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Black Iron Becomes Member of the 8020 Connect Community

Corporate Updates

BLACK IRON BECOMES MEMBER OF THE 8020 CONNECT COMMUNITY

For Immediate Release

TORONTO, JUNE 29, 2017 – Black Iron Inc. (“Black Iron” or the “Company”) (TSX: BKI) is pleased to

announce that it recently became a member of the 8020 Connect community. 8020 Connect is the

investment industry's newest investor network, developed to deliver corporate information to

shareholders, investment industry experts and like -minded investors, while enab ling these group

members to interact with one another and with the Company's management team.

Through the 8020 Connect shareholder and investor platform, Black Iron can communicate project

advancements, corporate messages and financial information to all shareholders and investors in a timely

and effective fashion. The 8020 Connect social media component provides a monitored and professional

environment, allowing the Company to respond to questions and manage group conversations. The 8020

Connect platform and services will also provide Black Iron with an opportunity to expand its audience to

other interested investors and industry experts worldwide.

There is no cost for investors to join Black Iron’s forum in the 8020 Connect community which can easily

be done by going to the following website www.8020connect.com/companies/black-iron-inc

About Black Iron

Black Iron is an iron ore exploration and development company, advancing its 100% owned Shymanivske

project located in Kryviy Rih, Ukraine. The Shymaniviske project contains a NI 43 -101 compliant

resource estimated to be 645.8 Mt Measured and Indicated mineral resources, consisting of 355.1 Mt

Measured mineral resources grading 32.0% total iron and 19.5% magnetic iron, and Indicated mineral

resources of 290.7 Mt grading 31.1% total iron and 17.9% magnetic iron, using a cut -off grade of 10%

magnetic iron. Additionally, the Shymanivske project contains 188.3 Mt of Inferred mineral resources

grading 30.1% total iron and 18.4% magnetic iron. Full mineral resource details can be found in the NI 43-

101 compliant technical report dated January 24, 2014 titled "F easibility Study of the Shymanivske Iron

Ore Deposit for Black Iron Inc." under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The

Shymanivske project is surrounded by five other operating mines, including ArcelorMitt al's iron ore

complex. Please visit the Company's website at www.blackiron.com for more information.

The technical and scientific contents of this press release have been prepared under the supervision of

and have been reviewed and approved by Matt Simpson, P.Eng, CEO of Black Iron, who is a Qualified

Person as defined by NI 43-101.

For more information, please contact:

Matt Simpson Derek Wood

Chief Executive Officer Conduit Investor Relations

Tel: +1(416) 309 2138 +1 (403) 200 3569

Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains forward -looking information. Forward -looking information is based on what

management believes to be reasonable assumptions, opinions and estimates of the date such statements

are made based on information available to them at that time, including those factors discussed in the

section entitled ‘‘Risk Factors’’ in the Company’s annual information form for the year ended December

31, 2016 or as may be identified in the Company’s public disclosure from time to time, as filed under the

Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Forward -looking information may include, but is not

limited to, statements with respect to the Company’s ability to communicate with the stakeholders using

8020 Connect, the Shymanivske project and future plans for the Company’s development. Generally,

forward looking information can be identified by the use of forward -looking terminology such as "plans",

"expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends",

"anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that

certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be

achieved". Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other

factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company

to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward -looking information, including

but not limited to: general business, economic, competitiv e, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the

actual results of current exploration activities; other risks of the mining industry and the risks described in

the annual information form of the Company. Although the Company has attempted to identify importa nt

factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward -looking

information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.

There can be no assurance that such informat ion will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future

events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not

place undue reliance on forward looking information. The Company does not undertake to upd ate any

forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.