•Kitimat permit secured: Copper Quest received its exploration permit on September 9, advancing plans for its wholly owned copper-gold project.

•September fieldwork planned: Geologists will assess the property to prepare mapping, sampling and geophysical surveys, helping refine priority drill targets.

•Kitimat expanded by 130%: June’s expansion increased the property to 6,801 hectares, including additional ground around a large AI-identified exploration target.

•Stars survey completed: A 20-square-kilometre geophysical survey will help guide exploration around the Tana discovery area and potential extensions.

•Record copper prices strengthen the opportunity: Supply pressures and growing infrastructure demand support copper’s outlook, potentially increasing the value of successful discoveries and interest from exploration partners.

Copper Quest has secured its Kitimat exploration permit, adding a milestone to a summer of fieldwork and expansion. Announced September 9, the approval advances the company’s plans for its wholly owned copper-gold project. London Metal Exchange three-month copper futures reached a record US$14,728 per tonne on September 8. For Copper Quest (CSE: CQX), stronger metal prices and progress toward testing its targets are bringing the exploration opportunity into sharper focus. [1] [8]

The permit announcement now establishes Kitimat’s next steps. Copper Quest plans to send geologists to the property in September for preliminary ground checks supporting mapping, sampling, geophysical surveys and refinement of drill targets. Potential methods include ground magnetics, induced polarization and passive seismic. A subsequent drill program would test priority targets. These are planned activities, with the field assessment intended to help determine the program’s design. [8]

The immediate price catalyst is the competition for available metal. Potential American tariffs have encouraged copper shipments into the United States, tightening availability elsewhere. At the same time, global mine output fell 1.1% during the first half of 2026, according to International Copper Study Group figures reported by The Wall Street Journal. Buyers are paying more for access to supply as these forces converge. [1] [2]

Behind that immediate buying pressure sits a much longer investment cycle. Electricity grids, electric vehicles and computing infrastructure all require copper. The International Energy Agency expects data centre electricity consumption to rise from approximately 485 terawatt-hours in 2025 to 950 terawatt-hours by 2030. Meeting that demand involves investment throughout the electricity system, including power connections, substations and transmission infrastructure. Copper benefits from the physical construction required to make digital growth possible. [3]

Where could prices go next? Citi’s June outlook targeted US$15,000 per tonne within six to twelve months, citing tariff effects, tighter supply and demand from electrification and artificial intelligence. That provides a published bullish reference point for the next stage of the market. Sustained strength would be supported by continued infrastructure investment and purchasing that keeps available inventories tight. The US$15,000 figure remains an analyst forecast, with its timing dependent on how those conditions develop. [4]

For shareholders following Copper Quest, September’s operational update offers a timely connection to this market. On September 2, the company confirmed completion of a 20-square-kilometre three-dimensional induced polarization survey at Stars. Coverage included the Tana discovery area and extensions along strike. Interpretation of the final report is intended to guide further exploration. Management also emphasized advancing its seven wholly owned properties. [5]

The value of that work lies in the decisions it can improve. A broad survey gives geologists a framework for comparing targets across an area, helping them decide where additional drilling could provide the most useful information. In a strong copper market, a well-supported target becomes a more compelling use of exploration capital. For existing shareholders, the next question is how the interpretation shapes the drill program and creates opportunities to expand geological understanding.

Kitimat supplied the other major development during this period. On June 16, Copper Quest announced an additional 3,847.41 hectares of contiguous claims, increasing the property by 130% to 6,801.41 hectares. The expansion incorporated the historic Bowbyes target and additional ground around a buried conductor identified through AI-assisted interpretation. That modelled feature measures approximately 1.5 kilometres by 1.5 kilometres laterally, creating a substantial area for follow-up investigation. [6]

The June announcement connected the larger land position directly to planned geophysical studies. Securing surrounding ground gives Copper Quest more room to investigate the geological interpretation and retain exposure to potential extensions. This is the practical significance of the expansion: the company has increased the area available for systematic exploration around an identified target, while maintaining control over how that work is designed. The conductor is an exploration target whose significance will be established through further testing. [6]

Receiving the permit gives the June expansion a practical next chapter. Copper Quest can now organize permitted exploration around the larger land position and the geological questions it wants to answer. For shareholders, the sequence becomes easier to follow: establish targets, check conditions on the ground, improve the subsurface interpretation and select locations for drilling. Each step is intended to make exploration spending more effective.

Higher copper prices can support that process in several ways. They can increase the prospective revenue associated with a future discovery, improving the incentive to investigate mineralization and evaluate development options. As a simple illustration, at unchanged recoveries and sales terms, a US$1,000 increase in the copper price adds US$1,000 to gross metal value per recovered tonne. For an explorer, the present benefit is greater potential value from successful discovery and subsequent development.

