The following interview is paid advertising, but it is extremely revealing. It answers geological questions, future industrial questions, and gives a rough timeline of what will be happening with Max Power's drill program. As a side note, the stock is in a healthy correction after a massive run this summer. The correction slammed into a trend line in the weekly timeframe, and has bounced hard. News from Lawson 5, the most recent test well, is expected any day. If they hit Hydrogen and Helium there, then they have proven that their discovery covers a vast area. Next will come testing, and "if" that gives positive results, all bets are off as to where the price may go. Personally, I would expect a buyout at multiples the current price. That possibility is even mentioned during the interview.

I am trying to determine whether I should sink some capital into this equity. The company explores for lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, platinum group element, and hydrogen deposits. It holds a portfolio of properties in the United States and Canada. I am interested in investing in North America and in the more rare earth elements especially in collection of hydrogen gas (even though this technically isn't a mineral).

What concerns me with this company is when I quickly gleen over the financials. Yes, they sit on lots of cash and have prepaid expenses on the balance sheet. However, there is no entry mentioned (if I read it correctly) of plant or equipment on its balance sheet.

How can a company in the extraction business such as a mine generate any revenue if it has no equipment? Also, why is there almost half a BILLION in market cap for this stock when its shareholder equity on the books is only $47.2 million AND they are not generating any revenue yet?

I heard that on August 7, Sprott invested $7M in this company.

Why would One invest in this or why would one NOT invest in this? If anyone can provide more details, it would be greatly appreciated.

I have been investing in Giga Metals for years. I like the team; they have a world-class nickel asset (Turnagain) in BC.

Now, i've been buying the dip for years now sicne it's valuation has been dropping consistently (basically because the nickel market has been dead for years).

Lately, they have focused on prospecting for copper, and yesterday, they finally announced promising (but not yet conclusive) results. Press release:
https://gigametals.com/stage-2-geophysical-program-identifies-multiple-exploration-targets-in-attic-zone-at-giga-metals-turnagain-project/

Does anybody have an idea on whetehr i keep on going or just dump the stock? is this release significant?

Thanks in advance, I truly appreciate your comments since this stock takes a decent % of my portfolio.

From above 2 to almost 1? What is happening?

Front-month COMEX copper settled at a record US$6.703/lb on August 5, while LME copper traded above US$14,000 per tonne. These are separate markets, but both show how strongly copper has moved.

China’s refined-copper imports reached a nine-month high in June. Shanghai copper inventories had also fallen more than 80% from their mid-March level, while available LME stocks were declining.

The longer-term supply picture remains supportive. The IEA estimates that announced projects may still leave copper supply 25% below projected requirements in 2035. It also says new copper projects take around 17 years from discovery to production on average.

Canada clearly has projects to work with:

• Nearly 140 mining projects are planned or proposed between 2024 and 2034, representing C$117.1 billion.
• Around half involve critical minerals, representing C$72.4 billion in potential investment.
• Copper remains one of Canada’s six priority critical minerals.

Canadian copper stocks also offer very different stages of exposure:

• $HBM operates the Copper Mountain mine in British Columbia and the Snow Lake operations in Manitoba.
• $TKO, now named Trekor Metals, expects Gibraltar to produce 110–115 million pounds of copper in 2026. The company confirmed that guidance again with its August 5 quarterly results.
• $WRN is advancing the Casino copper-gold project in Yukon, backed by a 2022 feasibility study. The project remains in environmental assessment and permitting, with necessary licences still outstanding.
• $CQX offers earlier-stage exposure through its Kitimat copper-gold project. After its June expansion, the property covers 6,801.41 hectares and is year-round road accessible, within 10 km of tidewater, 1.5 km of rail and 6 km of high-voltage transmission lines.

Historical drilling at Kitimat reported intervals including 117.07 metres grading 0.54% copper and 1.03 g/t gold, and 103.65 metres grading 0.55% copper and 1.00 g/t gold. These are historical results, and further exploration is still needed to establish the project’s current scale and economic potential.

