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PUMA Exploration Drills 5.11 G/T Au over 8.35 Meters Within a Broader Zone Grading 0.82 G/T Au over 78.75 Meters at Williams Brook GOLD Property

Drill Results

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PRESS RELEASE

PUMA EXPLORATION DRILLS 5.11 G/T AU OVER 8.35 METERS WITHIN A BROADER ZONE

GRADING 0.82 G/T AU OVER 78.75 METERS AT WILLIAMS BROOK GOLD PROPERTY

Rimouski, November 11 th, 2021 – Puma Exploration Inc., PUMA-TSXV, (the “Company” or “Puma”) is

pleased to announce the results from the last six (6) holes drilled within the inaugural drilling program

at its Williams Brook Gold Project located in New Brunswick, an emerging new gold district of Atlantic,

Canada.

These six (6) holes were collared to verify the continuity of the gold mineralisation along strike toward

the O’Neil Gold Zone (holes WB21-13 and WB21-18) and toward the Chubby Gold Zone (holes WB-14

to WB21-17). These results clearly show that the gold mineralised envelope is open in both directions.

The mineralised zone is particularly well recognised toward the Chubby Gold Zone where hole WB21-

16 intersected from surface a broad mineralised a nd altered zone of 78.75 meters grading 0.82 g/t

Au including a higher grade core of 5.11 g/t Au over 8.35 meters (see Figure 1 and Table 1).

Figure 1: Alteration and Mineralisation Intersected in Drillhole WB21-16

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Marcel Robillard, president and CEO of Puma Exploration commented: “With the complete results in

hand from the 2,360 meters of core -oriented maiden drilling campaign that tested the O'Neil Gold

Trend, we now better understand the different parameters of this highly potential new gold discovery

(see Figure 2) . We are very enthusiastic and P uma will continue to build on the success of its

systematical and disciplined exploration by uncovering new gold -bearing quartz veining systems

along the sediment -rhyolite contact. We have found gold on surface for more than 350 meters of

strike to date, and this is not over yet!”

Figure 2: Mineralised and Altered Zone Defined by the 2021 Inaugural Drilling Program

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Table 1. Significant Drill Results for WB21-13 to WB21-18*

Hole ID From (m) To (m) Lenght (m) Au (g/t)

WB21-13 23.65 73.00 49.35 0.30

incl. 24.65 35.00 10.35 1.27

incl. 25.25 33.00 7.75 1.49

incl. 25.25 27.25 2.00 3.34

incl. 26.70 27.25 0.55 7.53

and 32.00 33.00 1.00 4.06

69.00 69.30 0.30 2.71

WB21-14 8.00 36.40 28.40 0.70

incl. 23.70 33.80 10.10 1.86

incl. 32.70 33.80 1.10 16.70

118.00 118.55 0.55 0.67

WB21-15 5.95 14.40 8.45 0.10

incl. 9.50 10.10 0.60 0.84

WB21-16 2.30 109.40 107.10 0.62

incl. 9.60 88.35 78.75 0.82

incl. 9.60 24.50 14.90 1.34

incl. 9.60 11.70 2.10 8.42

10.15 10.55 0.40 25.10

and 42.95 88.35 45.40 1.00

incl. 70.50 88.35 17.85 2.40

incl. 80.00 88.35 8.35 5.11

incl. 80.00 80.60 0.60 48.00

and 86.85 87.30 0.45 10.60

and 88.00 88.35 0.35 25.30

WB21-17 4.00 114.50 110.50 0.35

incl. 4.00 40.00 36.00 0.43

incl. 4.00 11.50 7.50 2.00

incl. 4.00 7.25 3.25 4.50

incl. 5.15 6.00 0.85 15.15

and 103.70 114.50 10.80 2.13

incl. 107.00 111.65 4.65 4.85

incl. 107.00 107.60 0.60 30.10

WB21-18 24.50 67.00 42.50 0.11

incl. 24.50 36.00 11.50 0.34

incl. 24.50 26.80 2.30 1.61

incl. 24.85 26.00 1.15 2.31

and 35.60 36.00 0.40 0.40

and 62.00 63.00 1.00 0.41

and 87.70 88.80 1.10 0.56

* Stated lengths in meters are downhole core lengths and not true widths. True widths will be

calculated once more drilling confirms the geometry of the quartz-sulphide system.

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SUMMARY OF THE INAUGURAL DRILLING PROGRAM AT WILLIAMS BROOK

■ The holes intersected continuous pervasive alteration and mineralisation from surface:

■ WB21-01 grades 1.30 g/t Au over 25.6m including 5.50g/t Au over 6.4m

■ WB21-02 grades 5.50 g/t Au over 50.5m including 46.94 g/t Au over 3.9m

■ WB21-03 grades 0.55 g/t Au over 37.6m including 7.81 g/t Au over 2.2m

■ WB21-05 grades 1.00 g/t Au over 26.4m including 12.64 g/t Au over 2.0m

■ WB21-06 grades 1.16 g/t Au over 48.7m including 16.92 g/t Au over 2.9m

■ WB21-07 grades 0.46 g/t Au over 25.6m including 5.40 g/t Au over 0.9m

■ WB21-08 grades 0.46 g/t Au over 25.5m including 8.96 g/t Au over 1.1m

■ WB21-09 grades 1.07 g/t Au over 36.0m including 15.52 g/t Au over 1.7m

■ WB21-10 grades 1.07 g/t Au over 14.4m including 4.17 g/t Au over 2.0m

■ WB21-12 grades 1.00 g/t Au over 40.6m including 6.93 g/t Au over 3.8m

■ WB21-13 grades 0.30 g/t Au over 49.4m including 7.53 g/t Au over 0.6m

■ WB21-14 grades 0.70 g/t Au over 28.4m including 16.7 g/t Au over 1.1m

■ WB21-16 grades 0.82 g/t Au over 78.8m including 5.11 g/t Au over 8.4m

■ WB21-17 grades 0.35 g/t Au over 110.5m including 4.85 g/t Au over 4.7m

■ Very high-grade samples collected at depth are representative of surface grab samples:

■ WB21-02 grades 69.9 g/t Au over 1.0m at 46.5m down the hole

■ WB21-03 grades 23.1 g/t Au over 0.65m at 56.85m down the hole

■ WB21-06 grades 72.1 g/t Au over 0.30m at 47.6m down the hole

■ WB21-14 grades 89.1 g/t Au over 0.20m at 33.6m down the hole

■ WB21-16 grades 48.1 g/t Au over 0.60m at 80.0m down the hole

■ WB21-17 grades 30.1 g/t Au over 0.60m at 107.0m down the hole

■ Significant gold mineralisation is extending in the deeper holes:

■ WB21-04 grades 2.84 g/t Au over 1.0m at 140.5m

■ WB21-07 grades 3.42 g/t Au over 0.35m at 149.65m

■ WB21-16 grades 25.3 g/t Au over 0.35m at 88.0m

■ WB21-17 grades 30.1 g/t Au over 0.6m at 107.0m

■ Significant high -grade gold mineralisation obser ved in the rhyolite is now recognized in the

sediments thus increasing the potential size of the favourable corridor. These drill intercepts are listed

here: 48.2 g/t Au over 0.4m, 22.2 g/t Au over 0.7m, 20.0 g/t Au over 0.5m, 19.9 g/t Au over 0.5m and

18.8 g/t Au over 0.5m.

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Table 2. Technical Informations About the Drill Holes Released

Hole ID Utm X Utm Y Orientation Angle Lenght (m)

WB21-13 660235 5259260 N155º -45 º 110

WB21-14 660262 5259372 N155º -45 º 124

WB21-15 660262 5259372 N155º -65 º 83

WB21-16 660281 5259380 N155º -45 º 149

WB21-17 660281 5259380 N155º -55 º 242

WB21-18 660208 5259247 N155º -45 º 119

CURRENT WORK PROGRAM AT WILLIAMS BROOK GOLD PROJECT

Puma's technical team continues to better define and extend the gold zones on surface by

prospecting, trenching, stripping, and intense sampling in preparation for the next drilling campaign.

Additional grab samples results are pending, including the discovery of quartz veins with visible gold

between the Chubby and the Moose Gold Zones (see Figure 3).

Figure 3: Current Stripping Between the Chubby and Moose Gold Zones

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O’NEIL GOLD TREND (OGT)

The O’Neil Gold Trend (OGT) is a pervasive altered and brecciated rhyolite unit hosting significant

gold showings and occurrences followed by trenching and drilling over a strike length of 700 meters.

The geophysical signature of the OGT is expressed over 7km. The favourable unit (r hyolite) is similar

and parallel to the structures hosting the “Williams 1” and “Williams 2” Gold Zones where previous

operator drilled in 2008, 54.2 g/t Au over 2.8 meters and 1 g/t Au over 23 meters.

These gold trends are interpreted to be related to a major rifting in the New Brunswick Geological

events and could represent a low sulphidation epithermal gold system. Along the OGT, the width of

the rhyolite varies from 5 to 250 meters with an average apparent thickness of 150 meters.

The core-oriented maiden drill campaign was completed on August 20, 2021. It consisted of 18 holes

for a total of 2,360 meters that tested a 200-meter segment of the 700-meter-long O’Neil Gold Trend

(OGT). The assay results for the twelve (12) first holes are released and all holes intersected significant

gold mineralisation including the discovery hole WB21-02 that cut 5.55 g/t Au over 50.15 meters from

surface, including 9.88 g/t Au over 8.60 meters and 46.94 g/t Au over 3.85 meters.

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.

QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL (QA/QC)

Rock samples were bagged, sealed and sent to th e facility of ALS CHEMEX in Moncton, New

Brunswick where each sample is dried, crushed, and pulped. The samples were crushed to 70% less

than 2mm, riffle split off 1kg, pulverise split to better than 85% passing 75 microns (Prep -31B). A 30 -

gram subsplit from the resulting pulp was then subjected to a fire assay (Au-ICP21). Other screen sizes

available. Duplicate 50g assay on screen undersize. Assay of entire oversize fraction.

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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) 750-8510; [email protected]

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