Western Alaska Minerals Announces Expansion of Exploration and Administrative Team and Granting of Options

TUCSON, AZ / ACCESSWIRE / January 23, 2023 / Western Alaska Minerals Corp. (the "Company" or "WAM") (TSXV:"WAM") is pleased to announce that the following persons have joined its exploration and administrative teams:

Brock Bolin, principal of Bolin Geophysical Services, will serve as Geophysical Consultant to the Company. Mr. Bolin has +20 years as a world-wide exploration geophysicist with extensive experience in geophysical inversion modeling, geology interpretation, basin assessment, drill targeting and data processing. Prior to forming Bolin Geophysical, Mr. Bolin spent 17 years with Newmont Mining Corp., first as Manager of Geophysical Operations, Americas, then Chief Geophysicist Operations and lastly as Chief Geophysicist for Global Exploration.

Steve Newkirk will serve as Company Exploration Manager and will oversee onsite geological operations. Mr. Newkirk has +40 years of experience as an exploration geologist with a focus on Alaska where he has served as consultant on many exploration drilling projects. He previously worked for Phelps Dodge at the Tintic Mine, for Cominco American, for Kennecott Greens Creek Mining, and for Teck-Cominco as Senior Exploration Geologist at the Pogo Mine Project.

Jack DiMarchi, principal of Core Geoscience, will manage all aspects of permitting and environmental compliance for the Company. Mr. DiMarchi, an Alaska Certified Professional Geologist (CPG), has over 40 years of experience in mining project permitting, project management and as a consulting geologist with a focus on Alaska. Mr. DiMarchi brings to the company a unique combination of exploration management and government regulatory experience with the State of Alaska, where he has managed permits for the Red Dog, Pogo, Fort Knox, Kensington and Greens Creek mine operations. His permitting experience includes work on the access road for the Teck Red Dog Mine expansion. His past exploration experience includes working as Pogo Mine Chief Geologist for underground development through construction and commercial production, Senior Consultant, Ajax Molybdenum Project, Kitsault, BC, and Project Manager for Niblack VMS Project, Alaska

Joan Marrs, co-founder, Officer and Director of Western Alaska Copper & Gold ("WAC&G"), the predecessor company to WAM, has been appointed Company Vice-President, Administration. Ms. Marrs was involved in operations, personnel and as financial controller with WAC&G and she has continued to assist WAM in these areas since its combination with WAC&G. Ms. Marrs will oversee corporate administration, HR and community relations as well as provide strategic administrative leadership to the Company.