage facility at the Ishkōday Project.
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Note: QA/QC review of standards and duplicates indicates analytical results are reliable.
One zinc standard adjacent to a high- grade zinc interval returned elevated values
consistent with expected analytical behaviour following high-grade samples.
Qualified Person
The technical contents of this release were reviewed and approved by Jean -Philippe
Paiement, P. Geo, MSc, a consultant to LAURION and a Qualified Person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About LAURION Mineral Exploration Inc.
The Corporation is a mid-stage junior mineral exploration and development company listed
on the TSXV under the symbol LME and on the OTCPINK under the symbol LMEFF. LAURION
now has 27 8,716,413 outstanding shares, of which approximately 73.6% are owned and
controlled by insiders who are eligible investors under the “Friends and Family” categories.
LAURION's emphasis is on the exploration and development of its flagship project, the 100%
owned mid-stage 57 km2 Ishkōday Project, and its gold-rich polymetallic mineralization.
LAURION’s chief priority remains maximizing shareholder value. A large portion of the
Corporation’s focus in this regard falls within the scope of its mineral exploration activities
and more specifically, advancing the Ishk ōday Project. A consequence of LAURION’s
success and advancement over the past several years is that the Corporation has become
positioned as an acquisition target for appropriate potential acquirors. Accordingly, the
Corporation’s Board of Directors is aware that possible strategic alter natives and
transactional opportunities may arise and/or could be procured in the short or medium
terms. The Corporation will promptly issue a press release if any material change occurs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
LAURION Mineral Exploration Inc.
Cynthia Le Sueur-Aquin – President and CEO
Tel: 1-705-788-9186 Fax: 1-705-805-9256
Douglas Vass - Investor Relations Consultant
Email: [email protected]
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