Mr. Hayden Locke reports

MARIMACA APPOINTS SOLANGE GONZALEZ AS GENERAL COUNSEL AND CORPORATE SECRETARY

Marimaca Copper Corp. has appointed Solange Gonzalez as general counsel and corporate secretary, based in the company's Santiago, Chile, office.

Ms. Gonzalez is a legal executive with nearly 20 years of experience advising Chilean and international companies across mergers and acquisitions (M&A), securities law, corporate governance, commercial law, and corporate law. Prior to joining Marimaca, Ms. Gonzalez served as executive legal manager, M&A and corporate finance, at the Falabella Group, one of Chile's largest multinational retail businesses. Prior to this, Ms. Gonzalez spent 11 years at Carey, one of Chile's leading law firms, advising local and international clients on M&A, financing and commercial transactions. While at Carey, Ms. Gonzalez spent six months as a visiting attorney at Fasken Toronto in the global mining team.

Ms. Gonzalez holds a masters of law (LLM) in corporate law from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a bachelor of law (LLB) from the Universidad de Chile, and a certificate in mining law from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.

Hayden Locke, president and chief executive officer of Marimaca Copper, states:

"We are excited to welcome Solange to the team as we continue to advance the Marimaca project toward first production. Solange brings a wealth of local and international legal experience to Marimaca, and adds significant depth to our in-country management team as we continue to build-out our local business."

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