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Portofino Completes Site Visit, Prepares FOR Drilling - Yergo Lithium Project

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Suite 520 – 470 Granville Street

Vancouver, BC, CANADA V6C 1V5

Telephone: 604-683-1991

Fax: 604-683-8544

www.portofinoresources.com

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PORTOFINO

RESOURCES INC.

NEWS RELEASE

PORTOFINO COMPLETES SITE VISIT, PREPARES FOR DRILLING -

YERGO LITHIUM PROJECT

Vancouver, B.C., August 05, 2021. PORTOFINO RESOURCES INC. (TSX-V: POR) (OTCQB: PFFOF) (FSE:

POTA) (“Portofino” or the “Company”) is pleased to report that its Argentine field crew has completed a

site visit to its Yergo, Argentina lithium project this week to evaluate current conditions and prepare site

logistics for a near term drilling program.

Portofino’s technical team has identified an initial 4 priority drill targets and a drilling contract is being

finalized for a minimum 300 meters. Drill testing of the Project will enable initial evaluation of the volume

and the lithium content of the brines and sediments within the sub-basin of previously identified zones.

The Yergo Lithium Project

Portofino has the right to earn a 100% interest in the 2,932 hectares Yergo Project which encompasses

the entire Aparejos Salar located in the southern part of Argentina’s world-renowned “Lithium Triangle”.

The Project is situated 15 kilometers southeast of Neo Lithium Corp’s advanced 3Q Project.

A 2021 geophysical survey and surface geochemical sampling program identif ied two large, anomalous

sub-basins within the Aparejos Salar (NR-April 6, 2021). The survey and sampling results confirmed the

presence of lithium-rich brines and the potential volume of the brines within the Project.

Qualified Person

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Andrew J. Turner,

B.Sc., P.Geo. of APEX Geoscience Ltd., who is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43 -

101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

About Portofino Resources Inc.

Portofino is a Vancouver-based Canadian company focused on exploring and developing mineral resource

projects in the Americas.

The Company’s precious mineral projects include the South of Otter and Bruce Lake projects located in

the historic gold mining district of Red Lake, Ontario, Canada proximal to the high-grade Dixie gold project

owned by Great Bear Resources Ltd. Portofino holds three other northwestern Ontario gold projects; the

Gold Creek property located immediately south of the historic Shebandowan Nickel-Copper mine, as well

as the Sapawe West and Melema West properties located in the rapidly developing Atikokan gold mining

camp.

Portofino’s green energy projects include the Allison Lake North (Ontario) Lithium project, and the Yergo

Lithium property which encompasses the entire Aparejos Salar , located within the world -renowned

“Lithium Triangle” in Argentina.

For further information on the Company, its projects and its management please visit our website:

https://www.portofinoresources.com/.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

“David G. Tafel”

Chief Executive Officer

For Further Information Contact:

David Tafel CEO,

Director 604-683-1991

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.

This news release may contain forward looking statements concerning future operations of Portofino Resources Inc. (the

“Company”). All forward- looking statements concerning the Company’s future plans and operations, including management’s

assessment of the Company’s project expectations or beliefs may be subject to certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties beyond

the Company’s control. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future pe rformance and that

actual performance and exploration and financial results may differ materially from any estimates or projections.