Optegra Ventures Inc. — Capital/Financing Update 2022

Jun 23, 2022

MT TURNER PROJECT OPTION

VANCOUVER, BC, June 23, 2022 /CNW/ - Essex Minerals Inc. (the "Company") (TSXV: ESX) (OTCQB: ESXFM) (FRA: EWX1) is pleased to announce that Meryllion Resources Corporation (CSE: MYR) ("Meryllion") has advised the Company that it intends to exercise its option to earn up to a 70% interest in the Mt Turner Cu-Mo-Au gold project by funding up to a further $3,800,000 in exploration in three stages. (See Company News Release of April 26, 2022).

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF ESSEX MINERALS INC.

Paul Loudon President & CEO

Neither the 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.

SOURCE Essex Minerals Inc

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For further information: Harbor Access, Graham Farrell email: graham.farrell@harbor-access.com Tel: +1 (416) 842 9003; Jonathan Paterson email: jonathan.paterson@harbor-access.com Tel: +1 (475) 477 9401, www.essexminerals.com

CO: Essex Minerals Inc

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