Calgary, Alberta – TheNewswire - May 12, 2021: San Lorenzo Gold Corp. ("San Lorenzo" or the "Company") (tsxv :slg) announces that exploration has commenced on its 100% owned Salvadora Copper – Gold Project (“Salvadora”) located in Chile.  The Company is conducting a property wide magnetometer (“MAG”) survey, the first time MAG has been done at Salvadora, and will consist of approximately 260 line kilometres.  The 100% owned Salvadora Project is 8,796 hectares and is geologically situated in one of the productive copper belts in Chile and is approximately 15 km from the world class El Salvador open pit copper-gold mine (see Figure 1).

The commencement of exploration work by San Lorenzo is a key milestone for the Company as it marks the beginning of San Lorenzo’s own work on Salvadora that will ultimately lead to a large diamond drill programme on what is one of Chile’s most prospective large scale copper – gold porphyry systems.  Following the MAG survey San Lorenzo will be conducting an Induced Polarization geophysical survey to following up on positive results from previous limited sized IP surveys.  The MAG survey will be used to outline structures and phases of intrusive activity.  The MAG survey started in the central zone (see Figure 2) where previous exploration has outlined favourable geology, alteration and copper mineralization consistent with copper – gold porphyry systems.

Salvadora Copper – Gold Project Highlights

• - Potential to discover large bulk mineable copper – gold porphyry

  - 15 km from world class billion tonne El Salvador copper – gold porphyry mine

  - Geologically very similar to El Salvador mine including:

  • - Style of mineralization;

    - Alteration;

    - Favourable copper bearing rocks are similar age;

• - Project has not been fully and systematically explored leaving potential untapped;

  • - Limited geophysics and diamond drilling;

• - Drilling has returned encouraging copper – gold grades;

  • - 156 metres of 0.28% copper and 0.08 g/t gold

    - 35 metres of 0.28% copper and 0.11 g/t gold

  - Additional upside from two extensive epithermal vein systems;

  • Outcrop and underground sampling returned:

    • - 5.1 - 154.5 g/t gold, 1.3 - 61.8 g/t silver and 0.16- 1.75% copper over 1.5–2.1 metres

  - Located at relatively low elevation and readily accessible year round.

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Figure 1 – Salvadora Project

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Qualified Person

The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Terence Walker, M.Sc., P.Geo., who is a "qualified person" within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101.  

For further information on the Company, readers are referred to the Company’s website at www.sanlorenzogold.com and its Canadian regulatory filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

About San Lorenzo Gold Corp.

San Lorenzo Gold is in the business of exploring for and advancing mineral properties.  The Company currently has two 100% owned properties in Chile: Salvadora and Nancagua. The Salvadora property is being explored for large scale copper-gold porphyry targets and Nancagua is a high grade epithermal gold property.

For further information, please contact:        Ken Booth

                                                Email:  kbooth@sanlorenzogold.com

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This press release may contain forward-looking information that involves substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties, most of which are beyond the control of San Lorenzo.  All statements included herein, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking information and such information involves various risks and uncertainties.  There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information.  Any forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release and, other than as required by applicable securities laws, San Lorenzo does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances.