SOMA:CC - SOMA GOLD ANNOUNCES THAT THE UNION REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES IN EL BAGRE ANTIOQUIA COLOMBIA HAVE ELECTED TO STRIKE

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VANCOUVER, BC , Sept. 20, 2022 /CNW/ - Soma Gold Corp. (TSXV: SOMA) (WKN: A2P4DU) (OTC: SMAGF) (the " Company " or " Soma ") announces that the unionized employees at the Company's Operadora Minera SAS subsidiary have elected to go on strike, effective immediately. Work at the site stopped on Friday, September 16 ^th , 2022. Negotiations continue, and both parties have expressed hope that a resolution can be found quickly. The Colombian Ministry of Labor is assisting in mediating a settlement.

Soma Gold Corp. (TSXV: SOMA) is a mining company focused on gold production and exploration. The Company owns two adjacent mining properties in Antioquia, Colombia with a combined milling capacity of 675 tpd. (Permitted for 1,400 tpd). The El Bagre Mill is currently operating and producing. Internally generated funds are being used to finance a regional exploration program.

The Company also owns an exploration property near Tucuma, Para State, Brazil that is currently under option to Ero Copper Corp.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

"Javier Cordova Unda"
Chief Executive Officer and President

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SOURCE Soma Gold Corp.

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