THE Mining Investment Event 2026 Announces Keynote Speakers and Panels, Additional Sponsors and Participating Companies

The Hon. Kody Blois, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime MinisterThe Hon. Claude Guay, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy & Natural ResourcesMr. Pete Hoekstra, US Ambassador to Canada; Mr. Ehren Cory, CEO, Canada Infrastructure BankThe Hon. Jean-François Simard, Minister of Natural Resources and Forests, QuebecThe Hon. Jagrup Brar, Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals, British ColumbiaNeil B. Jacobson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Lands and Mines Division, New Brunswick

Agnico Eagle, GLENCORE Canada, National Bank Capital Markets, Ventum Capital Markets

Altitude Capital Partners, Invest Yukon, Maxit Capital, PearTree, The Money Channel NYC

Atrium Research, CSE, Caur Technologies, Crux Investor, HATCH, IAMGOLD Corporation, Government of Newfoundland & Labrador, OR Royalties, Red Cloud Securities, STIFEL, TMX

Apaton Finance, Brooks & Nelson, Cassels, Centre des Congrès de Quebec, INFOR Financial, La Caisse, MNP LLP, Mercury Group, Outside the Box Capital, PAL Airlines, Velocity Capital, VRIFY

BTV, CEO.CA, Canadian Mining Magazine, GBR, IBN, KITCO News, MarketOne, Mining Discovery, Mining IR, Mining Hub, Newsfile, Podcast Minier, The Northern Miner, The Prospector, Resource World, VID Media

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – April 15, 2026) – THE Mining Investment Event (“THE Event”), Canada’s Only Tier 1 Global Mining Investment Conference taking place in Quebec City, June 2-4, 2026, is pleased to welcome the following confirmed Keynote Speakers and Panels for 2026.

Joanne Jobin, CEO & Founder of THE Mining Investment Event, stated, “As THE Event continues to grow with the renewed focus on mining globally, we are excited to welcome distinguished keynote speakers including The Hon. Kody Blois, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister; The Hon. Claude Guay, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources; Mr. Pete Hoekstra, U.S. Ambassador to Canada; The Hon. Jean-François Simard, Minister of Natural Resources and Forests, Quebec; The Hon. Jagrup Brar, Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals, British Columbia; and The Hon. Neil B. Jacobson, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Lands and Mines Division in New Brunswick. Additionally, Mr. Adrian Day of Adrian Day Asset Management and Mr. Terry Salman, CEO of Salmon Partners, will join as speakers at THE Event. We are proud to report that over 200 international mining groups, including 150 mining companies, are participating. We also welcome new partners Hatch Ltd., PAL Airlines, and Velocity Capital. Additional keynote speakers are still being confirmed and will be announced soon. An updated preliminary agenda is now available on our website.”

Jobin added, “We are also pleased to introduce new Advisory Board Members for THE Event, including The Hon. Yvonne Rumbolt-Jones, former Member of Parliament for Labrador; Angie Stockley, President & CCO of SSAF Exploration; Daniele Spethmann, CEO & Founder of TEN IV Solutions; Stefanie Vo, Senior Process Engineer at Hatch Ltd.; and Jenny Lou Campbell, Executive Director of the Indigenous Centre of Excellence for Mineral Development, who join Daniella Dimitrov, Chief Strategy & Risk Officer of Equinox Gold Corp.”

The following Panels and Events have been confirmed for THE Event:

June 1ST – Iconic Golf Day

Welcome Event (Pre-registration) Presented by ITFA and Caur Technologies

ITFA Panel – Financing the Metal, Not the Mine: How Trade Finance is Reshaping Mining Capital, Moderator: Marsh

Reception hosted by ITFA and Caur Technologies

How Technology Is Redefining the Mining Lifecycle, Moderator – Jean Robitaille, Agnico Eagle

Next-gen Mining Capital: The Shift to Sustainable, Production-linked Finance – Moderator: Matt Gordon, Founder, Crux Investor

Ministerial Spotlight – Moderator: Anthony Vacarro, The Northern Miner

Networking Event: THE Partners Gala Coreshack & Casino Gala Networking Event

June 3rd – Critical Metals Day

Beyond The Mine: The Physical Silver Scarcity – Moderator: Phillips S. Baker

Québec and The Role It Plays in Global Critical Metals – Moderator: Patrice Roy, Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts;

