VANCOUVER - Anacortes Mining Corp. ('Anacortes' or the 'Company') (TSXV: XYZ) (OTC: XYZFF) is pleased to announce that its common shares are now listed for quotation on the OTCQB Venture Market in the United States under the symbol 'XYZFF'.

The Company's common shares will continue to trade in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol 'XYZ'.

Jim Currie, CEO of Anacortes Mining, states, 'We have accomplished a lot since listing in October 2021 and have several major milestones planned for 2022. We are looking to continue to move forward aggressively as we execute on delivering a preliminary economic analysis (PEA) for the Tres Cruces Oxide Project in Q1 2022, starting a drilling program in Q2 2022 and commencing a Feasibility Study on the Oxide Project in Q4 2022. We have a large number of U.S. based shareholders and we are delighted to provide them with access to an established market.'

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About Anacortes

Anacortes is a new growth-oriented gold company in the Americas, which owns a 100-per-cent interest in the Tres Cruces gold project located in Peru. Tres Cruces is one of the highest-grade oxide deposits globally and hosts oxide plus sulphide indicated resources of 2,474,000 oz at 1.65 g/t gold and inferred resources of 104,000 oz at 1.26 g/t gold, inclusive of 630,000 oz of high-grade leachable gold at 1.28 g/t gold. Anacortes is well capitalized and intends to aggressively advance Tres Cruces through feasibility and to production under a heap leach open-pit scenario. Additionally, Anacortes will continue to seek further growth opportunities in the Americas, with the goal of creating the next mid-tier multi asset gold producer.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking statements which constitute 'forward-looking information' within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation ('Forward-looking Statements'). All statements included herein, other than statements of historical fact, are Forward-looking Statements and are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those reflected in the Forward-looking Statements.

The Forward-looking Statements in this news release may include, without limitation, statements about Anacortes' plan to continue to move forward aggressively on the preparation of a PEA, a drill program for 2022 and commencing a feasibility study in Q4 2022, as well as its overall intent to aggressively advance Tres Cruces through feasibility and to production under a heap leach open-pit scenario. Often, but not always, these Forward-looking Statements can be identified by the use of words such as 'anticipated', 'estimated', 'potential', 'open', 'future', 'assumed', 'projected', 'used', 'detailed', 'has been', 'gain', 'planned', 'reflecting', 'will', 'anticipated', 'estimated' 'containing', 'remaining', 'to be', or statements that events, 'could' or 'should' occur or be achieved and similar expressions, including negative variations.

Forward-looking Statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the ability of the Company to control or predict and which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the Forward-looking Statements. These risks include changes in general economic conditions and financial markets; political risks; risks relating to the current and potential adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, financial markets and the Company's operations and risks inherent in mineral exploration. Although Forward-looking Statements contained in this news release are based upon what each of the parties believe are reasonable assumptions at the time they were made, such statements are made as of the date hereof and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any Forward-looking Statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by law. There can be no assurance that these Forward-looking Statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader should not place undue reliance on Forward-looking Statements.

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