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Group Eleven Welcomes Franz Bollmann to the Board of Directors

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Group Eleven Welcomes Franz Bollmann to the Board of Directors

Vancouver, Canada, March 31, 2025 - Group Eleven Resources Corp. (TSX -V: ZNG; OTCBB: GRLVF;

FRA: 3GE) (“Group Eleven” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Franz Bollmann has been

appointed to the Board of Directors. Mr. Bollmann has been nominated by Glencore Canada

Corporation (which owns 16.1% of the Company) and will replace Gatlin Smeijers, who has stepped

down from the Board, effective March 31, 2025, to pursue another opportunity.

Bart Jaworski, CEO of Group Eleven, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Franz to the team

and look forward to working with him to further grow shareholder value. On behalf of the Company,

I would also like to thank Gatlin for his valuable insights and guidance during his tenure as director

and wish him the very best on his new endeavour.”

Mr. Bollmann currently serves as Finance Manager at Glencore Zinc and as a Director of Glencore

Servicios Corporativos Spain. Mr. Bollmann joined Glencore in 2014, working across finance,

commercial, and business development roles in the Latam region. He a lso served as a director of

Volcan Compañia Minera. Prior to joining Glencore, Mr. Bollmann worked in sales and trading at

Raymond James in the United States. He holds a degree in Finance and a minor in Mathematics from

the University of Arkansas.

About Group Eleven Resources

Group Eleven Resources Corp. (TSX.V: ZNG; OTCBB: GRLVF and FRA: 3GE) is a mineral exploration

company focused on advanced stage zinc exploration in the Republic of Ireland. Group Eleven

announced the Ballywire zinc-lead-silver discovery in September 2022. Ballywire is located 20km from

Company’s 77.64%-owned Stonepark zinc-lead deposit1, which itself is located adjacent to Glencore’s

Pallas Green zinc-lead deposit2. The Company’s two largest shareholders are Glencore Canada Corp.

(16.1% interest) and Michael Gentile (16.0%). Additional information about the Company is available

at www.groupelevenresources.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bart Jaworski, P.Geo.

Chief Executive Officer

E: [email protected] | T: +353-85-833-2463

E: [email protected] | T: 604-644-9514

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.

1 Stonepark MRE is 5.1 million tonnes of 11.3% Zn+Pb (8.7% Zn and 2.6% Pb), Inferred (Apr -17-2018)

2 Pallas Green MRE is 45.4 million tonnes of 8.4% Zn+Pb (7.2% Zn + 1.2% Pb), Inferred (Glencore, Dec -31-2024)

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains forward -looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities

legislation. Such statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the future results of

operations, performance and achievements of the Company, including the timing, content, cost and

results of proposed work programs, the discovery and delineation of mineral deposits/resources/

reserves and geological interpretations. Although the Company believes that such statements are

reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking

statements are typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate,

postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, ref er to future events. The

Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by the Company are not guarantees

of future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward

looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, variations in the nature,

quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located. All of the Company's public

disclosure filings may be accessed via www.sedar.com and readers are urged to review t hese

materials, including the technical reports filed with respect to the Company's mineral properties.