Pucara Gold Ltd. announced an update on its Peruvian precious and base metals project portfolio and 2021 work programs. Originally staked in 2015, Pacaska is an HSE precious metals project with an apparent transition to a porphyry copper system at depth. The alteration system contains anomalous, outcropping concentrations of gold with values in rock of up to 3­–5 g/t and rock samples exceeding 1% copper. The discovery of the latter outcropping gold and copper values led to the doubling of the project area to 76 square kilometers in 2017–2019. As a size comparison, the total Pacaska alteration zone is roughly three times the size of Lourdes. The Yanasora target on the western portion of the property contains five outcropping gold bearing breccia centers with potentially ore grade gold in rock samples (3–5 g/t gold), which have never been drilled. The areas between vuggy silica breccia centers are covered by colluvium and IP resistivity suggests that breccia centers may connect at depth. Regionally, the Pacaska project geology and exploration results to date indicate the potential for both gold and copper mineralization. Pucara's recent geophysical surveys (IP and Magnetics) points to an arcuate chargeability anomaly indicating the possibility of a porphyry copper target towards the southeast portion of the concession. During 2021, Pucara will focus on field and permitting work at Pacaska. The existing soil geochemistry grid will be extended west, southward, and southeast where strongly anomalous gold and copper values were identified in the survey. Trenching and test pits are planned where feasible over the course of the field season to refine the drill targets. Permitting work at Pacaska began prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and Pucara is currently finalizing its drill permit application (DIA). Pucara expects to submit the application to the Ministry of Energy and Mines during Q2. Pucara is working closely with the communities and the permitting authorities in anticipation of a Pacaska Phase I drill campaign. The Keyla Gold Project is an early stage HSE gold target that lies on the southern end of the Lourdes-Apumayo trend. The project area consists of low relief topography with 8 kilometer strike length of advanced argillic and silicic alteration. Soil surveys have identified a strong presence of the HSE multi-element suite (mercury, arsenic, and antimony), including a large 300 by 400 meter gold soil anomaly. During the 2021 field season, Pucara will sample rock outcrops and advance geological mapping of the alteration zone. Furthermore, Keyla is amenable to trenching and pitting. Pucara expects to advance Keyla towards drill-ready status and permitting in 2021. In January, Pucara reported the results of its first drilling program at the Lourdes Gold Project. The program tested a very large area (2,560 hectares) and drilled five of the nine identified targets. Thick intercepts of oxidized silicic alteration, starting from surface and extending to depths of more than 200 meters confirmed the target concept. Gold concentrations were generally disappointing but included three low-grade gold intercepts hosted in granular silica. Pucara interprets the gold zone as flat-lying and distal from the inferred structural feeder, which may contain higher-grade mineralization, similar to mineralization observed at the Apumayo Mine. The intercepted grades are being mined at the Apumayo gold mine, which lies 14 kilometers directly south of the Lourdes property. The open intercepts indicate the inferred structural source is to the west toward the Paccha Huayco-Cascada area. Based on the Lourdes Phase I results, Lourdes still has the potential to host a +1Moz gold deposit. A Phase II drill program is planned to locate the inferred structural feeder. Given Pacaska prospectivity, follow up work at the Lourdes property will occur after evaluating a Pacaska Phase I drill program. In 2020, IAMGOLD completed drill permitting at Los Tambos. During the 2020 drilling season, IAMGOLD completed a total of three diamond drill holes, totaling 1,858 meters. In 2021, IAMGOLD plans to continue its exploration program and drill 2,500 meters. Solaris Resources continues to deploy its social engagement strategy within the area of influence at the Capricho and Paco Orco projects. Solaris has achieved a well – established reputation in its CSR approach, as put into practise at its Warintza project in Ecuador. These programs and initiatives include capacity training for community members so that they can actively participate in the development of the projects.