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Kintavar Completes Drilling Program at Mitchi Project Sherlock and Watson Sector

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Kintavar Completes Drilling Program at Mitchi Project Sherlock and Watson Sector

Montreal, Quebec, January 18, 2018 – Kintavar Exploration Inc. (the “ Corporation” or “Kintavar”)

(TSX-V: KTR), is pleased to report the completion of a 1,771 met ers diamond drilling program on

its wholly owned Mitchi Property in Quebec.

The program consisted of twelve drill holes and the majority of the core samples have already

been sent to ALS Global laboratory for assaying while the re maining samples are expected to

follow in the coming days . Results for the initial drill holes are expected to be available in the

coming weeks.

The exploration drilling program focused on three main objectives:

1. Testing the main IP anomalies of the Sherlock zone

2. Testing the Sherlock and Watson mineralization at depth

3. Testing some of the secondary IP anomalies

In total, 10 of the 12 drill holes intercepted the favorable lithologies with copper mineralization

in the form of bornite and chalcopyrite. Out of these holes, 7 holes intercepted several tens of

meters of copper mineralization.

“We are very pleased with this firs t drilling program on the Mitchi project. We drill ed more

meters than expected because several of the holes showed mineralization deeper than first

thought. We now believe this could be both a near surface open pit type target and also an

underground targe t beneath.” commented Kiril Mugerman, President and CEO of Kintavar

Exploration.

About the Mitchi Property

The Mitchi property (approx. 21,000 hectares, 100% owned) is located west of the

Mitchinamecus reservoir, 100 km north of the town of Mont -Laurier. The propert y covers an

area of more than 21 0 km2 accessible by a network of logging and gravel roads with a hydro-

electric power substation located 14 km to the east. The property is located in the north-western

portion of the central metasedimentary belt of the Grenville geological province. Many gold,

copper, silver and manganese mineralized showings have been identified to date, with many

characteristics suggesting of a sediment -hosted stratiform copper type deposit (SSC) in the

Eastern portion of the property and Iron Oxide Copper Gold ore (IOCG) and skarn type deposits

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in the Western portion . Osisko Mining holds a 2% NSR on 39 claims and 1% NSR on 21 other

claims of the Mitchi property.

NI 43‐101 Disclosure

Alain Cayer, P. Geo., MSc., Vice -President Exploration of Kintavar, is the Qualified Person under

NI 43-101 guidelines who supervised and approved the preparation of the technical information

in this news release.

For further information contact:

Kiril Mugerman,

President and CEO

Telephone: +1 450 641 5119 #5653

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.kintavar.com

Forward looking Statements:

Neither 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.

This news release contains statements that may constitute “forward -looking information” or “forward looking

statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities leg islation. Forward -looking information and

statements may include, among others, statements regarding future plans, costs, objectives or performance of the

Corporation, or the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. In this news release, words such as “may”,

“would”, “could”, “will”, “likely”, “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate” “target” and

similar words and the negative form thereof are used to identify forward -looking statements. Forward -looking

statements should not be re ad as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate

indications of whether, or the times at or by which, such future performance will be achieved. No assurance can be

given that any events anticipated by the forward -looking information will transpire or occur, including additional

closings of the private placement referred to above, or if any of them do so, what benefits the Corporation will

derive. Forward -looking statements and information are based on information avail able at the time and/or

management's good -faith belief with respect to future events and are subject to known or unknown risks,

uncertainties, assumptions and other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond the Corporation’s control.

These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those described under “Risk Factors” in

the Corporation’s management’s discussion and analysis for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, which is

available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com; they coul d cause actual events or results to differ materially from those

projected in any forward -looking statements. The Corporation does not intend, nor does the Corporation undertake

any obligation, to update or revise any forward -looking information or stateme nts contained in this news release to

reflect subsequent information, events or circumstances or otherwise, except if required by applicable laws.