Mr. Warwick Smith reports

AMERICAN PACIFIC RECEIVES US$10 MILLION AND 100% INTEREST IN THE PALMER VMS PROJECT IN ALASKA

American Pacific Mining Corp. has entered into an agreement with Constantine North Inc. (CNI) and Dowa Metals & Mining Alaska Ltd. to acquire Dowa's interest in Constantine Mining LLC, the holder of the Palmer VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) project. Pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement executed Nov. 15, 2024, CNI, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Pacific, will acquire the Dowa interest from Dowa and Dowa will pay $10-million (U.S.) to American Pacific in exchange for providing Dowa with an option to acquire up to 50 per cent of the zinc concentrate produced at the project for the initial year of production and each subsequent year of production at the project and the provision of certain indemnities in the purchase agreement. The completion of the transactions contemplated by the purchase agreement is subject to customary conditions precedent in favour of American Pacific, CNI and Dowa. Following the acquisition of the Dowa interest, American Pacific will have consolidated a 100-per-cent interest in the project.

American Pacific would like to thank Dowa for its collaborative approach to work at Palmer over the years. Given the differing corporate priorities of Dowa and American Pacific, the company is pleased to have regained 100-per-cent ownership and control of Palmer.

Warwick Smith, American Pacific's chief executive officer, stated: "This is a transformative transaction for American Pacific. American Pacific receives a significant injection of capital and 100-per-cent control of a project that has an established mineral resource with significant exploration upside throughout the district.

"An updated mineral resource estimate (MRE) is under way, and this transition consolidates ownership and provides a clear path forward with a renewed focus on advanced exploration and resource expansion, which we believe will create significant value for a project that currently includes a small fraction of the known VMS showings in the current MRE."

Following the closing, American Pacific is expected to have more than $16-million in cash and two 100-per-cent-controlled flagship assets in the Madison project in Montana and Palmer in Alaska. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2024.

Transaction update webinar

A transaction update webinar is scheduled for 10 a.m. Pacific Time (1 p.m. Eastern Time) on Nov. 18, 2024.

Palmer VMS project

The Palmer VMS project is an advanced-stage copper-zinc-gold-silver exploration project in southeastern Alaska with road access and located only 60 kilometres (37 miles) from the deep seaport at Haines, Alaska. More than $116-million (U.S.) has been spent to date at Palmer, with National Instrument 43-101 mineral resources defined at the Palmer and AG deposits. Recent drilling (2023 to 2024) has highlighted the potential to define extremely rich copper zones and the Palmer project includes numerous drill-ready, high-grade prospects that define more than 15 kilometres of favourable mineral trends -- all hallmarks of a significant massive sulphide system.

Qualified person statement

The technical information in this news release regarding the Palmer project has been reviewed and approved by Michael Vande Guchte, PGeo, vice-president of exploration for the Palmer project and a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

About American Pacific Mining Corp.

American Pacific Mining is a precious metal and base metal explorer and developer focused on opportunities in the western United States. The company has two flagship assets: the 100-per-cent-owned Palmer project, a VMS project in Alaska; and the 100-per-cent-owned Madison project, a past-producing copper-gold project in Montana. For the Madison transaction, American Pacific was selected as a finalist in both 2021 and 2022 for Deal of the Year at the S&P Global Platts Global Metals Awards, an annual program that recognizes exemplary accomplishments in 16 performance categories. Also, in American Pacific's asset portfolio are three high-grade, precious metal projects located in key mining districts of Nevada, United States: the Ziggurat gold project, the Gooseberry silver-gold project; and the Tuscarora gold-silver project. The company's mission is to grow by the drill bit and by acquisition.