DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY GENERAL OPERATIONAL UPDATE

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Desert Mountain Energy Corp. provides operational updates on its helium processing plant in New Mexico and Arizona, successfully achieving vertical integration. The company has installed essential equipment, including dehydration, amine, and compression units, to meet industry standards and gas processing requirements. DME is focused on increasing gas flow, reducing saltwater production, and negotiating partnerships for natural gas and helium products. Additionally, the company aims to produce food-grade CO2, addressing the shortage in the market. Despite challenges with accounting procedures and initial data, DME anticipates future opportunities and enhanced helium production once the plant is fully operational.

Positive

• Successful installation of necessary equipment for the helium processing plant in New Mexico.
• Achievement of vertical integration objective by becoming a fully integrated helium company.
• Operational dehydration, amine, and compression units meeting end-user requirements and industry changes.
• Focus on increasing gas flow, reducing saltwater production, and identifying wells for production boosts.
• Negotiations with end-users for natural gas and processed helium, addressing ongoing helium shortage.
• Collaboration for CO2 capture and processing to produce food-grade CO2 for potential commercial sale.
• Renewal of leases in Arizona and efforts to establish cost-effective production pathways in the state.

Negative

• None.

TSX.V: DME
U.S. OTC: DMEHF
Frankfurt: QM01

VANCOUVER, BC, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY CORP. (the "Company") (TSXV: DME) (U.S. OTC: DMEHF) (Frankfurt: QM01) From the President of the Company. The Company is pleased to update its shareholders on the current operational developments in New Mexico and Arizona. DME has successfully installed the necessary physical equipment for the helium processing plant in New Mexico, achieving its initial objective of becoming a fully vertically integrated helium company. The required hardware and software components for handling the gaseous mixture have been installed and tested for operations. These components were essential to meet end-user BTU requirements and upcoming industry changes in natural gas processing, safety, and transportation. The dehydration, amine and high-pressure compression units are operational and currently processing gas. Numerous modifications were made to address the compositional change from a nitrogen to a natural gas environment, which includes both light and heavy fractional hydrocarbon molecules. The replaced components have been retained for use in the construction of a future plant to be used in a primary nitrogen gas stream where natural gas values are less than 9.8%, such as in Arizona.

The company is still performing cost-efficient maintenance on initially selected wells to increase the overall throughput of the plant. The geologic team has identified wells for short-term, and long-term production boosts. For example, foaming 15 wells has led to a notable increase in raw gas flows to the plant. This maintenance has been carried out multiple times in recent months, resulting in sustained gas flow increases and a significant reduction in saltwater production.

The Company continues negotiations with a specific end-user for the natural gas portion of the product stream at the end of the current contract. DME continues to receive interest from end-users for our processed helium due to the ongoing helium shortage. Additionally, we are collaborating with a private company and national laboratories for CO2 capture and processing. The Company's goal is to cost-effectively produce food-grade CO2 for potential commercial sale. There is a reported shortage of food-grade CO2, providing an additional opportunity for increased revenues and value for the Company.

The Company continues to work closely with state and federal inspectors to bring the visible side of the field operations current. This involves repairing and maintaining roads and the perimeter surrounding the surface equipment. This crucial aspect of field operations was highlighted during recent wildfires in West Texas and South-Eastern New Mexico. The Company has acquired tracked equipment and haul capability to handle these issues internally and safeguard its investment. So far, DME has repaired numerous miles of roads on its BLM and State of New Mexico leases and will proceed with planned work.

The DME team has completed its end-of-year and first-quarter financial reports and diligently navigated the latest changes between Canadian IFRS and US GAAP accounting procedures. Despite the complexity of the task, the team recognized the importance of addressing these issues to support the Company's transition from exploration to a full-scale helium producer. While the initial NI 51-101 report on the West Pecos New Mexico asset was limited due to time (only the first 90 days after purchase) and data available, DME anticipates gaining a clearer understanding of future opportunities once the plant is fully operational. Canadian regulators developed the NI 51-101 to provide specific insights into different categories of oil and gas production and reserves. Although the presence of helium is well documented in almost every well, helium production was never tracked separately, nor were royalties or credit given to the well owners/producers. Therefore, until the Company has documented helium values properly accounted for, future reserves are purely based on well-test data. After DME has the plant fully operational, it should provide a better idea of what initial future production exists for that field and where to seek out further opportunities to maximize helium production. 

The Company has renewed its leases in Arizona and is actively striving to establish a cost-effective pathway to production in the state, mirroring successful models in other states.

ABOUT DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY

Desert Mountain Energy Corp. is a publicly traded resource company primarily focused on the exploration, development and production of helium, hydrogen, natural gas and condensate. The Company is focused on helium extraction from different raw gas sources in an environmental and economic manner supplying elements deemed critical to the renewable energy and high technology industries. 

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"Robert Rohlfing"
Robert Rohlfing
Exec Chairman & CEO

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in polices of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. The statements made in this press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ from the Company's expectations.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such forward looking statements and information herein include but are not limited to statements regarding the Company's anticipated performance in the future the planned exploration activities, receipt of positive results from drilling, the completion of further drilling and exploration work, and the timing and results of various activities.

Forward-looking statements or information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company and its operations to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include, among others, changes in national and local governments, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada and the United States; financial risks due to helium prices, operating or technical difficulties in exploration and development activities; risks and hazards and the speculative nature of resource exploration and related development; risks in obtaining necessary licenses and permits, and challenges to the Company's title to properties.

Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including but not limited to the continued operation of the Company's exploration operations, no material adverse change in the market price of commodities, and such other assumptions and factors as set out herein. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or information, there may be other factors that cause results to be materially different from those anticipated, described, estimated, assessed or intended. There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements or information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements or information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Company does not intend to, and nor does not assume any obligation to update such forward-looking statements or information, other than as required by applicable law.

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FAQ

What equipment has Desert Mountain Energy Corp. installed for its helium processing plant in New Mexico?

DME has installed dehydration, amine, and compression units to process gas and meet industry standards.

What is Desert Mountain Energy Corp.'s goal regarding CO2 production?

The company aims to produce food-grade CO2 for potential commercial sale to address the reported shortage.

What challenges has Desert Mountain Energy Corp. faced with accounting procedures?

The company navigated changes between Canadian IFRS and US GAAP accounting procedures to support its transition to a full-scale helium producer.

What is Desert Mountain Energy Corp. focusing on to increase production in Arizona?

DME is actively striving to establish a cost-effective pathway to production in Arizona, renewing its leases and mirroring successful production models in other states.

Why is Desert Mountain Energy Corp. collaborating with private companies and national laboratories?

DME is collaborating for CO2 capture and processing to produce food-grade CO2, addressing the shortage in the market and enhancing potential revenues.