LAURION Reports Additional High-Grade Gold, Silver and Zinc Intersections at Ishkoday A-Zone/McLeod/CRK Zones, Confirming Structural Continuity Along the Mineralized Corridor

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Drill Hole Highlights –LBX25-098

12.50 – 14.00 m: 1.50 m @ 10.38 g/t Au, 15.73 g/t Ag, 0.70% Zn

Including:

12.50 – 13.20 m: 0.70 m @ 22.10 g/t Au, 32.10 g/t Ag, 1.39% Zn

and

139.00 – 140.00 m: 1.00 m @ 5.64 g/t Au, 0.70 g/t Ag, 0.02%Zn

Drill Hole Highlights –LBX25-099

55.70 – 63.85 m: 8.15 m @ 0.57 g/t Au, 12.23 g/t Ag, 0.89%Zn

Including:

63.10 – 63.85 m: 0.75 m @ 3.62 g/t Au, 57.20 g/t Ag, 5.22% Zn

and

75.00 – 75.50 m: 0.50 m @ 1.99 g/t Au, 16.70 g/t Ag, 1.40%Zn

93.00 – 98.50 m: 5.50 m @ 0.16 g/t Au, 1.83 g/t Ag, 0.52% Zn

Including:

98.00 – 98.50 m: 0.50 m @ 1.25 g/t Au, 9.00 g/t Ag, 3.06% Zn

Toronto, Ontario – January 27,2026 – TheNewswire - LAURION Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:LME | OTCQB: LMEFF | FSE: 5YD) (“LAURION” or the“Company”) reports assay results from drillholes LBX25-098 and LBX25-099from the Company’s recent Fall diamond drillingprogram totalling 1,821 metres completed in 8 drill holes at theA-Zone/McLeod/CRK Zone at the Ishk?day Project, located in theBeardmore–Geraldton Greenstone Belt of north-western Ontario,approximately 220 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay.

“Our work withinthe A-Zone, McLeod, and CRK corridor on the Ishk?day continues tohighlight the importance of this area as an extremely exciting corearea of focus for the Company,” saidCynthia LeSueur-Aquin, President and CEO of LAURION. “This corridor extends approximately 1.4 kilometres alongstrike and up to roughly 675 metres in width, and hosts multiple zonesof gold, silver, zinc, and copper mineralization, identified throughsuccessive drill programs. As we continue to integrate drillingresults with structural interpretation and three-dimensionalmodelling, our objective is to build geological confidence and advancethe project in a disciplined manner that supports the Company’slonger-term technical and strategic objectives.”

Drill holes LBX25-098 andLBX25-099 were designed to test mineralizationin an area that was subject to significant historical drilling andmore recent drilling completed by LAURION, and to evaluate a broadmineralized interval observed in proximal drill holes.

Geological Context and Proximal Drill Results

Drill holes LBX25-098 and LBX25-099 are proximal toseveral previously reported drill intersections, including:

• LBX12-002,which intersected 3.0 metresgrading 1.88 g/t gold and 4.5 metres grading 1.02 g/t gold and 4.5metres of 1.02 g/t Au, 2.8 g/t Ag and 1.03% Zn(2012 Drilling Report – Joseph Campbell P.Geo, 2012). 

• LBX12-008,which returned 6.2 metresgrading 0.61 g/t gold, including 1.55 metres grading 1.06 g/tgold, and a separate interval of 3.0 metres grading 1.40 g/tgold (2012 Drilling Report – Joseph Campbell P.Geo, 2012). 

• Historic drill hole 92-52, locatedapproximately 15 metreseast of LBX25-098 and LBX25-099, whichreported 4.4 metres grading4.75 g/t gold with associated zincmineralization (Report onDrill Results Exploration Octopus - October 1992 - Remy Verscheldenand Daniel Chainey). 

• LBX12-010, akey LAURION drill hole that intersected a wide mineralized interval of12.84 metres grading 3.31 g/tgold, 18.1 g/t Ag and 3.72% Zn and 4.04 metres of 5.26 g/t Au, 40.1g/t Ag and 8.38% Zn (2012 Drilling Report – Joseph CampbellP.Geo, 2012).  

• Historic drill hole 92-63, which reported8.80 metres grading 1.27 g/tgold and 9.1 metres grading 1.15 g/t gold, withassociated base-metal mineralization (Report on Drill Results ExplorationOctopus - October 1992- Remy Verschelden and DanielChainey). 

Readers are cautioned that the proximity of drill holesdoes not imply continuity of mineralization and that true widths inthe cases of historic drilling are currently unknown.

Summary of Historical and LAURION Drilling Results

Historic drilling completed during the 1980s and 1990s,together with more recent LAURION drilling programs completed between2012 and 2014, has intersected multiple zones of gold and base-metalmineralization characterized by meaningful grades and widths. Reportedintercepts include gold grades commonly in the range of approximately1.7 to 1.9 g/t Au overintervals of 9 to 14 metres, with associatedsilver and zinc enrichment and locally elevated copper values. Theseresults support the interpretation of a polymetallic mineralized system comprising both broader, lower-grade mineralized envelopesand narrower, higher-grade intervals. (2012 Drilling Report – Joseph CampbellP.Geo, 2012.)

Current work continues to focus on improving theunderstanding of structural controls and zone orientation throughintegrated geological and structural modelling, supporting disciplineddrill targeting and ongoing advancement of the Ishk?dayProject.

