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AUQ RETAINS MARKET-MAKER SERVICES

Vancouver, British Columbia - October 3, 2025 - AuQ Gold Mining Inc. ("AuQ" or the "Company") (TSX: AUQ, PINK: AUQFF) has, subject to regulatory approval, retained Venture Liquidity Providers Inc. (VLP) to initiate its market-making service to provide assistance in maintaining an orderly trading market for the common shares of the Company.

The market-making service will be undertaken by VLP through a registered broker, W.D. Latimer Co. Ltd., in compliance with the applicable policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and other applicable laws. For its services, the Company has agreed to pay VLP $5,000 per month, plus GST. The agreement may be terminated at any time by the Company or VLP. The Company and VLP act at arm's length, and VLP has no present interest, directly or indirectly, in the Company or its securities. The capital and the shares required for the market-making service are provided by W.D. Latimer. The fee paid by the Company to VLP is for services only.

VLP is a specialized consulting firm based in Toronto providing a variety of services focused on TSX-V-listed issuers.

About AUQ Gold Mining Inc.

AUQ Gold Mining is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral property assets. AUQ Gold Mining recently acquired the Bellechase-Timmins gold project, located in the Beauce region of Quebec. AUQ Gold Mining's objectives are to conduct exploration programs on its Quebec resource properties and to locate and develop other properties of merit.

For Further information, please contact

Glen Macdonald, Chief Executive Officer & Director

Telephone : (604) 719-8129

Email: auqgold@gmail.com

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

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release may contain forward-looking statements that are based on AuQ Gold Mining Inc.'s expectations, estimates and projections regarding its business and the economic environment in which it operates. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to control or predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements and readers should not place undue reliance on such statements. Statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and AuQ Gold Mining Inc. undertakes no obligation to update them publicly to reflect new information or the occurrence of future events or circumstances, unless otherwise required to do so by law.