Colombia Crest Appoints Thomas Pladsen as CEO and Strengthens Board of Directors

COLOMBIA CREST APPOINTS THOMAS PLADSEN AS CEO AND

STRENGTHENS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

VANCOUVER December 19, 2018 - Colombia Crest Gold Corp. (“Colombia Crest”) (TSXV:CLB) is pleased

to report that Thomas Pladsen has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Colombia Crest replacing

Walter Lienhard, the i nterim CEO. Mr. Pladsen has held senior management position with companies

involved in gold and copper exploration and development in Canada, M exico, South America and Africa.

Recently, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation , which was sold in July

2018 to Rio2 Limited.

Further, at the recent Colombia Crest Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders , Thomas Pladsen and

Robert Suttie were elected to the board of directors of Colombia Crest. Mr. Suttie has significant

experience with junior explorers, having been the CFO for numerous TSXV-listed companies. Currently,

Mr. Suttie is Vice President at Marrelli Support Services Inc. where he specializes in management

advisory, accounting and financial disclosure.

About Colombia Crest Gold Corp.

Colombia Crest Gold Corp. is a minerals exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration

and development of projects in the Americas.

On behalf of Columbia Crest Gold Corp.

Carl Hansen, Chairman

For more information, please contact:

Thomas Pladsen, CEO

E-mail: [email protected]

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Crest to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward -looking statements. There can be

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