Collective Metals Inc. press release

Salazar Resources Announces Private Placement of up to $3 Million

2022-10-24

CSE - Canadian National Stock Exchange · Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 24, 2022) - SALAZAR RESOURCES LIMITED (TSXV: SRL) (OTCQX: SRLZF) (FSE: CCG) ("Salazar" or the "Company")is pleased to announce that the Company has arranged a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") for the sale of up to 30,000,000 common shares (the "Shares") of the Company at a price of C$0.10 per Share to raise gross proceeds of up to C$3,000,000.

Insiders led by Fredy Salazar and current shareholders of Salazar Resources Limited have committed over C$2 million to the Private Placement. A finder's fee will be payable on a portion of the Private Placement and net proceeds will be used for working capital and exploration.

All securities issued in the Private Placement are subject to a four-month hold period and to all necessary regulatory approvals, including the final acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the Shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or the securities laws of any state of the United States, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration requirements.

About Salazar Resources Salazar Resources is focused on creating value and positive change through discovery, exploration and development in Ecuador. The team has an unrivalled understanding of the geology in-country and has played an integral role in the discovery of many of the major projects in Ecuador, including the two newest operating gold and copper mines.

Salazar Resources has a wholly-owned pipeline of copper-gold exploration projects across Ecuador with a strategy to make another commercial discovery and farm-out non-core assets. The Company actively engages with Ecuadorian communities and together with the Salazar family it co-founded The Salazar Foundation, an independent non-profit organisation dedicated to sustainable progress through economic development.

For further information about Salazar Resources, please contact Merlin Marr-Johnson, Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary, at merlin@salazarresources.comor ir@salazarresources.comor at +1 604 685 9316.

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