Happy Creek Announces Resignation of Director

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January 20, 2026 – TheNewswire- Vancouver, British Columbia – Happy CreekMinerals Ltd. (TSX-V: HPY) (“Happy Creek” or the “Company”)announces that David Blann has resigned from theCompany’s Board of Directors, effective January 19, 2026.

The Board and management thank Mr. Blann for hiscontributions during his tenure and wish him the best in his futureendeavors.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

“Stephen Gray”

President and Chief Executive Officer

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASECONTACT:

Stephen Gray

Email: info@happycreekminerals.com

About Happy Creek MineralsLtd.

Happy Creek is focused on making new discoveries and buildingresources in proximity to infrastructure on the Company’s100-percent-owned portfolio of diversified metals projects in BritishColumbia.

Projects include the high-grade Fox Tungsten deposit, the Silverbossmolybdenum-copper-gold-silver project adjacent to Glencore’s closedBoss Mountain molybdenum mine and the adjacent Hen-Art-DL gold andsilver project.

On November 7, 2024, Happy Creek announced the closing of the sale ofthe Highland Valley Copper Project to Metal Energy Corp. (TSX:V MERG)(“Metal Energy”). Happy Creek holds  2,347,220 common shares ofMetal Energy.

Happy Creek is committed to responsible mineral resource development. The Company’s priority is to build and sustain mutually beneficialrelationships with Indigenous Communities in the territories in whichthe Company explores.

Additional information relating to Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. may beobtained or viewed on the SEDAR+ website at www.sedarplus.ca or on the Company’s website atwww.happycreekminerals.com.  

Forward Looking Statement

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its RegulationServices Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXVenture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracyof this release.

This press release contains "forward-lookinginformation" within the meaning of applicable securities laws,including statements that address capital costs, recovery, grade, andtiming of work or plans at the Company’smineral projects. Forward-looking information may be, but not always,identified by the use of words such as "seek","anticipate", “foresee”, "plan","planned", "continue", "expect",“thought to”, "project", "predict","potential", "targeting", "intends","believe", “opportunity”, “further” and others, orwhich describes a goal or action, event or result such as"may", "should", "could","would", "might" or "will" beundertaken, occur or achieved. Statements also include those thataddress future mineral production, reserve potential, potential sizeor scale of a mineralized zone, potential expansion of mineralization,potential type(s) of mining, potential grades as well as to HappyCreek’s ability to fund ongoing expenditure, or assumptions aboutfuture metal or mineral prices, currency exchange rates, metallurgicalrecoveries and grades, favourable operating conditions, access,political stability, obtaining or renewal of existing or requiredmineral titles, licenses and permits, labour stability, marketconditions, availability of equipment, accuracy of any mineralresources, anticipated costs and expenditures. Assumptions may bebased on factors and events that are not within the control of HappyCreek and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct. Suchforward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, whichmay cause the actual results to materially differ, and/or any futureresults expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.Additional information on risks and uncertainties can be found withinFinancial Statements, Prospectus and other materials found on theCompany’s SEDAR profile at www.sedarplus.ca. Although Happy Creek has attempted to identify importantfactors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differmaterially from those described in forward-looking information, therecan be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate asactual results and future events could differ materially from thoseanticipated in such statements. Happy Creek withholds any obligationto update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as aresult of new information, future events or otherwise, unless requiredby law.

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