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PPX Subscribes Engineering Procurement and Construction Agreement with Sertecpet

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NEWS RELEASE; TSX.V PPX; BVL PPX

PPX SUBSCRIBES ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION

AGREEMENT WITH SERTECPET

Toronto – October 21, 2024 – PPX Mining Corp. (the “ Company ” or “ PPX ”, including its Peruvian

subsidiaries) announces that on October 19, 2024 it subscribed an Engineering Procurement and Construction

(“EPC”) agreement with Sertecpet de Peru S.A. (“Ser tecpet”) to build most of PPX’s 350 tpd CIL and

Flotation plant (the “Plant”) for its Igor Project, located in La Libertad, Peru.

Sertecpet will carry out the following activities:

• Additional detailed engineering.

• Site preparation and all civil works for crushing, grinding, leaching and flotation systems, including

all concrete construction.

• Equipment purchasing as specified by PPX, including all logistics and customs clearance.

• Construction materials purchasing, including all logistics.

• Mechanical installation of equipment, crushing, grinding and flotation units, including electrical and

piping works. A qualified subcontractors will suppl y and install the carbon treatment (desorption

plant).

Office buildings, workshop and accommodation will be built by other contractors, as well as, leaching tanks,

tailings storage area, water supply and power supply.

The budget of the EPC contract is US$5.7 million, p lus applicable sales taxes. The contract contemplat es

construction completion guarantees and daily penalties for late delivery.

Construction is scheduled to conclude in 12 months (turnkey basis).

About SERTECPET

SERTECPET is a multinational company with more than 33 years of experience in Projects, Operations and

Maintenance. In Latin America has strong presence in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina at the

Oil & Gas, Mining, Energy and Infrastructure sector s. It manufactures process equipment and executes

electromechanical assemblies; as well builds and ma intains storage tanks. Finally, it specializes in t urnkey

projects (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) for the start-up of industrial plants.

Has successfully completed several projects in both the private and public sectors. Among these projec ts,

there are several works such as the construction of crude oil production plants throughout the Amazon region,

prioritizing environmental care and local communiti es. All this has been possible thanks to SERTECPET' s

strong corporate culture, which considers its people and their safety as its main organizational asset.

It has developed a solid Integrated Quality, Enviro nmental, Occupational Health and Safety Management

System that accredits it to perform under internati onal standards: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001. It has

also established an Anti-Bribery Management System, certified under ISO 37001.

SERTECPET has modern industrial plants, with proces ses and continuous improvement, whose best

practices have allowed it to contribute directly to productivity and to the improvement of competitive ness

indexes in the international energy market. Its sta ndards are based on the API Q1 and Q2 norms of the

American Petroleum Institute and the ASME stamp.

About PPX Mining Corp:

PPX Mining Corp. (TSX.V: PPX.V, BVL: PPX) is a Canadian-based mining company with assets in northern

Peru. Igor, the Company’s 100%-owned flagship gold and silver project, is located in the prolific Nort hern

Peru gold belt in eastern La Libertad Department.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

John Thomas

Chief Executive Officer

82 Richmond Street East

Toronto, Ontario M5C 1P1

Canada

416-361-0737

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Ser vices Provider (as that term is defined in the

policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts respo nsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this

release.

Cautionary Statement:

This press release contains forward-looking informa tion and forward-looking statements (collectively,

“ forward-looking statements ”) as such terms are defined by applicable securities laws, including, but not

limited to statements regarding test results, futur e plans or management estimates. Forward-looking

statements are statements that relate to future eve nts. In this context, forward-looking statements of ten

address expected future business plans and financia l performance and often contain words such as

“anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expec t,” and “intend,”, statements that an action or eve nt

“may,” “might,” “could,” “should,” “would” or “will ” be taken or occur, or other similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many

of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond the Company’s control, and the Company’s actual

results could differ materially from those stated o r implied in forward-looking statements due to many

various factors. Such uncertainties and risks include, among others, delays in obtaining or inability to obtain

any required regulatory approvals, if applicable. A lthough the Company believes that the expectations

reflected in the forward-looking statements are rea sonable, the Company cannot guarantee that the even ts

and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. The timing of

events and circumstances and actual results could d iffer materially from those projected in the forwar d-

looking statements. Accordingly, one should not place undue reliance on forward- looking statements. All

forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of today’s date, and the Compan y

undertakes no obligation to update or publicly revi se any forward-looking statements, whether as a res ult

of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law.