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Toronto, Ontario November 25, 2025 TheNewswire – Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX.V: LME | OTC: LMEFF) (‘LAURION’ or the ‘Corporation’) is pleased to announce encouraging results from its 7,700-metre Summer 2025 drill exploration program at the 100%-owned Ishkõday Project, located 220 km northeast of Thunder Bay in Greenstone, Ontario. The first five drill results were announced in the Corporation’s press releases dated August 19, 2025 and September 23, 2025, respectively, which targeted the high-grade gold-bearing vein systems of the Sturgeon River Mine area. Reference is also made to the Corporation’s press releases dated September 5, 2025, May 27, 2025 and May 8, 2025.

The reported drill holes below, LME25-063, LME25-064, LME25-065 and LME25-066, total 1,806 m. The holes were designed to evaluate the northeast extension of the mineralized system at the historic Brenbar Mine, with hole LME25-063, and then stepping out to the northeast of the Brenbar historic mine shaft targeting the untested M50 Quartz vein series with further drill holes.

Highlights of Drill Holes LME25-063, LME25-065 and LME25-066

  • LME25-063        0.7 m @ 2.67 g/t Au from 139.50 m to 140.20 m;

  • LME25-063        0.5 m @ 1.26 g/t Au from 393.40 m to 393.90 m;

  • LME25-065        0.50 m @ 1.78 g/t Au from 91.10 m to 91.60 m;

  • LME25-065        1.80 m @ 0.95 g/t Au from 149.60 m to 151.40 m, including: 0.80 m @ 1.90 g/t Au from 150.60 m to 151.40 m;

  • LME25-065        0.50 m @ 1.32 g/t Au from 292,30 m to 292.80 m;

  • LME25-066        1.50 m @ 1.02 g/t Au from 272,50 m to 274.00 m; and

  • LME25-066        0.70 m @ 2.42 g/t Au and 1.90 Au/t from 389.0 m to 389.70 m.

While these results represent the early stages of testing in a geologically complex corridor, their significance lies in extending our knowledge of mineralization continuity between the historic Brenbar and Sturgeon River Mine areas, ‘ stated Cynthia Le Sueur-Aquin, President and CEO of LAURION. ‘This is the first time drilling has been completed across this untested structural corridor, and it is yielding valuable geological insight with oriented core, that will guide the next phase of our exploration program. Our focus remains on defining the broader mineralized system that links multiple historic mine zones, ultimately positioning Ishkōday as a district-scale gold and base metal opportunity.’

Table of Assays for Drill Holes for LME25-063 to LME25-066

Hole ID

From (m)

To (m)

Core Length (m)

Au (g/t)

