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Millrock Reports Drilling Program Under Way at El Picacho GOLD Project, Sonora State, Mexico

Exploration Programs

MILLROCK RESOURCES INC. | Suite 2300 – 1177 West Hastings St. | Vancouver, BC V6E 2K3

Tel: 604 638 3164 | Fax: 907 677 3599 | www.millrockresources.com

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MILLROCK REPORTS DRILLING PROGRAM UNDER WAY AT

EL PICACHO GOLD PROJECT, SONORA STATE, MEXICO

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, October 5, 2018 - Millrock Resources Inc. (TSX-V:

MRO, OTCQX: MLRKF) ("Millrock") is pleased to report that drilling is in progress at the El

Picacho gold project in Sonora State, Mexico. A series of ten holes totaling 2,000 meters has

been approved and is being funded by Centerra Gold Inc. (“Centerra”) under an option to joint

venture agreement. The program has been designed to test geological targets identified through

soil and rock sampling, geophysical surveys, and trenching. The drill holes will test the Placeres

prospect, one of several prospect areas identified by the joint technical teams over the past

year. The project targets orogenic gold deposits, similar in nature to the nearby San Francisco

gold mine, which is operated by Alio Gold Inc. The El Picacho project, located in Sonora State,

Mexico, is located approximately 80 km north of the City of Hermosillo, and is accessible by

paved highway and gravel roads.

Qualified Person

The scientific and technical information disclosed within this document has been prepared,

reviewed and approved by Gregory A. Beischer, President, CEO and a director of Millrock

Resources. Mr. Beischer is a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101.

About Millrock Resources Inc.

Millrock Resources Inc. is a premier project generator to the mining industry. Mi llrock identifies,

packages and operates large-scale projects for joint venture, thereby exposing its shareholders

to the benefits of mineral discovery without the usual financial risk taken on by most exploration

companies. The company is active in Alaska , British Columbia, the southwest USA and Sonora

State, Mexico. Funding for drilling at Millrock’s exploration projects is primarily provided by its joint

venture partners. Business partners of Millrock have included some of the leading names in the

mining industry: Centerra Gold, First Quantum, Teck, Kinross, Vale, Inmet, Altius, and Riverside.

Millrock is a major shareholder of junior explorers PolarX Limited. and Sojourn Exploration Inc.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

“Gregory Beischer”

Gregory Beischer, President & CEO

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Melanee Henderson, Investor Relations

(604) 638-3164

(877) 217-8978 (toll-free)

MILLROCK RESOURCES INC. | Suite 2300 – 1177 West Hastings St. | Vancouver, BC V6E 2K3

Tel: 604 638 3164 | Fax: 907 677 3599 | www.millrockresources.com

Drilling Program Under Way At El Picacho

Gold Project

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Some statements in this news release contain forward-looking information. These statements

address future events and conditions and, as such, involve known and unknown risks,

uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or

achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements

expressed or implied by the statements. Such factors include without limitation the completion of

planned expenditures, the ability to complete exploration programs on schedule and the

success of exploration programs.