Midland, in Partnership with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada, Intersects New Lithium and Cesium Bearing Pegmatites During the 2025 Drilling Program on the Galinée Project MONTREAL, Jan. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midland Exploration Inc. (“Midland”) (TSX-V: MD), in partnership with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. (“RTEC”), is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 drilling campaign for lithium on the Galinée project. The Galinée project is located approximately 5 kilometres east of the Adina lithium deposit held by Winsome Resources (“Winsome”) and is subject to an option agreement signed with RTEC in June 2023 (see press release by Midland dated June 14, 2023) and amended in April 2024 (see press release by Midland dated April 23, 2024). Highlights: A total of twenty-three (23) additional drill holes completed in 2025: 1.14% Li2O over 30.59 metres, including 1.77% Li2O over 18.39 metres (TLIB0051);0.53% Li2O over 22.90 metres, including 1.09% Li2O over 6.10 metres (TLIB0044);1.08% Li2O over 17.10 metres (TLIB0034); Identification of new cesium mineralization in 2024-2025 drill holes: 9.15% Cs2O over 6.40 metres (TLIB0006);1.89% Cs2O over 12.10 metres (TLIB0044); Identification of new gold mineralization: 8.8 g/t Au over 1.03 metres (TLIB0049);3.3 g/t Au over 0.68 metres (TLIB0049); High resolution (low level) drone magnetics covering the project is completed;RTEC paid the remaining option agreement cash payments for a total of $487,500. Galinée 2025 Drilling Program The 2025 drilling program on Galinée consisted of fourteen (14) diamond drill holes and nine (9) reverse circulation (“RC”) drill holes totalling 4,105.09 metres, out of which 1,078.60 metres were RC drilling. All assay results have been received and the best lithium results are summarized in the table below. HoleID From (m)To (m)Interval (m)Li2O(%)TLIB0030 27.643.916.30.73TLIB0034 47.664.717.11.08 25.948.822.90.53TLIB0044Including25.929.03.11.26 Including32.038.16.11.09TLIB0051 46.9177.530.61.14Including46.9165.318.41.77 * Composite intervals with pegmatites greater than 10 metres and 0.40% Li2O% cut-off grade Evaluation of the 2024-2025 drilling analytical results have identified several new cesium mineralized intervals. Best results are summarized in the table below. HoleID From (m)To (m)Interval (m)Cs2O(%)TLIB0006 188.6195.06.49.15TLIB0015 46.850.73.91.37TLIB0030 34.843.99.10.52TLIB0044 38.150.312.21.89 * Composite intervals with pegmatites greater than 3 metres and 0.30% Cs2O% cut-off grade The objectives of the 2025 drilling campaign were to follow up on 2024 intersections that were mainly outside the core of the main Iceberg area and which remained open and required further testing, and also conduct step-outs throughout the property to test structural targets. A high-resolution magnetic drone survey was completed on the project and the data used for targeting. The drilling campaign mainly focused on four target areas relative to the Iceberg Showing, such as northeast, south, southeast, and finally to the far west of the Galinée project. Drill results from holes TLIB0030, TLIB0034, TLIB0044 and TLIB0051 suggest the presence of laterally extensive west-east lithium pegmatites south of the Iceberg Showing. Best results returned core length interval composites of 1.14% Li2O over 30.6 metres, including 1.77% Li2O over 18.4 metres in hole TLIB0051. Hole TLIB0024 returned 1.08% Li2O over 17.1 metres. The newly identified cesium mineralization returned four (4) intervals with a maximum of 9.15% Cs2O over 6.4 metres in hole TLIB0006. Hole TLIB0049 did not intersect pegmatites, but is the first hole to traverse the amphibolite-paragneiss contact south of the project. This contact is sheared and silicified with quartz veining and returned 8.8 g/t Au over 1.03 metres and 3.3 g/t Au over 0.68 metres. A similar contact was observed at surface at the Elsa Showing (3.26 g/t Au over 2.4 metres) located 1.90 kilometres west-northwest of TLIB0049 (see press release by Midland dated May 23, 2019). HoleIDEasting(m)Northing(m)Azimuth(°)Dip(°)Depth (m)CoreSizeTypeTLIB0029677559591010314-90117.353¼"RCTLIB0030677032590917830-60201.00HQDiamond drillingTLIB0031677796591002118-90146.303¼"RCTLIB0032677306590984724-70249.00HQDiamond drillingTLIB0033678104590969927-90146.303¼"RCTLIB0034677360590916821-70177.00HQDiamond drillingTLIB0035678534590975420-90118.873¼"RCTLIB0036677711590966742-7046.39HQDiamond drillingTLIB0037677711590966741-75300.45HQDiamond drillingTLIB003867390759092315-90120.403¼"RCTLIB003967386759091196-90121.533¼"RCTLIB0040678146590921130-60267.00HQDiamond drillingTLIB0041675828590983314-90111.253¼"RCTLIB0042677159590906630-60216.00HQDiamond drillingTLIB004367573359090126-90112.783¼"RCTLIB004467469859090756-9083.823¼"RCTLIB004567564859091096-60183.00HQDiamond drillingTLIB00466773115908964318-60240.00HQDiamond drillingTLIB00476761575908731318-60213.00HQDiamond drillingTLIB00486796865907842338-60207.00HQDiamond drillingTLIB00496803495908372228-6021