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Aurania Announces Positive Mapping Results at Tatasham & Awacha Porphyry Targets IN Ecuador

Sampling & Geoscience Results

TSX-V: ARU

NR 2022-19

AURANIA ANNOUNCES POSITIVE MAPPING RESULTS AT TATASHAM & AWACHA

PORPHYRY TARGETS IN ECUADOR

Toronto, Ontario, September 26, 2022 – Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU ; OTCQB: AUIAF;

Frankfurt: 20Q) (“Aurania” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that an intensive “Anaconda

method” mapping program (see press release dated August 8, 2022) at the Company’s Tatasham target has

discovered highly prospective porphyritic felsic intrusive rock, and at the Awacha target area, mapping has

confirmed diorite and other intrusive rocks, with local hydrothermal breccias. The intrusives are crosscut

by several generations of quartz veinlets locally containing chalcopyrite and galena (see Figures 1 and 2).

These results are considered positive indications of porphyry-style mineralization at both localities.

Tatasham and Awacha are contained in Aurania’s large, 207,764-hectare concession block in southeastern

Ecuador, located immediately north of the highly productive mineralized belt containing Solaris Resources’

Warintza and SolGold’s Porvenir porphyry copper deposits, as well as operating mines at Mirador (copper)

and Fruta del Norte (gold).

The mapping program at Tatasham has been completed and is currently underway at Awacha. This work

is being carried out ahead of a drilling campaign which is anticipated to commence in the last quarter of

2022.

The Tatasham target is a blind geophysical target with no previously recognized alteration or mineralization

at surface. The 3-kilometre (km) x 1 km target is both a magnetic and resistivity high, flanked by conductive

anomalies, that are speculated to represent a mixed magnetite skarn and porphyry cluster.

The Awacha target area comprises a cluster of geophysical anomalies representing porphyry targets located

in an area approximately 9 km x 6 km in size. These targets are covered by post-mineral sedimentary rock.

Where streams have cut down through these sediments, they have exposed the classic phyllic alteration

envelope (quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration) which typically accompanies copper mineralization. Low levels

of copper and molybdenum have been returned in analyses of stream sediments in this area, as well as

copper in soils (see press release dated April 19, 2022).

Figure 1: Quartz diorite porphyry from Tatasham

Figure 2: Hydrothermal breccia exposure at Awacha

Amendment to Option Terms

An amendment was made to the vesting period of the stock options granted to SRC Swiss Resource Capital

AG (“SRC”), the details of which were announced in a press release dated August 18, 2022 . The 35,000

stock options granted to SRC at a price of $0.84 CAD, will vest in quarters with ¼ vesting three months

from the date of grant, ¼ vesting six months from the date of grant, ¼ vesting at the one-year anniversary

from the date of grant, and ¼ vesting at the two-year anniversary from the date of grant . All other terms

remain unchanged.

Qualified Person

The geological information contained in this news release has been verified and approved by Jean- Paul

Pallier, MSc. Mr. Pallier is a designated EurGeol by the European Federation of Geologists and a Qualified

Person as defined by National Instrument 43 -101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the

Canadian Securities Administrators.

About Aurania

Aurania is a mineral exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition and

exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and copper in South America. Its

flagship asset, The Lost Cities – Cutucu Project, is located in the Jurassic Metallogenic Belt in the eastern

foothills of the Andes mountain range of southeastern Ecuador.

Information on Aurania and technical reports are available at www.aurania.com and www.sedar.com, as

well as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/auranialtd/, Twitter at https://twitter.com/auranialtd,

and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurania-resources-ltd-.

For further information, please contact:

Carolyn Muir

VP Investor Relations

Aurania Resources Ltd.

(416) 367-3200

[email protected]

Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX-

V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward -looking information as such term is defined in applicable securities

laws, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management's current expectations

and assumptions. The forward-looking information includes statements about: Investor Relations Activities

(as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) to be performed by SRC and the

anticipated approval of the TSX -V for said activities, Aurania’s objectives, goals or future plans,

statements, exploration results, potential mineralization, the corporation’s portfolio, treasury, management

team and enhanced capital markets profile, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration, timing of the

commencement of operations and estimates of market conditions. Such forward-looking statements reflect

management's current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to

Aurania, including the assumption that, there will be no material adverse change in metal prices, all

necessary consents, licenses, permits and approvals will be obtained, including various local government

licenses and the market. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises

nor guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially

from those expected. Risk factors that could cause actual results to dif fer materially from the results

expressed or implied by the forward-looking information include, among other things, a failure to obtain or

delays in obtaining the required regulatory licenses, permits, approvals and consents, an inability to access

financing as needed, a general economic downturn, a volatile stock price, labour strikes, political unrest,

changes in the mining regulatory regime governing Aurania, a failure to comply with environmental

regulations and a weakening of market and industry reliance on precious metals and copper. Aurania

cautions the reader that the above list of risk factors is not exhaustive.