Vancouver, British Columbia - Luminex Resources Corp. (TSXV: LR) (OTCQX: LUMIF) (the “Company” or “Luminex”) is pleased to announce it has resumed drilling at Condor North, the gold-silver epithermal area of Condor, which was the basis of the 2021 Preliminary Economic Assessment. Initially, the drilling will target the new high-grade discovery adjacent to the Los Cuyes open pit mineral resource (see March 14, 2022 news release). An additional 1,500 metres, over a planned five holes, will help Luminex to better understand the extent of this discovery (see Figures 1-3).

Figure 1: Condor Geology map and location of drill target and resource areas.

The drill program is designed to test the lateral continuity of the new zone at Los Cuyes West and may be modified to also test the depth extent, depending on results (see Figures 2 and 3).

Figure 2. Los Cuyes Plan Map

Figure 3. Los Cuyes Vertical Longitudinal Section

Following completion of drilling at Los Cuyes, Luminex plans to move to the Camp resource area and drill approximately 2,000 metres in a series of holes to extend and infill gaps within the current mineral resource (see news release dated July 28, 2021). The goal of this effort will be to enhance the size and continuity of the existing gold-silver underground mineral resource at Camp.

Work at Central Condor in the area between where past El Hito drilling was performed and Wanwintza Alto (“El Hito North”) indicates that the best copper mineralization, including the centre of the porphyry system, lies to the north of the historic drilling. The best drill interval returned at El Hito was 332m from surface, grading 0.44% copper and 53ppm molybdenum. Gold was not analysed in this historic drilling. Luminex is awaiting final results from rock, soil and magnetic work programs before determining El Hito North drill targets. The Company expects the completion of this preliminary work to align with the end of drilling at Condor North, enabling it to drill the most prospective copper targets in Central Condor later this year.

Prometedor is the final planned target of this campaign. After drilling is completed in Central Condor, the Company intends to drive access north with new trails and drill its best gold targets there.

Qualified Persons

Leo Hathaway, P. Geo, Senior Vice President Exploration of Luminex and the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed, verified and approved the scientific and technical information concerning the Condor Project in this news release and has verified the data underlying that scientific and technical information.

About Luminex Resources

Luminex Resources Corp. (TSXV:LR, OTCQX:LUMIF) is a Vancouver, Canada based precious and base metals exploration and development company focused on gold and copper projects in Ecuador. Luminex’s inferred and indicated mineral resources are located at the Condor Gold-Copper project in Zamora-Chinchipe Province, southeast Ecuador. Luminex also holds a large and highly prospective land package in Ecuador, including the Tarqui, Pegasus and Orquideas projects, which are being co-developed with BHP Group plc, Anglo American and JOGMEC respectively.

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements and information herein, including all statements that are not historical facts, contain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Such forward-looking statements or information include but are not limited to statements or information with respect to planned drilling and work programs at Condor. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements or information can be identified by the use of words such as “will” or variations of that word and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “will”, “could” or are “intended to” be taken, occur or be achieved.

With respect to forward-looking statements and information contained herein, the Company has made numerous assumptions including among other things, assumptions about general business and economic conditions, the prices of gold and copper, and anticipated costs and expenditures. The foregoing list of assumptions is not exhaustive.

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