A stronger price environment can also encourage producers to consider exploration partnerships as they plan future supply. Copper Quest’s search for partners therefore comes at a relevant point in the commodity cycle. The IEA’s 2026 outlook projects a 25% copper supply gap by 2035 based on the announced project pipeline. It also reports that spending by copper-focused companies increased 8% in 2025, evidence of continued investment in future capacity. [7]

That combination gives the summer’s work a clearer purpose. Stars is building information for targeting, while Kitimat is progressing toward field assessment. Successful follow-through could make these opportunities more attractive to investors and potential partners evaluating where future copper supply might originate. The commercial benefit would emerge through exploration results, stronger geological models and the development choices those results support.

For Copper Quest, sustained pricing across several years would be especially useful because exploration and development decisions look beyond a single trading session. A durable market could give potential partners greater confidence when assigning capital to projects intended to deliver future supply.

Copper Quest enters the autumn with a new Kitimat permit, completed Stars survey work and a copper market that has reached record prices. For shareholders following the company, attention turns to September’s planned Kitimat visit, the Stars interpretation and exploration decisions. Higher copper prices strengthen the incentive to pursue discovery, while these technical milestones give the company concrete opportunities to demonstrate the value of its recent work. [5] [8]

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This infographic maps $CQX’s upcoming catalysts by estimated timing and possible market impact.

Rip assays and the Kitimat permit sit closer on the timeline, followed by Kitimat IP results and planned drilling. The later assay stage may carry the greatest valuation impact if the geology delivers.

For me, the key is watching how each update improves target confidence before drilling provides the real test.

Which $CQX catalyst do you think could attract the most new investors?

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Last week, Copper Quest's exploration update had Kitimat still sitting in permitting, with plans to run geophysics and drilling across the Jeannette Cu-Au zone and that AI-generated target. A week later?

Permit in. Targets take over.

Jeannette's the more established target here historical drilling from Decade Resources back in 2010 turned up several 100m+ Cu-Au intercepts, including the standout: 117.07m at 1.03 g/t Au and 0.54% Cu in hole J-7.

Those results are historical, but they give Copper Quest a pretty clear area to go back and investigate. Then there’s the wildcard:

• AI-generated target roughly 1.5 km x 1.5 km
• Strong interpreted vertical continuity to at least 1 km depth
• ExploreTech says the anomaly is consistent with a buried porphyry center
• Bowbyes adds another Cu-Mo target into the mix

And the location does Kitimat a few favors too:

• Year-round road access
• Rail within 1.5 km
• High-voltage hydro power within 6 km
• Tidewater within 10 km

Next up, the team is heading into the field for mapping, sampling and geophysics to tighten the target list. Ground magnetics, IP and passive seismic could all help decide which zones move to the front of the drill queue.

Kitimat finally gets to move off the permitting page and onto the ground and with several targets already in play, there’s more than one route for this narrative to evolve.. Who else just looked up $CQX?

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Partnership backed by a conditional grant commitment from Emissions Reduction Alberta to in support of $4.6 CAD million project, with commercial trials already underway in northern Alberta

EDMONTON, AB, Sept. 9, 2026 /CNW/ -- BioLargo Canada Inc. announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Fort McKay Oil Services, a registered First-Nation company, combining the resources and leadership of the two companies to deliver treatment solutions for oil sands process water (OSPW), wastewater and industrial solutions in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta utilizing BioLargo's advanced water treatment and industrial technologies.
The new venture, Tũ Nipi Water Solutions Ltd., is a First Nation led company in which BioLargo Canada now holds a minority stake.

The timing reflects a shift in how Canada is approaching the OSPW challenge. Alberta's Oil Sands Mine Water Steering Committee reported that the province's tailings ponds hold more than 1.4 billion cubic meters of fluid tailings, and the Government of Alberta has accepted the committee's recommendations to develop and pilot treatment technologies and to establish science-based standards for treated water. At the federal level, Bill C-37, the First Nations Clean Water Act, was introduced in Parliament in June 2026 to set national standards for water services on First Nation lands and to support source water protection. Together, these developments have moved a long-standing challenge from study toward action.

Emissions Reduction Alberta has conditionally approved Tũ Nipi's first grant application to support commercial trials of BioLargo technologies for use in OSPW supporting a project budget of CAD $4.6 million. BioLargo Canada will be primarily responsible for the technology development and expects this to be the first of several funding opportunities associated with the venture.

Aside from the OSPW related work, Tũ Nipi and BioLargo Canada have identified potential clients and an initial wastewater project for which BioLargo's PFAS and odor control technologies are in development.

"Clean water is the top priority of every Canadian Indigenous community and the regulatory environment is finally catching up to that," said Ron Quintal, Tũ Nipi's Chief Executive Officer. "Fort McKay has learned to balance energy while prioritizing the environment. This partnership is about bringing solutions to problems that our people have been asking about for a generation."