Powering the Transition: Critical Metals – Moderator: Dr. Nicole Adshead-Bell

Closing Keynote: Terry Salman, CEO, Salman Partners

Networking Event: THE Partners Cocktails & Coreshack Networking Event Networking Event: International Mining Week – After Dark Event

June 4th – Exploration & Developers Day

Yukon Spotlight: Moderator TBC

Newfoundland & Labrador Spotlight: Moderator Angie Stockley, SAAF Exploration

Best Performing Juniors of 2025/26 – Moderator: Adrian Day, Adrian Day Asset Management

SHE-Co Presentation – Presented by: Vior Gold Corp. to Moisson Rive-Sud

THE Student Partnership Program Awards – Presented by: GLENCORE Canada, IAMGOLD Corporation and OR Royalties

Adieu Cocktails presented by IR.INC – THE Red Cloud Connect Lounge

Participating Companies:THE Event is delighted to welcome the following Participating International Mining Companies.

THE Mining Investment Event – Participating Companies*1×1’s only ^^ExplorCo Lounge #Coreshack Participant ~Industry Invitee/Corp. Dev.

1911 Gold MiningTSX-V: AUMB

Element 29 Resources Inc.*TSX-V: ECU; OTCQB: EMTRF

Maple Gold Mines Ltd. #TSX:-V: MGM; OTCQX: MGMLF

Scorpio Gold Corporation*TSX-V: SGN; OTCQB: SRCRF

Abcourt Mines Inc.#TSX-V: ABI; OTCQB: ABMBF

Emperor Metals Inc.*#CSE: AUOZ; OTCQB: EMAUF

McFarlane Lake Mining Ltd*CSE: MLM: OTCQB: MLMLF

Scottie Resources Corp.TSX-V: SCOT; OTCQB: SCTSF

Agnico Eagle Mines LimitedTSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM

