Orford Mining Corporation reported that its exploration teams have been mobilized to Camp Chukotat in the Nunavik Region of Northern Quebec to commence exploration on its Nunavik Lithium, Qiqavik Gold and West Raglan Nickel Projects. Camp Chukotat will be Orford's base camp for all its exploration efforts in the Nunavik Region in 2023. Exploration in 2023 on these projects is multi-faceted ranging from prospecting to drilling to airborne geophysics.

Nunavik Lithium Project (100% Orford): The inaugural exploration program on the 455 square kilometers of land in Nunavik at the margins of the Cape Smith belt will use the recently completed remote sensing work (news release June 16, 2023), along with historic Quebec Government mapping data and lake sediment sampling data. Government work includes mapping and sampling of pegmatites which, combined with the remote sensing work, has helped to define high priority targets across the properties. Work to be completed by Orford will include: Prospecting using portable analyzers (LIBS and XRF) for real time analysis on the 50+ high priority targets areas referred to in Orford's June 16, 2023 news release.

Orford exploration teams will take grab samples, chip and channel samples where appropriate. When warranted, based on visual and LIBS results, Orford may use the RAB drill that will be on its Qiqavik Gold project to drill test prospective pegmatites that have been identified by field teams on surface. Qiqavik Gold Project (100% Orford): The geological understanding of the Qiqavik property geology has evolved to a level that has improved the targeting approaches for the 2023 exploration program.

This program is truly a multi-faceted program including airborne and ground geophysics, prospecting, mapping and drilling including: 660 line-km of airborne magnetic and EM surveying. The survey will be flown on East-West lines over the known Annick Trend and its northward extension (up to 9 km total strike length (previous surveys were flown subparallel to this trend which is perpendicular to regional geology). IP ground geophysics on the north part of the Annick trend over the area with the highest-grade boulders which reported up to 648 g/t gold.

This IP survey together with a recently completed structural interpretation will be used to help target the drilling. Prospecting and mapping focused on newly identified late-stage deformation D3 structures oriented Northwest-Southeast, and possible Northeast trending structures that may correspond to be the Annick trend. The final phase of work on the Qiqavik property will include RAB (Rotary Air Blast) drilling, targeting 25 to 60 Targets, focused principally on the Annick trend.

West Raglan Nickel-Copper-PGE Project (51% Wyloo Metals/49% Orford): The West Raglan Project is a joint venture with Wyloo Metals Pty. Ltd.("Wyloo"). Wyloo earned a 51% interest level in the joint venture in early 2023 and notified Orford of its intent to increase Wyloo's interest to 70% as stated in Orford's February 14, 2023 press release.

This year's program funded by Wyloo and operated by Orford is a target-building program and includes 1,981 line-km of airborne magnetic and EM surveying over the South Trend.