Chimata Sells Interest in Troilus North for Cash and Shares

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CHIMATA GOLD CORP SELLS ITS INTEREST IN

TROILUS NORTH PROPERTY FOR CASH AND SHARES

Vancouver, BC November 16, 2018 – Chimata Gold Corp. ( CSE: CAT) (“Chimata” or the

“Company”) announces that an Amendment to the Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”)

previously entered into with Emgold Mining Corporation (“ Emgold”) on June 2 7, 2018 and as

announced in a press release on the same day, granting Emgold the option to acquire up to a

100% interest in the Troilus North Property (the ”Property”) from the Company (the “Amending

Agreement”), has been approved by the TSX Venture Exchange. Details of the Amendment were

announced by the Company in a news release dated August 13, 2018.

Chimata also announces that Emgold has accelerated and completed all the requirements of the

Option Agreement and the Amending Agreement, thereby closing the acquisition by Emgold of a

100% interest in the Property from the Company.

Details on the Option Agreement and Amendment

The Option Agreement and Amendment provides that Emgold would have the exclusive right and

first option (the “First Option”) to acquire an 80% interest in the Property over a two year period

(the "Transaction"), for consideration of common shares (the “Common Shares”) Emgold would

issue to Chimata as shown in Table 1 below, completion of C$300,000 in exploration expenditures

to be incurred within two years of closing of the Transaction, and a cash payment of C$200,000.

Table 1

Share, Cash, and Exploration Expenditure Requirements

for First Option, Troilus North Property

Date Common Shares Cash Exploration

Expenditures

Upon Closing of

Transaction, June 27,

2018

2,000,000 (issued)

$0

N/A

Upon approval of the

Amendment Nil

$200,000

N/A

First Anniversary of the

Closing Date 2,000,000

$0

N/A

Second Anniversary of

the Closing Date 1,000,000

$0

C$300,000

Total First Option 5,000,000 C$200,000 $C300,000

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Upon completing the First Option, Emgold would have a further option (the “Second Option”) to

acquire the remaining 20% interest (total 100% interest) in the Property by issuing to the Company

a further 1.0 million Common Shares as shown in Table 2 below. Chimata will retain a 1% Net

Smelter Royalty (the “NSR”) for Troilus North, being agreed that half of which (i.e. 0.5%) could be

purchased by Emgold at any time for C$500,000 and that the entire NSR could (i.e. 1.0%) could

be purchased by Emgold at any time for C$1,000,000.

Table 2

Share, Cash and Royalty Requirements

for Second Option, Troilus North Property

Date Common Shares Cash Royalty

Upon Exercise of Second

Option 1,000,000

$Nil

1.0% NSR

Total Second Option 1,000,000 $Nil $C300,000

Exercise of First and Second Option to Acquire 100% Interest in the Troilus North Property

Since optioning the Property, Emgold has completed the C$300,000 requirements in exploration

expenditures on the Property and has elected to move forward with acquisition of 100% ownership

of the Property by accelerating the exercise of the First Option and Second Options together. As

such, Emgold has closed the 100% acquisition of the Property by completing the remaining

requirements of the Option Agreement and Amendment, which required Emgold to issue 4.0

million additional Common Shares, make a cash payment of C$200,000 and grant a 1.0% N SR

on the Property to Chimata. Following the closing of the transaction, Chimata holds 6.0 million

Common Shares of Emgold out of 30,968,805 Common Shares, representing 19.4% of Emgold’s

issued and outstanding share capital. The transaction described her ein between Emgold and

Chimata was a non-arm’s length transaction as Chimata’s Director & Chief Financial Officer, Mr.

Robert Rosner, also acts as Director of Emgold.

Alain Moreau, a “qualified person” as defined by NI 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral

Projects has approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this press release.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Richard Groome

Chairman and Interim President & CEO

Further information regarding the Company can be found on SEDAR at www.SEDAR.com, or by

contacting the Company directly at (604) 674-3145.

This news release may contain forward–looking statements. Forward-looking statements address

future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results

may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. Particular risks

applicable to this press release include risks associated with planned production, including the

ability of the company to achieve its targeted production outline due to regulatory, technical or

economic factors. In addition, there are risks associated with estimates of resources, and there is

no guarantee that a resource will have demonstrated economic viability as necessary to be

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classified as a reserve. There is no guarantee that additional exploration work will result in

significant increases to resource estimates

Neither Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is

defined in policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy

or accuracy of this release. We seek safe harbour.