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Form 9 - Proposed Issuance of Listed SecuritiesIdaho Champion Closes First Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement

Financings

Idaho Champion Closes First Tranche of Non-Brokered

Private Placement

NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Toronto, ON – September 30, 2022 - Idaho Champion (CSE: ITKO; OTCQB: GLDRF;

FSE: 1QB1) (“Idaho Champion” or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company

has closed the first tranche of its recently announced private placement offering. As part of the

closing of the first tranche, the Company issued 11,700,000 shares for gross proceeds of

$585,000*.

*All amounts expressed are in Canadian dollars.

Idaho Champion opened a non-brokered private placement of up to 20,000,000 units at a price

of $0.05 per unit for gross proceeds of up to $1,000,000. Each unit will consist of one (1) common

share. The proceeds of the financing will be used for the acquisition of the two prospective

lithium pegmatite projects in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay territory of Quebec, preliminary field

work on the Projects and for general working capital purposes.

Completion of the private placement remains subject to the receipt of all necessary regulatory

approvals, including approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “CSE”).

The participation by the director of the Company in the financing constitutes a “related party

transaction” pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders

in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). The Company intends to rely on the exemptions from the

formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in

Section 5.5(b) and Section 5.7(1)(b) of MI 61-101, respectively, on the basis that (i) no securities

of the Company are listed or quoted on any of the markets specified in Section 5.5(b) of MI 61-

101 and (ii) the fair market value of the securities issued to related parties pursuant to the

financing does not exceed $2,500,000, along with the other applicable circumstances contained

in section 5.7(1)(b) of MI 61-101.

In accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws, all securities issued pursuant to the

private placement with be legended with a hold period of four months and one day from the date

of issuance.

About Idaho Champion Gold Mines Inc.

Idaho Champion is a discovery-focused exploration company that is committed to advancing its

highly prospective mineral properties located in Idaho, United States and shortly, Quebec,

Canada. The Company’s shares trade on the CSE under the trading symbol “ITKO”, on the

OTCQB under the trading symbol “GLDRF”, and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the

symbol “1QB1”. Idaho Champion is vested in Idaho with four cobalt properties in Lemhi County

in the Idaho Cobalt Belt. In addition, the Company has been advancing the Baner gold project

in Idaho County and the Champagne polymetallic project located in Butte County near Arco.

Idaho Champion strives to be a responsible environmental steward, stakeholder and contributing

citizen to the local communities where it operates. Idaho Champion takes its social license

seriously, employing local community members and service providers at its operations whenever

possible.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF IDAHO CHAMPION

“Jonathan Buick”

Jonathan Buick, President and CEO

For further information, please visit the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com or the

Company’s corporate website at www.idahochamp.com.

For further information, please contact:

Nicholas Konkin, Marketing and Communications, Idaho Champion

Phone: (416) 567- 9087

Email: [email protected]

THIS PRESS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY

SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY OFFER, SALE, OR SOLICITATION OF SECURITIES IN ANY

STATE IN THE UNITED STATES IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SALE, OR SOLICITATION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.

Cautionary Statements

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its regulation services provider has reviewed or accepted responsibility for the

adequacy or accuracy of this press release This press release may include forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian

securities legislation, concerning the business of the Company. Forward-looking information is based on certain key expectations

and assumptions made by the management of the Company, including suggested strike extension. Although the Company believes

that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking information is based on are reasonable, undue reliance should

not be placed on the forward-looking information because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct.

Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release. The Company disclaims

any intent or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or

results or otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities laws.