Mr. Brian Thurston reports

COPPER QUEST STRENGTHENS LEADERSHIP TEAM

Copper Quest Exploration Inc. has appointed Chad McMillan to serve as a strategic adviser to the company.

Mr. McMillan is an experienced senior executive with over 20 years in and around the capital market business, building, managing and helping to finance public companies. He is well versed in executive management, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate communications, community relations, and more, having served in roles such as president, chief executive officer, director, vice-president, corporate communications, and strategic adviser. Mr. McMillan has led and assisted in numerous financing, merger and acquisition, and joint venture transactions, particularly in the mining and resource sector, and also in technology and entertainment. He is the founder of McMillan Strategies, Kaypieye Media Inc., and Wokaura Art & Innovations Inc., and has a bachelor of arts degree in communications from Simon Fraser University.

Copper Quest's chief executive officer, Brian Thurston, stated: "Copper Quest is pleased to have Mr. McMillan join our advisory team as he brings extensive experience within the mining sector having managed, financed and advanced several resource ventures throughout his career. His ability to navigate both the technical and capital markets landscapes further strengthens our robust advisory group. Together, we aim to position the company for long-term growth and unlock the full potential of our projects."

Mr. McMillan commented: "After having helped Copper Quest source its new acquisition in the United States, it is my pleasure to lend my experience and broaden my contribution to the company as a strategic adviser. The world needs copper, and I look forward to helping Copper Quest be a solution."

Stock options

The company has granted stock options to a consultant of the company to acquire an aggregate of 250,000 common shares in the capital of the company, pursuant to the company's equity incentive plan. The stock options are each convertible into a common share of the company at an exercise price of 12 cents until July 16, 2030.

About Copper Quest Exploration Inc.

Copper Quest is focused on building shareholder value through the exploration and development of its North American critical mineral portfolio of assets. The company's land package currently comprises four projects that span over 40,000-plus hectares in great mining jurisdictions.

Copper Quest has a 100-per-cent interest in the Stars property, a porphyry copper-molybdenum discovery, covering 9,693 hectares in central British Columbia's Bulkley porphyry belt. Contiguous to the Stars property, Copper Quest has a 100-per-cent interest in the 5,389-hectare Stellar property. Copper Quest also has an earn-in option up to 80 per cent and a joint venture agreement on the 4,700-hectare porphyry copper-molybdenum Rip project, also in the Bulkley porphyry belt.

Copper Quest has a 100-per-cent interest in the Thane project located in the Quesnel terrane of Northern British Columbia, which spans over 20,658 hectares with 10 high-priority targets identified, demonstrating significant copper and precious metal mineralization potential.

Copper Quest's leadership and advisory teams are senior mining industry executives who have a wealth of technical and capital market experience and a strong record of discovering, financing, developing and operating mining projects on a global scale. Copper Quest is committed to sustainable and responsible business activities in line with industry best practices, supportive of all stakeholders, including the local communities in which it operates. The company's common shares are principally listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol CQX.

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