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BIG Ridge GOLD Appoints Nick Tintor to Its Board of Directors and Grants Stock Options

Management Changes Share Capital & Compensation

NEWS RELEASE

BIG RIDGE GOLD APPOINTS NICK TINTOR TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AND GRANTS STOCK OPTIONS

Toronto, Ontario, October 29, 2020. Big Ridge Gold Corp. (TSX-V: BRAU) (“Big Ridge” or “Company”) is

pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Tintor to its Board of Directors.

“We are very pleased that Mr. Tintor has agreed to join the Big Ridge Gold Board”, said Mike Bandrowski,

President & CEO, Big Ridge, “Nick brings exploration, leadership and fundraising experience that will

significantly add to the depth of the Team. This is a critical time for Big Ridge with the recent signing of a

long-term Exploration Agreement with the Bunibonibee Cree Nation at our 100% owned Oxford Gold

Project, located in Central Manitoba. We are advancing toward the first significant exploration pro gram

at Oxford since 1990, when Noranda delineated a historic resource* of 800,000 tonnes, grading 6g/t Au,

containing approximately 154,000 oz. Au”.

Nick is a mining executive and geologist who holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University

of Toronto and has more than 30 years of experience in the Canadian mining industry. For the past 20

years he has been involved in all aspects of junior mining company management from project generation,

to finance and executive management. A Qualified Professional Member of the Mining and Metallurgical

Society of America, Nick is a Qualified Person under 43 -101 and brings deep global relationships in the

mining industry and especially in the Canadian resources investment banking sector.

Currently, Nick is a Director of Benz Mining Corp. where he was instrumental in bringing the Eastmain

mine gold project in Quebec to Benz. Most recently, Nick was the Pres ident and CEO of Toachi Mining

Inc., a company he cofounded and led from inception from the acquisition of the La Plata project in

Ecuador to the delivery of a maiden 43 -101 resource study in September, 2017. Previously Nick was

cofounder, President & CEO of Anaconda Mining which acquired the Pine Cove gold deposit in

Newfoundland that is currently in production, and VP Canada of Moto Gold Mines Inc., which was sold to

Rand Gold in 2008.

The Company also announces that David Rhodes and Duncan Gordon have resigned from the Board to

pursue other endeavours. The Company thanks both David and Duncan for their efforts in bringing Big

Ridge Gold and Empress Royalties to fruition.

The Company also announces that, in accordance with the Company’s stock option plan, it has granted to

Mr. Tintor incentive stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 200,000 common shares exercisable

on or before October 28, 2023 at a price of $0.20 per share.

BIG RIDGE GOLD CORP.

Suite 615 - 800 W. Pender Street

Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2V6

Tel: 604.689.2599

Fax: 604.689.3609

www.bigridgegold.com

About the Oxford Gold Project

Big Ridge Gold's 100% owned Oxford Gold Project is located in central Manitoba, approximately 160km

southwest of Thompson. The property contains many high priority targets that will be the focus of near-

term exploration work. The Rusty Gold deposit is hosted by banded iron formation and has a historic

resource* of 800,000 tonnes, grading 6g/t Au and contains approximately 154,000 oz. Au.

The Blue Jay area, another iron-formation gold target approximately two kilometres on trend and to the

east of the Rusty Deposit has had limited but extremely positive results. RUS12-03 intersected two zones

of high-grade gold mineralization: Zone One - 2.7 m averaging 6.7 g/t gold and Zone Two - 6.8 m averaging

5.7 g/t gold. Gold mineralization at both the Rusty Gold Deposit and the Blue Jay Zone is open along strike

and to depth, Figure 1.

*The resource was estimated in 1990 and a Qualified Person (QP), as defined by NI43-101, has not done sufficient work to

classify this historical estimate as current mineral resources. Big Ridge is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral

resources, as defined by NI43-101, and thus the historical estimate should not be relied upon.

Rick Mazur, P.Geo., Big Ridge’s Director and Qualified Person under National Instrument 43 -101, has

reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.

Figure 1: Oxford Gold Project

Source: Big Ridge Gold Corp.

About Big Ridge Gold Corp.

Big Ridge Gold Corp. is an exploration and development company with a portfolio of 100% owned

Canadian gold properties. The Company is focused on the highly prospective Oxford Gold Project located

in Manitoba, it is active in the prolific Abitibi greenstone belt in Quebec on the Destiny gold property and

is exploring in the Beardmore-Geraldton gold belt in Ontario.

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

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,

Mike Bandrowski,

President & CEO

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:

Mike Bandrowski,

President & CEO

BIG RIDGE GOLD CORP.

Suite 615-800 W. Pender Street

Vancouver, BC, V6C 2V6

Tel: 416-540-5480

Email: [email protected]