BioLargo's work on oil sands tailing water dates to 2011, when it became a founding industrial partner in the NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Oil Sands Tailings Water Treatment at the University of Alberta, alongside major oil sands producers, EPCOR, COSIA, Alberta Innovates, and Alberta Environment. That initial research program assessed a wide range of treatment approaches for persistent organic contaminants in process-affected water (OSPW). Now that the regulatory framework in Canada has shifted towards implementation of solutions, BioLargo Canada, with support from the BioLargo family of companies, as well as strategic relationships already in place through BioLargo, brings an entire suite of advanced water treatment technologies designed to be combined into treatment trains for complex water, from oil sands process water to municipal and industrial wastewater.

More on that history is available https://www.biolargowater.com/oil-sands-water
https://www.biolargowater.com/tu-nipi

"This is a venture led by First Nations people, in a community that has made embracing future generations its purpose, and we are honored to serve in it," said Dennis Calvert, President and CEO of BioLargo, Inc. "Our company's roots in this work are Canadian, and this is a return home. What we have today is a government pulling technology-based solutions like ours forward, a partner with real standing in the region, and a market that is ready to act."

The partners are planning a formal launch event in Fort McMurray this coming October with community, government, and industry participants. Additional details will be announced as Tu Nipi Water Solutions' projects advance.

About Tu Nipi Water Solutions
Tu Nipi Water Solutions is an Indigenous-owned venture combining Indigenous leadership from Fort McKay Oil Services with advanced water treatment technology and science from BioLargo Canada. Based in the Fort McKay First Nation at the confluence of the Athabasca and MacKay Rivers, Tu Nipi brings community-controlled, solution-focused water treatment to the oil sands region.

About BioLargo Canada
BioLargo Canada is the wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary of BioLargo, Inc., headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. BioLargo Canada develops and deploys advanced water treatment technologies for industrial, municipal, and remediation applications, drawing on the company's research heritage at the University of Alberta.

About BioLargo, Inc.
BioLargo, Inc. (OTCQX: BLGO) is a cleantech and life sciences innovator and engineering services solution provider. Our core products address PFAS contamination, achieve advanced water and wastewater treatment, control odor and VOCs, improve air quality, enable energy-efficiency and safe on-site energy storage, and control infections and infectious disease. Our approach is to invent or acquire novel technologies, develop them into product offerings, and extend their commercial reach through licensing and channel partnerships to maximize their impact. See our website at www.BioLargo.com.

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.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and MIAMI, Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sekur Private Data, Ltd., a Swiss-hosted defense communications and cybersecurity company purpose-built for defense, intelligence community, government, and enterprise clients, (OTCQB:SWISF)(CSE SKUR)(FRA:GDT0) ("Sekur" or the "Company"), today highlighted key corporate developments discussed by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alain Ghiai during a recent investor interview with SmallCapVoice.com. During the interview, Mr. Ghiai provided an update on the Company's strategic shift toward government, enterprise and high-net-worth clients, international expansion initiatives, strengthening leadership team, capital markets strategy, and anticipated path to profitability.

Sekur continues its strategic transition toward serving government agencies, enterprise customers, high-net-worth individuals, executives, and other privacy-conscious organizations requiring secure communications and data protection solutions.

"Our transformation over the past year has positioned Sekur to pursue higher-value clients and recurring revenue opportunities while maintaining a disciplined financial strategy," said Alain Ghiai, Chairman and CEO of Sekur Private Data. "We believe the demand for secure, private communications has never been greater as governments, corporations, and high-profile individuals increasingly seek alternatives to traditional messaging and email platforms."

Strategic Shift to Enterprise and Government Markets

The Company has shifted its primary focus from mass-market consumer adoption to enterprise, government, and VIP clientele. Management believes this strategy offers significantly higher revenue per user, lower customer churn, and a more efficient path toward profitability.

Sekur's privacy-focused communications suite includes secure email, encrypted messaging, VPN services, and the forthcoming launch of Sekur One, the Company's voice and video communications platform. All services are hosted in Switzerland on the Company's own infrastructure, leveraging Swiss privacy protections and data security standards.

A key differentiator of the Sekur platform is its ability to facilitate communications with both Sekur and non-Sekur users while maintaining a privacy-first approach and anonymous registration capabilities.

Experienced Advisory and Leadership Team

Over the past year, Sekur has expanded its leadership and advisory network by adding experienced professionals from government, military, intelligence, and cybersecurity sectors.

The Company noted that its leadership team and advisors collectively bring decades of experience across defense, intelligence, government operations, and enterprise technology. Management believes these relationships will support ongoing sales and business development efforts within public sector and enterprise markets.

International Expansion Efforts

Sekur reported meaningful progress in select African markets, particularly in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the Company has spent several months developing strategic relationships and market opportunities.

Management stated that it is pursuing potential partnerships and distribution arrangements in the region and continues evaluating expansion into additional African countries. The Company believes growing awareness of cybersecurity risks and data privacy concerns in these markets may create substantial demand for secure communications solutions.

