NEW S RELEASE 6th September 20 22 TS XV: FWZ

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NEW S RELEASE

6th September 20 22 TS XV: FWZ

OTCQB: FWEDF

FSE:20 F

F i reweed A nnounces New Di rector and Grant of Stock Opti ons

V ancouver, Bri ti sh Columbi a : FIREWEED METALS CORP. (“ Fire we e d” or the “C o m p a n y ”)

(TS XV: F W Z; OTCQB: FWEDF) i s pl eased to announce the appointment of Peter Hairsine to

the Board of Directors and the grant of stock options.

Ne w Dire c to r

Mr. Ha irs in e is an asset devel opment s p e c ia lis t w ith m ore than 20 years of ex per i ence in

m in in g and re source s and a re pre se ntative of Fi r eweed’ s larg e share holde r, Ib a e ra

Capi tal. He has a Bache lor of Engi neeri ng ( Mechani cal) and a Bache lor of C ommer ce from

the Un ive rs ity of Wester n A ustrali a. He is a form e r P ro je c t Study Manager and

Manager of Busi ness D evel opment for Fortescue Me tals and Study Manager at

WorleyParsons. Mr. Ha irs in e is curre ntly a partne r in Ib a e ra Capi tal, a p riva te e q u ity fund that

s p e c ia lis e s in future fa c in g m in e ra ls i nvestment. He is part of I baera’ s I nvestment

Commi ttee, ser ves on the boards of two p riva t e ly he ld c o m p a n ie s and is curre ntly the

I nvestment Manager for all of I baera’ s assets.

Mr. Ha irs in e bri ngs h is ex per i ence of all aspects of p ro je c t devel opment from explorati on to

construction, operati ons and b u s in e s s i mpr ovement; as we ll as a d ive rs e set of m in e ra l

commodi ti es. He has been responsi ble for a number of larg e p ro je c t s tu d ie s in the

A ustrali an and I nternati onal m in e ra ls se ctor; u tilizin g a total p ro je c t approach by in te g ra tin g

geology, mi ni ng, proce ss and infrastructure in p u ts to m a xim ize the value of p ro je c ts . He

c o m b in e s t h is w ith an ex cel l ent a p p re c ia tio n of the key commerci al and fin a n c ia l

r equi r ements to ensu re a successful p ro je c t.

CEO Statement

Fi reweed CEO Brandon Macdonald stated : “Th e a d d itio n o f Mr. Ha irs in e b rin gs wi de

ex per i ence wi th maj or proj ect development to our already strong Board. W ith Fire w e e d ’s

ra p id g ro w t h in to a le a d in g c ritic a l m in e ra ls devel opment company, we ex pect he wi l l be a

key contri butor to advanci ng our world class zi nc and tungsten proj ects. ”

Stock Option Grants

The Company announces that i t i s granti ng, pursuant to i ts stock opti on plan, a total of

3,950 , 000 stock opti ons exerci sable at a pri ce of $0. 55 pe r share for a five -ye ar te rm .

Management, s taff and consultants are bei ng granted 2,8 6 0 ,0 0 0 stock opti ons, and

non- management di rectors are bei ng granted 1 , 090, 000 stock opti ons.

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A bout F i reweed M etals C orp. ( TSXV: FWZ; OTCQB: FWEDF; FSE:20F): Fi reweed Metals i s a

p ub lic m ine ral e xp loration com p any on the le ad ing e d g e of Critical Mine rals p roje ct

development. The Company has three proj ects located i n northern Canada:

M acmi llan Pass Zi nc -Le a d-Silver Project: Fireweed owns 1 00% of the di stri ct -scale

940 km 2 Macmi llan Pass Proj ect i n Y ukon, Canada, one of the l ar gest undevel oped zi nc

proje cts in the world. T he pr oj ect i s host to the Tom and Jason zi nc -le ad-si lver deposi ts wi th

cur r ent M i ner al R esour ces and a PE A economi c study ( see Fi r eweed news r el eases dated