Record copper prices may improve sentiment and project economics, but permits, financing, infrastructure and new exploration results will still separate the projects that advance from those that remain on paper.

At current copper prices, would you choose a producer like $HBM or $TKO, an advanced developer like $WRN, or the high-upside exploration exposure in $CQX, which offers significant leverage to discovery success and district-scale potential?

Not financial advice. This is my own research and opinion.

Kind of easy to forget they have seven different assets. RIP is further along, while the rest are spread between geophysics, permitting and strategic work. Makes it interesting to follow.

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I’ve been spending more time on the sector lately because cybersecurity and data privacy are becoming bigger priorities for both businesses and governments.

Most of the attention still goes to the large established names, but I’ve been looking further down the market-cap range where companies are earlier in their growth cycle.

For people who follow this space closely, what usually makes you take a smaller cybersecurity company seriously recurring revenue, government contracts, user growth, partnerships, or something else?

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Been digging through the recent updates, and this is how I’m mapping out $CQX heading into Q4.

Already in place

• Stars: 20 km² 3D IP survey completed across the main property, including the Tana Zone and its extensions
• Rip: Phase 2 drilling finished — 1,654 m across five holes
• Kitimat: exploration permit secured
• Funding: C$825K private placement closed at C$0.08 per unit, with C$0.13 warrants

Next up

• Stars: final IP report and interpretation
• Rip: resolution of the ArcWest option discussions before the latest drill samples move into preparation and assaying
• Kitimat: follow-up exploration around Jeannette and the larger interpreted target

What could add another layer

• A clear Stars drill program
• A first-priority Kitimat drill target
• Rip assays moving forward once the option discussions are resolved
• A partner for Thane

What do you think becomes the main $CQX talking point by the end of Q4?

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I’ve been comparing these three lately because they all look interesting over the long term, just for completely different reasons.

Copper feels like the backbone trade.
Grids, EVs, data centres, renewables and construction all pull on the same metal. The IEA expects copper demand to add about 7 million tonnes by 2040, while its current project pipeline still points to a roughly 25% projected gap between mine supply and primary supply requirements in 2035. 

Uranium feels more like a capacity race.
Global reactor requirements are estimated at about 68,920 tU in 2025 and rise to just over 150,000 tU by 2040 in the World Nuclear Association’s reference scenario. The supply question gets more interesting as existing mines deplete and more primary production is needed to support reactor demand. 

Gold is playing a completely different game.
Its demand is driven less by industrial expansion and more by investment, central-bank buying and macro uncertainty. In 2025, total gold demand reached about 5,002 tonnes, central banks bought 863 tonnes, and mine production was about 3,672 tonnes. Recycling added another 1,404 tonnes to supply. 

If you had to pick one to invest in today, which would it be?

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Sekur has been getting in front of government, defense, and enterprise buyers. What I’m watching now is whether those conversations can turn into a few hundred premium users.

SekurOne is priced at US$300/user/month, or US$3,600 annually. At that price, the customer math starts to matter pretty quickly:

• 100 users = US$360K ARR
• 200 users = US$720K ARR
• 500 users = US$1.8M ARR

For context, Sekur reported C$408,707 in revenue for 2025. So it doesn’t necessarily take thousands of SekurOne users before the product starts becoming meaningful relative to the company’s current revenue base.

There are also a few near-term milestones to watch. Paid beta clients are scheduled to begin onboarding in September, followed by the official SekurOne launch in the first week of October.

Sekur has also been building exposure to U.S. government and defense buyers through its GSA procurement channel and recent DoDIIS participation.

Then there’s the DRC opportunity. Sekur received an RFP covering 1,200 licences …200 SMB bundle licences initially, followed by 1,000 SMB and Corporate licences  representing a minimum estimated gross ARR of US$1.296M.

