Mr. Michael Curtis reports

GENERAL COPPER GOLD PROVIDES UPDATE ON MANAGEMENT CEASE TRADE ORDER

General Copper Gold Corp. has provided an update with respect to the previously announced management cease trade order issued at the request of the company on Dec. 30, 2025.

The MCTO was issued in connection with the delay by the company in filing its annual financial statements, management's discussion and analysis, and related officer certifications for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2025, beyond the required filing deadline under parts 4 and 5 of National Instrument 51-102 (Continuous Disclosure Obligations) and pursuant to National Instrument 52-109 (Certification of Disclosure in Issuer's Annual and Interim Filings), being Dec. 29, 2025.

The company and its auditor are working diligently to finalize the financial statements, which are expected to be filed in short order, and no later than Jan. 30, 2026. The MCTO prohibits the company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer from trading securities of the company, and will remain in effect until the financial statements are filed.

The company is providing this status update in accordance with National Policy 12-203 (Management Cease Trade Orders). The company intends to follow the provisions of the alternative information guidelines set out in NP 12-203, including the issuance of biweekly default status reports in the form of news releases, for as long as the company remains in default. The company confirms, as of the date of this news release, that there has been no material change in the information contained in the default announcement issued on Dec. 30, 2025, and there is no other material information concerning the affairs of the company that has not been generally disclosed.

About General Copper Gold Corp.

General Copper is an independent mineral exploration company based in Vancouver, B.C., that is engaged in the business of exploring for and evaluating mineral properties.

General Copper is currently exploring the 2,313-hectare Topley Richfield copper-gold property in British Columbia. Topley Richfield is a historic mining area with previous work carried out in 2008 and 2015, as well as geophysical surveys in 2021. There are significant historical drilling intercepts, and the 2021 geophysics have highlighted further key highly prospective areas that have yet to be explored. Multiple drill targets have already been identified by the company.