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Alto Appoints New CFO and Grants Stock Options

Management Changes Share Capital & Compensation

NEWS RELEASE

ALTO APPOINTS NEW CFO AND GRANTS STOCK OPTIONS

Vancouver, B.C., September 1, 2020. Alto Ventures Ltd. (ATV: TSX-V) (“Alto” or the “Company”) is pleased to

announce that Jim Kirke has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective

immediately. Mr. Kirke is a seasoned professional with significant experience in the mining sector.

"Jim’s appointment comes at an integral time for Alto Ventures”, said Mike Bandrowski, Chief Executive

Officer. "His financial experience in the mining sector strengthens the company’s management team and

brings a large knowledge base that will significantly add to the company as it advances its Cana dian gold

assets.

Mr. Kirke has over 35 years of public accounting and industry experience, including over 15 years in the

mining sector. He graduated from McMaster University and received his CPA from the Institute of

Chartered Accountants of Ontario in 1989. Most recently, Mr. Kirke was Chief Financial Officer at Marathon

Gold Corporation and its predecessor Marathon PGM Corp. from 2005 to 2019, where he was involved in

raising over $150 million in capital, negotiating NSR buy backs and sales, acquisitio ns and the day to day

management of each company. His extensive public mining experience will be a great addition to the Alto

Ventures team.

Mr. Kirke replaces Ron Schmitz, who acted as interim CFO during the Company's now completed

reorganization. The Company thanks Mr. Schmitz for his services.

Alto Ventures also announces the grant of incentive stock options under the Company's stock option plan

to certain of its directors, officers, employees and consultants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,025,000

treasury shares. The options are exercisable at a price of $0.20 per share for a period of 3 years expiring

August 31, 2023 and are subject to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and the Company's stock option

plan.

About Alto Ventures Ltd.

Alto Ventures Ltd. is an exploration and development company with a portfolio of highly prospective Canadian

gold properties. The Company is active in the Abitibi greenstone belt in Quebec on the Destiny gold property

and is exploring in the Beardmore-Geraldton gold belt in Ontario. In Manitoba, the Company is focused on the

gold and base metals potential of the highly prospective but relatively under-explored Oxford Lake property.

For more details regarding the Company’s projects, please visit our website at www.altoventures.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,

Richard J. Mazur, P. Geo.,

CEO

ALTO VENTURES LTD.

Suite 615 - 800 W. Pender Street

Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2V6

Tel: 604.689.2599

Fax: 604.689.3609

www.altoventures.com

[email protected]

Neither the 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.

For further information contact:

Rick Mazur,

CEO and Director

ALTO VENTURES LTD.

Suite 615-800 W. Pender Street

Vancouver, BC, V6C 2V6

Tel: 604-689-2599

Fax: 604-689-3609

Email: [email protected]