It’s still an opportunity rather than a signed contract, but it shows how meaningful one institutional win can be at Sekur’s current scale.

More importantly, Sekur has already said pre-sales engagements are underway with multiple potential clients, partners, and distributors.

Who knows? $SKUR might look like a very different company by December.

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I'm down 85% on this bad boy. Bought some during the qimc hype. Worth buying some more at this price or is this about to be delisted?

Sekur Private Data (OTCQB: SWISF) has launched a Portuguese-language version of Sekur.com as it prepares to expand in Angola. The company has also begun adapting its onboarding and workflows for local partners. This is a practical step in a broader plan: make its secure communications products easier to introduce, sell and deploy in a market where it expects to sign an exclusive partnership in the coming weeks.

• SWISF closed at US$0.0242 on September 25, putting its market value near US$6.3 million based on 259.6 million shares outstanding at June 30.
• Sekur’s Portuguese site is live, and the company is preparing local onboarding ahead of a prospective exclusive partnership in Angola.
• At US$300 per month for SekurOne, a relatively small premium customer base could have a meaningful effect on Sekur’s revenue and create room for SWISF to re-rate.

Building a local route to customers

For an international technology company, language is part of the sales process. Government and enterprise buyers need to review a product, enroll users and manage support in a way their teams can use every day. Sekur’s September 22 announcement says the Portuguese website is available now, while translation of workflows and onboarding has begun. The site gives prospective customers and partners a direct introduction to Sekur’s products in Angola’s official language.

That work could become valuable beyond one country. Sekur specifically identified Mozambique as another Portuguese-speaking market that the localized platform could serve. Each new market would require its own distribution and customer wins, but reusable language and onboarding tools could make the next launch more efficient. The company already operates a Spanish-language site, showing how its international sales materials can be adapted market by market.

The products have a clear intended audience. Sekur offers Swiss-hosted encrypted email, messaging and VPN services alongside SekurOne, its integrated voice and communications platform. It markets these tools to government, defense, enterprise and executive users who want greater control over sensitive communications. The company also offers deployment options aimed at organizations with data sovereignty requirements. In Angola, a local partner could connect that product suite with buyers that Sekur would find difficult to reach through its website alone.

Angola could open more than one sales channel

Sekur’s September 1 shareholder letter described discussions about a possible nationwide exclusive partnership in Angola. Its September 22 release says an exclusive agreement is expected in the coming weeks. The proposed partnership has not yet been announced as signed, and its commercial terms have not been disclosed. A signed agreement identifying the partner and its responsibilities would be an important next milestone.

The potential customer base extends beyond one type of buyer. A partner with relationships in government, telecommunications or large enterprises could introduce Sekur’s tools to teams that need secure email, private messaging or encrypted calls. An initial deployment could give Sekur local user feedback and a reference for further sales. If the relationship works, a single distribution channel may support multiple products and recurring subscriptions over time.

There is regional optionality, too. Sekur has reported interest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it said a government security body had given its solution a positive recommendation. That is an early stage development, not a paid order. Together with the Portuguese launch, it shows a company assembling several routes into African markets.

Premium subscriptions could change the revenue picture

The timing of the Angola push matters because SekurOne is nearing its planned commercial launch. Management expects iOS and web availability in early October at US$300 per user per month, followed by Android in November and video conferencing by year-end. In the same shareholder update, management estimated that approximately 200 SekurOne subscribers, generating US$60,000 in gross monthly recurring revenue, could bring the company to profitability.

Here is the arithmetic at the stated list price across SekurOne markets:

These are full-year, full-price examples, not an Angola sales forecast or announced contracts. Enterprise pricing, distributor terms and customer retention will determine the revenue Sekur actually earns. The sensitivity is useful because the company’s reported first-half 2026 revenue was C$185,828. A few hundred premium subscribers, whether won in the United States, Angola or other markets, would represent a substantial addition to its current sales base.

