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Cartier Starts 2018 With $ 16,000,000 in its Coffers and Four Drills on the Chimo Mine Property

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Cartier Starts 2018 With $ 16,000,000 in its Coffers

and Four Drills on the Chimo Mine Property

Val-d’Or, January 11 th, 201 8 – Cartier Resources Inc. (TSX-V: ECR) (“Cartier”) is pleased to

announce that 4 drill rigs are currently in operation on the Chimo Mine property, located 45

km east of Val -d'Or, to complete 20,000 m of drilling in the coming months. The program is

intended to explore the depth and latera l extensions of 23 known gold zones in order to expand their

dimensions (VIDÉO 3D).

In 2017, Cartier completed 56 holes totaling 21,000 m on the Chimo Mine, Wilson and

Cadillac Extension properties and 8,000 m on the Fenton property which is in partnership

with SOQUEM. Of this drilling, more than 3,000 assay results are still pending. The 11,000-m

drilled on the Chimo Mine property demonstrates the continuity of gold mineralization in three

areas. Similarly, the 8,000-m drilled on the Wilson property prioritized 2 out of 4 gold zones

where a 10,000-m drilling program will be completed in 2018.

Alongside these activiti es, Cartier has built a solid financial position starting in 2018 with

$ 16,000,000 in its coffers. During 2017 Cartier has:

 Attracted Agnico Eagle Mines Limited as a strategic investor. Agnico, re-invested to

maintain its strategic position of investment in Cartier by holding 17% of the issued

and outstanding common shares;

 Interested 3 new institutional investors to buy a total of 15% of issued and

outstanding common shares;

 Convinced the Québec institutional funds to increase their participation in 13% of

issued and outstanding common shares.

“The Company is active in the heart of 2 major areas of interest in Abitibi, namely the Val -d'Or Mining

Camp and the recent Osisko area play in the Urban -Barry - Lebel-sur-Quévillon - Chapais belt.”,

commented Philippe Cloutier, President and CEO, adding, “This year w e are focussing on two of our

assets, where drilling in the lateral and deep extensions of the gold mineralization has confirmed the

continuity of the mineralization.”

Quality Assurance / Quality Control

The scientific and/or technical information presented in this press release has been reviewed and

approved by Mr. Gaétan Lavallière, P. Geo., Ph. D. and Vice President for Cartier Resources. Mr.

Lavallière is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

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For more information, please contact:

Philippe Cloutier, P.Geo.

President and CEO

Telephone: 819 856-0512

[email protected]

www.ressourcescartier.com

Investor Relations:

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514 341-0408

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulatory services provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of

this press release.