Equinox Gold Corp.TSX: EQX; NYSE-A: EQX

Midland Exploration Inc.*TSX-V: MD

Scout Discoveries Corp.*Private

Alkane Resources LimitedTSX: ALK; ASX: ALK

Equity Metals Corporation*TSX-V: EQTY; OTCQB: EQMEF

Minaurum Gold Inc.*TSX.V: MGG; OTCQX: MMRGF

Search Minerals Inc.~TSX-V: SMY

Andean Precious MetalsTSX: APM

EraNova Metals Inc. ^^TSX-V: NOVA; OTCQB: STXPF

Minera Alamos Inc.TSX-V: MAI; OTCQX: MAIFF

Selkirk Copper Mines Inc.*#TSX-V: SCMI

Apex Critical Minerals Corp.*CSE: APXC; OTCQX; APXCF

Serabi Gold PLC*TSX: SBI; OTCQX: SRBIF

Argo Gold Inc. ~TSX-V: ARQ: OTCQB: ARBTF

EXIRO Nickel Company*Private

Mithril Silver & Gold LimitedTSX-V: MSG; ASX:MTH

Silver One Resources Inc.TSX-V: SVE, OTCQX: SLVRF

Arizona Gold & Silver Inc.*TSX-V: AZS; OTCQB: AZASF

Exploits Discovery Corp.*CSE: NFLD; OTCQB: NFLDF

New Age Metals Inc.*TSX-V: NAM; OTCQB: NMTLF

Silver X Mining Corp.*TSX-V: AGX: OTCQB: AGXPF

Arizona Metals Corp.*TSX: AMC; OTCQX: AZMCF

Falcon Copper Corp.Private

New Found Gold Corp. TSX:V-NFG; NYSE-A: NFG

Sirios Resources Inc.*TSX-V: SOI; OTCQB: SIREF

Astra Exploration Inc*TSX-V: ASTR; OTCQB: ATEPF

Firefly Metals Ltd. TSX: FFM; ASX: FFM

New Pacific Metals Corp.TSX: NUAG; NYSE: NEWP

South Kirkland Gold ^^Private

Atha Energy Corp.TSX-V: SASK; OTCQB: SASKF

First Canadian Graphite Inc.*TSX: FCI; OTCQB: GBMIF

NeXGold Mining Corp.TSX-V: NEXG

Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd.#TSX-V: SPA: OTCQB: SPAZF

Atlas Salt Inc.*TSX-V: ATLAS; OTCQX: SALQF

First Mining Gold Corp. #TSX: FF; OTCQX: FFMGF

Nicola Mining Inc.TSX-V: NIM; OTCQB: HUSIF

Standard Uranium Limited*TSX-V: STND; OTCQB: STTDF

Auriginal Mining Corp*TSX-V: AUME

First Phosphate Corp.~CSE: PHOS: OTCQB: FRSPF

North Atlantic Titanium Corp#^^CSE: NATO

STLLR Gold Inc.TSX: STLR; OTCQX: STLRF

Aurion Resources Ltd.TSX-V: AU; OTCQX: AIRRF

Formation Metals Inc.*CSE: FOMO; OTCQB: FOMTF

NorthIsle Copper & Gold Inc.TSX-V: NCX

Summit Royalties Ltd.TSX-V: SUM; OTCQB: SUMMF

FPX Nickel Corp.TSX-V: FPX; OTCQB: FPOCF

Nuvau Minerals Corp.*TSX-V: NMC

Sun Summit Minerals Corp.*TSX-V: SMN; OTCQB: SMREF

Azimut Exploration Inc.TSX-V: AZM; OTCQX: AZMTF

GEOMEGA Resources Inc.TSX-V: GMA; OTCQB: GOMRF

OMAI Gold Mines Corp.*TSX-V: OMG; OTCQB: OMGGF

Surge Copper Corp.*TSX-V: SURG; OTCQB: SRGXF

Aztec Minerals Corp.*TSX-V: AZT; OTCQB: AZZTF

Glencore CanadaLSE: GLEN; JSE: GLN

Onyx Gold Corp.TSX-V: ONYX; OTCQX: ONXGF

Talisker Resources Ltd.~TSX: TSK; OTCQB: TSKFF

Blue Lagoon Resources Inc.CSE: BLLG; OTCQB: BLAGF

Golden Cariboo Resources^^CSE: GCC

Opus One Gold Corporation^^TSX-V: OOR

Targa Exploration Corp.*CSE: TEX; OTCQB: TRGEF

Bonterra Resources Inc.*TSX-V: BTR; OTCQX: BONXF

GR Silver Mining Ltd.*TSX-V: GRSL; OTCQX: GRSLF

OR Royalties Inc.TSX: OR; NYSE: OR

Tincorp Metals Inc. ~TSX-V: TIN; OTCQX: TINFF

Brixton Metals Corporation*TSX-V: BBB; OTCQB: BBBXF

Greenlight Metals Inc.*TSX-V:GRL

Orvana Minerals Corp.TSX: ORV

Trident Resources Corp.*TSX-V: ROCK; OTCQB: TRDTF

Brunswick Exploration Inc.*TSX: BRW

Guanajuato Silver Company*TSX-V: GSVR; OTCQX: GSVRF

Osisko Development Corp.TSX-V: ODV; NYSE: ODV

Troilus Gold Corp.TSX: TLG; OTCQX: CHXMF

Cartier Resources Inc.*TSX-V: ECR

Gunnison Copper Corp.*TSX: GCU; OTCQB:GCUMF

Outcrop Silver CorporationTSX:VOCG; OTCQX: OCGSF

Tronic Metals Inc.*Private

Cascadia Minerals Ltd.TSX-V: CAM; OTCQB: CAMNF

Harfang Exploration Inc.*TSX-V: HAR

Panther Metals PLC*LSE: PALM.

