Canadian Copper Announces 2026 Exploration Plans

Press Release

Toronto, February 10^th, 2026 – Canadian Copper Inc. (CSE:CCI) (“Canadian Copper” or the “Company”) announces today its exploration strategy for 2026 focused on the Bathurst Camp of New Brunswick. The focus of our exploration activities this year are to expand the Murray Brook deposit resource, further advance our regional targets across the 18 km contiguous Caribou Horizon Trend including Murray Brook West, and integrate geophysical data to refine our decisions. Our Murray Brook Project plus Caribou development activities remain unchanged.

Summary of 2026 Exploration Program

The Company’s exploration plan includes three primary components:

• Complete ~2,500 meters of diamond drilling, including downhole surveys, to target the open western copper mineralization extensions of the Murray Brook deposit (see Figure A).
  26. An untested stringer zone horizon adjacent to the known deposit was discovered in 2019 and hole MB-2019-01 returned 4 meters grading 1.35% Cu, 19 g/t Ag, and 0.75 Zn starting from 26 meters of surface. These intersections remain largely open and are the focus of this 2,500 meter program. Other western boundary drill hole intersections can be found here or Table A below.
• The Company has engaged Earth Ex Geophysical Solutions Inc. (“EarthEx”) to compile modern exploration data sets and assist in target generation (Phase 1). Further, the objective is to improve the understanding of subsurface geological controls and to assist in refining drill and regional exploration activities. It is expected that new surveys and geophysical interpretations will occur once the 1st phase is complete.
• Complete a five-month regional exploration campaign across the 18 km Caribou Horizon consisting of:
  1. Geologic mapping, chip sampling, and mechanical trenching across currently known target anomalies (Figure B) identified last year at Murray Brook East and West. Additional follow-up exploration is anticipated following the receipt and interpretation of EarthEx geophysical results.

Schedule of Activities

The Company expects to commence the 2,500 meter drill program in Q2, 2026. EarthEx’s Phase 1 is already underway and new geophysical surveys are expected to start in Q2 of 2026, which will be used to assist in refining our five-month regional program starting in early April this year.

Securing 100% Ownership in the Murray Brook West Property

With the final closing of the Raptor Resources Ltd. on January 14^th, 2026, Canadian Copper has fulfilled all obligations outlined in the Puma Exploration Option Agreement to acquire the Murray Brook West Project. As a result, the Company will receive title and 100% ownership as outlined in the prior press release on March 4^th, 2024 by issuing Puma Exploration 1,179,090[1] Canadian Copper common shares. This transaction will settle in Q1, 2026.

[1] Number of Canadian Copper (“CCI”) shares was calculated based on closing of Raptor transaction (January 14^th 2026), the 30 day VWAP ($0.499/share), and the balance outstanding to Puma Exploration per the original Option Agreement ($589,545).

Table A: Previous Significant Copper Results (2017-2019) at Murray Brook Deposit[1]

Figure A: Murray Brook Deposit Exploration Targets

Figure B: Regional Exploration Program at Murray Brook Project

[1] Number of Canadian Copper (“CCI”) shares was calculated based on closing of Raptor transaction (January 14^th 2026), the 30 day VWAP ($0.499/share), and the balance outstanding to Puma Exploration per the original Option Agreement ($589,545). 

[2] See Press Release: Puma Exploration Inc. dated April 10, 2019, https://explorationpuma.com/en/puma-exploration-discovers-a-new-copper-zone-at-murray-brook-hole-mb19-01-intersected-1-35-cu-19-g-t-ag-and-0-18-g-t-au-over-26-4-meters/.

Qualified Persons

Dominique Gagné, PGeo., is a qualified person as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101 standards who is working for Geominex Inc., an independent contractor of the Company. Mr. Gagne has reviewed and approved the geological information reported in this news release.

About Canadian Copper Inc.

Canadian Copper is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company with a copper and base metals portfolio of historical resources and grassroots projects. The Company is focused on the prolific Bathurst Mining Camp (BMC) of New Brunswick, Canada. There are currently 184,148,752 shares issued and outstanding in the Company.

For more information, please contact:

Simon Quick, Director & CEO  |  (905) 220-6661  |  simon@canadiancopper.com  |  ir@canadiancopper.com

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