Unlocking the Future of Critical Minerals: Windfall Geotek's AI Pinpoints REE Strange Lake Digital Signature and Secures 89 High-Priority Claims in Labrador"
(TheNewswire)
Brossard, Québec- TheNewswire - February 5, 2026 — Windfall Geotek Inc. (CSE: WIN;OTCQB: WINKF) ("Windfall" or the"Company"), aleader in the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machinelearning for mineral discovery since 2005, is pleased to announce thesuccessful modeling and extraction of the geophysical and geochemical"digital signature" for the Strange Lake Rare Earth Element(REE) Deposit.
Utilizing its proprietary AI platform, Windfall hascompleted an extensive computational analysis of entire publiclydatasets to fingerprint the signature of the REE Strange Lake deposit,currently held by Torngat Metals https://torngatmetals.com/on the provincial border between the Canadian provinces of Québec(QC) and Newfoundland and Labrador (NL).
Technical Summary & Methodology
The project focused on the Strange Lake complex,situated on the provincial border between Québec (QC) andNewfoundland and Labrador (NL). Key technical highlightsinclude:
Data Integration: The AI system synthesizedmulti-dimensional public datasets, including high-resolution magneticsand topography data, alongside with available drillholes and surficialrock samples geochemistry.
Signature Extraction: By isolating the specificgeological descriptors of the Strange Lake REE mineralization, theCompany has established a high-fidelity Digital DiscoveryPattern.
Target Generation: This proprietary signature wasdeployed across the regional land package to identify high-probabilityanomalies, resulting in the strategic expansion of the Company’sexploration footprint in the region.
"The ability to reverse-engineer a digitalsignature from a known world-class deposit using exclusively publicdata validates the predictive power of our AI. This objective approachminimizes human bias and significantly reduces the search space forour next phase of exploration."
ThePower of Digital Exploration
Using its proprietary AI System in combination with astrong historical exploration database and SIGEOM data covering 13,682 km², Windfall identified 5 high-priority REE target zones inDecember 2025.
Windfall’s AI System analyzed more than 2,519historical REE bearing assays (mostly in the Strange Lake deposit)using advanced machine-learning algorithms designed to recognizegeological patterns and contexts associated with mineralization. Intotal, 5 473 252 cells measuring 50m x 50m, were evaluated by theWindfall AI System. This data-driven approach significantly decreasesexploration time and costs when compared to traditional explorationmethodologies.
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Michel Fontaine, President and CEO ofWindfall Geotek, commented:
“Our new Hybrid AI-Services model marks a strategicbreakthrough, proving that mineral exploration has officially enteredthe digital era. By maintaining our core client services whilesimultaneously applying our technology across 10 distinctprojects—whether owned by Windfall or our partners—we aredemonstrating the unrivaled accuracy of our predictive modeling.Theefficiency of our system remains a massive competitive advantage: werecently processed a 13,682 Square km area, reducing the search zoneby 99% to isolate a digital signature matching the Strange Lake RareEarth deposit. As I have consistently stated, while revenue is vital,the true enterprise value of Windfall lies in our targets. We aretransforming raw data into high-value assets and are now moving to getboots on the ground to validate these 10 targetsimmediately."
The technical information presented in this newsrelease has been reviewed and approved by Grigor Heba, Chief Geologistof Windfall Geotek and a "qualified person" (QP) as definedby National Instrument 43-101.
AboutWindfall Geotek – AI-Powered Discovery Since 2005
Windfall Geotek is a global leader in AI-driven mineralexploration, turning complex geoscience data into high-potentialdiscoveries with unmatched speed and accuracy. With amultidisciplinary team of geophysicists, geologists, and AIspecialists, Windfall is validating selected AI-generated targets todemonstrate the reliability of its system. Beyond mining, the Companyis expanding its expertise into life-saving applications, includinglandmine and UXO detection.
For further information, please contact:
Michel Fontaine 514-994-5843
Chairman, President and CEO of Windfall Geotek
Email: Michel@windfallgeotek.com
Website: www.windfallgeotek.com
Additional information about the Company is availableunder Windfall Geotek’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Neither the TSXVenture Exchange nor does its Regulation Services Provider (as thatterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) acceptresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
CAUTIONARY NOTEREGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION: This news release containsforward-looking information, which relate to future events or futureperformance and reflect management’s current expectations andassumptions. The information in this news release about changes tomanagement and expectations in this regard; and any other informationherein that is not a historical fact may be forward-lookinginformation. Such forward-looking information reflect management’scurrent beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and usinginformation currently available to the Company. Such factors include,but are not limited to, achievements of new management varyingsignificantly from expectations; capital and operating costs varyingsignificantly from estimates; delays in obtaining or failures toobtain required governmental, environmental or other projectapprovals; uncertainties relating to the availability and costs offinancing needed in the future; changes in equity markets; inflation;fluctuations in commodity prices; delays in the development ofprojects; and those risks set out in the Company’s public documentsfiled on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) under Windfall Geotek’s issuerprofile. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statementsare neither promises nor guarantees, and they are subject to risks anduncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially fromthose expected. These forward-looking statements are made as of thedate hereof and, except as required under applicable securitieslegislation, the Company does not assume any obligation to update orrevise them to reflect new events or circumstances.
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