Astra Exploration Inc. provided an exploration update on Pampa Paciencia, its gold-silver project in northern Chile. Delineation of a 600 metre long mineralized vein & breccia structure at the Paciencia and Paciencia East veins containing wide intervals, up to 28.8 meters of precious metals, including 3.5 meters @ 5.0 grams per tonne (g/t) gold equivalent (AuEq) in trench TRP22-09. Trenching results and re-logging historical drill core confirms both grade and vein thickness increasing at depth.

3,000 meter drill program commenced in February. Approximately 1,500 meters are planned to test the Paciencia Vein at depth and along strike (Figure 4) with the remainder of meters testing other veins in the North and Central Zone targets. Pampa Paciencia is a 3,840 ha road-access low sulphidation epithermal (LSE) gold-silver project located within an active mining district less than 15 kilometres from two major mines (Sierra Gorda and Spence) and five kilometres from the Faride LSE mine.