# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001339688
**File Stem:** 0001062993-26-000493
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001062993-26-000493.hdr.sgml**: 20260130

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001062993-26-000493

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260122

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260130

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260130

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** LION COPPER & GOLD CORP.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001339688
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** METAL MINING [1000]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** A1
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-55139
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26581517

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O #1200-750 WEST PENDER STREET
- **CITY:** VANCOUVER
- **STATE:** A1
- **ZIP:** V6C 2T8
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 778-898-0057

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O #1200-750 WEST PENDER STREET
- **CITY:** VANCOUVER
- **STATE:** A1
- **ZIP:** V6C 2T8

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** QUATERRA RESOURCES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20050923

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? Lion Copper and Gold Corp.: Form 8-K - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

Washington, D.C. 20549

**___________________________**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  **<u>January 22, 2026</u>**

**<u>LION COPPER AND GOLD CORP.</u>**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|  **<u>British Columbia</u>** |  **<u>000-55139</u>** |  **<u>98-1664106</u>** |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **<u>(775) 463-9600</u>**

**<u>Not Applicable</u>**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b -2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☑

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 7.01. Regulation FD.**

On January 22, 2026, Lion Copper and Gold Corp. (the "Registrant") issued a press release announcing that it has received US$30.5 million from Nuton LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto, further to the Registrant's press release dated November 24, 2025, pursuant to the parties' previously announced earn-in agreement relating to the advancement of the Yerington Copper Project in Nevada, USA.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in Item 7.01 and in the press release is deemed to be "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The information set forth in Item 7.01 of this report shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

[99.1](exhibit99-1.htm) [News release dated January 22, 2026](exhibit99-1.htm) <br> 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Lion Copper and Gold Corp.** |
| Date: | January 29, 2026 | &nbsp;&nbsp;(Registrant) |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;*/s/* Lei Wang |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Lei Wang, Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

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| ![](exhibit99-1xu001.jpg) | **TSX-V: LEO \| OTCQB: LCGMF** |

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**Lion Copper and Gold Corp. Receives US$30.5 Million from Nuton to Advance Yerington<br>Copper Project**

Vancouver, British Columbia - January 22, 2026 - Lion Copper and Gold Corp. ("Lion CG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received US$30.5 million from Nuton LLC ("Nuton"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto, further to the Company's press release dated November 24, 2025, pursuant to the parties' previously announced earn-in agreement relating to the advancement of the Yerington Copper Project in Nevada, USA.

The funding represents Nuton's investment under Stage 3 of the earn-in framework and will be used to advance the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) and associated permitting activities, including technical optimization, engineering, environmental studies, and regulatory engagement.

*"This investment represents a major execution milestone for Lion CG and further validates the scale, quality and strategic importance of the Yerington Copper Project,"* said John Banning, Chief Executive Officer of Lion CG. *"This substantial partner funding enables the Company to advance the DFS and permitting work without significant dilution and execution risk for Lion CG shareholders."*

The Yerington Copper Project is located in a Tier-1 U.S. jurisdiction and has the potential, subject to the outcomes of ongoing studies and permitting, to contribute to the domestic production of copper cathode. Establishing additional U.S.-based copper cathode supply is increasingly viewed as strategically important given rising demand from electrification, grid modernization, electric vehicles, and data center infrastructure, and ongoing efforts to strengthen domestic critical mineral supply chains.

Lion CG intends to progress the Yerington Copper Project toward qualification under the U.S. federal FAST-41 permitting framework, which is designed to enhance transparency, coordination, and predictability in the federal permitting process for major infrastructure and critical mineral projects.

As part of the DFS work program, the Nuton® Technology is expected to be further refined, with the objective of improving copper recoveries and potentially reducing capital intensity and environmental footprint relative to conventional processing routes.

Lion CG remains focused on disciplined project advancement, capital stewardship, and long-term value creation as it advances Yerington toward potential development in support of secure, domestic copper supply.

**About Lion CG**

Lion CG is a junior mining company advancing its Yerington, MacArthur and Bear projects in Lyon County, Nevada through an earn-in agreement with Nuton. The Project focuses on accelerating production from its long-life, low-strip-ratio, brownfield-advantaged Yerington Copper Project utilizing modern processing technologies.

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**About Nuton** 

Nuton is an innovative venture that aims to help grow Rio Tinto's copper business. At the core of Nuton is a portfolio of proprietary copper leaching related technologies and capability that offers the potential to economically unlock copper from primary sulfide resources through leaching, achieving market-leading recovery rates and contributing to an increase in copper production at new and ongoing operations.

One of the key differentiators of Nuton is the ambition to produce the world's lowest footprint copper while having at least one Positive Impact at each deployment site across five pillars: water, energy, land, materials and society.

To learn more about Nuton, visit <u>https://nuton.tech/</u>

John Banning<br>Chief Executive Officer<br>Lion Copper and Gold Corp.

For more information, please contact:<br>Email: <u>info@lioncg.com</u>

**Forward-Looking Statements**

*Neither Canadian Stock Exchange (CSE) nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.*

**NEWS RELEASE** <sub>2</sub>

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*This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements relate to future events or performance and reflect the Company's current expectations or beliefs regarding future events. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, completion of a Definitive Feasibility Study, permitting, engineering and technical work programs; the potential timing and pathway to commercial copper cathode production; the potential deployment of Nuton® Technology at the Yerington Copper Project; the possible creation of an investment vehicle and the respective ownership interests upon completion of Stage 3; the Company's expectations regarding project derisking, strategic milestones, and ongoing collaboration with Nuton; and the Yerington Project's ability to contribute to domestic copper supply and respond to increasing market demand. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company at the date of this news release, are inherently subject to significant operational, technical, economic, and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. These assumptions include, but are not limited to: that the Feasibility Study and permitting process will be completed on the anticipated schedule; that Nuton™ Technology will operate as intended at scale; that required regulatory approvals will be obtained; that financing will be available on reasonable terms; and that market conditions for copper will remain favourable. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to: risks related to mineral exploration and development, permitting delays, changes in regulatory frameworks, cost escalation, inability to secure financing, technical challenges associated with deployment of new extraction technologies, commodity price fluctuations, community relations, supply chain constraints, and other customary risks in the mining and technology sectors. There can be no assurance that Stage 3 will be completed as contemplated, or at all, that the Parties will proceed to establish an investment Vehicle upon completion of Stage 3, that the Yerington Project will reach commercial production, or that Nuton® Technology will provide intended benefits at scale. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements except as required by applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release*

**NEWS RELEASE** <sub>3</sub>

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