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American Pacific Mining Reports High-Grade Samples up to 125 g/t Gold from Madison Copper-Gold Project in Montana, USA

Drill Results Sampling & Geoscience Results

NEWS RELEASE

American Pacific Mining Reports High-Grade Samples up to 125 g/t Gold from Madison

Copper-Gold Project in Montana, USA

Vancouver, British Columbia / December 9, 2021 - American Pacific Mining Corp (CSE:

USGD / OTCQB: USGDF / FWB: 1QC) (“American Pacific” or “the Company”) is pleased

to report high -grade rock chip assays from a sampling program conducted by Kennecott

Exploration, a division of the Rio T into Group, at the Madison Copper -Gold Project (the

“Madison Project”) in Montana. The Madison Project is under a joint-venture earn-in agreement,

whereby Rio Tinto may earn up to 70% of the project by spending US $30 million.

A total of 7 rock chip samples were collected from 200 m north of the American Pit, an area known

for high-grade gold-copper skarn mineralization, where altered Radar Creek granodiorite outcrops

dive under Miocene gravel cover. These samples are significant indications that high-grade gold-

copper mineralization exists on the Madison Project, beyond what has previously been observed.

All seven samples showed strong indications of skarn mineralization, including disseminations of

pyrite and chalcopyrite with one sample showing native gold (Au) in a quartz vein.

Assay values were reported by ALS Labs of Vancouver, B.C. Values of these samples ranged from

0.250 g/t Au to a high of 124.5 g/t Au, averaging 21.6 g/t Au. Copper (Cu) values ranged from

0.006 % Cu to a high of 0.264 % Cu averaging 0.067 % Cu.

Table 1. Kennecott Rock Chip Sample Results near American Pit

Sample_ID Sample Type Au_g/t Cu_% Description

40306591 Outcrop chip 3.41 0.010 Gossanous vein NS after chalcopyrite within granodiorite

40306592 Float Grab 0.589 0.006 Quartz vein in float with gossan box works and limonite (glassy?) veins within the granodiorite

40306593 Outcrop chip 2.36 0.014 Quartz vein within granodiorite with veins of ex massive sulphides and gossan structures which look like ex chalcopyrite

40306594 Outcrop chip 0.25 0.007 Quartz pyrite vein within the granodiorite striking 030 vein is about 5cm wide with multiple veins of ex pyrite and sericite on halo

40306595 Float Grab 20.2 0.128 15cm wide quartz ex sulphide vein with disseminated pyrite. Gossan FeOx possibly after chalcopyrite

40306596 Float Grab 0.273 0.037 Quartz sulphide veining within granodiorite

40306597 Outcrop chip 124.5 0.264 Quartz vein in the granodiorite striking 040. Center line FeOx after pyrite-chalcopyrite plus in oxidized pyrite and Native Gold

Figure 1. Madison Project Sampling Map

“The implications of mineralized skarn projecting under grave l cover near the American Pit

presents a new and exciting exploration target at the Madison property,” stated American Pacific

President Eric Saderholm.

Previously reported samples collected from the American Pit ranged from trace to a high of 5.51

g/t Au, averaging 1.06 g/t Au. Silver values ranged between 0.25 g/t to a high of 64.9 g/t, averaging

14.84 g/t Ag. Copper values ranged from 46.8 ppm to a high of 0.841% Cu, averaging 0.248% Cu.

Refer to New Release dated of August 3, 2021.

Sample Security

Measures were taken to ensure sample security. Samples were submitted to the ALS Glob al lab

by company personnel following guidelines and procedures of Rio Tinto Exploration

(Kennecott). Only authorized personnel have attended the samples.

Analysis Suite for QA/QC

ALS Global ran ALS Supertrace multielement four acid digest ICP -MS multicollector (ME -

MS61L); Au by fire assay (Au -ICP21); RTX pXRF Cr, Nb, Si, Ta, Ti, Y, Zr (p -XRF-30 RT/p-

XRF-30NDL); and VNIR/SWIR spectra (TRSPEC-20/INTERP-11).

Audits or Reviews

The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data were reviewed by Kennecott

personnel. Internal review of the soil sampling results by the Company’s management is routinely

used through the course of the project.

Qualified Persons

Technical aspects of this press release ha ve been reviewed and approved by Eric Saderholm,

P.Geo. and Philip Mulholland P.Geo, the designated Qualified Persons (QP) under National

Instrument 43-101.

About American Pacific Mining Corp.

American Pacific Mining Corp. is a precious metals explorer focused on opportunities in the

Western United States. The Company's flagship asset is the high -grade, past-producing Madison

Copper-Gold project in Montana, under option to joint venture with Kennecott Exploration

Company, a divis ion of the Rio Tinto Group, which the Company acquired in 2020. For this

transaction, American Pacific was selected as a finalist in the S&P Global Platts Global Metals

Awards, an annual program that recognizes exemplary accomplishments in 16 performance

categories, including 'Deal of the Year,' the category in which American Pacific Mining

competed. The awards program is hosted by S&P Global Platts, the leading independent provider

of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets . Also in the

American Pacific's asset portfolio are the Gooseberry Silver-Gold project and the Tuscarora Gold-

Silver project: two high-grade, precious metals projects located in key mining districts of Nevada,

USA. The Company’s mission is to grow by the drill bit and by acquisition.

On Behalf of the Board of American Pacific Mining Corp.

“Warwick Smith”

CEO & Director

Corporate Office: Suite 910 – 510 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC, V6C 3A8 Canada

Contact Kristina Pillon, President, High Tide Consulting C orp., 604.908.1695 /

[email protected]

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