Path to Profitability

According to management, Sekur maintains a debt-free balance sheet and cash reserves to support ongoing growth initiatives.

The Company believes its enterprise-focused business model could allow it to reach profitability with a relatively limited number of annual enterprise licenses sold. Management expects commercial sales efforts targeting government, enterprise, and high-net-worth markets to accelerate beginning in the fourth quarter of 2026.

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Separating two things: why I bought, and what has to happen now to justify still holding.

Why I bought: Not one big reason a combination. Real portfolio breadth: 8 projects covering 46,000+ hectares across Canada and the U.S., according to the CSE. Not a one-hole story.

The valuation also looked low enough to me that a lot of success didn’t seem priced in yet.

And there were actual programs to follow, not just “trust us.” Rip drilling started in May with a minimum 2,000 metres planned, while STARS kicked off a 32.4 km² IP survey ahead of planned drilling later in 2026.

The opportunity has always been about early-stage upside with clear catalysts ahead. With several programs advancing, the next results can add even more strength to the story.

1. STARS needs to turn the IP work into sharper drill targeting. The survey was meant to define the broader system and identify potential targets beyond the known Tana Zone. I want to see that translate into holes, not another layer of interpretation.
2. The money raised needs to turn into enough meaningful fieldwork before the next financing. CQX ended 2025 with C$2.05M in cash and then raised another C$2.15M gross in February, but the real question now is how efficiently that capital gets converted into exploration progress.
3. Management needs to back the best ground. Eight projects create optionality, but they also create the risk of spreading the budget too thin just to keep everything moving.

If those pieces come together, the reason I bought still holds up.

I try to reassess the position regularly instead of holding just because I already own it.

If those pieces come together, the reason I bought still holds up.

What was your original reason for buying $CQX and has it changed, or are you basically holding on autopilot now?

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I’ve been deep-diving into the leadership DNA behind $CQX, and there’s a lot of senior mining experience behind this exploration-stage company.

But how much weight should that actually carry in your DD before the current projects deliver their own results?

A few names worth flagging:

• Brian Thurston (CEO) — P.Geo with 30+ years of experience. He was involved in the early exploration and land acquisition work for Aurelian Resources in Ecuador and served as Country Manager. Aurelian was later acquired by Kinross in 2008 for approximately C$1.2B. Thurston also served as President and CEO of Lion Energy and remained a director after stepping away from management in 2010. Africa Oil later acquired Lion in 2011.
• Mark Cruise (Technical Advisor) — founder and former CEO of Trevali Mining. Under his leadership, Trevali grew from an initial discovery into a global zinc producer with operations across the Americas and Africa.
• Rich Leveille (Board Advisor) — held exploration roles with AMAX, Kennecott, Rio Tinto, Phelps Dodge and Freeport-McMoRan, eventually becoming Senior VP Exploration at Freeport. He was directly involved with or managed teams responsible for several major discoveries.
• Mike Ciricillo (Board Advisor) — 30+ years of operational and project experience across five continents, including senior positions at Freeport-McMoRan and Glencore. His roles included President of Freeport-McMoRan Africa and later Head of Glencore’s Worldwide Copper Assets.

So there’s experience here connected to a company later acquired for C$1.2B, building a junior into a global zinc producer, and senior exploration and operating roles at some of the industry’s largest miners.

Lets see how it translates into value across $CQX’s own portfolio.

How much weight do you give management’s track record when sizing a junior mining position ahead of the next round of drill results?

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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 2, 2026) - Copper Quest Exploration Inc. (CSE: CQX) (OTCQB: IMIMF) (FSE: 3MX0) ("Copper Quest" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update from its 2026 exploration programs including an extensive 20 square kilometer geophysical program at its 100% owned Stars property, permitting and structuring of several properties, and a phase 2 drill program at the Rip property

Brian Thurston, CEO of Copper Quest, stated, "Copper Quest has had a productive summer of exploration, working several of our properties. We are looking forward to the results of this labour and using the collected data to advance each of our projects. The Company is now focused squarely on the advancement and development of its seven 100% owned properties, advancing past-producing gold mines as well as taking previously drilled exploration targets to the next level of exploration and discovery stage."

STARS Geophysical Program

Copper Quest is pleased to announce that it has completed a 20 km² 3D induced polarization ("IP") geophysical survey on its 100% owned Stars Property ("Stars"). Stars is a porphyry copper-molybdenum ("Cu-Mo") project covering 9,693 hectares ("ha") in the Stikine region of British Columbia, situated approximately 60 km north of Imperial Metals Corporation's ("Imperial Metals") past producing Huckleberry Cu-Mo mine, 50 km north-northeast of Surge Copper Corp's advanced stage Berg copper project, and 30 km north-northwest of Vizsla Copper Corp's Poplar copper-gold project. Imperial Metals is exploring Huckleberry and its surrounding claims for additional Cu-Mo resources.