LME25-063

11.6

12.1

0.5

0.38

LME25-063

26.80

27.5

0.7

0.87

LME25-063

33.5

34.5

1.0

0.45

LME25-063

47.0

48.0

1.0

0.34

LME25-063

85.0

85.5

0.5

0.91

LME25-063

139.5

140.2

0.7

2.67

LME25-063

144.9

145.5

0.6

0.94

LME25-063

228.4

228.9

0.5

0.58

LME25-063

262.5

264.0

1.5

0.75

LME25-063

251.5

283.0

1.5

0.52

LME25-063

393.4

393.9

0.5

1.26

LME25-064

22.5

23.1

0.6

0.29

LME25-064

55.0

56.0

1.0

0.92

LME25-064

83.0

84.5

1.5

0.20

LME25-064

151.0

152.0

1.0

0.20

LME25-064

218.8

219.3

0.5

0.26

LME25-064

246.0

247.1

1.1

0.23

LME25-064

313.0

313.5

0.5

0.97

LME25-064

331.0

332.0

1.0

0.27

LME25-064

354.0

354.5

0.5

0.25

LME25-064

356.1

356.6

0.5

0.70

LME25-065

5.7

6.2

0.5

0.71

LME25-065

8.0

8.8

0.8

0.31

LME25-065

15.5

17.0

1.5

0.23

LME25-065

40.3

40.9

0.6

0.48

LME25-065

54.5

55.1

0.6

0.23

LME25-065

64.7

65.4

0.7

0.27

LME25-065

75.4

76.0

0.6

0.69

LME25-065

91.1

91.6

0.5

1.78

LME25-065

94.0

95.0

1.0

0.32

LME25-065

149.6

151.4

1.8

0.95

including

150.6

151.4

0.8

1.90

LME25-065

20.08

209.0

1.0

0.44

LME25-065

223.5

224.0

0.5

0.20

LME25-065

235.0

236.0

1.0

0.40

LME25-065

243.5

245.0

1.5

0.29

LME25-065

292.3

292.8

0.5

1.32

LME25-065

309.9

310.4

0.5

0.25

LME25-065

319.7

320.9

1.2

0.21

LME25-065

319.7

320.2

0.5

0.32

LME25-065

365.0

365.5

0.5

0.27

LME25-065

391.2

391.7

0.5

0.22

LME25-065

417.3

417.8

0.5

0.80

LME25-065

487.4

488.2

0.8

0.38

LME25-066

5.46

6.5

1.04

0.21

LME25-066

13.3

14.75

1.45

0.37

LME25-066

85.0

89

4.0

0.26

LME25-066

86.25

87.1

0.85

0.53

LME25-066

117.0

118

1.0

0.67

LME25-066

223.7

225.5

1.8

0.25

LME25-066

251.5

252.1

0.6

0.34

LME25-066

257.4

258.15

0.75

0.46

LME25-066

272.5

274.0

1.5

1.02

LME25-066

303.0

303.5

0.5

0.41

LME25-066

307.8

308.3

0.5

0.94

LME25-066

310.2

310.7

0.5

0.70

LME25-066

324.6

325.1

0.5

0.46

LME25-066

327.4

327.9

0.5

0.93

LME25-066

339.0

340.0

1.0

0.25

LME25-066

389.0

389.7

0.7

2.42

LME25-066

400.0

400.65

0.65

0.84

LME25-066

413.8

414.3

0.5

0.21

LME25-066

465.2

465.8

0.6

0.20

Note: (Intervals represent core length. The interval widths reported are down-hole widths. The true widths of the mineralized zones are not known at this time as there is insufficient information to determine the orientation of the mineralization. True widths are estimated at ~70–90% of reported intervals.)

Drill Hole ID

Azimuth

Dip

Depth (m)

LME25-063

150

-50

435

LME25-064

150

-50

366

LME25-065

150

-50

513

LME25-066

150

-50

492

TOTAL

1,806

Sampling and QA/QC Protocols

All drill core is transported and stored inside the core facility located at the Ishkõday Project in Greenstone, Ontario. LAURION employs an industry standard system of external standards, blanks and duplicates for all of its sampling, in addition to the QA/QC protocol employed by the laboratory. After logging, core samples were identified and then cut in half along core axis in the same building and then zip tied individually in plastic sample bags with a bar code. Approximately five or six of these individual bags were then stacked into a ‘rice’ white material bag and stored on a skid for final shipment to the laboratory.

All core samples were shipped to the ALS facility in Thunder Bay, Ontario, which were then prepared by ALS Global Geochemistry in Thunder Bay and analyzed by ALS Global Analytical Lab in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Samples are processed by 4-acid digestion and analyzed by fire assay on 50 g pulps and ICP-AES (InductivelyCoupledPlasma – AtomicElement-Spectroscopy). Over limit analyses are reprocessed with gravimetric finish.

A total of 5% blanks and 5% standard are inserted randomly within all samples. 5% of the best assay result pulps were sent for re-assays. All QAQC were verified, and no contamination or bias have been observed. The remaining half of the core, as well as the unsampled core, is stored in temporary core racks at the core logging facility in Beardmore and moved to the core storage facility at the Ishkõday Project.

Qualified Person

The technical contents of this release were reviewed and approved by Jean-Philippe Paiement, PGeo, MSc, a consultant to LAURION and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects .

About LAURION Mineral Exploration Inc.

The Corporation is a mid-stage junior mineral exploration and development company listed on the TSXV under the symbol LME and on the OTCPINK under the symbol LMEFF. LAURION now has 274,097,283 outstanding shares, of which approximately 73.6% are owned and controlled by insiders who are eligible investors under the ‘Friends and Family’ categories.

LAURION’s emphasis is on the exploration and development of its flagship project, the 100% owned mid-stage 57 km 2 Ishkõday Project, and its gold-rich polymetallic mineralization.