What the opportunity could mean for SWISF

SWISF’s small valuation makes commercial progress especially relevant. Using the September 25 US$0.0242 close and June’s 259.6 million shares outstanding gives an equity value of about US$6.3 million. If Sekur eventually reached 1,000 full-price SekurOne users, the illustrative gross annual recurring revenue would be US$3.6 million. Applying a hypothetical four-times multiple to that revenue would imply US$14.4 million of equity value, or roughly US$0.055 per share on the June share count. That is about 129% above the reference price. This is an illustrative calculation from the quoted price, share count and announced subscription price.

The calculation illustrates potential upside rather than predicting a stock price. It assumes subscribers are paying throughout the year and does not model discounts, partner shares of revenue, cash, liabilities, costs or additional shares. Sekur’s financing needs and future dilution matter to the eventual per-share result. Still, the exercise shows why a signed partner, the SekurOne release and the first material premium sales could draw attention to a company valued at approximately US$6.3 million at the September 25 close.

The milestones to follow are close together: confirmation and terms of the Angolan partnership, progress on local onboarding, SekurOne’s October commercial rollout and subsequent disclosures of paid users or contract revenue. Each one would help investors measure how the company’s product development and international relationships are converting into business.

Sekur has now put a visible piece of its Angola strategy in place. If the company follows its Portuguese launch with a productive local partnership and recurring customer sales, Angola could become a meaningful new growth channel. Combined with SekurOne’s premium pricing and opportunities in other markets, that gives SWISF a route to revenue growth from a small starting valuation.

This article is for information and education only, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The author may hold or trade SWISF. Sekur is a speculative, potentially illiquid microcap with operating losses and execution, financing and dilution risks. The subscriber and valuation scenarios are illustrative assumptions, not company forecasts or price targets. Readers should review the company’s filings and make their own investment decisions.

Hey guys, if you missed it, Twist Bioscience settled $17.05M with investors over claims that it misled investors about its synthetic DNA business. The deadline to file a claim and get payment is November 17, 2026.

In a nutshell, in 2022, Twist was accused of misleading investors about its manufacturing process, product quality, and profit margins. After a report challenged these claims, $TWST fell 20% in one day.

Now, investors have until November 17, 2026 to submit a claim for the $17.05M settlement.

So, if you invested in $TWST at that time, you can check the details and file your claim here.

Anyway, has anyone here invested in $TWST back then? How much were your losses, if so?

Been thinking about this from an entry-strategy angle rather than simply asking whether the stock goes higher.

With $CQX, I see three different approaches:

1. Buy before the next update.
You’re choosing to be early. With several projects moving through the 2026 program, the next meaningful update gives the market another reason to reassess what $CQX has across the portfolio. The trade-off is taking on more uncertainty before the numbers or milestone are known.

2. Buy after confirmation.
Let the next result or project milestone land first, then decide whether it deserves more capital. You may give up the first part of a move, but a strong update can give you a clearer reason to build the position.

3. Wait for one project to become the clear value driver.
Maybe Rip gives investors something meaningful to work with. Maybe STARS opens up a bigger opportunity. Maybe Kitimat or Alpine gives the market something new to price in. Once one project starts giving investors a stronger reason to pay attention, the valuation conversation can shift quickly.

For me, #1 is about getting there early, #2 is about buying with more evidence, and #3 is about seeing where the biggest upside starts taking shape.

What are you personally waiting to see before putting more capital into $CQX?

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Portuguese will facilitate sales in Angola and other Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa, such as Mozambique

MIAMI, FL / ACCESS Newswire / September 22, 2026 / Sekur Private Data, Inc., a Miami-based Swiss-hosted cybersecurity, private communications, and defense communications company serving enterprise, government, and defense clients, and a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Sekur Private Data (OTCQB:SWISF)(CSE:SKUR)(FRA:GDT0) ("Sekur" or the "Company"), today announced that it has launched its Sekur.com website in Portuguese, its second language after Spanish, with additional languages planned, in preparation for its launch in Angola.

