Pistol Bay Mining Inc. announced exploration plans for its upcoming work programs at its Joy Trend properties (which includes Fredart) located approximately 25 kilometers north-east of Great Bear Resources Ltd.’s Dixie project near Red Lake, Ontario. Recent VMS-related exploration success by BTU Metals Corp. continues to demonstrate the value of Pistol Bay’s long-standing, district-scale land position within the Confederation VMS belt, as well as the underexplored nature of the camp as being one with the potential for further discoveries. The Company confirmed that drill permits are now received and in place for two of the Company’s core gold-VMS exploration corridors, including Fredart (part of Pistol Bay’s Joy trend) and the Arrow Zone (part of Pistol Bay’s Lucky 7 trend). Recent VTEM plus flown over Pistol Bay’s project has outlined numerous new exploration targets, which are now in the process of being prioritized as go-forward drill targets by the Company’s geological team. Pistol Bay is also pleased to confirm that it is investigating additional geophysical techniques to deploy with the objective of delineating new deeper targets at Fredart and Arrow, both of which have experienced mostly shallow drilling and are open at depth. The Company views it as important to note that the vast majority of VMS targets explored to-date on Pistol Bay’s project base have historically received little to no investigation for gold potential as gold was not then-recognized as significant in the region. Recent exploration success by other public companies operating near Pistol Bay have advanced the regional context of prospective gold deposition as well as highlighted the area as a potentially significant gold-enriched VMS camp. Accordingly, Pistol Bay is currently undertaking ongoing research and planning to delineate and prioritize potential gold-bearing targets that may be affiliated with both tested and untested VMS targets.