Atacama Copper Corporation reported results from five holes of a 10,000-metre diamond drilling program at its wholly-owned Cristina precious metals project in southwestern Chihuahua State, Mexico. Atacama has now reported ten holes totaling 3,094.5 metres of drilling as part of a 40-50-hole drill program. The Cristina project consists of multiple outcropping quartz veins that are frequently greater than 10 metres in width and extend for at least a five-kilometre strike length.

Four parallel mineralized vein zones have been mapped and sampled to date, with most of the existing mineral resource estimate at Cristina contained within only one of the vein zones, the Guadalupe vein. This 3.3 m wide intercept occurs within a broader zone of mineralization measuring 1.32 g/t AuEq over 49.0 m estimated true width (0.53 g/t Au, 12.6 g/t Ag, 0.87% Zn 0.25% Pb and 0.04% Cu). All five holes reported here were drilled in the eastern portion of the Guadalupe vein system and a kilometer east of the first 5 holes released.

Infill drilling should show that the high grade in these two areas should connect: ACD24-226 fills an information gap and brings veining closer to the surface at a higher grade than adjacent drill holes. This intercept is also expected to convert a zone of Inferred resource to Indicated as well as increasing the resource grade and ounces around the drill hole. ACD24-227 deviated from its planned trajectory and abandoned early without reaching the mineralized zone.

ACD24-228 fills in a gap and extends the resource at depth in an area at the eastern edge of the resource blocks. This intercept is also expected To convert a zone of In preferred resource to Indicated and add more Inferred blocks as well as increasing the resourcegrade and ounces around the drill hole. ACD24-229 fills in a gap and extends high grade from ACD19-101 further to the east.

This intercept is also expected the zone of Inferred resource toIndicated as well as increasing the resources grade and ounces around the drill holes. The higher-grade intercept to the south of the main Guadalupe vein may indicate a new vein or splay that will be a target for future drilling. ACD24-230 fills in a gap and extends The resource at depth with higher grade gold.

This intercept is also expectedto convert a zone of Inferred resources to Indicated and add more inferred blocks as well as increasing The resource grade and ounces around the drilling hole. The Cristina deposit is an epithermal to mesothermal vein system where the mineralisation is predominantly gold and silver, with lesser base metal values. Metal Prices used: $1700/oz Au, $23.61/oz Ag, $1.32/lb Zn, $0.94/lb Pb and $3.78/lb Cu.

The drill program is expected to continue over the next several months, with results released periodically as they are received and analyzed. The drill program is expected To continue over the next several months.