Mercado Minerals Grants Incentive Stock Options and Announces Engagement of Peak Investor Marketing
Trading Symbol (CSE: MERC)
615-625 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6C 2T6
Tel: (604) 353 4080
www.mercadominerals.com
Mercado Minerals Grants Incentive Stock Options and Announces Engagement of Peak Investor
Marketing
Vancouver, BC, December 5, 2025 – Mercado Minerals Ltd. (CSE: MERC) ("Mercado" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce that it has granted an aggregate of 3,785,000 incentive stock options
(the “ Options”) to certain directors, officers, and consultants of the Company. The Options are
exercisable at a price of $0.38 per share until December 5, 2030, vest immediately, and are subject to
the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange and the terms of the Company’s stock option plan.
The Company has also entered into a services agreement (the “ Peak Agreement”) with Peak Investor
Marketing Corp. (“Peak”). Peak has agreed to provide marketing services to the Company for an initial
12-month term (the “Initial Term”). Peak is a Vancouver-based full-service marketing and consulting
firm focused on the junior mining sector.
Peak is an independent arm’s-length entity and will assist Mercado with marketing strategy and planning,
corporate communications and public relations, with the goal of increasing market awareness for the
Company. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will pay Peak a monthly fee of $12,000 (plus
taxes), payable on the last day of each month. After the Initial Term, Peak will continue providing these
services in consideration for a monthly fee of $12,000 (inclusive of taxes) payable on the last day of
each month, subject to termination by either party on 30 days’ prior written notice. As part of the
agreement, Peak will receive 400,000 Options. Peak Investor Marketing can be contacted at
www.peakinvestormarketing.com or [email protected].
Correction to news release dated December 4, 2025, titled “ Mercado Minerals Closes Subsequent
Private Placement and Increases Institutional Ownership”. 2686362 Ontario Corporation dba CanaCom
Group (“CanaCom Group”), an arms-length party, pursuant to which CanaCom Group has agreed to
provide digital content, marketing and media distribution services to the Company. Pursuant to the terms
of the CanaCom Agreement, such marketing services are to be provided over a 12-month period, for a
total fee of C$100,000 plus applicable taxes. CanaCom Group is a full-service marketing agency based
in Oakville, Ontario and is headed by Jordan Lutz. CanaCom Group provides digital marketing
awareness via advertising through its fully owned platform theDeepDive.ca, which includes both video
and written content coverage of Canadian small-cap stories. The Company has granted 25,000 Options
to CanaCom Group in connection with the engagement.
About Mercado Minerals Ltd.
Mercado Minerals Ltd. (CSE: MERC) is a company involved in the business of acquiring and exploring
mineral properties in the Americas. Mercado has been primarily involved in the exploration and
evaluation of the Porter Property, located within the Alberni Mining Divisions of British Columbia.
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For further information, contact:
Daniel Rodriguez
CEO & Director
Phone: (604) 353-4080
Email: [email protected]
John Fraser
VP Business Development & Director
Phone: (604) 838-7677
Email: [email protected]
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the words "anticipate," "plan," "continue," "expect," "estimate," "objective," "may," "will," "project," "should," "predict,"
"potential" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In particular, this press release
contains forward-looking statements concerning the Company’s exploration plans and the intended use of proceeds from the
Offering. Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements
are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements because the Company cannot provide
assurance that they will prove correct. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and actual results
may differ materially from those anticipated. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release,
and, except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking
statements.
Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as defined in the policies of the Canadian
Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.