10th January 201 8, and 23 rd M ay 2 01 8, r especti vel y, and r epor ts f i l ed on www. sedar. com for

d e tails), as we ll a s the Boundary Zone, Boundary West Zone, Tom North subzone and End

Zone whi ch have si gni fi cant zi nc -le ad-silve r m ine ralization d rille d b ut not ye t classifie d as

mi neral resources. The proj ect also i ncludes large blocks of adj acent clai ms wi th known

showi ng s a n d s ig n ific a n t u p s id e e xp lo ra tio n p o te n tia l. Th e la rg e 20 22 d rillin g program is

unde rway with four d rills ; re sults w ill inform ne w and update d m ine ral re source s th is w in t e r.

M actung Tungsten Proj ect: The Company has a bi ndi ng Letter of I ntent to acqui re 1 00%

in te re s t in t h e 37.6 km2 Mactung Tungsten Proj ect located adj acent to the Macmi llan Pass

P ro je c t and accessed by the same r oad . It contains historic resources that make it one of

the largest and hi ghest -gr ade undevel oped tungsten r esour ces i n the wor l d. Lo c a te d in

Canada, i t i s one of the rare large tungsten resources outsi de of Chi na. Due di l i gence and

va lid a tio n w o rk o n h is to ric d a ta is u n d e rw a y w h ic h w ill support a ne w m ine ral re source

e s tim a te.

Ga yn a Rive r Zin c-Gallium -Germanium Project: Fire w e e d h a s 10 0 % o f th e 128 .75 km2 Gayna

River project located 1 80 kilometres north of the Macmillan Pass project. I t is host to

e xt e n s ive c ritic a l m in e ra ls m in e ra liza tio n in c lu d in g zin c , g a lliu m a n d g e rm a n iu m a s w e ll a s

le a d a n d s ilve r, o u tlin e d b y 28 ,0 0 0 m e t re s o f h is to ric d rillin g a n d sig n ific a n t u p s id e p o te n tia l.

The 2022 work program consi sts of an ai rborne L i DA R topography survey, ground

g e o p h ys ic s s u rve y a n d h is to ric d a t a c o m p ila tio n .

I n Canada, Fi reweed ( TSX V : FWZ) trades on the TSX V enture Exchange. I n the USA ,

Fi r eweed ( OT C QB : FWE D F) tr ades on the OT C QB V entur e M ar ket f or ear l y stage and

d e ve lo p in g U.S. a n d in te rn a tio n a l c o m p a n ie s and i s D T C el i gi bl e f or enhanced el ectr oni c

cl ear i ng and settl ement . The Company i s curre nt in its re p o rtin g, and undergo es an annual

ve rific a tio n a n d management certi fi cati on process. I nvestors can fi nd Real -Ti me quotes and

market i nformati on for the Company on www. otcmarkets. com . I n E ur ope, Fi r eweed ( FSE :

20F) trades on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Ad d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n a b o u t Fire w e e d a n d its p ro je c ts can be found on the Company’ s

website at www. Fi reweedMetals. com and at www. sedar. com .

ON BEHALF OF FIREW EED METALS CORP.

“Brandon M acdonald ”

CEO & Dire ctor

Neither the 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.

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Cautionary Statements

Forward Looking Statements

This news release may contain “forward-looking” statements and information relating to the Company and

its projects that are based on the beliefs of Company management, as well as assumptions made by and

information currently available to Company management. Such statements reflect the current risks,

uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including bu t not limited to, without limitations,

exploration and development risks, expenditure and financing requirements, general economic conditions,

changes in financial markets, the ability to properly and efficiently staff the Company’s operations, the

sufficiency of working capital and funding for continued operations, title matters, First Nations relations,

operating hazards, political and economic factors, competitive factors, metal prices, relationships with

vendors and strategic partners, governmental regu lations and oversight, permitting, seasonality and

weather, technological change, industry practices, and one-time events. Should any one or more risks or

uncertainties materialize or change, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results

and forward-looking statements may vary materially from those described herein. The Company does not

undertake to update forward‐looking statements or forward‐looking information, except as required by law.