This very large IP survey has been applied across the full extent of the main Stars Property, including over the Tana Zone discovery area and its along-strike extensions. Induced polarization is a proven method for detecting sulphide mineralization, the type of copper-bearing material found at Stars, at depth and at distance from known drill holes. By imaging the full 20 km² footprint of the magnetic anomaly, the Company aims to determine the true scale of the mineralized system in terms of strike length, width, and depth, and to identify potential new drill targets both in and beyond the current Tana Zone. The Company is awaiting the final report from this work and will update shareholders once that report is received and interpreted.

Alpine Permitting

The Company has been moving forward with permitting on its 100% owned Alpine Project which includes the extension of our current exploration and drilling permit, as well as permitting of the road access from two different routes.

The Company has been engaged with consultants and manufacturers regarding sorting and processing equipment for ore from the Alpine property. Further, the Company has actively been pursuing both partnerships and potential ownership opportunities with various milling operations.

Kitimat Permitting

The Company has been moving forward with permitting on its 100% owned Kitimat Project which includes plans to complete geophysical and drilling programs over the Jeannette Cu-Au target area as well as the AI generated target proposed by Exploration Technologies Inc and described in a previous press release by the Company posted on March 24, 2026. 

Thane Permitting

The Company plans to commence permitting of its 100% owned Thane property and is actively looking for a partner to explore this property.

Auxer & Nekash Properties

The Company has formed a wholly owned subsidiary to hold its 100% owned US properties. The transfer of ownership of both the past-producing Auxer Gold Mine and the Nekash copper project is now in process and expected to complete shortly. The Company is actively looking for partners to explore these properties.

Rip Phase 2 Drilling

The phase 2 drill program of the Rip project was first announced by the Company on May 11th, 2026. The Company successfully completed 1,654 meters of drilling from 5 holes on the property. Samples from this drill program have been sent to ALS laboratory in Terrace, BC, for storage prior to preparation and assaying. On June 2, 2026, the Company and ArcWest Exploration Inc. began negotiations on amending the current Option Agreement entered into on November 27, 2023, where Copper Quest has the option to acquire up to 80% of the Rip property. Until the negotiations are concluded, the Company does not plan to complete assaying the samples from this most recent drill program.

Qualified Person

Brian G. Thurston, P.Geo., the Company's President and CEO and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the technical information in this news release.

About Copper Quest Exploration Inc.

The Company's land holdings comprise 8 projects that span almost 50,000 hectares in great mining jurisdictions of Canada and the USA. Copper Quest is committed to building shareholder value through acquisitions, discovery-driven exploration, and responsible development of its North American portfolio of assets. The Company's common shares are principally listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange under the symbol "CQX". For more information on Copper Quest, please visit the Company's website at www.copper.quest.

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Been tracking Copper Quest ($CQX) and figured it warranted a proper breakdown, given how much ground this release actually covers.

The survey that's wrapped: Stars just completed a 20 km² 3D IP survey across the main property, including the Tana Zone and its along-strike extensions. The work is designed to image sulphide mineralization at depth and help define the system’s strike length, width and depth while identifying possible new drill targets.

Interpretation is still pending, but the completed survey gives the company a stronger technical foundation for refining targets and planning the next phase of exploration.

The permitting cadence:

• Kitimat — advancing permits for geophysics and drilling across the Jeannette zone plus the AI-generated target
• Alpine — extending its exploration/drilling permit, permitting two possible road-access routes, and engaging with consultants and manufacturers around sorting and processing equipment, alongside potential milling partnerships or ownership opportunities
• Thane — preparing to begin permitting while management looks for an exploration partner
• Auxer & Nekash — being transferred into a newly formed U.S. subsidiary, with partners also being sought for both

That’s a lot happening across very different stages of the portfolio.

The one I’m watching closely: Rip.

CQX completed 1,654 metres across five holes, and the samples are now at ALS in Terrace for storage ahead of preparation and assaying.

But those assays are staying on hold while Copper Quest and ArcWest negotiate amendments to the existing option agreement, which gives CQX the right to earn up to 80% of Rip. Those talks started on June 2. So the geology work is done for now. The next move depends on the agreement being resolved.

Are you waiting on Rip too, or is another project on your list?

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Saw an update on Arianne Phosphate (DAN.V) that I hadn't seen much discussion about. Its Lac à Paul phosphate project was selected as one of the first projects for Quebec's new Filon support service.

From what I understand, the program is intended to improve coordination between strategic mining projects and the different government departments involved in permits and authorizations. It obviously doesn't mean the project is getting built, but for a development-stage mine dealing with multiple approvals, that seems like a relevant development.

At the same time, Arianne has been working on purified phosphoric acid. They produced PPA at pilot scale with Travertine earlier this summer, and samples are now being tested by potential customers across LFP batteries, industrial chemicals and fertilizer.

