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Aton Announces That Capital Drilling Have Mobilised All Equipment to Site Ahead of the Start of Drilling at Rodruin

Exploration Programs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ATON ANNOUNCES THAT CAPITAL DRILLING HAVE MOBILISED ALL EQUIPMENT TO SITE AHEAD OF THE

START OF DRILLING AT RODRUIN

Vancouver, 21 August 2018: Aton Resources Inc. (AAN: TSX -V) (“Aton” or the “Company") is very pleased to

provide investors with an update on exploration activities at the Rodruin prospect at the Company’s 100%

owned Abu Marawat Concession (“Abu Marawat” or the “Concession”), located in the Eastern Desert of

Egypt.

Aton is pleased to announce that Capital Drilling have now mobilised their Gemrok MP-1000 multi-purpo se

rig, and all equi pment including RC rods, a truc k-mounted 500psi/1300cfm compressor and all ancillary

drilling equipment and consumables to the Rodruin camp (see Figure 1) . The drilling crew will mobilise to

site at the end of the ongoing Eid al -Adha holiday, and drilling is scheduled to commence on Monday 27

August. The first assay results from this programme ar e expected in the second half of September 2018.

Drill access road and pad construction continues ahead of the start of drilling, and the channel sampling

programme of potential surface mineralisation exposed in road cuttings is ongoing (see news release dated

August 7, 2018).

“The arrival of Capital’s rig and ancillary equipment after several delays is an exciting day for us. It’s great to

be finally through the planning phase and into the drilling. A great deal of work has gone into being well

prepared and ensuring we deliver the most effective and efficient drilling campaign over the next few months

at Rodruin, which we believe will unlock the sizable potential of the Rodruin deposit and more broadly across

the project portfolio over the next year.” said Mark Campbell, President and CEO . “This is a very exciting time

in Aton’s development.”

Figure 1: Capital Drilling equipment at the Rodruin Camp

About Aton Resources Inc.

Aton Resources Inc. (AAN: TSX -V) is focused on its 100% owned Abu Marawat Concession (“Abu Marawat”),

located in Egypt’s Arabian- Nubian Shield, approximately 200 km north of Centamin’s Sukari gold mine. Aton

has identified a 40km long gold mineralised trend at Abu Marawat, anchored by the Hamama deposit in the

west and the Abu Marawat deposit in the east, containing numerous gold exploration targets, including three

historic British mines. Aton has identified several distinct geological trends within Abu Marawat, which

display potential for the development of RIRG and orogenic gol d mineralisation, VMS precious and base

metal mineralisation, and epithermal -IOCG precious and base metal mineralisation. Abu Marawat is over

738km2 in size and is located in an area of excellent infrastructure; a four -lane highway, a 220kV power line,

and a water pipeline are in close proximity.

Qualified Person

The technical information contained in this News Release was prepared by Javier Orduña BSc (hons), MSc,

MCSM, DIC, MAIG, SEG(M), FGS, Exploration Manager of Aton Resources Inc. Mr. Orduña is a qualified perso n

(QP) under National Instrument 43 -101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects .

For further information regarding Aton Resources Inc., please visit us at www.atonresources.com or

contact:

Mark Campbell

President and Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +202-27356548

Email: [email protected]

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements contained in this release are forward -looking statements. Since forward -looking

statements address future events and conditions; by their very nature they involve inherent risks and

uncertainties. Actual results in each case could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such

statements.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term i s defined in policies of the

TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release .