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Under the Directive of Genius’ New Vice President of Exploration, the Drilling Program at the Blockhouse GOLD Property Begins

Exploration Programs

PRESS RELEASE

January 5, 2017

Genius Properties Ltd. CSE: GNI

UNDER THE DIRECTIVE OF GENIUS’ NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF

EXPLORATION, THE DRILLING PROGRAM AT THE BLOCKHOUSE

GOLD PROPERTY BEGINS

Genius Properties Ltd. (CSE: GNI) (“Genius” or the “Corporation” ) is pleased to

announce that the dril ling program at the Blockhouse Gold Property has begun. As per

the December 15, 2016 press release, the compa ny is drilling 2 high priority targets to

test for the presence of ‘leg-reef’ and ‘saddl e’ type veins on the property. The program

will also be targeting the con tinuity of the ‘’Prest Shoot’’ that historically produced an

average of 49.6 grams of gold per ton. The drilling program started January 3, 2017.

Genius is also pleased to announce the nomin ation of its new VP of Exploration, Mr.

Alex Mackay P.Geo. Mr. Mackay has 10 year s experience in exploration, mining and

mining analytics.

After receiving his BSc in Physics and Earth Sciences from Dalhousie University, Mr.

Mackay started his career in Africa looking for REEs and Au. He has since worked on

various projects across Canada and the United States. The last five years have been

focused in Atlantic Canada where he has de veloped a wide network of industry contacts

and accumulated much experience. As a consul tant, his projects have ranged from green

fields exploration to production to mining analyst across many commodities hosted in

many deposit types. Professional Geologist, Mr. Mackay will become the QP for Genius

Properties Ltd. projects.

Jimmy Gravel, the President and CEO of the Co rporation stated, “I am very excited to

start the Blockhouse drilling program led by our new VP of Exploration. His experience

and expertise in drilling exploration will be gr eatly beneficial to Genius, welcome aboard

Alex.”

Alex Mackay, Vice-President of Exploration stated, “I am pleased to be joining the

Genius team and I am very excited about the potential of Genius’ projects”.

About Genius Properties

Genius is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on developing projects with

some of the world’s most critical metals and minerals for use in various industries

including in particul ar, batteries for storing electri cal energy and the raw materials

essential for Lithium-ion battery production.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable

Canadian securities laws. All information othe r than historical fact is forward-looking

information. Forward-looking information relates to future events or future performance

and is based on GNI current internal expect ations, estimates, projections, assumptions

and beliefs. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of

words such as "expect", "project", "proposed", "intend" , "seek", "anticipate", "budget",

"plan", "continue", "estimate", "forecast", "may", "will", "predict", "potential",

"targeting", "could", "might", "should", "b elieve" and similar expressions. Although

management considers the assumptions and estimates, reflected in forward-looking

information, to be reasonable, based on information currently available, there can be no

assurance that such information will prove to be correct. As a consequence, actual results

may differ materially from those anticipated.

Undue reliance should not be pl aced on forward-looking information which is inherently

uncertain, and subject to known and unknown ri sks and uncertainties (both general and

specific) and other factors that contribute to the possibility that the future events or

circumstances contemplated by the forward looking information will not occur or that

may cause the actual results, level of activ ity, performance or achievements of the

Company to be materially different from t hose expressed or implied by such forward-

looking information. These risks include, but are not limited to risks associated with

general economic conditions, the actual resu lts of current exploration activities,

conclusions of economic evaluations, changes in project parameters as plans continue to

be refined, future metal prices, financial risks and substantial capital requirements.

Further information regarding certain of these risks (as well as risks relating generally to

the Company's business) may be found under the headings "R isks and Uncertainties",

"Forward-Looking Information" and "Financial risk factors" in the latest Company's

Management's Discussion & Analysis on www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned that the

foregoing list of factors that may affect futu re results is not exhaustive. The forward-

looking statements contained in this news rel ease are made as of the date hereof and GNI

does not undertake any obligation to update p ublicly or to revise any of the included

forward-looking statements, except as requi red by applicable law. The forward-looking

statements contained herein are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

Neither the CSE nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the

adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For more information, please contact:

Jimmy Gravel, President & CEO

Email: [email protected]