Western Metallica Resources Corp. provided an update on its current exploration activities aimed at advancing the Cana Brava 1 drill targets, two key copper-molybdenum porphyry prospects located within its 100% owned Cana Brava Project, situated in the La Libertad Department of Northern Peru. Western Metallica announces that it has received the permit to drill from 19 platforms, along with approval of its Environmental Evaluation ("FTA") for Luz Maria from the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines ("MINEM"), which enables the Company to commence its drilling program at Luz Maria.

The Company has filed notice for permit activation, has obtained the local water permit as well as the plan for archaeological monitoring, as required to commence drilling. Luz Maria is a well-preserved porphyry system and priority drill target at Cana Brava given its prominent potassic and phyllic alteration footprint with multiple mineralized intrusion events. The Company is finalizing the plans for its inaugural drill program in Peru intended with an initial 2,000-metre diamond drill program.

The Company is now conducting an in-situ regolith geochemistry with portable XRF equipment aimed at following up the mag anomalies interpreted to be the expression of intrusive plugs related to mineralization. The results obtained so far are very encouraging with copper and molybdenum anomalies centered on the mag anomalies and still open in all direction. Luz Maria Prospect - Regolith Mo (left) and Cu (right) portable XRF geochemistry anomalies, and position of the drilling platforms covered by the recently granted permit.

Luz Maria Prospect - Diagram showing the regolith Cu anomalies with respect to the mag anomalies and the chargeability anomalies (right). Dollar position and traces of the planned first phase diamond drill holes are also shown. Analytical performance is monitored by means of certified reference materials (CRMs), coarse blanks, coarse and pulp duplicate samples.

Samples are prepared and analysed at SGS lab in Lima, Peru.