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NGEX Kicks Off Phase 3 Drill Program at Lunahuasi

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NGEx Minerals Ltd.

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NGEX KICKS OFF PHASE 3 DRILL PROGRAM AT LUNAHUASI

October 22, 2024, Vancouver, British Columbia – NGEx Minerals Ltd. (“NGEx Minerals” or the “ Company”)

(TSX: NGEX) (OTCQX:NGXXF) is pleased to announce that its Phase 3 drill program has begun at its 100%-

owned Lunahuasi property located in San Juan, Argentina . The Phase 3 program follows a highly successful

Phase 2 program completed in the first half of 2024, which delivered some of the highest-grade copper, gold,

and silver intercepts drilled anywhere in the world and confirmed that Lunahuasi has both unusually high

grades and large size potential. Phase 3 drilling intends to grow the deposit through step -out drilling and

provide enough closer-spaced data to develop an initial Exploration Target as provided for in NI 43-101.

Wojtek Wodzicki, President and CEO, commented, “We are extremely excited to kick off our third and largest

drill program at Lunahuasi. Phase 2 drilling showed that the Lunahuasi deposit has exceptional grades

throughout a large volume measuring at least 400m by 900m by 960m. This upcoming drill program will more

than double the total meters drilled to date at Lunahuasi, and is focused on continuing to expand the deposit,

which remains open in all directions, and advancing our understanding of this unusually high-grade discovery.

Based on results obtained to date, we believe we have drilled only a small part of the Lunahuasi high -grade

deposit, and that this is a much larger system than currently delineated . With a significantly oversubscribed

private placement financing of approximately C$175 million currently in progress, which we plan to close in the

coming weeks, we expect to be fully funded and well positioned to execute our current plan and will have

flexibility to expand the program if justified.”

The new drill program has commenced with three drill rigs currently turning, and another three to be added

before the end of the month. The program will consist of up to 20,000 meters of diamond drilling to follow up

on 17,862 meters drilled since discovery of the deposit in March 2023, with optionality to expand the program

to follow-up encouraging results. Drilling will consist of three targeted ranges of drill spacing to accomplish

different objectives : l ong-range exploration holes (+300m spacing) , mid-range step out holes (50 -300m

spacing), and short-range infill holes (30-50m spacing). Initial results are expected toward the end of Q4 2024,

but exact timing will depend on drilling rates and assay turn-around times.

About NGEx Minerals

NGEx Minerals is a copper and gold exploration company based in Canada, focused on exploration of the

Lunahuasi copper-gold-silver project in San Juan Province, Argentina, and the nearby Los Helados copper-gold

project located approximately nine kilometres northeast in Chile’s Region III. Both projects are located within

the Vicuña District, which includes the Caserones mine, and the Josemaria and Filo del Sol deposits.

NGEx owns 100% of Lunahuasi and is the majority partner and operator for the Los Helados project, subject to

a Joint Exploration Agreement with Nippon Caserones Resources LLC, which is the indirect 30% owner of the

operating Caserones open pit copper mine located approximately 17 kilometres north of Los Helados. Lundin

Mining Corporation holds the remaining 70% stake in Caserones.

The Company’s common shares are listed on the TSX under the symbol "NGEX" and also trade on the OTCQX

under the symbol “NGXXF”. NGEx is part of the Lundin Group of Companies.

Additional information relating to NGEx may be obtained or viewed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

For further information, please contact:

Finlay Heppenstall

VP, Corporate Development & Investor Relations

Tel: +1 (604) 806-3089

[email protected]

Additional Information

Neither the TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) accepts

responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

The information contained in this news release was accurate at the time of dissemination but may be

superseded by subsequent news release(s). The Company is under no obligation, nor does it intend to update

