Metallic Minerals Appoints Dr. M. Stephen Enders to its Board of Directors

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / March 14, 2024 / Metallic Minerals Corp. (TSX.V:MMG)(OTCQB:MMNGF) ("Metallic Minerals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Dr. M. Stephen Enders has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Steve brings over 47 years of experience in mineral exploration and mining, working on some of the world's most significant copper and gold deposits. Steve is a major addition to the Metallic team and the Company looks forward to his invaluable contributions to the advancement of the La Plata copper-silver-gold-PGE and Keno Silver projects.

Steve's distinguished career includes former positions as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Exploration for Newmont Mining Corporation, the world's largest gold company, and President of Phelps Dodge Exploration Corporation (now Freeport McMoRan), one of the world's largest copper companies. In addition, he was also a director of Copper Mountain Mining Corp. (recently acquired by HudBay Mining) and former Executive Chairman, Director, and COO of EMX Royalty Corporation. As a co-founder of Cupric Canyon Capital LLC, Steve has been part of the team that has advanced the Khoemacau copper-silver mine in Botswana from exploration into production backed by private equity investors.

In addition to his achievements in industry, Dr. Enders has served as Department Head for Geology and Geological Engineering and for Mining Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines until 2023 and is on the Board of Governors for the CSM Foundation.

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Dr. M. Stephen Enders

Dr. Enders is an Honorary Lecturer and past President of the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) as well as former President of the SEG Foundation Board of Trustees. He received the Distinguished Achievement Medal from the Colorado School of Mines in 2009, the Ben F. Dickerson Award from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration in 2014, and the Ralph W. Marsden Award from the Society of Economic Geologists in 2016.

Dr. Enders holds a BSc degree in geological engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Arizona.

Metallic Minerals Chairman and CEO, Greg Johnson, stated, "We are very pleased to welcome Steve to the Metallic Minerals Board of Directors. Steve's depth of technical experience in exploration and development of major copper and gold deposits and mines worldwide with companies such as Newmont and Phelps Dodge, along with his hands on entrepreneurial experience in high-growth opportunities is a terrific addition to our board's current expertise in deposit discovery and advancement, process engineering, mine building and project financing."