Uranium X Discovery Corp.^^CSE: STMN

Cassiar Gold Corp.*TSX-V: GLDC, OTCQX: CGLCF

Heliostar Metals Ltd.TSX-V: HSTR; OTCQX: HSTXF

Pelangio Exploration Inc.*TSX-V: PX

Centerra Gold Inc. ~TSX: CG ; NYSE: CGAU

Hi View Resources Inc*CSE: HVW

Peloton Minerals Corporation*CSE: PMC; OTCQB: PMCCF

Valkea Resources Corp.TSX-V: OZ

Cerrado Gold Inc.TSX-V:CERT; OTC: CRDOF

IAMGOLD CorporationTSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG

Perseverance Metals Inc.*#TSX-V: PMI

Vanadiumcorp Resource Inc.^^TSX-V: VRB; OTCQB: VRBFF

Cerro De Pasco Resources Inc.TSX-V: CDPR

Pivotal Metals Limited*ASX: PVT

Vior Inc.TSX-V: VIO; OTCQB: VIORF

Collective Mining Ltd.TSX: CNL; NYSE: CNL

Kirkland Lake Discoveries*#TSX-V: KLDC

PMET Resources Inc.TSX: PMET; ASX: PMT; OTCQX: PMETF

Vizsla Silver Corp.TSX-V: VZLA; NYSE: VZLA

Commerce Resources Corp.*TSX-V: CCE; OTC:CMRZF

LaFleur Minerals Inc.*CSE: LFLR; OTCQB: LFLRF

Power Metallic Mines Inc.TSX-V: PNPN

Volta Metals Ltd.*CSE: VLTA

Contango Silver & Gold Corp.TSX/NYSE: CTGO

Lahontan Gold Corp.*TSX.V: LG; OTCQB: LGCXF

Q2 Metals Corp. TSX-V:QTWO; OTCQB:QUEXF

Wallbridge Mining Company#TSX: WM; OTCQB: WLBMF

Critical Elements Lithium* TSX-V: CRE; OTCQX: CRECF

Latin Metals Inc.*TSX-V: LMS; OTCQB: LMSQF

Questcorp Mining Inc.^^CSE: QQQ

Westdome Gold Mines Ltd*TSX:WDO; OTCQX: WDOFF

CUPANI Metals Corporation*CSE: CUPA

Lavras Gold Corp.TSX-V: LGC; OTCQX:LGCFF

Radisson Mining ResourcesTSX-V: RDS; OTCQB: RMRDF

West Point Gold Corp.TSX-V: WPG; OTCQB: WPGCF

Cygnus Metals LimitedTSX-V: CYG; OTCQB: CYGGF

Leviathan Metals Corp.*TSX-V: LVX: OTCQB: LVXF

Red Paramount Iron*Private

White Gold Corp.*TSX-V:WGO; OTCQX: WHGOF

Domestic Metals Corp.*TSXV: DMCU

Li-FT Power Ltd.*TSX-V: LIFT; OTCQX: LIFFF

Resouro Strategic Metals Inc.*TSX-V: RSM OTCQB: RSGOF

Winshear Gold Corp. ^^TSX-V: WINS

Dryden Gold Corp.* #TSX-V: DRY; OCTQB: DRYGF

Lomiko Metals Inc. ^^TSX-V: LMR; OTC: LMRMD

RPX Gold Inc.*TSX-V: RPX; OTCQB: RDEXF

XAU Resources Inc. ~TSX-V: GIG

Dumont Nickel Inc.*Private

Loyalist Exploration Limited*CSE: PNGC

Saudi Gold Refinery Co.*Private

XXIX Metal Corp.*TSX-V: XXIX; OTCQB; LW0

Dynasty Gold Corp*TSX-V: DYG

Magma Silver Corp.*TSX-V: MGMA; OTCQB: MAGMF

Scandium Canada Ltd.*TSX-V: SCD

International Mining Week – June 1-5, 2026THE Mining Investment Event – June 2-4, 2026THE Event is by invitation only – Interested investors & issuers, please register here: https://www.themininginvestmentevent.com/register or contact Jennifer Choi, [email protected]

THE Mining Investment Event—Canada’s Only Tier 1 Global Mining Investment Conference© is held annually in Québec City, Canada. It is independently owned and partnered to facilitate privately arranged meetings among mining companies, international investors, and various mining and government authorities. The conference provides a platform to hear from some of the most influential thought leaders in the sector. THE Event is committed to promoting diversity, equality, and sustainability in the mining industry through education and innovation, supported by its unique Student Partnership Program and THE SHE-Co Initiative.

THE Event is a founding member of International Mining Week (“IMW”), also taking place in Quebec City. IMW promotes other industry-focused conferences and activities that unite global mining companies, related businesses, supply chain experts, investors, and government officials in one location for discussions and collaborative meetings across the industry.

Joanne JobinCEO & FounderIR.INC & VID [email protected]

Jennifer ChoiVice President, OperationsIR.INC & VID [email protected]

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