Mr. Shawn Westcott reports

OPHIR METALS ANNOUNCES OPTION GRANT

Ophir Metals Corp. has granted an aggregate of 900,000 options to purchase common shares of the company exercisable at a price of 10 cents per common share for a period of five years to directors, officers and consultants of the company. The common shares issuable upon exercise of the options are subject to a four-month hold period from the original date of grant.

About Ophir Metals Corp.

Ophir Metals is a mineral exploration company focused on the exploration and development of the Pilipas lithium property in James Bay, Quebec. Ophir holds an option to earn a 70-per-cent interest in the Pilipas property over a three-year period from Azimut Exploration Inc.

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