Mineralization at Ishk?day

Volcanogenic mineralization at the Ishk?day Projectoccurs within volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks and is characterizedby polymetallic zinc–lead–copper–silver–gold mineralization.Studies by Strongman et al. identify sulphide-rich stringer andvein-style mineralization dominated by sphalerite, pyrite, galena, andchalcopyrite, with associated silver and gold, hosted within alteredvolcanic units. This mineralization is interpreted to be volcanogenicin origin and has been structurally modified and locally enhanced bylater deformation, resulting in sulphide concentration along folds,structural contacts, and favourable lithological horizons (Strongman et al., 2018).

TABLE Of ASSAYS FOR DRILL HOLESLBX25-098 AND LBX25-099

Sampling and QA/QC Protocols

All drill core is transported and stored inside thecore facility located at the Ishk?day Project in Greenstone, Ontario.LAURION employs an industry standard system of external standards,blanks and duplicates for all of its sampling, in addition to theQA/QC protocol employed by the laboratory. After logging, core sampleswere identified and then cut in half along core axis in the samebuilding and then zip tied individually in plastic sample bags with abar code. Approximately five or six of these individual bags were thenstacked into a “rice” white material bag and stored on a skid forfinal shipment to the laboratory.

All core samples were shipped to the ALS facility inThunder Bay, Ontario, which were then prepared by ALS GlobalGeochemistry in Thunder Bay and analyzed by ALS Global Analytical Labin North Vancouver, British Columbia. Samples are processed by 4-aciddigestion and analyzed by fire assay on 50 g pulps and ICP-AES(Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectroscopy). Overlimit analyses are reprocessed with gravimetric finish.

A total of 5% blanks and 5% standard are insertedrandomly within all samples. 5% of the best assay result pulps weresent for re-assays. All QA/QC were verified, and no contamination orbias have been observed. The remaining half of the core, as well asthe unsampled core, is stored in temporary core racks at the corelogging facility in Beardmore and moved to the core storage facilityat the Ishk?day Project.

Note: QA/QCreview of standards and duplicates indicates analytical results arereliable. One zinc standard adjacent to a high-grade zinc intervalreturned elevated values consistent with expected analytical behaviourfollowing high-grade samples.

Qualified Person

The technical contents of this release were reviewedand approved by Pierre-Jean-Lafleur P.Eng, a consultant to LAURION anda Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 –Standards of Disclosure forMineral Projects.

About LAURION Mineral ExplorationInc.

LAURION Mineral Exploration Inc. is a mid-stage juniormineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange underthe symbol LME and on the OTC Pink market under the symbol LMEFF. TheCompany currently has 278,716,413 common shares outstanding, withapproximately 73.6% held by insiders and long-term “Friends andFamily” investors, reflecting strong alignment between management,the Board, and shareholders.

LAURION’s primary focus is the 100%-owned,district-scale Ishk?day Project, a 57 km² land package hostinggold-rich polymetallic mineralization. The Company is advancingIshk?day through a disciplined, milestone-driven exploration strategyfocused on strengthening geological confidence, defining structuralcontinuity.

LAURION’s strategy iscentered on deliberate value creation. The Company is prioritizingsystematic technical advancement, integrated geological and structuralmodeling, and the evaluation of optional, non-dilutive pathways,including historical surface stockpile processing, that may supportflexibility in LAURION’s exploration plans without diverting theCompany’s focus from its core exploration objectives.

The Company’s overarching objective is to buildproject value before monetization, ensuring that any future strategicoutcomes are supported by technical clarity, reduced execution risk,and demonstrated scale. While the Board remains attentive to strategicinterest that may arise, LAURION is not driven by transaction timing.Instead, the Company is focused on advancing the Ishk?day Project ina manner that strengthens long-term shareholder value.

LAURION will continue to communicate updates throughtimely disclosure and will issue press releases in accordance withapplicable securities laws should any material informationarise.

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: info@laurion.ca

Website: http://www.LAURION.ca

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Caution Regarding Forward-LookingInformation

This press release contains forward-looking statements,which reflect the Company’s current expectations regarding futureevents including with respect to LAURION's business, operationsand condition, management's objectives, strategies, beliefs andintentions, the Company’s ability to advance the Ishk?day Project,the nature, focus, timing and potential results of the Company’sexploration, drilling and prospecting activities, including theCompany’s diamond drill program referenced in this press release andthe Company’s other planned activities for the Ishk?day Project forthe remainder of 2026, and the statements regarding the Company’sexploration or consideration of any possible strategic alternativesand transactional opportunities, as well as the potential outcome(s)of this process, the possible impact of any potential transactionsreferenced herein on the Company or any of its stakeholders, and theability of the Company to identify and complete any potentialacquisitions, mergers, financings or other transactions referencedherein, and the timing of any such transactions. The forward-lookingstatements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual events and futureresults, performance or achievements expressed or implied by suchforward-looking statements could differ materially from thoseprojected herein including as a result of a change in the tradingprice of the common shares of LAURION, the TSX Venture Exchange or anyother applicable regulator not providing its approval for anystrategic alternatives or transactional opportunities, theinterpretation and actual results of current exploration activities,changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, futureprices of gold and/or other metals, possible variations in grade orrecovery rates, failure of equipment or processes to operate asanticipated, the failure of contracted partiesto perform, labor disputes and other risks of the mining industry,delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in thecompletion of exploration, as well as those factors disclosed in theCompany’s publicly filed documents. Investors should consult theCompany’s ongoing quarterly and annual filings, as well as any otheradditional documentation comprising the Company’s public disclosurerecord, for additional information on risks and uncertainties relatingto these forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned not torely on these forward-looking statements. Subject to applicable law,the Company disclaims any obligation to update these forward-lookingstatements. All sample values are from grab samples and channelsamples, which by their nature, are not necessarily representative ofoverall grades of mineralized areas. Readers are cautioned to notplace undue reliance on the assay values reported in this pressrelease.

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