Canada - Essex Minerals Inc. (the 'Company') (TSXV: ESX) (OTCQB: ESXFM) (FRA: EWX1) advises that First Au Limited has notified the Company that it is not excising its option to earn-in and acquire the Mt Turner copper-molybdenum project as announced on January 13, 2022.

The decision allows the Company to resume discussions with other parties which have expressed an interest in joint venturing the project.

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