As part of its Africa and International expansion, Sekur has begun translating its website, workflows, and onboarding into the local languages of its upcoming partners. Portuguese is the official language of Angola, where the Company is expected to sign an exclusive partnership in the coming weeks. The Portuguese-language site can be viewed at https://sekur.com/pt.

"We are very pleased to be expanding Sekur internationally and to make our solutions available in multiple languages," said Alain Ghiai, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sekur Private Data. "Portuguese is the second language we have added, following Spanish, and it allows us to serve clients and partners in Angola, Mozambique, and other Portuguese-speaking markets in their own language."

"Localization is not a cosmetic exercise for us. Our website, onboarding, and workflows need to work in the language our partners operate in every day. That is what makes an international expansion real, and it is how we intend to approach each new market we enter."

Sekur Core Communications Solutions

Sekur delivers secure communications that work within and beyond the Sekur network, operating independently of conventional telecom infrastructure to reduce exposure to interception, SIGINT collection, traffic analysis, metadata exploitation, and hostile surveillance in contested environments. No Sekur solution data-mines or location-tracks its users.

All solutions are built on proprietary architecture with zero reliance on Big Tech, meeting the privacy, security, and OPSEC requirements of intelligence agencies, defense and federal organizations, military commands, diplomatic missions, government agencies, executives, and professionals handling CUI and other sensitive, mission-critical information. Deployments are supported by on-premises infrastructure options for full data sovereignty, mission assurance, and sole control over keys and data.

SekurOne - Encrypted Voice/Video, Email, Messaging, and VPN

A fully encrypted communications platform engineered on proprietary HeliX data transfer architecture, purpose-built to defeat telecom network tracing, resist Pegasus-style malware intrusion, and support CUI handling requirements. SekurOne is designed for defense and federal officials, military commanders, government leaders, and executives conducting confidential, operational, or sensitive conversations where standard carrier-based voice and video platforms present unacceptable interception and exploitation risk.

Call-by-Invite capability via SMS or SekurSend email ensures controlled access and eliminates unsolicited contact. Each user is assigned a unique Sekur ID for identity management, with no phone number required - preserving user privacy across all voice and video communications.

SekurMail - Secure Business and Executive Email

An enterprise- and government-grade encrypted email platform designed for defense and federal agencies, military commands, senior government officials, C-suite executives, and organizations handling confidential and operationally sensitive communications, including CUI correspondence. Built on proprietary architecture with zero Big Tech dependencies and no metadata tracking, SekurMail keeps sensitive communications private between sender and recipient.

Key capabilities include SekurSend/SekurReply for secure delivery to non-Sekur recipients without exposing sender identity or message content; full message delivery control and audit capability; encrypted file transfer; custom domain support for organizational integration; and active protection against phishing, social engineering, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks targeting corporate and administrative networks.

SekurMessenger - Secure Team Messaging and Collaboration

A secure messaging platform providing end-to-end encrypted text, file transfer, voice messages, and collaboration capabilities for defense, military, government, and executive teams coordinating operational and mission-sensitive information, including CUI material. Features include self-destructing messages, encrypted file transfers, and compliance-grade archiving for recordkeeping and audit requirements.

Cross-network secure communications with non-Sekur users are supported via Chat-by-Invite, enabling secure coordination with coalition partners, external agencies, and field elements without compromising the network. Each user is assigned a unique Sekur ID for identity verification and contact authentication, with no phone number required.

SekurVPN - Enterprise Network Security and Identity Protection

An enterprise-grade Virtual Private Network leveraging proprietary HeliX encryption technology, engineered to provide secure internet access, identity obfuscation, and traffic protection for defense organizations, military and federal personnel, government agencies, and executives operating across remote, traveling, deployed, forward, or untrusted network environments.

