Azarga Metals Corp.: Unkur Copper-Silver Project Update Azarga Metals" or the " Company") (TSXV:AZR) is pleased to announce that the Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA"), incorporating an updated Mineral Resource estimate for Azarga Metals 100% owned Unkur Copper-Silver Project in Eastern Russia being completed by consultants Wardell Armstrong International ("WAI") continues to progress. The PEA study will now consider various operating scenarios at Unkur including a low capital and operating cost heap-leaching scenario. Because of this WAI recommended additional metallurgical test work with the aim of demonstrating lower reagent consumption for Unkur ore in the leach cycle. This took time to initiate and complete. However, the tests are scheduled to complete in the next 2-3 weeks and the PEA incorporating these results should be available in the coming 6-8 weeks.