STOCK OPTIONS GRANTED Pursuant to the 2013 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) and in accordance with TSX Venture Exchange policy, the Company has granted stock options to ne w directors, on a total of 366,000 shares, exercisable at $0.05 per share for a ten year period expiring

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (TSX V Symbol: AUX) December 19, 2017

STOCK OPTIONS GRANTED

Pursuant to the 2013 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) and in accordance with TSX Venture Exchange policy, the Company has granted stock options to new directors, on a total of 366,000 shares, exercisable at $0.05 per share for a ten year period expiring December 19, 2027. The Company has also granted 150,000 stock options to existing directors and consultants. The options vest immediately upon issue. The Plan was approved by the disinterested shareholders of the Company at the Annual General Meeting held December 12, 2013 and provides for the issuance of 3,266,000 stock options of which none remain available for granting.

The options are intended to encourage dedicated and continued service.

About Auramex

Auramex holds 190 square kilometers of mineral rights in BC’s Golden Triangle. The Georgia River property surrounds a past producing gold mine near tidewater, 18 km south of Stewart; the Tide North property is 4 km from an all-weather road; and the Bear Valley properties straddle highway 37A north and east of Stewart.

For information on Auramex please contact Judie Whitby at (604) 924-9376 or refer to the company’s website: www.auramex.com.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.