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Founders Metals Completes High-Resolution Soil Campaign at the Elmtree Gold Project

Corporate Updates

Founders Metals Completes High-Resolution

Soil Campaign at the Elmtree Gold Project

Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2021) -

Founders Metals Inc.

(TSXV: FDR)

("

Founders

"

or the

"

Company

") is pleased to announce

that it has completed a property-wide Ion

Leach soil sampling program at its

Elmtree Gold Project

in northeastern New Brunswick (fig. 1). A total

of

3,715 samples

were collected over the 1,026-hectare property. This high-resolution sampling

campaign represents the most comprehensive geochemical survey on the property to date. It leverages

the sensitivity of the Ionic Leach analytical method to identify new exploration targets and better define

the extent of known gold mineralization on the property.

The completed survey includes 2,565 samples on a 25 x 50 m grid surrounding the West Gabbro and

Discovery Zones' known gold mineralization and expands upon numerous historical gold-in-soil

anomalies. In addition, 1,150 more broadly spaced samples were collected in the northern part of the

property and cover several previously unsampled areas of interest identified from preliminary drone

magnetics and compiled historical data. All samples have been submitted to ALS Global for analysis,

and the results are pending.

Founders Metals CEO, John Williamson, commented, "The recently completed, property-wide soil

program provides an essential dataset to the Founders' technical team. Integrating the survey results

with historical work on the property and the data from our recently completed high-resolution drone

magnetics survey will refine our targeting during the upcoming Fall 2021 drill campaign. We're excited to

be moving on to the next exploration steps and toward further developing the Elmtree Gold Project."

Figure 1 - Map of 2021 soil sample locations with historical gold-in-soils data plotted.

Anomalous gold values occur in numerous areas along the historical grid margins. Overlay of

significant structures in the area shows the link between known gold mineralization and

northeast-trending structures.

To view an enhanced version of Figure 1, please visit:

https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/7574/95911_8d339afcc41bc867_002full.jpg

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Michael Dufresne,

M.Sc., P.Geol., P.Geo., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

About Founders Metals Inc.

Founders Metals Inc. is a Canadian exploration company focused on advancing the resource potential of

its 1,063-hectare Elmtree Gold Project. The Project consists of three expansion-ready gold deposits and

numerous additional exploration targets. Founders Metals is part of the

Metals Group

of companies, an

award-winning team of professionals who value technical excellence, careful project selection, and

uncompromising corporate governance, with a recognized ability to capitalize on investment

opportunities and deliver shareholder returns.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"John Williamson"

John Williamson

, Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please contact:

Nick Stajduhar, Director

Telephone: 780-701-3216

Email:

[email protected]

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TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.

This news release may contain certain "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements

involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause the

Company's actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results,

performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Any forward-

looking statement speaks only as of the date of this news release. Except as may be required by

applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking

statement, whether because of new information or future events, or results or otherwise.

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https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/95911