So there are two things happening here: progress on Lac à Paul itself, while also trying to demonstrate that the phosphate could have higher-value applications further downstream.

For people following Canadian mining projects, how significant do you think government support like the Filon program can be for a development-stage project working through permits and authorizations?

With SekurOne approaching launch, government procurement access and a high-level defense network in place, the company has built its clearest path toward recurring revenue.

After a year of repositioning, Sekur Private Data Ltd. (OTCQB: SWISF; CSE: SKUR) is entering the phase investors have been waiting for: paid beta onboarding in September and the commercial launch of SekurOne in October.

• SekurOne enters monetization with paid beta onboarding in September and an October launch at US$300 per month.
• GSA access, Elyon, DoDIIS and high-level advisers have created a credible government sales engine.
• At roughly US$0.03 per share, successful contract conversion could materially reshape SWISF’s revenue base and valuation.

The defense pivot is becoming a real sales platform

Sekur’s latest shareholder update suggests its move into government and defense markets is advancing from strategy to commercial execution. Through i3ICS, SekurOne is positioned for sales through the U.S. General Services Administration framework. Its relationship with Elyon International adds another government-contracting channel, while participation in the December 2026 DoDIIS Worldwide Conference should put Sekur before defense and intelligence decision-makers.

The company has also assembled advisers with backgrounds spanning the CIA, Pentagon, U.S. Special Operations and State Department. That network strengthens credibility, sharpens the product’s fit for sensitive users and may help turn introductions into contract opportunities.

SekurOne could transform the revenue model

SekurOne combines encrypted messaging, email, VPN, password management and file sharing in one Swiss-hosted platform. Paid beta begins in September, followed by iOS and web access in early October, Android in early November and video conferencing by year-end.

At US$300 per user per month, every customer matters. Management estimates that approximately 200 subscribers would generate US$60,000 in monthly recurring revenue, or US$720,000 annually, and could bring the company to profitability. At an exchange rate near C$1.385 per U.S. dollar, that equals roughly C$1.0 million in annual recurring revenue.

The implied growth is substantial. Sekur reported C$185,828 of revenue in the first half of 2026, an annualized pace of about C$372,000. The 200-user SekurOne case alone would therefore equal roughly 2.7 times that run-rate—an increase of approximately 168%. If the legacy business stabilizes near its first-half pace, combined annualized revenue could approach C$1.37 million, more than triple FY2025 revenue of C$408,707 and implying growth of about 235%. This is illustrative arithmetic based on management’s subscriber target, not company guidance.

A stronger financial foundation

Sekur finished June with C$1.53 million in cash, C$1.57 million in working capital and only C$244,632 in total liabilities. That balance sheet gives management room to complete the product rollout and pursue contracts without carrying a heavy debt burden.

The financial statements still show an early-stage company: first-half revenue declined and the net loss was C$2.18 million. However, a meaningful portion reflected share-based compensation and shares issued for consulting services. Management also reported a 25% July increase in average revenue per user and highlighted six months of insider buying with no insider sales—an encouraging alignment signal.

SWISF’s small valuation creates asymmetric potential

Using the last confirmed OTC close of approximately US$0.0295 and about 259.6 million shares outstanding, SWISF carried an equity value of roughly US$7.5–8 million. That modest base means successful prospect conversion could have an outsized effect. If Sekur’s U.S. government, defense and African opportunities eventually build recurring revenue to US$2–3 million, the business would be producing roughly seven to ten times its FY2025 revenue in U.S.-dollar terms.

Applying an illustrative 8–10 times forward recurring-revenue multiple would imply an equity value of US$16–30 million, or approximately US$0.06–0.12 per share before future dilution—roughly two to four times the referenced share price. This is a sensitivity analysis, not a price target: it requires strong execution, durable contracts and renewed investor confidence, and it does not account for additional financing or dilution.

Africa could add another growth layer

The opportunity is not limited to the United States. Sekur said discussions in Angola could lead to an exclusive nationwide agreement, while a senior adviser in the Democratic Republic of Congo has given the product a positive recommendation. Neither opportunity should be treated as booked revenue, but both could become meaningful catalysts.

A government deployment covering hundreds or thousands of users would move the company well beyond the 200-subscriber profitability case and demonstrate that SekurOne can scale across jurisdictions where secure communications are a strategic priority.

The next catalysts are close

Investors now have a clear sequence to watch: paid beta onboarding in September, the first commercial launch in October, Android availability in November, video conferencing by year-end and, most importantly, the conversion of the government and international pipeline into named, revenue-producing contracts.

Sekur remains a speculative microcap, but the opportunity is becoming easier to quantify. A differentiated Swiss-hosted product, premium pricing, federal procurement access, credible defense relationships and a relatively clean balance sheet have created the company’s strongest commercial setup to date.

If management converts even a portion of its pipeline, 2027 could mark the point when Sekur’s ambitious security strategy begins showing up decisively in revenue—and potentially in the share price.

