Pure Energy Minerals Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Joseph E. Mullin as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Mullin initially joined the Board of Directors of Pure Energy Minerals Ltd. in November of 2020. Mr. Mullin has over 25 years of experience in corporate finance, private equity, restructuring, and early-stage mineral exploration.

Mr. Mullin is the President and CEO of Rise Gold Corp., the Managing Member of Mount Arvon Partners LLC, and is currently an independent director of FireFox Gold Corp. He was previously the President of Virginia Energy Resources Inc. and led its sale to Consolidated Uranium Inc. Prior to that he served as CEO of QuestEx Gold &Copper Ltd. for two and one half years leading up to its sale to Skeena Resources Ltd. He began his career as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs, and subsequently worked at Invesco Ltd. and Millennium Global Investments Ltd. Mr. Mullin has been involved in metals and mining in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and Europe and received his B.A. diploma from Harvard University.