Vancouver, B.C. August 11th, 2022: Sun Summit Minerals Corp. (TSX-V: SMN; OTCQB:
SMREF) is pleased to announce the commencement of a property-wide exploration program over
several highly prospective target areas within its 100% optioned, 33,000 hectare Buck Project,
central British Columbia.
Highlights
• Prospectivity assessment has outlined several target areas: Results from the
Company’s recently completed property-wide heli-borne Versatile Time Domain
Electromagnetic (VTEM) survey, together with compiled and reinterpreted historic and
recently acquired exploration data, have outlined several areas considered prospective
for Buck-style epithermal-related gold-silver-zinc mineralization as well as potential
porphyry-related copper mineralization.
• Property-wide exploration program underway: Crews have mobilized to site and have
started collecting soil samples along strategically placed grids across key target areas;
IRK and Eagle Eye. These soil samples, along with rock samples from focused geological
mapping and prospecting, will aid in defining new drill targets outside of the Buck Main
system.
• Drill planning in progress: The Buck Main system remains open in multiple directions
and drill targets within and peripheral to the mineralizing system are currently being
finalized. Results of the field exploration program will also help delineate high-priority drill
targets elsewhere on the property.
“We are very excited to start the next phase of exploration at our Buck Project”, stated Sharyn
Alexander, Sun Summit’s President. “The results of our high-resolution VTEM geophysical
survey, as well as the assessment and reinterpretation of existing geological, geophysical, and
geochemical data, have provided new insight into the unique potential in this region. In addition
to expanding our Buck Main discovery, our large property has the potential to host additional
Buck-style prospects and other deposit types. Our technical team has selected several highpriority areas for follow-up geochemical sampling and geological mapping which will improve our
understanding of the Project’s district-scale prospectivity and could lead to additional discoveries.
“This property-wide exploration program at the Buck Project is expected to continue over the
coming months as we advance toward a follow-up drill program at Buck Main. Any drill worthy
targets delineated during the current program should augment and potentially expand future
drilling programs to include testing of multiple targets.”
Exploration Program
The exploration program will include geological mapping and geochemical sampling across key
targets identified through a rigorous assessment of recently acquired high-resolution VTEM

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  geophysical data (see news release dated July 14, 2022) together with existing geological,
  geochemical, and geophysical data (e.g., IP and magnetics) compiled by Sun Summit’s technical
  team.
  Figure 1. Buck Project exploration target areas
  Two high-priority areas with significant multi-km2 footprints were first selected for systematic
  follow-up surveys based on their potential to host Buck-style epithermal-related mineralization or
  porphyry-related copper mineralization.
  • The IRK target, located 11 kilometres south of Buck Main (Figure 1), comprises broad
  resistivity-highs and surrounding conductivity-high anomalies in VTEM geophysical data,
  which are coincident with known multi-element (Zn ± Au, Ag, As, Sb, Cu; Figure 1)
  geochemical anomalies.
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  • The Eagle Eye target, located near the center of the property (Figure 1), comprises
  coincident chargeability-high (historic IP data), resistivity-high (VTEM data), and
  magnetic-low (historic magnetic data) anomalies, similar to the Buck Main system. The
  target area lacks detailed soil geochemical data.
  • Both target areas are interpreted to be underlain by volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks of
  the Late Cretaceous Kasalka Group. These prospective rocks host epithermal-related
  mineralization at Buck Main and also epithermal-related mineralization at the Blackwater
  and Capoose gold-silver development projects of Artemis Gold Inc. (Angen et al., 2018)1.
  • The scale and potential of the IRK and Eagle Eye targets will be investigated through
  detailed geological mapping and targeted geochemical surveys during the current
  exploration program. In total, over 1,500 soil samples and numerous rock samples will be
  collected across both target areas. The completion of the geochemical surveys will provide
  critical insight into the prospectivity of the underlying bedrock and help inform potential
  follow-up geophysical surveys and drilling.
  National Instrument 43-101 Disclosure
  This news release has been approved by Sun Summit’s Senior Advisor, Robert D. Willis, P. Eng.
  a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
  Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators.
  Some data disclosed in this news release (e.g., Figure 1) relating to sampling and drilling results
  is historical in nature. Neither the Company nor a qualified person has sufficiently verified this
  data and therefore investors should not place undue reliance on such data. Mineralization hosted
  on adjacent, nearby or geologically similar properties is not necessarily indicative of mineralization
  hosted on the Company’s property.
  References
  Angen, J.J., Hart, C.J.R., Kim, R.S., and Rahimi, M. (2018): Geology and Mineral Potential of the
  TREK Area, Northern Interior Plateau, Central British Columbia, Parts of 1:250,000 NTS Sheets
  093B, C, F and G; Geoscience BC Report 2018-12, MDRU Publication 411.175 p.
  Community Engagement
  Sun Summit is engaging with First Nations on whose territory the Buck Project is located and is
  discussing their interests and identifying contract and work opportunities, as well as opportunities
  to support community initiatives. The Company looks forward to continuing to work with local and
  regional First Nations as the project continues.
  About Sun Summit
  Sun Summit Minerals is an exploration company focused on expanding its epithermal gold, silver,
  and zinc discovery at its flagship 100% controlled Buck Project located in north-central British
  Columbia near the town of Houston in central B.C.
  1 Mineralization at such projects is not necessarily indicative of mineralization at the Buck Project.
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  The Company is exploring multiple high priority targets through systematic exploration campaigns
  with excellent developed infrastructure and year-round drilling access. The Buck Project has highgrade and bulk-tonnage gold, silver, and zinc potential and is located in an established mining
  region that includes many former operating mines and current exploration projects.
  Sun Summit is committed to environmental and social responsibility with a focus on responsible
  development to generate positive outcomes for all stakeholders.
  Further details are available at www.sunsummitminerals.com.
  Link to Figure
  Figure 1:
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  For further information, contact:
  Sharyn Alexander
  President
  info@sunsummitminerals.com
  Tel. 778-588-9606
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