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PUMA Exploration Adds More Ground at Williams Brook GOLD Property IN New Brunswick, Canada

Property Options & Staking

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175, rue Legaré | Rimouski (Québec) G5L 3B9 www.explorationpuma.com

PRESS RELEASE

PUMA EXPLORATION ADDS MORE GROUND AT WILLIAMS BROOK GOLD PROPERTY

IN NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA

Rimouski, March 26th, 20 21 – Puma Exploration Inc., PUMA -TSXV, (the “Company” or “Puma”) is

pleased to report two (2) additional property transactions at its Williams Brook property (see Figure 1).

Collectively, these acquisitions add 60 claims to the total land package increasing the size of the

property from 23,770 ha to 25,140 ha. The Williams Brook Gold property, which was the focus of the

2020 Exploration Program, is part of the district- scale Triple Fault Gold Project, recently acquired in

2020 in New Brunswick, Canada.

Figure 1: Williams Brook Property Claims Map

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“These new land additions further consolidate our considerable ground position, increasing our

overall footprint to more than 251 square kilomet ers which cover the highly prospective and

underexplored Williams Brook property, but most importantly the major Rocky-Brook-Millstream Fault,”

stated Marcel Robillard, President and CEO of Puma Exploration.

OPTION AND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS

To complete its impressive landholdings at the Williams Brook property, Puma executed 2 additional

distinct property agreements with a local prospectors for the Ten Miles Pool Road and the Northwest

Upsalquitch properties. The new properties totalling 60 claims units are located north of the Williams

Brook property (see Figure 1).

Terms of the Ten Miles Pool Road Agreement

Puma may acquire a 100-per-cent undivided ownership interest in the Ten Miles Pool Road Property

(36 claim units) by issuing a total amount 300,000 shares of Puma according to the following terms:

a) Issuing an amount of 150,000 shares of Puma subsequent to signing of the agreement;

b) Issuing an amount of 25,000 shares of Puma on or before the First anniversary;

c) Issuing an amount of 50,000 shares of Puma on or before the Second anniversary;

d) Issuing an amount of 75,000 shares of Puma on or before the Third anniversary

Additional performance payments:

1) $25,000 cash payment to the owner upon a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA

to be defined in the definitive agreement);

2) $50,000 cash payment to the owner upon a positive feasibility study (FS to be defined in the

definitive agreement);

3) One-time cash payment of $100,000 to the owner upon a commercial production

(commercial production to be defined in the definitive agreement).

The owner will retain a 2 -per-cent net smelter return royalty on any saleable production from the

property. Fifty percent of the NSR royalty (that is, 1 -per-cent) may be purchased by Puma for $1

million. Puma retains a right of first refusal on the remaining 1-per-cent NSR royalty that is held by the

owner. The transaction is subject to the TSX Venture Exchange approval.

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Terms of the Northwest Upsalquitch Agreement

Puma may acquire a 100-per-cent undivided ownership interest in the Northwest Upsalquitch Property

(24 claim units) by issuing a total amount 200,000 shares of Puma according to the following terms:

a) Issuing an amount of 75,000 shares of Puma subsequent to signing of the agreement;

b) Issuing an amount of 50,000 shares of Puma on or before the First anniversary;

c) Issuing an amount of 50,000 shares of Puma on or before the Second anniversary;

d) Issuing an amount of 25,000 shares of Puma on or before the Third anniversary

Additional performance payments:

1) $25,000 cash payment to the owner upon a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA

to be defined in the definitive agreement);

2) $50,000 cash payment to the owner upon a positive feasibility study (FS to be defined in the

definitive agreement);

3) One-time cash payment of $100,000 to the owner upon a commercial production

(commercial production to be defined in the definitive agreement).

The owner will retain a 2 -per-cent net smelter return royalty on any saleable production from the

property. Fifty percent of the NSR royalty (that is, 1 -per-cent) may be purchased by Puma for $1

million. Puma retains a right of first refusal on the remaining 1-per-cent NSR royalty that is held by the

owner. The transaction is subject to the TSX Venture Exchange approval.

TRIPLE FAULT GOLD PROJECT

The Triple Fault Gold Project includes three (3) properties named Williams Brook Gold, Jonpol Gold,

and Portage Lake, now covering more than 32,000 hectares of favorable gold exploration land

package. The project is located about 60 km west of Bathurst with the paved road cross-cutting the

property.

Puma is currently focusing its field work on its first priority, the Williams Brook Gold property. The Williams

Brook Gold property includes selected drill results of 11.2 g/t over 2.8m, 2.1 g/t Au over 9.0m, and 1.0

g/t over 23m, gold occurrences grading up to 109.0 g/t Au, 50.8 g/t Au, 38,9 g/t Au in bedrock,

numerous gold soil anomalies and extremely anomalous til l samples with up to 508 gold grains that

occur over an area approximately 12 by 3 kilometers.

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There has been very limited drilling and exploration in the area mapped to be part of t he Dunnage

Zone hosting major gold deposits and gold occurrences in silur o-devonian rocks and considered as

an emerging gold exploration and development district.

QUALIFIED PERSONS

Dominique Gagné, PGeo , independent qualified person as defined by Canadian National

Instrument 43-101 standards, has reviewed and approved the geological information reported in this

news release. Neither 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. Mr. Gagné is independent of the Company.

ABOUT PUMA EXPLORATION

Puma Exploration is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company with precious and base metals

projects in early to advanced stages located in the Famous Bathurst Mining Camp (BMC) in New

Brunswick, Canada. Great efforts will be made by the Company in the coming years to deploy its

DEAR strategy (Development, Exploration, Acquisition and Royalties) in order to generate maximum

value for shareholders with low shares dilution.

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Marcel Robillard, President, (418) 724-0901; [email protected]

Communications; (604) 341-6025

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Forward-Looking Statements: This press release may contain forward -looking statements. Such

forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other

factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Puma to be materially

different from actual future results and achievements expressed or implied by such forward -looking

statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements

which speak only as of the date the statements were made, except as required by law. Puma

undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. These risks and

uncertainties are described in the quarterly and annual reports and in the documents submitted to

the securities administration.