Essex Minerals Announces the Appointment of Nieken

ESSEX MINERALS INC.

Vancouver, British Columbia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ESSEX MINERALS ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF NIEKEN

Vancouver, British Columbia, March 22, 2019 – Essex Minerals Inc. (the “Company” or “Essex Minerals”) (TSXV:ESX) is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has appointed Yari Nieken as Chief Executive Officer and as a Board member. Mr. Nieken replaces David Greenway who resigned as a director and CEO.

Mr. Nieken has a wide range of public company and capital market experience. He founded Foremost Capital Inc., an exempt market dealer, and continues to consult for numerous issuers in the health care, mineral extraction and wellness sectors. He has served on the boards of several public and private issuers and has raised substantial capital in his career. He was formerly an investment adviser at Union Securities Corp. Mr. Neiken holds an MBA from the Sydney Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia.

The Board of Directors now consist of Mo Ahmad, Yuying Liang, and Yari Nieken. The Officers of the company are Yari Nieken as Chief Executive Officer and Usama Chaudhry as Chief Financial Officer.

ABOUT ESSEX MINERALS INC.

Essex Minerals Inc. is a Tier 2 mining issuer, listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, trading under the symbol ESX. The Company’s main emphasis is its Melba Property located in south-central British Columbia, 25.0 kilometers south of the town of Kamloops. The Melba Property consists of 8 contiguous claims, comprising approximately 3966.0 hectares and is located in the Kamloops Mining Division.

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Yari Nieken CEO, Director

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