BURLINGTON, ON / ACCESSWIRE / May 31, 2021 / Murchison Minerals Ltd. ("Murchison" or the "Company") (TSXV:MUR) is proud to announce that it has promoted John Shmyr as Vice-President Exploration of the Company. John has been Murchison's key geologist consultant for the past few years and was the ideal candidate for the position now that the exploration activities will be covering Brabant Lake in Saskatchewan and HPM and Barraute in Quebec.

John is a professional geologist with 10 years of experience in mineral exploration. Mr. Shmyr has been working with the Company as a private consultant since 2018 and has been the lead project geologist for the Brabant-McKenzie project since 2019. Prior to this, John most notably worked as a project geologist for the privately held company BFR Copper & Gold. His work directly led to the discovery of additional copper-zinc mineralization at BFR's Flin Flon project. Mr. Shmyr graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science High Honours degree in geology and is currently completing a Master of Science degree in geology on the Brabant-McKenzie deposit at the University of Saskatchewan. He is registered as a member of the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan and currently holds a special authorization with the Ordre des Géologues du Québec.

Jean-Charles Potvin, President, and CEO comments: "We are incredibly pleased to secure Mr. Shmyr in the role of Vice-President of Exploration. His leadership at the Brabant-McKenzie project has proven invaluable and he has displayed a very strong technical fortitude. Murchison looks forward to its continued work with Mr. Shmyr and we strongly feel that this arrangement will lead to additional discoveries at our Brabant, HPM and Barraute projects."

About Murchison Minerals Ltd. (TSXV:MUR)

Murchison is a Canadian‐based exploration company focused on the exploration and development of the 100% owned Brabant‐McKenzie zinc‐copper‐silver project in north‐central Saskatchewan. The Company also has a 100% interest in the HPM nickel‐copper‐cobalt project in Quebec. Murchison has 108.9 million shares issued and outstanding.

Additional information about Murchison and its exploration projects can be found on the Company's website at www.murchisonminerals.com. For further information, please contact:

Jean‐Charles (JC) Potvin, President and CEO or Erik H Martin, CFO
Tel: (416) 350‐3776
info@murchisonminerals.com

CHF Capital Markets
Cathy Hume, CEO
Tel: 416-868-1079 x 251
cathy@chfir.com

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SOURCE: Murchison Minerals Ltd.