Mr. Niel Marotta reports

SUN SUMMIT COMMENCES DRILLING AND PROVIDES EXPLORATION UPDATE FROM THE JD PROJECT IN BC'S TOODOGGONE DISTRICT

Sun Summit Minerals Corp. has provided an update from its continuing project-wide exploration program at the JD project, Toodoggone mining district, north-central British Columbia. Drilling has now commenced, with over 5,000 metres of drilling planned.

Highlights:

• Drilling has now started: The drill rig is currently advancing the first hole on the northwestern extent of the Creek zone. Up to 3,000 metres of drilling is planned at the Creek zone, designed to investigate the extent and continuity of near-surface, high-grade and bulk-tonnage gold mineralization. Historical and recent highlight intercepts include:
  • 122.53 metres of 2.11 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au), including 1.5 metres of 121.0 g/t Au (CZ-24-0047);
  • 54.95 metres of 2.69 g/t Au, including 19.50 metres of 7.31 g/t Au (CZ-24-0058);
  • 22.0 metres of 11.7 g/t Au, including 4.0 m of 61.2 g/t Au (CZ97-0085).
• Up to 2,000 metres of drilling is planned at the Finn zone to be completed following the Creek zone drilling: Holes are designed to evaluate the extent and continuity of high-grade and bulk-tonnage gold mineralization. Historical highlight intercepts include:
  • 35.7 metres of 7.26 g/t Au, including one metre of 215.4 g/t Au (JD95-0472);
  • 25.9 metres of 6.42 g/t Au, including 6.1 metres of 12.8 g/t Au (JD94-0151);
  • 22.0 metres of 6.32 g/t Au, including 12.6 metres of 10.8 g/t Au (JD12-0033).
• Project-wide exploration activities focused on drill target refinement are continuing, including:
  • Over 20 line kilometres of induced polarization (IP) geophysics has been completed along the JD porphyry trend;
  • Over 1,000 soil samples have now been collected across the Belle South grid, the southern extent of the JD porphyry trend;
  • Geological mapping and prospecting are continuing, with a current focus on McClair Creek, which transects the JD porphyry trend. Mapping has also been completed along the Finn to Creek corridor, as well as the Oxide Peak West target.

"It's exciting to see the drill rig turning on the first hole of our fully funded $6-million exploration program," said Niel Marotta, chief executive officer of Sun Summit Minerals. "This year's campaign is focused on advancing and expanding the Creek and Finn gold-silver targets, while also generating and refining new priority targets across the JD project. With several large regional programs under way in the northern Toodoggone, we expect a steady stream of news throughout the season, including drill results from our own aggressive 5,000-metre program."

JD exploration program

The primary exploration goals at the JD project are to advance and expand the Creek and Finn gold-silver targets and to generate and refine new priority targets across the project. Work is currently focused on the highly prospective 4.5-kilometre-long epithermal-related Finn to Creek corridor, as well as the 12-kilometre-long JD porphyry trend.

Drilling update: Drilling has now commenced with the rig advancing the first hole of the program at the Creek zone. Up to 3,000 metres of drilling is planned at the Creek zone, with holes designed to investigate the extent and continuity of near-surface, high-grade and bulk-tonnage gold mineralization (122.53 metres of 2.11 g/t Au, including 1.5 of 121.0 g/t Au, in CZ-24-0047; and 22.0 metres of 11.7 g/t Au, including 4.0 m of 61.2 g/t Au, in CZ97-0085). Following completion of the Creek zone holes, the drill rig will move to the Finn zone, where up to 2,000 metres of drilling is planned, with holes designed to evaluate the extent and continuity of near-surface high-grade and bulk-tonnage gold mineralization.

Target generation update: Project-wide exploration activities aimed at target generation and drill target refinement are continuing, including:

• Over 20 line kilometres of induced polarization (IP) geophysical surveying has been completed along the JD porphyry trend east of the Finn zone. Additional surveying is planned across parts of the Finn to Creek corridor to infill historical gaps.
• Over 1,000 soil samples have now been collected across the Belle South grid, southern extent of the porphyry trend. Once complete, sampling will continue across the Kadah grid, which covers a highly prospective area south of the Finn to Creek corridor lacking historical soil coverage. Geological mapping and prospecting are continuing with a current focus on McClair Creek, which transects the JD porphyry trend. Mapping has also been completed along the Finn to Creek corridor, as well as the Oxide Peak West target. Mapping will continue east toward the East McClair target.

Timeline: Drilling and complementary exploration activities are anticipated to continue into September.

National Instrument 43-101 disclosure and disclaimer

This news release has been reviewed and approved by Sun Summit's vice-president of exploration, Ken MacDonald, PGeo, a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, of the Canadian Securities Administrators. Some technical information contained in this news release is historical in nature and has been compiled from public sources believed to be accurate. The historical technical information has not been verified by Sun Summit and may in some instances be unverifiable dependent on the existence of historical drill core and grab samples. Historical results are no indication of future results.

Community engagement

Sun Summit is engaging with first nations on whose territory its projects are located, and is discussing their interests and identifying contract and work opportunities, as well as opportunities to support community initiatives. The company looks forward to continuing to work with local and regional first nations with continuing exploration.

About the JD project

The JD project is located in the Toodoggone mining district in north-central British Columbia, a highly prospective deposit-rich mineral trend. The project covers an area of over 15,000 hectares and is in close proximity to active exploration and development projects, such as Thesis Gold's Lawyers and Ranch projects, TDG Gold's Baker-Shasta projects, Amarc Resources' Aurora project, Centerra Gold's Kemess East and Underground projects, as well as the past-producing Kemess open-pit copper-gold mine.

The project is 450 kilometres northwest of the city of Prince George and 25 kilometres north of the Sturdee airstrip. It is proximal to existing infrastructure in place to support the past-producing Kemess mine, including roads and a hydroelectric power line.

The JD project is in a favourable geological environment characterized by both high-grade epithermal gold and silver mineralization, as well as porphyry-related copper and gold mineralization. Some historical exploration, including drilling, geochemistry and geophysics, has been carried out on the property, however, the project area is largely underexplored.

About Sun Summit Minerals Corp.

Sun Summit Minerals is a mineral exploration company focused on the discovery, expansion and advancement of district-scale gold and copper assets in British Columbia. The company's diverse portfolio includes the JD and Theory projects in the Toodoggone region of north-central B.C., and the Buck project in central B.C.

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