Mr. David Christie reports

ORFORD MOBILIZES EXPLORATION TEAMS TO ITS NUNAVIK LITHIUM, QIQAVIK GOLD AND WEST RAGLAN NICKEL PROJECTS

Orford Mining Corp.'s exploration teams have been mobilized to Camp Chukotat in the Nunavik region of Northern Quebec to commence exploration on its Nunavik lithium, Qiqavik gold and West Raglan nickel projects. Camp Chukotat will be Orford's base camp for all its exploration efforts in the Nunavik region in 2023. Exploration in 2023 on these projects is multifaceted, ranging from prospecting to drilling to airborne geophysics.

David Christie, president and chief executive officer of Orford, commented: "Orford is geared up for a busy multicommodity and multidiscipline exploration program across its Nunavik properties. We are especially eager to get boots on the ground for the first time exploring our Nunavik lithium properties as well as applying the new structural targeting approach for drilling on our Qiqavik gold project."

Nunavik lithium project (100 per cent Orford)

The inaugural exploration program on the 455 square kilometres of land in Nunavik at the margins of the Cape Smith belt will use the recently completed remote sensing work (news release June 16, 2023), along with historic Quebec government mapping data and lake sediment sampling data. Government work includes mapping and sampling of pegmatites which, combined with the remote sensing work, have helped to define high-priority targets across the properties. Work to be completed by Orford will include:

• Prospecting using portable analyzers (laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF)) for real-time analysis on the over 50 high-priority targets areas referred to in Orford's June 16, 2023, news release.
• Orford exploration teams will take grab samples, chip and channel samples where appropriate.
• When warranted, based on visual and LIBS results, Orford may use the RAB (rotary air blast) drill that will be on its Qiqavik gold project to drill test prospective pegmatites that have been identified by field teams on surface.

Qiqavik gold project (100 per cent Orford)

The geological understanding of the Qiqavik property geology has evolved to a level that has improved the targeting approaches for the 2023 exploration program. This program is truly a multifaceted program, including airborne and ground geophysics, prospecting, mapping, and drilling including:

• A total of 660 line-kilometres of airborne magnetic and electromagnetic (EM) surveying. The survey will be flown on east-west lines over the known Annick trend and its northward extension (up to nine km total strike length; previous surveys were flown subparallel to this trend which is perpendicular to regional geology).
• Induced polarization ground geophysics on the north part of the Annick trend over the area with the highest-grade boulders which reported up to 648 grams per tonne gold. This IP survey together with a recently completed structural interpretation will be used to help target the drilling.
• Prospecting and mapping focused on newly identified late-stage deformation D3 structures oriented northwest-southeast, and possible northeast-trending structures that may correspond to be the Annick trend.
• The final phase of work on the Qiqavik property will include RAB drilling, targeting 25 to 60 targets, focused principally on the Annick trend.

Note that grab samples are selective by nature and values reported may not be representative of mineralized zones.

West Raglan nickel-copper-platinum-group-element project (51 per cent Wyloo Metals/49 per cent Orford)

The West Raglan project is a joint venture with Wyloo Metals Pty. Ltd. Wyloo earned a 51-per-cent interest level in the joint venture in early 2023 and notified Orford of its intent to increase Wyloo's interest to 70 per cent as stated in Orford's Feb. 14, 2023, press release.

• This year's program, financed by Wyloo and operated by Orford, is a target-building program and includes 1,981 line km of airborne magnetic and EM surveying over the South trend (also referred to as the Canadian Royalties Nunavik nickel mine trend).

About Orford Mining Corp.

Orford Mining is a gold and critical mineral explorer focused on highly prospective and underexplored areas of Northern Quebec. Orford's principal assets are the Qiqavik, West Raglan and lithium exploration projects comprising a land package totalling over 111,000 hectares in the Cape Smith belt of Northern Quebec. The Qiqavik project hosts several new high-grade gold discoveries along a mineralized trend in excess of 40 km. The West Raglan project hosts a number of high-grade Raglan-style nickel/copper/platinum group metal discoveries along a 55 km mineralized trend. In early 2023 Orford acquired large claim blocks targeting lithium in the Nunavik region. These lithium claim blocks have been carefully selected as having promising lithium potential after an exhaustive compilation of available data. Orford also has four property positions in the Joutel region of the Abitibi district of Northern Quebec, which hosts historical deposits such as the Eagle/Telbel, Joutel Copper, Poirier Copper and Vezza deposits. Orford continually seeks new gold exploration opportunities in North America. Orford's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ORM. This information from neighbouring properties is not necessarily indicative of the mineralization on Orford Mining's properties.

Qualified person

The disclosure of scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been approved by Alger St-Jean, PGeo, chief geoscientist of Orford, a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101. The historical assays referred to in this release were obtained from historical work reports filed with the Quebec Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and have not been independently verified by a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101.

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