Mr. Jason Bahnsen reports

HAPPY CREEK ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR

Happy Creek Minerals Ltd.'s Mike Cathro has resigned, effective immediately, for health reasons. Mr. Cathro has served nearly 13 years on the board of Happy Creek. During this time, he also led the company as interim president and chief executive officer on two separate occasions.

Happy Creek, chairman Walter Segsworth commented "Mike Cathro has been an instrumental part of Happy Creek Minerals for more than a decade. The company thanks Mike for his service and wishes him a speedy recovery."

Mr. Cathro stated: "I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with Happy Creek and believe strongly in the projects and people. The recent injection of capital from new and long-term investors has put the company on a strong footing. I feel this is a good time for me to step back from active involvement in the company and to focus on my health challenges."

Mr. Cathro will remain available to assist the company as a consultant.

About Happy Creek Minerals Ltd.

Happy Creek is focused on making new discoveries and building resources in proximity to infrastructure on the company's 100-per-cent-owned portfolio of diversified metal projects in British Columbia.

Projects include the high-grade Fox tungsten deposit, the Silverboss molybdenum-copper-gold-silver project adjacent to Glencore's closed Boss Mountain molybdenum mine, and the adjacent Hen-Art-DL gold and silver project.

On Nov. 7, 2024, Happy Creek announced the closing of the sale of the Highland Valley copper project to Metal Energy Corp. Happy Creek holds 9.9 per cent of Metal Energy's issued capital and an up-to-2.5-per-cent net smelter return royalty on the Highland Valley mineral claims.

Happy Creek is committed to responsible mineral resource development. The company's priority is to build and sustain mutually beneficial relationships with indigenous communities in the territories in which the company explores.

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