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Mineros Acquires Legal Ownership of 20% Interest IN LA Pepa Project Joint Venture

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MINEROS ACQUIRES LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF 20% INTEREST IN LA PEPA PROJECT JOINT VENTURE

Medellin, Colombia – December 22, 2021 – Mineros S.A. (TSX:MSA, MINEROS:CB) (“Mineros” or

the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has, through its subsidiary, Mineros Chile SpA

(“Mineros Chile”), acquired shares representing 20% of the issued capital of Minera Cavancha

SpA (“Minera Cavancha”), a joint venture entity that holds a 100% interest in the La Pepa

Project (the “Share Acquisition”). Concurrently with such acquisition, Mineros Chile, Minera

Yamana Chile SpA (“Minera Yamana”), a subsidiary of Yamana Gold Inc. (“Yamana”), and Minera

Cavancha entered into a shareholder agreement dated December 20, 2021, pertaining to Minera

Cavancha and operations at the La Pepa Project (the “La Pepa Shareholder Agreement”).

The Share Acquisition and entry into the La Pepa Shareholder Agreement follow the Company’s exercise

on June 25, 2021, of its option to acquire a 20% beneficial interest in the La Pepa Project under an option

agreement dated December 14, 2018, and effective as of July 2, 2019, between the Company, Mineros

Chile, Yamana, and Minera Cavancha (the “La Pepa Option Agreement”). Under the La Pepa Option

Agreement, the Company has the option to earn an additional 31% interest (for an aggregate 51%

interest) in the La Pepa Project subject to incurring certain expenditures and other conditions, and

thereafter to acquire Yamana’s remaining 49% interest in Minera Cavancha at fair market value. For

further information, see the final prospectus of the Company dated November 11, 2021, available on

SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

ABOUT THE LA PEPA PROJECT

The La Pepa Project is an advanced gold exploration project located in the Maricunga Gold Belt in northern

Chile. Mineros is exploring the La Pepa Project with the ob jective of developing and expanding a porphyry-

style gold system, similar to other gold systems in the Maricunga Gold Belt.

ABOUT MINEROS S.A.

M

ineros is a Latin American gold mining company headquartered in Medellin, Colombia. The Company

has a diversified asset base, with mines in Colombia, Nicaragua and Argentina and a pipeline of

development and exploration projects throughout the region.

The board of directors and management of Mineros have extensive experience in mining, corporate

development, finance and sustainability. Mineros has a long track record of maximizing shareholder value

and delivering solid annual dividends. For almost 50 years Mineros has operated with a focus on safety

and sustainability at all our operations.

Mineros’ common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “MSA”, and on the

Colombia Stock Exchange under the symbol “MINEROS”.

www.mineros.com.co

For further information, please contact:

Fiona Childe

Investor Relations

(647) 496-3011

[email protected]

Patricia Ospina

Investor Relations Manager

(+57) 42665757

[email protected]

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively,

"forward-looking information") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. In some cases, forward-

looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "targets",

"expects", "budgets", "scheduled", "estimates", "ou tlook", "forecasts", "projects", "prospects",

"strategy", "intends", "anticipates", "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that

certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", or "will" occur. In addition, any

statements that refer to expectations, intentions, projections or other characterizations of future events

or circumstances contain forward-looking informatio n. Statements containing forward-looking

information are not historical facts but instead re present management's expectations, estimates and

projections regarding future events or circumstances. The forward-looking information contained herein

includes, but is not limited to, information relating to exploration of the La Pepa Project, and any f uture

exercise of rights under the La Pepa Option Agreement.

Forward-looking information is necessarily based on opinions, estimates and assumptions that, while

considered by the Company to be appropriate and rea sonable as of the date of this press release, are

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

actual results, level of activity, performance or a chievements to be materially different from those

expressed or implied by such forward-looking inform ation. Such risks and uncertainties include, but ar e

not limited to, the results of mineral exploration, market conditions, the price of gold, currency

fluctuations, and the factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus of the Company dated

November 11, 2021 (the “Final Prospectus”), availab le on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. In addition, there

may be other risk factors not presently known to the Company or that the Company presently believes is

not material. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the opinions, estimates or assumptions

underlying forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results or future events might vary differ

materially from those expressed in such forward-loo king information. Accordingly, readers should not

place undue reliance on forward-looking information.

Forward-looking information contained in this press release represents the Company's expectations as of

the date of this press release (or as of the date they are otherwise stated to be made), and are subject to

change after such date. The Company disclaims any i ntention or obligation or undertaking to update or

revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or

otherwise, except as required under applicable securities laws.