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PPX Mining drills 0.4 m of 18.93 g/t Au at Callanquitas

2024-04-25 15:19 ET - News Release

Mr. John Thomas reports

PPX CONTINUES TO DELIVER SOLID EXPLORATION RESULTS AT CALLANQUITAS WITH UP TO 18.93 AU G/T

During the current month, PPX Mining Corp. focused its exploration efforts in three additional diamond drill holes from underground at Callanquitas East and West breccia zones.

Holes CA-24-09 and CA-24-10 were drilled horizontally at elevation 3,290 metres toward Callanquitas West.

CA-24-10 delivered up to 18.93 grams per tonne gold with an intercept of 10.46 g/t Au and 34.7 g/t Ag over 0.9 metre. Hole CA-24-09 intersected 3.33 g/t Au and 11.5 g/t Ag over 0.45 m.

Drill hole CA-24-08 was placed steeply with azimuth below CA-24-07 (elevation 2,970 m), intercepting the Callanquitas East breccia zone with a grade of 2.27 g/t Au and 169.7 g/t Ag over 1.30 metres width. The hole was stopped close to the sulphide zone intercepted in CA-24-07.

The attached table shows the sections of the holes CA-24-10, 09 and 08 with grades being demonstrated.

Holes CA-24-09 and CA-24-10

Two holes (CA-24-09 and 10) were drilled to intercept Callanquitas West. The drill holes were positioned from underground at level 3,290 m, a new area with no historical drilling nearby, with an estimated length of 350 metres long and open at depth. The holes were located at the northern part of the Callanquitas West breccia.

Hole CA-24-09

Drilled toward the new areas of the Callanquitas West breccia and at 100 metres below the surface. The drilling intersected the Callanquitas West breccia at the elevation 3,290 m with abundant iron oxides. The hole, drilled from an underground stope, had an azimuth of 261 degrees dipping 0 degrees (horizontal). The breccia zone intersected has several hydrothermal features with intersections grading 5.34 g/t Au and 10 g/t Ag over 0.3 metre wide, and another thicker breccia grading 1.78 g/t Au and 7.9 g/t Ag over 2.25 metres.

Hole CA-24-10

Drill hole CA-24-10 was located toward the new areas of the Callanquitas West breccia and south of hole CA-24-09, at 90 metres from the surface. Drill hole CA-24-10 intersected the Callanquitas West breccia at the elevation of 3,290 m and with abundant iron oxides. The hole was drilled from an open stope with an azimuth of 241 degrees dipping 0 degrees (horizontal). The breccia zone also showed several hydrothermal sections and intersected 10.46 g/t Au and 34.7 g/t Ag over 0.9 metre within the wider intersection grading 4.94 g/t Au and 18.5 g /t Ag over two metres, with an intercept grading up to 18.93 g/t Au.

Hole CA-24-08

Drill hole CA-24-08 intersected the Callanquitas East structure, located below and north of the historic drilling carried out in 2018, at level 2,970 m. The new intercept is 100 metres from the mining area (Mina Callanquitas) and the nearest drill hole is CA-24-07.

The intercepts of the two drill holes, CA-24-07 and CA-24-08, confirmed the continuity at depth of Callanquitas East. The drill hole CA-24-07 intercepted sulphide mineralization with high Au and Ag grades. The grades herein confirm that the mineralization extends and continues throughout this area.

John Thomas, chief executive officer, commented: "The results of CA-24-08 confirm continuity of the Callanquitas East breccia at an elevation of 2,830 m, well below the present mining area, and with economic grades of Au and Ag within mixed oxides and sulphides. Additionally, the drill holes CA-24-09 and CA-24-10 that intercepted Callanquitas West are located in a new area, with no historical drilling. Both holes confirm the continuation of the gold mineralization as expected from the surface sampling. The distance between the intersections is 350 metres and does indicate the need for more drilling to confirm this strike length and continuity.

"The company is designing a second phase of drilling at Callanquitas for the second quarter of 2024, with the objective of defining the geometry of the precious metals mineralization."

Core sampling and quality assurance/quality control protocols

PPX geologists collect core diamond drill core samples immediately following geological and geotechnical logging. Samples are collected based on natural fractures and their geological characteristics based on their individual runs. Samples are separated by obvious geological boundaries such as rock types, mineralization styles and hydrothermal alteration associations. Samples are collected by cutting the core in half with a diamond saw. The second half is retained for future review and analysis, future studies and reference. Samples are sealed, labelled and stored in a secure area before shipment to SGS laboratories in Trujillo-Lima, Peru. Gold and silver analyze are performed using a fire assay method with a CN solution. Blanks and standards are inserted approximately every 10 samples; duplicate samples are included at similar intervals. Duplicate fire assay tests approximately every 30 samples are sent to a second laboratory for reanalysis. The gold equivalent is calculated as: AuEq equals (Au g/t) plus (Ag g/t divided by 90).

About PPX Mining Corp

PPX Mining is a Canadian exploration and development company with assets in northern Peru. The company's 100-per-cent-owned Igor gold and silver project is located in the prolific northern Peruvian gold belt in the department of La Libertad. PPX is pursuing a two-pronged strategy to further develop and explore Project Igor. The Callanquitas structure is open along strike and at depth. Parallel structures have not yet been explored. The new discoveries in Portachuelos in 2018, as well as the exploration targets in Domo and Tesoros, show that the Igor project is becoming a district-scale project with multiple deposits and mineralized zones. Evaluating mineral development alternatives in parallel with exploration drilling will provide dual catalysts for growth and increased shareholder value.

All scientific and technical information contained in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Eddy Canova, PGeo, external consulting geologist of PPX Mining, who is a qualified person within the meaning of the National Instrument 43-101.

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