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Founders Metals Initiates Drilling at the Elmtree Gold Project

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Founders Metals Initiates Drilling at the

Elmtree Gold Project

Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - October 7, 2021) -

Founders Metals Inc.

(TSXV:

FDR

)

("

Founders

"

or the

"

Company

")

is pleased to provide details on the 2021 drill program at the Elmtree

Gold in northeastern New Brunswick. Drilling started October 6, 2021, focusing on infill and expanding

the West Gabbro, South Gold, and Discovery Zones. Following this work, first-pass exploration drilling is

planned to test several new targets identified from the historical work and this season's exploration

program. The program's goals are

1)

to expand the known gold mineralization

1

to depth and along trend

to the south and southwest;

2)

to collect new structural and other geological data to understand better

and target mineralization;

3)

to test high-priority regional gold targets on the Elmtree property.

The Company's two-phase drill program includes

Phase 1

: an initial 2,500 metres of drilling focusing on

infill and expansion drilling of the West Gabbro and South Gold Zones;

Phase 2

: advances the

Discovery Zone Expansion Area, high-priority exploration targets, or further development of the West

Gabbro Zone, with the option to expand the drill program up to 10,000 m. Phase 1 is expected to take

approximately 5 weeks to complete and for the overall program to continue into December.

"With pad building underway and completion of a newly constructed core facility, the Founders team is

very excited to start drilling. We've identified numerous high-priority infill and expansion targets on each

of the property's three main gold zones, and there are some exciting new targets as well. We are looking

forward to seeing new drill data and results as they become available on one of the most exciting active

gold projects in Atlantic Canada," commented John Williamson, CEO of Founders Metals.

Qualified Person

This news release's technical content was reviewed and approved by Michael Dufresne, M.Sc., P.Geol.,

P.Geo., a qualified person defined under National Instrument 43-101.

About Founders Metals Inc.

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

the Elmtree Gold Project in northeastern New Brunswick. The road-accessible project consists of three

expansion-ready gold deposits and numerous additional exploration targets. Founders Metals is a

member of the

Metals Group

of companies, an award-winning team of professionals who prioritize

technical excellence, careful project selection, and uncompromising corporate governance. The team

has a recognized ability to capitalize on investment opportunities and deliver shareholder returns.

Figure 1 - Map showing Founders Metals' 2021 drill targets. Basemap shows recent drone magnetics

data.

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

https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/7574/98805_64390bc7a4cb6982_001full.jpg

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Per:

"John Williamson"

John Williamson

, P.Geol., Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please contact:

Nick Stajduhar, Director

Telephone: +1 (780) 701-3216

Email:

[email protected]

NEITHER TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT

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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