LAURION Retains SMARTIR Marketing Ltd. to Drive Investor Awareness Ahead of Active 2026 Exploration Program
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LAURION Retains SMARTIR Marketing Ltd. to Drive Investor Awareness Ahead of
Active 2026 Exploration Program
TORONTO, ONTARIO - (May 8, 2026) – LAURION Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: LME | OTC:
LMEFF | FSE: 5YD) (“LAURION” or the “Company ”) is pleased to announce that it has
entered into a digital marketing consulting agreement dated May 8, 2026 (the
“Agreement”) with SMARTIR Marketing Ltd. (“ SMARTIR” or the “ Consultant”), an arm’s
length service provider based in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Pursuant to the engagement, SMARTIR will oversee and direct the Company’s digital
marketing and investor awareness initiatives. Services will include digital advertising
campaigns, social media management, investor communications, content
development, website optimization, and investor webinars.
The engagement is structured as a full -service marketing program for a six-month term,
commencing on the date of the Agreement, unless terminated earlier in accordance
with the Agreement. At the end of the initial term, the Agreement may be renewed by
mutual and written agreement of the Company and the Consultant. Either party may
terminate the Agreement with 45 days written notice to the other party.
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company will pay SMARTIR a cash fee of CAD $30,000
per month, for total consideration of CAD $180,000 over the initial term. The monthly fee
includes digital advertising spend and related campaign costs. No securities will be issued
to SMARTIR as compensation under the Agreement. The Agreement does not contain
any performance-based compensation factors.
The Company believes the engagement of SMARTIR will strengthen its communications
platform and expand investor awareness as LAURION advances its 2026 drill program and
evaluates near-term development opportunities at the Ishkōday Project.
The Company and SMARTIR are unrelated and unaffiliated entities. The Consultant,
including its CEO, Britanny Carter, and its principals, does not currently own any securities
of the Company. The Consultant may be contacted at [email protected] .
The Agreement and the Company’s engagement of SMARTIR remain subject to the final
approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”).
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About LAURION
LAURION Mineral Exploration Inc. is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (LME), OTC
(LMEFF), and Frankfurt Stock Exchange (5YD), and is a mid -stage Canadian mineral
exploration company, focused on advancing the 100%-owned Ishkōday Gold Project in
Northern Ontario.
The Ishkōday Project covers approximately 57 km² within the prolific Beardmore –
Geraldton and Onaman–Tashota Greenstone Belts and hosts a district-scale mineralized
corridor extending more than six kilometres. Historical and modern exploration programs
have completed over 98,000 metres of drilling, confirming a large and evolving gold-rich
polymetallic mineral system.
The Company’s strategy emphasizes systematic technical advancement, integrated
geological modelling, and responsible capital allocation. LAURION continues to evaluate
opportunities that may enhance project development flexibility, including potential non-
dilutive initiatives such as the evaluation of historical surface stockpile processing.
Cynthia Le Sueur -Aquin, President and CEO of LAURION, is the Company’s largest
shareholder, holding 17,221,306 common shares, reflecting strong alignment between
management and shareholders.
About SMARTIR
SMARTIR replaces fragmented, task -based IR marketing with a unified, data- driven
solution, acting as a dedicated external marketing department for public companies. By
applying best -in-class consumer marketing strategies to the capital markets, SMART IR
helps issuers cut through market noise, build awareness with the right audiences, and
strengthen engagement with the investment community. SMARTIR’s data-driven
approach has supported increased market visibility and investor engagement for
comparable precious metals issuers based in Canada.
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]
Website: http://www.LAURION.ca
Follow us on X (@LAURION_LME), Instagram (laurionmineral) and LinkedIn
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-le-sueur-aquin-laurion-lme-04b03017/)
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
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This press release contains forward -looking statements, which reflect the Company’s current
expectations regarding future events, including with respect to LAURION’s business, operations
and condition, and management's objectives, strategies, beliefs and intentions , the Company’s
ability to advance the Ishkõday Project , the Consultant ’s ability to broaden investor awareness
and understanding of LAURION, or achieve any of the other aforementioned potential or
anticipated benefits that may be derived from the Company’s engagement of the Consultant,
and the timing, nature and feasibility of any potential acquisitions, mergers, financings or other
potential transactions and opportunities referenced herein . The forward -looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties, including risks relating to the Company failing to obtain the requisite
regulatory app rovals (including the final approval of the TSXV) regarding the Company’s
engagement of the Consultant . Actual events and future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward -looking statements could differ materially from those
projected herein including as a result of a change in the trading price of the common shares of
LAURION, the interpretation and actual results of current exploration activities, changes in project
parameters as plans continue to be refined, future prices of gold and/or other metals, possible
variations in grade or recovery rates, failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated,
the failure of contracted parties to perform, labor disputes and other risks of the mining industry,
delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of exploration, as
well as those factors disclosed in the Company’s publicly filed documents. Investors should consult
the Company’s ongoing quarterly and annual filings, as well as any other addi tional
documentation comprising the Company’s public disclosure record, for additional information on
risks and uncertainties relating to these forward -looking statements. The reader is cautioned not
to rely on these forward -looking statements. Subject to applicable law, the Company disclaims
any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICE PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS
DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT OF THIS NEWS RELEASE.