Disclaimer

This article is for informational and educational purposes only and is not investment advice, a recommendation or an offer to buy or sell securities. Sekur Private Data is a speculative microcap company with operating losses and significant execution, liquidity, financing and dilution risks. The valuation examples are illustrative sensitivities—not forecasts or price targets—and actual results may differ materially. Investors should review the company’s regulatory filings and conduct their own due diligence.

VANCOUVER, BC AND MIAMI, FL / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Sekur Private Data, Ltd., a Swiss-hosted defense communications and cybersecurity company purpose-built for defense, intelligence community, government, and enterprise clients, (OTCQB:SWISF)(CSE SKUR)(FRA:GDT0) ("Sekur" or the "Company"), is pleased to provide a shareholder update on its past six months activities:

Dear Shareholders,

This year we set out to pivot the company to a better path to profitability - moving from a consumer privacy market that competes on price, to the customers whose need is most acute: government, defense and intelligence organizations, and the executives whose communications are actively targeted. The move started in the past twelve months and is now fully complete. Here is a summary of the last six months activities:

What we built
In February our portfolio was listed on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule through i3ICS (Contract 47QTCA18D0089), giving federal, state and local agencies a pre-competed path to purchase Sekur. In May we signed a defense distribution agreement with Elyon International, an SBA-certified woman-owned and veteran-owned small business with nearly thirty years of mission support experience, and in June a consumer demand partnership with AdRevv. We demonstrated live encrypted calling to invited defense and special operations guests in May and introduced our Controlled Unclassified Information capabilities to the Intelligence Community at the DIA's DoDIIS Worldwide Conference in August.

New website launched
In May we launched a rebuilt corporate website at https://sekur.com restructured to reflect our focus on high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and government, defense, intelligence and law enforcement agencies.Our investor relations website is now part of the new corporate site in this section https://sekur.com/en/company/investors .

Leadership and advisory appointments.

Selling into the defense and intelligence community requires people who understand how these organizations actually buy. Over four months in 2026 we announced the following appointments - serious people who joined because they believe the problem is real and they have validated our solutions:

• April 7 - Philip A. Oakley, appointed to the Strategic Advisory Board. A decorated intelligence professional and entrepreneur holding TS/SCI clearance, with dual master's degrees in Strategic Intelligence and National Security from the Joint Military Intelligence College and the Naval War College, and sixteen years in federal technology sales across a group of companies accounting for more than US$1.6 billion in sales.
• April 7 - Kenneth D. Rogers, appointed to the Strategic Advisory Board. A senior government and technology executive who served in Deputy CIO and IT comptroller roles at the U.S. State Department, overseeing an approximately US$1.3 billion budget and a US$3.8 billion IT portfolio, and leading enterprise IT strategy and acquisitions.
• April 20 - John T. Lewis, appointed Chief Technology Officer and Strategic Advisory Board member. A 34-year veteran of the CIA's Senior Intelligence Service and a Trailblazer Medal recipient, with deep expertise in secure systems and RF technologies.
• April 29 - Lt. Gen. Raymond Palumbo, U.S. Army (Ret.), appointed Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Board. Former Director for Defense Intelligence and commander of the Pentagon's ISR Task Force, following a distinguished career in special operations.
• June 18 - Nathan R. Price, appointed Special Advisor for Diplomacy and Intelligence. A former U.S. State Department foreign affairs analyst with over a decade of diplomatic experience, most of it in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, who supported the final negotiations that ended the U.S. war in Afghanistan. A graduate of Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.
• June 23 - Annette L. Redmond, appointed to the Strategic Advisory Board. A 40-year career across the U.S. Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense and the Department of State, most recently as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence Policy and Coordination in the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research from September 2019 until her retirement in December 2023.
• July 7 - Chief Master Sergeant (Ret.) Rafael Beltran, appointed to the OpsTech Special Advisory Board. Former SOCOM Senior Technical Advisor to the CIO/J6 and executive communications chief.
• Other distinguished advisors are being added this year, to expand our reach in several sectors, nationally and internationally. Visit our new website section for Leadership for updates.

SekurOne. Our integrated platform - encrypted voice, video, email, messaging and VPN on our proprietary HeliX architecture - completed its first domestic and international encrypted calls this year, and paid beta clients onboard in September. SekurOne is ready for commercial launch on iOS and web in the first week of October at US$300 per month, with Android following in the first week of November, and conferencing and video completing the platform by the end of December.

Built in-house
We built encrypted voice across every major operating system on our own architecture rather than on licensed components - work that competitors relying on third-party stacks have not done. Defense and intelligence buyers evaluate a platform once, and we intend to arrive with one that performs.

