Mr. Marcel Robillard reports

PUMA EXPLORATION SHARES ITS 2022 EXPLORATION STRATEGY

Puma Exploration Inc. has shared its fully financed exploration strategy and program for 2022. The company successfully closed on Dec. 17, 2021, a brokered private placement for total gross proceeds of $5-million.

The 2022 exploration program will strategically target three project areas, each with specific tasks and objectives. The program may be adjusted as the assay results from over 750 samples collected during the fall 2021 surface exploration program, including the surface grab samples with visible gold (VG) collected in the Chubby-Moose area, are received in the coming weeks.

The final interpretation of the versatile time domain electromagnetic, magnetic and radiometric heliborne detailed surveys, drilling and mapping data, and the compilation of a new 3-D geological model will further guide the 2022 exploration program.

O'Neil gold trend drilling program

Puma's priority for 2022 is launching a 10,000-metre drilling program in January, 2022, that will target the O'Neil gold trend (OGT). Trenching, stripping and drilling at the OGT in 2021 confirmed continuous gold mineralization for over 750 metres with locally, very high-grade gold content. The initial 2022 drilling program will target three main areas of the OGT.

The first three priority areas include:

1. The newly discovered quartz vein system with visible gold (VG) located between the Chubby and Moose gold zones (see Dec. 8, 2021, news release);
2. The area west of holes WB21-16 and WB21-17 where grab samples with VG were collected this fall;
3. The western extent of hole WB21-02 where 5.50 grams per tonne Au over 50.15 metres was intersected;
4. The Petitos-O'Neil gold zones located at the southern end of the OGT.

Williams Brook property-scale exploration program

Following current interpretation and modelization, the summer 2022 exploration program will include property-scale exploration targeting the most prospective areas identified by the 2021 exploration programs and surveys. Property-scale, VTEM, mag and radiometric surveys over the entire Williams Brook property in addition to surface exploration highlighted several prospective areas within the 20,000-hectare land package.

During the first quarter of 2022, Puma will generate more advanced exploration targets, including trenching and stripping. To date, three priority areas have been identified:

1. The entire seven-kilometre length of the O'Neil gold trend;
2. The Williams 1 and Williams 2 gold trends;
3. The Ramsay Brook area.

The objective of the summer exploration program at the property scale will be to identify promising targets for an additional fully financed 5,000-metre drilling program to be launched in the fall.

Williams Brook camp-scale exploration program

Following the current compilation work of Puma's entire landholdings, the company will launch a camp-scale exploration program in the summer of 2022 to cover the Williams Brook South, Jonpol and the Portage properties. The regional surface exploration program will include prospecting, mapping and trenching. The targets will be generated from the regional detailed heliborne geophysical survey done in 2021, the compilation of soil anomalies and the knowledge acquired over the last two years modelling the O'Neil gold trend discovery.

Ten per cent of the current $5-million exploration budget is allocated to camp-scale exploration. The main objective of this program is to locate the next gold trend on those properties for the 2023 exploration program.

The proposed programs and exploration plans are based on current information and strategy and may change without notice following new results, acquisitions or developments. The company will keep shareholders informed with regular new releases and communication.

Qualified person

Dominique Gagne, PGeo, a qualified person as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101 standards, has reviewed and approved the geological information reported in this news release.

About Puma Exploration Inc.

Puma Exploration is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company with precious metals projects in early to advanced stages located in the famous Bathurst mining camp (BMC) in New Brunswick, Canada. The company is committed to its DEAR strategy (development, exploration, acquisition and royalties) to generate maximum value for shareholders with low share dilution.

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