LAURION’s chief priority remains maximizing shareholder value. A large portion of the Corporation’s focus in this regard falls within the scope of its mineral exploration activities and more specifically, advancing the Ishkõday Project. A consequence of LAURION’s success and advancement over the past several years is that the Corporation has become positioned as an acquisition target for appropriate potential acquirors. Accordingly, the Corporation’s Board of Directors is aware that possible strategic alternatives and transactional opportunities may arise and/or could be procured in the short or medium terms. The Corporation will promptly issue a press release if any material change occurs.

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-Looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking statements, which reflect the Corporation’s current expectations regarding future events including with respect to LAURION’s business, operations and condition, management’s objectives, strategies, beliefs and intentions, the Corporation’s ability to advance the Ishkõday Project, the nature, focus, timing and potential results of the Corporation’s exploration, drilling and prospecting activities in 2025 and beyond, including the Corporation’s diamond drill program described in this press release and the Corporation’s other planned activities for the Ishkõday Project for the remainder of 2025, and the statements regarding the Corporation’s exploration or consideration of any possible strategic alternatives and transactional opportunities, as well as the potential outcome(s) of this process, the possible impact of any potential transactions referenced herein on the Corporation or any of its stakeholders, and the ability of the Corporation to identify and complete any potential acquisitions, mergers, financings or other transactions referenced herein, and the timing of any such transactions. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual events and future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements could differ materially from those projected herein including as a result of a change in the trading price of the common shares of LAURION, the TSX Venture Exchange or any other applicable regulator not providing its approval for any strategic alternatives or transactional opportunities, the interpretation and actual results of current exploration activities, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, future prices of gold and/or other metals, possible variations in grade or recovery rates, failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated, the failure of contracted parties to perform, labor disputes and other risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of exploration, as well as those factors disclosed in the Corporation’s publicly filed documents. Investors should consult the Corporation’s ongoing quarterly and annual filings, as well as any other additional documentation comprising the Corporation’s public disclosure record, for additional information on risks and uncertainties relating to these forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. Subject to applicable law, the Corporation disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. All sample values are from grab samples and channel samples, which by their nature, are not necessarily representative of overall grades of mineralized areas. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on the assay values reported in this press release.

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Exploration Program Targets Near-Mine Ounce Growth

Fortune Bay Corp. (TSXV: FOR,OTC:FTBYF) (FWB: 5QN) (OTCQB: FTBYF) (‘Fortune Bay’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that exploration drilling has commenced on multiple high-priority exploration targets at its 100%-owned Goldfields Gold Project (‘Goldfields’ or the ‘Project’) in northern Saskatchewan.

The targets include opportunities for resource expansion at the Box and Athona deposits, and potential for the addition of new resources from underexplored historical occurrences at Frontier, Golden Pond, and Triangle ­— all within two kilometres of past-producing and expected future mine infrastructure (Figure 1).

An initial 17 exploration holes (3,250 metres) are planned with provision to expand the program in a results-driven manner. The exploration drilling will be carried out in conjunction with development-related drilling, supporting advancement of Goldfields to Pre-Feasibility Study, as described in the Company’s recent News Release.

Gareth Garlick, VP Technical Services for Fortune Bay, commented ‘We have initiated drilling within three weeks of closing our financing, demonstrating the pace at which we intend to advance the Project. Goldfields is already positioned as a robust development asset in Canada’s top mining jurisdiction, with work toward pre-feasibility and permitting in progress. Our exploration program is designed to unlock additional near-mine ounces that could further strengthen Goldfields’ exceptional economics and improve the overall development profile.’

Box Deposit – High-Grades Open at Depth

The Box deposit is wide open at depth. The Company’s 2021 drilling confirmed high-grades extending up to 240 m beyond the extents of the current open-pit constrained Mineral Resource Estimate (‘MRE’) (Figure 2), including:

  • 13.22 g/t Au over 8.0 m from 426.0 to 434.0 m (drill hole B21-340)
  • 8.74 g/t Au over 5.0 m from 575.0 to 580.0 m (drill hole B21-339)
  • 8.00 g/t Au over 12.0 m from 509.0 to 521.0 m (drill hole B21-336)
  • 8.00 g/t Au over 4.0 m from 375.0 to 379.0 m (drill hole B21-334)

Four initial drill holes (2,000 m) are planned to test and infill large gaps (up to 170 m) in the existing drill hole coverage outside of the MRE to test for extensions to high-grade zones with underground mining potential.

