Morien Resources Corp. provided an update on the Donkin Coal Mine in Nova Scotia, owned and operated by Kameron Collieries LLC, upon which Morien has a 2% to 4% royalty interest. On August 15, 2023, Kameron made the decision to lay off a portion of its employees at the Mine for an determine period of time pending the release of the SWO by the Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Migration ("DOL"), the province's regulator for the Mine.

SWO's are meant to be temporary in duration. However, the current SWO has been in place since July 15, 2023. DOL has given no indication of when it will be released, which prompted today's layoff decision.

In keeping with Kameron's safety protocols, it made a proactive, internal decision to implement a comprehensive remediation program which included extensive roof bolting over the full length of the 3.5-kilometre-long access tunnel in order to safeguard against future falls. That program commenced on July 19 and ended on July 27. While roof falls are not uncommon in underground mines, and while no Kameron workers were injured, nor any equipment damaged during the fall, the current SWO nonetheless remains in place, approximately one-month after the July 15, 2023, fall was reported and over two-we weeks after the tunnel was refurbished and bolted.

Morien will continue to provide additional information as it becomes available.