Ximen Mining Corp. announced that it has received approval for exploration drilling on the Providence Property near Greenwood in southeastern BC. The Providence Multi-Year Area Based permit approval for this year will allow 4 new drill sites. Multiple holes can be drilled from each of the sites, so the permit allows for approximately 1,600 meters to be drilled this year. Ximen's Providence property adjoins the historic Providence mine, for which B.C. Minfile records indicate 1,368,075 ounces of silver, 5,896 ounces of gold, 402,690 pounds lead and 260,086 pounds of zinc were recovered from 10,426 tonnes mined. Ximen received significant results for drill holes 2 and 3 on the property, including 147.25 grams per tonne silver over 1.0 meters in hole 20-02 (96.47 to 97.47 meters), and 94.9 grams per tonne silver over 0.83 meters in hole 20-03 (111.73 to 112.76 meters) as previously announced in a news release dated February 22, 2021. Drill holes planned for this year will follow-up these intercepts, located northeast of the historic Providence silver mine. Readers are cautioned that historical information including assay results referred to in this News Release have been examined but not verified by a Qualified Person.