Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 11, 2026) - Powermax Minerals Inc. (CSE: PMAX) (OTCQB: PWMXF) (FSE: T23) ("Powermax" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received a desktop study for its Hopkins Rare Earth Element ("REE") Project located in the Cochrane District of northeastern Ontario. The desktop study evaluated publicly available geological, geophysical, geochemical and historical exploration datasets to assess REE prospectivity and establish priorities for future field programs on the Hopkins REE tenements.