Drilling Commences on the Rip Copper-Molybdenum Project

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Copper Quest Exploration Inc. (CSE: CQX; OTCQB: IMIMF; FRA: 3MX) (“Copper Quest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced on the Rip Copper-Molybdenum Project (the “Project” or “RIP”) for drilling a minimum of 2,000 meters. The RIP Project is in the Stikine region of British Columbia, situated approximately 33 km northeast of Imperial Metals Corporation's past producing Huckleberry copper-molybdenum (“Cu-Mo”) mine and Surge Copper's advanced stage Ox/Seal/Berg projects, and 30 km southeast of Vizsla Copper Corp's Poplar copper-gold Project. Imperial Metals Corporation is exploring Huckleberry and its surrounding claims for additional Cu-Mo resources.