Gold mineralization occurs in sheeted and stockwork quartz–sulphide veins within the Box Mine Granite (‘BMG’), controlled by N-S and NW-SE trending structures. The Box Deposit currently hosts an open-pit constrained mineral resource including 734,300 oz Indicated (16.2 Mt @ 1.41 g/t), and 114,100 oz Inferred (3.4 Mt @ 1.04 g/t) (effective date September 11, 2025).

Athona Deposit – Near-Pit Resource Expansion Potential

Mineral resources at Athona are hosted entirely within the Athona Mine Granite (‘AMG’). The outcropping Athona West Mine Granite (‘AWMG’) is located immediately west of the AMG and displays gold mineralization similar in style to the AMG, but has not seen sufficient drilling to support estimation of mineral resources (Figure 3).

Two initial drill holes (270 m) are planned with the dual purpose of testing mineralization continuity in the AWMG and testing an underlying extension of the AMG below the AWMG. This target is located directly adjacent to, and partially overlapping, the Athona open-pit designed in the Updated PEA and has potential to cost-effectively add mineral resources with limited delineation drilling.

Gold mineralization at Athona occurs as stacked quartz–sulphide vein arrays controlled by NNE-trending structures. The Athona Deposit (AMG) currently hosts an open-pit constrained mineral resource including 255,400 oz Indicated (7.8 Mt @ 1.02 g/t) and 100,100 oz Inferred (4.0 Mt @ 0.78 g/t) (effective date September 11, 2025).

Exploration Drilling at Underexplored Historical Gold Occurrences

The Frontier, Golden Pond, and Triangle occurrences — all located within two kilometres of past-producing and expected future mine infrastructure — represent opportunities to define new mineralized zones that could ultimately contribute additional gold ounces to future Mineral Resource Estimates, thereby enhancing the overall scale and optionality of the Goldfields Project. The 2025/2026 exploration drilling program has been designed to test the size potential and continuity of shallow mineralized systems at these targets. Results from this work will be used to prioritize areas for follow-up delineation drilling, with the objective of advancing the most compelling opportunities in a cost-effective and timely manner.

Frontier – Located 800 metres northwest of the Box Deposit, the mineralized Frontier Mine Granite (‘FMG’) forms a 10–25 metre thick tabular body striking ENE–WSW and dipping gently to the SSE, similar in style to the Box Mine Granite. Historical work indicates that most mineralization occurs within a topographic high (outcropping to ~25 metres depth), which could provide a favourable strip ratio should a mineral resource be defined. Three initial drill holes (340 metres) are planned test for down-dip extensions of historically identified mineralization.

Golden Pond – Historical drilling at Golden Pond returned near-surface gold mineralization, with the vein system interpreted to remain open to the northwest. Six initial holes (440 metres) are planned to confirm historical results and to evaluate both along-strike and down-dip extensions of the mineralized structure.

Triangle – Triangle hosts a broad quartz-vein system that has returned surface grab samples up to 177 g/t gold from recent fieldwork. Unlike the granite-hosted targets at Box, Athona, Frontier, and Golden Pond, mineralization at Triangle occurs within less-resistant calcareous bedrock and is often masked by overburden. Historical drilling was limited and did not appropriately test the interpreted vein orientation.

Two initial drill holes (200 metres) will be completed to properly evaluate the target and assess continuity of the mineralized system both along strike and down dip.

Technical Disclosure

Current Drilling and Sampling Results

The Box 2021 (‘B21’) and 2022 (‘B22’) drill holes were oriented at moderate dips (-55 to -60 degrees) to the east to intersect the dominant mineralized vein-sets at high angles, and true thicknesses are estimated to be approximately 80% of the intersected lengths. Drill results shown are assays from 1 metre samples of half-cut NQ core composited into longer intervals using a minimum lower cut-off of 0.5 g/t Au, and maximum 5 metres of consecutive waste defined as < 0.3 g/t Au.

Surface sample results from Triangle derive from grab samples collected by hand from outcrop. Grab samples are selective in nature and are not necessarily representative of the overall mineralization at the occurrence.