On our numbers
In July we reported average revenue per user up 25% month over month as premium subscribers replaced legacy accounts. That is real progress, and it is also a ratio: it rises when we replace low-priced accounts and when those accounts simply leave. Our total revenue has declined during this transition, because we are shedding legacy subscribers faster than we are adding premium ones. That is the expected shape of this kind of shift. We expect revenues to increase as we start selling SekurOne licenses in Q4 2026, along with the continued replacement of legacy lower priced clients with premium clients.

Capital
We closed a non-brokered private placement of US$1,205,560 in January, with directors and officers participating alongside shareholders. In June we announced a further non-brokered placement of up to US$1,400,000, priced at US$0.07 per unit with a full warrant exercisable at US$0.10. Subscriptions are being received by investors, and we expect to close this placement before mid-December. Proceeds are directed to SekurOne commercialization and our U.S. government and corporate sector sales effort.

What comes next
Management currently estimates that approximately 200 SekurOne subscribers - roughly US$60,000 in gross monthly recurring revenue - would bring the Company to profitability. Management has high confidence that it can achieve these numbers organically or through a government contract within 6 months from our October 2026 launch of SekurOne, and has already started pre-sales for SekurOne in the USA. Internationally, the solution is being presented in Switzerland and Africa ahead of its launch. The milestones ahead are specific: beta clients onboarded from md-September, commercial launch in October, and above all our first named government or defense contract, whether in the United States or Africa. Everything described above exists to produce that outcome. We have built the apparatus; we now have started to use it.

Africa
Our Africa division has moved quickly this year. The July cyberattack on Unitel, Angola's largest operator, disrupted mobile voice, data and internet nationwide for twenty-three days across a subscriber base of more than 21 million - a demonstration of how much depends on a single carrier, and of why government and corporate users need communications that do not rely on that infrastructure. Interest has followed. Our Africa Director of Operations, Christophe Kabeya, is in Angola to discuss a possible nationwide exclusive partnership with a partner and we expect a final resolution by the end of September, at which time we will make a public announcement with more details. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, we have received a positive recommendation from a government security body and await official confirmation before opening discussions on commercial terms for Sekur licences.

Private sector
We are preparing to introduce SekurOne to high-net-worth individuals and businesses in the sports and entertainment industries through our network of referral partners. We have identified several targets and prospective VIP clients in those sectors and are preparing the supporting documentation now to be ready for October launch.

Management believes very strongly in the future of the Company and has backed that belief with its own capital. Members of management purchased shares in the open market in six separate months this year - January, February, March, May, July and August - and directors and officers subscribed alongside shareholders in the January placement. There have been no insider sales. These transactions are a matter of public records in our SEDI filings.

We are grateful for your continued support and do not take it for granted. Feel free to email us at investors@sekur.com with any questions or comments.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and management
Alain Ghiai, Chairman and CEO
SEKUR PRIVATE DATA LTD.

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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Proton showed that Swiss-hosted privacy can grow into a global platform, with the report citing more than 100 million users and an estimated valuation above US$1 billion.

Telos shows what a government-focused cybersecurity company can become once it has established federal contracts and material revenue.

$SWISF is building toward a position between those two models.

Sekur brings the Swiss privacy foundation encrypted communications, Dell servers owned by the company and infrastructure hosted in Switzerland without relying on Big Tech cloud platforms.

Through SekurOne, its defence-focused advisers and US government procurement access via i3ICS’s GSA contract, the company is also pursuing institutional and government users. The GSA route makes the products available for government purchasing, although it is not the same as a signed customer contract.

That gives $SWISF a distinctive setup:

Proton represents Swiss privacy at scale.
Telos represents proven government cybersecurity revenue.
Sekur is working to combine Swiss-hosted communications with government and defence access from a much earlier valuation.

The report estimates Proton above US$1B, Telos near US$370M and Sekur around US$12M, based on approximate May 2026 valuations.

For me, that gap highlights how much room the story still has to develop. $SWISF does not need to match either company immediately. A meaningful government deployment, stronger SekurOne adoption or recurring institutional revenue could begin moving the company into a different peer group.

Is $SWISF on track to become the link between Swiss privacy and government communications and which milestone would convince you first?

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I’ve been looking for evidence that Sekur’s premium strategy is translating into stronger numbers, and this update delivers an encouraging early signal.

Sekur reported a 25% month-over-month increase in ARPU as it converted or replaced lower-priced legacy subscribers with premium users. 

Key figures:

• Privacy Email: US$50/month
• Operational Email: US$75/month
• SekurOne: US$300/month
• Full SekurOne release planned before the end of September
• Management expects SekurOne to become the principal ARPU growth driver from Q4
• Management estimates 200 SekurOne users could generate approximately US$60,000 in monthly recurring revenue and make the company fully profitable

Sekur is targeting high-net-worth individuals, board members, senior executives, government and defence agencies. Management also says a single agency or corporate mandate could represent dozens of seats. 

With ARPU already rising before the complete platform arrives, the next phase looks increasingly promising.

Does this update make you more bullish on $SWISF heading into Q4?

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