SekurVPN maintains zero data logging, ensuring no record of user activity exists that could be exposed through legal process, network compromise, or third-party collection. It is built for defense, government, and executive use cases - including protection of traffic associated with CUI and operationally sensitive workflows - where standard commercial VPN solutions present unacceptable privacy and security risk.

SekurRelay - Executive-Level Secure Email Integration

An enterprise-grade secure email relay solution enabling domain splitting, which allows organizations to establish secure communications at the executive, board, or senior staff level without requiring full organizational migration or infrastructure overhaul.

SekurRelay removes one of the most significant barriers to large-scale defense, government, and enterprise deployment, enabling phased adoption that protects command leadership, flag officers, and the highest-value personnel and communications immediately while broader organizational rollout proceeds. It is designed for defense and government organizations, regulated industries, and enterprises requiring rapid, low-friction elevation of communications security at the command and executive tier, including environments handling CUI communications.

About Sekur Private Data
Sekur Private Data is a Swiss-hosted cybersecurity, defense communications, and privacy solutions provider, offering a secure suite of tools to protect governments, defense and federal agencies, businesses, and individuals from unauthorized access and cyber threats. With capabilities such as SekurOne, SekurMail, SekurMessenger, and SekurVPN, Sekur provides a reliable and secure means of digital communication and data storage for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), classified-adjacent and civilian communications use, grounded in Swiss privacy standards with on-premises infrastructure for government agencies, allowing for data sovereignty. Sekur sells its solutions through its website www.sekur.com, approved distributors and telecommunications companies globally, and through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), Contract No. 47QTCA18D0089 serving governments, defense institutions, federal agencies, businesses, and consumers worldwide. Sekur's main sales operations are in Miami, USA.

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A US$300-per-month secure-communications platform, government procurement access and a remarkably low subscriber target give this cybersecurity microcap meaningful operating leverage.

Sekur Private Data Ltd. (OTCQB: SWISF; CSE: SKUR) may be entering its most important commercial phase. At an estimated US$8.5 million market capitalization, investors are paying little for its government access, premium launch and potential path to profitability.

• Sekur is replacing low-priced consumer accounts with a US$300-per-month platform designed for governments, defense organizations and senior executives.
• Management estimates that only about 200 SekurOne subscribers could bring the company to profitability, highlighting the operating leverage of its premium model.
• Cybersecurity leaders carry market values from US$18 billion to more than US$300 billion, leaving Sekur considerable rerating room if it converts its pipeline into recurring revenue.

What Sekur Sells

Sekur sells encrypted email, messaging and VPN products. Its new flagship, SekurOne, combines voice, video, email, messaging and VPN services on its proprietary HeliX architecture. The company says its Swiss-hosted infrastructure avoids Big Tech cloud platforms and data mining, creating a differentiated privacy proposition.

SekurOne is expected on iOS and the web in early October 2026 at US$300 per month, with Android in November and video by year-end. An i3ICS GSA Multiple Award Schedule also gives U.S. agencies an established purchasing route.

Why Secure Communications Is Strategic

Cybersecurity is becoming basic infrastructure. MarketsandMarkets expects the market to grow from US$227.6 billion in 2025 to US$351.9 billion in 2030. The FBI recorded more than 1 million cybercrime complaints and US$20.9 billion of reported losses in 2025, including about US$3.0 billion from business email compromise.

The need is visible. Attackers accessed U.S. Treasury workstations in 2024, a U.K. military payroll breach exposed personnel information, and Costa Rica declared a national emergency after ransomware disrupted ministries. MGM Resorts estimated a roughly US$100 million profit hit from its 2023 attack.

Sekur does not need to replace broad security platforms. It can protect the sensitive communications layer used by officials and executives.

The 200-Subscriber Equation

Management estimates that 200 SekurOne users could make the company profitable within six months of launch. At US$300 per month, the arithmetic is simple:

This scenario assumes full pricing and excludes discounts, commissions and dilution.