Historical Results

Historical exploration results for Golden Pond and Frontier, that are being used to plan exploration holes, derive from assessment reports 74N08-0150 and 74N07-0315, respectively. These reports and supporting datasets are available for download from the Saskatchewan Mineral Assessment Database (‘SMAD’). Accordingly, historical results have not been verified and there is a risk that any future confirmation work and exploration may produce results that substantially differ from the historical results. The Company considers historical results relevant to assess the mineralization and economic potential of the property.

Mineral Resource Estimate

The Mineral Resource Estimate for Box and Athona is provided in the technical report titled ‘Goldfields Project Updated NI 43-101 Technical Report & Preliminary Economic Assessment, Saskatchewan, Canada‘, dated October 20, 2025, prepared by Kevin Murray, P.Eng.; Scott C. Elfen, P.E.; James Millard, P.Geo.; Jonathan Cooper, P.Eng.; Marc Schulte, P.Eng.; Cliff Revering, P.Eng.; and Ron Uken, Pr.Sci.Nat. for Fortune Bay Corp. The report is available under the Company’s issuer profile on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) and on the Company’s website at www.fortunebaycorp.com.

Qualified Person & Technical Disclosure

The technical and scientific information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Gareth Garlick P.Geo., Vice-President Technical Services of the Company, who is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Mr. Garlick is an employee of Fortune Bay and is not independent of the Company under NI 43‑101.

About Goldfields

The 100% owned Goldfields Project (‘Goldfields’ or the ‘Project’) is located approximately 13 kilometres south of Uranium City, Saskatchewan. Goldfields hosts the Box and Athona gold deposits, as well as additional gold showings within the prospective Goldfields Syncline. The Box deposit was historically mined underground between 1939 and 1942, producing 64,000 ounces of gold. The Project is located within a historical mining area and benefits from established infrastructure, including a road and hydro-powerline to the Box deposit. Nearby facilities and services in Uranium City include bulk fuel, civils contractors, and a commercial airport.

About Fortune Bay

Fortune Bay Corp. (TSXV:FOR,OTC:FTBYF; FWB:5QN; OTCQB:FTBYF) is a gold exploration and development company advancing high-potential assets in Canada and Mexico. With a strategy focused on discovery, resource growth and early-stage development, the Company targets value creation at the steepest part of the Value Creation Curve—prior to the capital-intensive build phase. Its portfolio includes the development-ready Goldfields Project in Saskatchewan, the resource-expansion Poma Rosa Project in Mexico, and two optioned Athabasca Basin uranium portfolios providing non-dilutive capital and upside exposure. Backed by a technically proven team and tight capital structure, Fortune Bay is positioned for multiple near-term catalysts. For more information, visit www.fortunebaycorp.com or contact info@fortunebaycorp.com.

On behalf of Fortune Bay Corp.

‘Dale Verran’
Chief Executive Officer
902-334-1919

Cautionary Statement

Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect management’s current estimates, beliefs, intentions, and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance. Words such as ‘expects’, ‘aims’, ‘anticipates’, ‘targets’, ‘goals’, ‘projects’, ‘intends’, ‘plans’, ‘believes’, ‘seeks’, ‘estimates’, ‘continues’, ‘may’, variations of such words, and similar expressions and references to future periods, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, and include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: the results of the Updated PEA, including future Project opportunities, future operating and capital costs, closure costs, AISC, the projected NPV, IRR, timelines, permit timelines, and the ability to obtain the requisite permits, economics and associated returns of the Project, the technical viability of the Project, the market and future price of and demand for gold, the environmental impact of the Project, and the ongoing ability to work cooperatively with stakeholders, including Indigenous Nations, local Municipalities and local levels of government. Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these statements are based on information currently available to the Company, the Company provides no assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations. Risks, uncertainties and other factors involved with forward- looking information could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited to, the Company’s objectives, goals or future plans, statements, exploration results, potential mineralization, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration and mine development plans, timing of the commencement of operations and estimates of market conditions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to failure to identify mineral resources, failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves, the inability to complete a feasibility study which recommends a production decision, the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other project approvals, political risks, inability to fulfill the duty to accommodate Indigenous Nations and local Municipalities, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, changes in equity markets, inflation, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the development of projects, capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry, and those risks set out in the Company’s public documents filed on SEDAR. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law. For more information on Fortune Bay, readers should refer to Fortune Bay’s website at www.fortunebaycorp.com.

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

SOURCE Fortune Bay Corp.

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