Mr. Max Porterfield reports

CALLINEX CHANGES NAME TO VISIONARY COPPER AND GOLD MINES INC.

Callinex Mines Inc. has changed its name to Visionary Copper and Gold Mines Inc. The company's common shares will commence trading under the new name and stock ticker symbol VCG at the start of trading on Aug. 28, 2025, on the TSX Venture Exchange.

The name change better reflects the company's plan to pursue its copper and gold projects based in Canada.

In connection with the name change, the following new ISIN CA9279521012 number has been assigned to the common shares of the company. No action is required to be taken by shareholders with respect to the name change. Outstanding common share and warrant certificates bearing the old name of the company are still valid and are not affected by the name and ticker symbol change.

About Callinex Mines Inc.

Callinex Mines is advancing its portfolio of base and precious metals rich deposits located in established Canadian mining jurisdictions. The focus of the portfolio is highlighted by the 100-per-cent-owned Point Leamington deposit in Newfoundland, located in one of the richest VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) and gold districts in Canada. Callinex prepared a pit-constrained indicated mineral resource of 5.0 million tonnes grading 2.5 g/t AuEq (gold equivalent) for 402,000 oz AuEq (145,700 oz gold, 60.0 Mlb copper, 153.5 Mlb zinc, 2.0 Moz silver, 1.5 Mlb lead), a pit-constrained inferred mineral resource of 13.7 Mt grading 2.24 g/t AuEq for 986,500 oz AuEq (354,800 oz gold, 110.2 Mlb copper, 527.3 Mlb zinc, 6.2 Moz silver, 7.0 Mlb lead), and an out-of-pit inferred mineral resource of 1.7 Mt grading 3.06 g/t AuEq for 168,500 oz AuEq (65,400 oz gold, 13.3 Mlb copper, 102.9 Mlb zinc, 1.4 Moz Ag, 2.6 Mlb lead) (see news release dated Oct. 25, 2021). Additionally, the company is permitting the Rainbow deposit at its rich VMS Pine Bay project located near existing infrastructure in the Flin Flon mining district and advancing the Nash Creek project in New Brunswick's Bathurst mining district.

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