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CRES to Sell Middle Ridge South Gold Property in Central Newfoundland

Mergers & Acquisitions

CREST RESOURCES INC.

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NEWS RELEASE

Crest Resources to Sell the Middle Ridge South Gold Property in Central

Newfoundland

Vancouver, B.C. – July 9, 2020 – Crest Resources Inc. (“Crest” or the “Company”) (CSE: CRES) is pleased

to announce that the Company and its co -vendors (together, the “Vendors”) have entered into an

agreement (the “Agreement”) with Mariner Resources Corp. (“Mariner”) to sell Mariner a 100% undivided

interest, subject to retained royalty, in the Middle Ridge South gold property (the “ Property”). The

Property is located in central Newfoundland and Labrador and consists of 558 mineral claims covering

approximately 139.50 km² (13,950 Ha). The Property is accessible by traveling South from the town of

Bishop’s Falls on the Bay d’Espoir Highway for 75 km where the highway transects the Property.

Transaction Outlined

Under the terms of the Agreement, Mariner will acquire a 100% interest in the Property for consideration

of $240,000 cash payable upon signing the Agreement and 1,800,000 common shares of Mariner due

upon clos e of the transaction to take place within 10 business days of receipt of Canadian Securities

Exchange approval. The Vendors will retain a 2.0% net smelter returns royalty on the Property of which

Mariner can purchase 1.0% for $1,000,000 at any time. The Vendors’ interest in the Property is currently

held 85% by the Company, 5% by Volatus Capital Corp. and 10% by Nicholas Rodway, an officer of the

Company.

Crest president Michael Collins comments, “Crest has seized the opportunity to secure gold projects in

Newfoundland ahead of the competitors and we are pleased to be partnered with Mariner to explore the

Middle Ridge South Project. W e believe th at our extensive staking and acquisition of projects in the

Exploits Subzone will generate significant returns for our shareholders in the months ahead as the scale

and breadth of discovery in the Exploits Subzone is understood by the market.”

Middle Ridge South Gold Property

The Property straddles 40 km of the southernmost end of the Gander River Ultra Mafic Belt (GRUB), along

the offset portion of the regional structure, which is thought to be very important in the mobilization and

concentration of gold mineralization in the area. The Property is 82 km southwest of the late 2019 New

Found Gold Corp. gold discovery, which returned a diamond drill hole with 92.86 g/t Au over 19.0 metres

near surface (see New Found Gold Corp. news release dated January 28, 2020).

Property Highlights

• The Mid dle Ridge South project encompasses 40 km of the GRUB line offset, which is the

easternmost bounding structure of the Exploits Subzone ( a geological subzone formed as a

result of the closing of the Iapetus Ocean).

• The GRUB regional thrust fault offset stru cture is a conduit and a focus of deep mantle fluids

which is believed to be spatially associated with significant gold mineralization in the region.

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• Gold deposition in the Exploits Subzone is found in secondary and tertiary structures

crosscutting siliciclastic sediments bounded by the GRUB line.

• A combined airborne magnetic and electromagnetic survey in 1969 completed by McPhar

Geophysics Ltd ., on behalf of Noranda Exploration Ltd. , defined discrete conductive zones

(Noranda Exploration, 1971) within these secondary and tertiary structures that warrant further

exploration.

The technical portion of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Nicholas Rodway,

P.Geo. and VP Corporate Development and a shareholder of Crest, a qualified person as defined under NI

43-101.

About Crest Resources Inc.

Crest Resources Inc. is a British Columbia company listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the

symbol CRES. The Company’s principal business activi ty is the acquisition, exploration and evaluation of

mineral property assets in Canada, Australia and Peru and the investment in mineral exploration

companies and related mining technologies of merit. The Company’s Canadian mineral property assets

include various land positions totalling 977 km2 (97,700 hectares) within the Exploits Subzone, the newest

emerging district -scale gold exploration and mining district in the province of Newfoundland and

Labrador.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Collins

President and CEO

Crest Resources Inc.

Telephone: 604-681-3170

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as the term is defined in the

policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy of accuracy of this

news release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forwa rd-looking statements, which relate to future events or future

performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. Such forward -looking

statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information

currently available to the Company. Readers are cautioned that these forward -looking statements are

neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results

to differ materially from those expected incl uding, but not limited to, market conditions, availability of

financing, actual results of the Company’s exploration and other activities, environmental risks, future

metal prices, operating risks, accidents, labor issues, delays in obtaining governmental approvals and

permits, and other risks in the mining industry. All the forward -looking statements made in this news

release are qualified by these cautionary statements and those in our continuous disclosure filings

available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof

and the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or

circumstances save as required by applicable law.