File: Attachment News Release - Early Warning Report Kerry Curtis April 20 2026-93817400.pdf

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EARLY WARNING NEWS RELEASE

Vancouver BC (April 20, 2026) Kerry M. Curtis c/o P.O. Box 48268, Station Bentall Centre, Vancouver, BC V7X 1A2, who is the Independent Chairman and a director of InZinc Mining Ltd. ("InZinc"), announces that he and persons acting jointly or in concert with him (the "Acquirors") have on April 17, 2026, directly acquired beneficial ownership of 625,000 common shares of InZinc (each common share of InZinc, a "Common Share") at a price of Cdn$0.08 per Common Share and indirectly acquired, through Pac Shield Resources Inc., a private company in which Mr. Curtis is the controlling shareholder and a director, beneficial ownership of 1,000,000 units ("Units") of InZinc at a price of Cdn$0.05 per Unit. Each Unit is comprised of one Common Share and one-half of one non-transferable common share purchase warrant (each whole common share purchase warrant, a "Warrant") exercisable to purchase an additional Common Share at a price of Cdn$0.10 per share until April 17, 2028.

Prior to the acquisition of the Common Shares and Units, the Acquirors had ownership or control, directly or indirectly, over 12,667,333 Common Shares and stock options of InZinc entitling Mr. Curtis to acquire 1,450,000 Common Shares, representing approximately 10.27% of the number of Common Shares then issued and outstanding on a non-diluted basis and, assuming exercise of the stock options, approximately 11.31% of the number of Common Shares then issued and outstanding on a partially- diluted basis.

As a result of the acquisition of the Common Shares and Units, the Acquirors now have ownership or control, directly or indirectly, over 14,292,333 Common Shares, stock options of InZinc entitling Mr. Curtis to acquire 1,450,000 Common Shares and 500,000 Warrants entitling Mr. Curtis to acquire 500,000 Common Shares, representing approximately 10.15% of the number of Common Shares then issued and outstanding on a non-diluted basis and, assuming exercise of the stock options and Warrants, approximately 11.38% of the number of Common Shares then issued and outstanding on a partially-diluted basis.

The Acquirors acquired the Common Shares and Units for investment purposes. The Acquirors may, depending on market and other conditions, increase or decrease beneficial ownership or control in the securities of InZinc, or otherwise deal with such securities in such manner as deemed advisable through market transactions, private agreements or otherwise.

This news release is being issued in accordance with Multilateral Instrument 62-104 - Take-over Bids and Issuer Bids and National Instrument 62-103 - The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues. A copy of the early warning report will be filed on InZinc's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

To obtain a copy of the early warning report filed in respect of this news release, contact Joyce Musial at 1 (604) 317-2728.