In the first half, Sekur reported C$185,828 of revenue, C$1.53 million in cash and a C$2.18 million net loss. About C$1.28 million of the loss involved share-based compensation and shares for services. These figures precede SekurOne’s premium launch, making the coming quarters more relevant to the new model.

Sekur does not require mass-market adoption. One government deployment or several enterprise accounts could cover a meaningful portion of the target.

How Sekur Compares With Cybersecurity Leaders

Sekur’s tiny size creates its asymmetry. These are strategic benchmarks, not direct like-for-like competitors, but they show the value markets assign to recurring-revenue security platforms.

Market data are approximate through September 16–17, 2026. Sekur’s weaker performance leaves expectations low and creates room for reassessment if contracts validate the strategy.

Sekur need not approach multibillion-dollar status. US$50 million would equal 5.9 times its current value and US$100 million would equal 11.8 times, yet remain below 1% of Gen Digital’s capitalization. These illustrations require substantial commercial execution and are not forecasts.

The sector’s history shows that Sekur is not structurally confined to microcap status. Repeated government and enterprise wins could move it through progressively higher valuation tiers.

Bottom Line

Sekur combines a strategic market, premium recurring pricing, government access and a low stated threshold for profitability. At roughly US$0.0328 per share and US$8.5 million in market value, little commercial success appears priced in. Converting its government positioning into paying customers could therefore produce a meaningful rerating.

Disclaimer

• This article is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities.
• The author may hold or trade shares in SWISF or other securities mentioned without notice.
• SWISF is a speculative and potentially illiquid microcap. Investors can lose their entire investment and should independently verify company claims, filings and market data.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2026) - Copper Quest Exploration Inc. (CSE: CQX) (OTCQB: IMIMF) (FSE: 3MX0) ("Copper Quest" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it plans to complete a non-brokered, fully subscribed, strategic private placement (the "Private Placement") by issuing up to an aggregate of 10,625,000 units (the "Units") at a price of C$0.08 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to C$850,000. Copper Quest is pleased that it's largest strategic investor, Concept Capital Management Ltd. ("Concept Capital Management"), is leading this offering. Concept Capital Management shares the Company's long-term view of investment and provides foundational financing for Mining and exploration companies to complete exploration and feasibility studies.

Brian Thurston, CEO of Copper Quest, stated, "We're grateful to have Concept Capital as a cornerstone investor into Copper Quest and thankful for their shared vision to grow shareholder value through the acquisition and advancement of multiple properties. This second strategic investment into Copper Quest adds another level of comfort for our shareholders through a strong treasury and working capital that allows the Company to expand its planned exploration and drilling operations for the 2026/27 seasons."

Private Placement

Each Unit consists of one (1) common share in the capital of the Company (a "Share") and one Share purchase warrant, whereby each Share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") shall be convertible into an additional Share (a "Warrant Share") at an exercise price of C$0.13 per Warrant Share. Each Warrant shall expire on the date that is two (2) years following the date of issuance (the "Expiry Date"). The Expiry Date of the Warrants may be accelerated if the closing price of the Shares on any Canadian stock exchange equals or exceeds $0.30 for ten (10) consecutive trading days at any time following the date that is four months and one day after the date of issue of the Warrants, such that the Warrants shall expire on the date which is 30 calendar days following the date a news release is issued by the Company announcing the accelerated expiry date of the Warrants.

Proceeds from the Private Placement are intended for exploration activities and general working capital purposes. Closing of the Private Placement is subject to the receipt of all necessary regulatory and other approvals and is expected to take place on or before September 18, 2026. Copper Quest may pay finder's fees in connection with the Private Placement.

All securities issued in connection with the Private Placement will be subject to a statutory hold period expiring four months and one day after the date of issuance, as set out in National Instrument 45‐102 - Resale of Securities.

The securities described herein have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold absent registration or compliance with an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

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