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

except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made and information contained herein in the news release constitutes "forward-looking information"

and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively, "forward -looking

information"). A ll statements other than statements of historical facts included in this document constitute forward -

looking information, including but not limited to, statements regarding: the nature and timing of the work to be undertaken

to advance Lunahuasi, including actual metres that will be completed during the Company’s 2024/25 field program and

the Company’s ability to re-enter and continue drilling holes initiated in a previous campaign ; the potential for further

discovery and/or extension of mineralized zones at the Lunahuasi project; the timing of, and conclusions resulting from, an

update to the geological interpretation at Lunahuasi, including the Company’s ability to establish an Ex ploration Target,

or the timing and/or results thereof; the Company’s ability to use information gathered from drilling to date to effectively

target and drill in future campaigns, including whether the timing and ultimate outcome of the Company’s efforts to locate

the centre of the Lunahuasi system; the timing and outcome of geoph ysical surveys undertaken at the Lunahuasi ; the

ultimate size of the private placement of the Company’s common shares currently underway (the “Private Placement”);

the closing of the Private Placement (including receipt of all required regulatory approval s); the anticipated use of net

proceeds resulting from the Private Placement. Words such as "plans", "expects" or "is expected", "budget", "scheduled",

"targets", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or

statements that certain actions, events, conditions or results "will", "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken",

"occur" or "be achieved" or the negative connotations thereof and similar expressions identify forward -looking

information.

Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon various estimates and assumptions including, without limitation,

the expectations and beliefs of management with regards to the nature, scope and timing of the work to be undertaken to

advance the Lunahuasi Project, the closing of the Private Placement (including receipt of all required regulatory approvals),

the number of Common Shares sold pursuant to the Private Placement, the use of proceeds of the Private Placement, the

focus and objective of future work programs, the expected results or success of future work programs, and the growth

strategy of the Company. Although the Company believes that these factors and expectations are reasonable as at the

date of this document, in light of management's experience and perception of current conditions and expected

developments, these statements are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and

contingencies. Known and unknown risks, uncertai nties and other factors may cause actual results or events to differ

materially from those anticipated in such forward -looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such

statements and information. Such factors include, without limitation: receipt of required regulatory approvals for, and the

closing of, the Private Placement ; insider participation in the Private Placement ; the emergence or intensification of

infectious diseases, such as COVID 19, and the risk that such an occurrence globall y, or in the Company’s operating

jurisdictions and/or at its project sites in particular, could impact the Company’s ability to carry out the program and could

cause the program to be shut down ; Mineral Resources estimates; estimations of costs; and permitting time lines; ability

to obtain surface rights and property interests; currency exchange rate fluctuations; requirements for additional capital;

changes to government regulation of mining activities; environmental risks; unanticipated reclamat ion or remediation

expenses; title disputes or claims; limitations on insurance coverage; material adverse changes to the current price of

and/or demand for commodities, particularly copper, gold and silver; material adverse changes to general business and

economic conditions, including in the jurisdictions in which the Company’s mineral property interests reside; material

labour disputes, accidents, or failures of equipment; and those described in the Risk Factors section of the most recent

annual informat ion form and annual management discussion and analysis, and risks, uncertainties and other factors

identified in the Company's periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators. which are available on SEDAR+

at www.sedarplus.ca under the Company's profile.

The forward-looking information contained in this news release is based on information available to the Company as at

the date of this news release. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not undertake

any obligation t o publicly update and/or revise any of the included forward -looking information, whether as a result of

additional information, future events and/or otherwise. Forward -looking information is provided for the purpose of

providing information about managemen t's current expectations and plans and allowing investors and others to get a

better understanding of the Company's operating environment. Although the Company has attempted to identify

important factors that would cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information,

there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended. There can be no assurance

that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future eve nts could differ materially from those

anticipated in such statements. All the forward -looking information contained in this document is qualified by these

cautionary statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward -looking informat ion due to the

inherent uncertainty thereof.

Cautionary Note to U.S. Readers

Information concerning the mineral properties of the Company contained in this news release has been prepared in

accordance with the requirements of Canadian securities laws, which differ in material respects from the requirements of

securities laws of the United States applicable to U.S. companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of

the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.