FOKUS WELCOMES THE ACQUISITION BY MOSAIC MINERALS OF A LARGE PORTFOLIO OF HIGH-QUALITY PROJECTS WITH SIGNIFICANT LITHIUM POTENTIAL

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ROUYN-NORANDA, QC, Feb. 22, 2023 /CNW/ - Fokus Mining Corporation ("Fokus" or the "Company") (TSXV: FKM) (OTCQB: FKMCF) (FSE: F7E1) is welcoming the announcement made by Mosaic Minerals (CSE: MOC) ("Mosaic") that they have acquired a large portfolio of high-potential lithium projects.

Mosaic represents an important diversification into strategic minerals for Fokus as the Company currently owns ten (10) million common shares of Mosaic, following the exchange of Fokus' portfolio of base metal projects in Québec for an equity interest in Mosaic.

Jean Rainville, President and CEO, stated: "Our company works very hard on its large Galloway gold property in Abitibi but despite this, we believe in the potential of strategic minerals and wanted to be involved in their search. When we exchanged our properties with Mosaic for an interest in the company, we were convinced of their effectiveness. Seeing their recent large acquisition in the current challenging lithium claims environment reinforces our belief that Mosaic has positioned itself very well and we are delighted with this important addition to the portfolio."

For more information, Mosaic Minerals has described its portfolio of lithium exploration properties, primarily located in James Bay, Québec, in a recent press release dated February 16, 2023 https://mosaicminerals.ca/mosaic-presents-its-lithium-projects-portfolio-50000-hectares-and-exploration-priorities-for-2023/

On a different note, regarding Galloway property, the Company now expects to be able to release the results of the four holes drilled on the RB Zone in January in the next few weeks and will be able to provide more details on this recently discovered mineralized sector.

The Company also anticipates that the review of its geological models and the completion of the compilation of historical data of the entire Galloway property by ALS Goldspot will finally be completed by the end of the month.

An initial NI 43-101 resource estimate is now in the final stages of preparation for three of the mineralized zones: Hendricks, Morriss, and GP.

Jean Rainville, President and CEO, stated: "This is an exciting time. As previously mentioned, the potential of the RB Zone is very promising, as evidenced by the recent drill results announced in the Company's press release dated January 31, 2023 and we are awaiting the results of the four holes drilled in January. We also look forward to reviewing the results of the ongoing compilation of the parts of the property that have received very little attention from us to date. We are very enthusiastic with all those upcoming results, studies, and compilations that should support our geological models on the larger Galloway property."

In other news, the Company announces that it has completed its previously-announced acquisition of some residual interests on the Galloway property (see the Company's press release dated January 30, 2023 for more details).

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About Fokus

Fokus Mining Corporation is a mineral resource company actively acquiring and exploring precious metal deposits located in the province of Québec, Canada. In implementing this major undertaking within the Canadian mining industry, we are determined to unlock the secret of the Galloway gold project.

The Galloway property covers an area of 2865.54 hectares and is located just north of the Cadillac-Larder Lake deformation which extends laterally for more than 100 kilometres. Numerous gold deposits are related to that structure and its subsidiaries. The current work focuses on a small western portion of the mineral claims where several mineral occurrences have been identified. For more information, visit our website: fokusmining.com.

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SOURCE Fokus Mining Corporation

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