Frankfurt and Berlin Exchanges: EMLN EMGOLD ANNOUNCES INITIATION OF A SOIL SAMPLING PROGRAM AT ITS MINDORA PROPERTY, NV

EMGOLD MINING CORPORATION

Suite 1015 – 789 West Pender Street

Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1H2

www.emgold.com

December 18, 2020 TSX Venture Exchange: EMR

OTC: EGMCF

Frankfurt and Berlin Exchanges: EMLN

EMGOLD ANNOUNCES INITIATION OF A

SOIL SAMPLING PROGRAM

AT ITS MINDORA PROPERTY, NV

Vancouver, British Columbia - Emgold Mining Corporation (TSX -V: EMR) ( “Emgold” or the

"Company") is pleased to announce that it has contracted with Rangefront Geological to perform a soil

sampling program at its Mindora Property, NV (the “Property”). Plans are to collect approximately 1,254

samples on the eastern half of the claim block. The survey grid will consist of 100 foot spacing with lines

400 feet apart.

The goal of the survey is to identify additional exploration targets outside of the known targets previously

identified from historic exploration work conducted by others. Sampling began on December 15 th, with

results expected in first quarter 2021. Completion of the work is dependent on weather conditions.

About the Mindora Property

Mindora is a gold/silver and base metal exploration property located 20 miles southeast of Hawthorne,

Nevada. The gold-silver zone is an epithermal, carbonate -hosted, structurally controlled deposit in the

Luning Limestone Formation. The gold -silver zone overlies a porphyry system with molybdenum

mineralization. There is also evidence of copper skarn and copper porphyry mineralization on the Property.

The Property was discovered and worked in the late 1800’s. In the 1920’s a limited amount of production

came from a series of rich, silver-bearing veins. During the period 1946-1948, an estimated 10,000 tons of

direct-shipping ore was mined from the Property at unknown grade.

In the 1970’s, geologists recognized the potential for epithermal gold and silver mineralization, and

similarities to the nearby Santa Fe deposit and other carbonate -rich sediment -hosted gold deposits in

Nevada. Several companies staked the Property during this period, did limited sampling and geophysics,

and then dropped their claims.

Hawthorne Gold Corporation acquired the property i n 1979, and in the following year, brought in E&B

Exploration Inc. (“E&B”) as a joint-venture partner and operator. E & B completed programs of rock-chip

sampling and trench sampling, surface and underground geologic mapping, geophysical surveys, and drilled

approximately 31,425 ft. (9,578 m) in 134 holes ( mostly rotary and reverse circulation, but also a water-

well and two diamond core holes). E&B’s work developed four known mineralized zones.

Eureka Resources, Inc.(“Eureka”) acquired E&B’s interest i n 1983. Eureka conducted IP, magnetic and

VLF electromagnetic surveys, soil and rock-chip sampling and drilled an additional approximately 11,441

ft. (3,487 m) in 40 holes. In 1988, Eureka commissioned metallurgical studies and a detailed review by

Kilborn Engineering with the goal of developing a small open pit gold mine. Total drilling on the Property

is therefore about 42,836 ft. (13,056 m), mostly in vertical holes in the range of 200 -400 ft. (61-122 m),

with a maximum drilling depth of 700 ft. (214 m).

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The data available on the Property was generated through exploration prior to the implementation of

National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”). No mineral resources or reserves have been defined on the

Property that meet NI 43-101 or CIM Standards of Disclosure.

Qualified Person

Robert Pease, C.P.G., a qualified person under the NI 43-101 instrument, has reviewed and approved the

content of this press release.

About Emgold

Emgold is a gold and base metal exploration company focused on Nevada and Quebec . The Company’s

strategy is to look for quality acquisitions, add value to these assets through exploration, and monetize them

through sale, joint ventures, option, royalty, and other transactions to create value for our shareholders

(acquisition and divestiture (A&D) business model).

In Nevada, Emgold’s Golden Arrow Property, the core asset of the Company, is an advanced stage gold

and silver property with a well-defined measured and indicated resource. New York Canyon is a base metal

property subject to an Earn -in with Option to Joint Venture Agreement with Kennecott Exploration, a

subsidiary of Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE:RIO). The Mindora Property is a gold and base metal property located

12 miles from New York Canyon. Buckskin Rawhide East is a gold and silver property leased to Rawhide

Mining LLC, who operate the adjacent Rawhide Mine and represents a royalty opportunity for the

Company.

In Quebec, the Casa South Property, is an early stage gold property adjacent to Hecla Mining Corporation’s

(NYSE:HL) operating Casa Berardi Mine. The East -West Property is a gold property adjacent to and on

strike with Wesdome Gold Mine Ltd.’s ( TSX:WDO) Kiena Complex and O3 Mining Corporation’s

(TSX:OIII) Ma larctic Property (Marban Project ). Emgold also has a 1% NSR in the Troilus North

Property, part of the Troilus Mine Property being explored by Troilus Gold Corporation (TSX:TLG).

Note that the location of Emgold’s properties adjacent to producing or past producing mines does not

guarantee exploration success at Emgold’s properties or that mineral resources or reserves will be

delineated. For more information on the Company, investors should review the Company’s website

at www.emgold.com or view the Company’s filings available at www.sedar.com.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

David G. Watkinson, P.Eng.

President & CEO

For further information, please contact:

David G. Watkinson, P.Eng.

Tel: 530-271-0679 Ext 101

Email: [email protected]

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as the term is defined in the

policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this

release.

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made and information contained herein may constitute “forward looking information” and “forward looking

statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation. These statements and informat ion

are ba sed on facts currently available to the Company and there is no assurance that actual results will meet management’s

expectations. Forward-looking statements and information may be identified by such terms as “anticipates”, “believes”, “targets”,

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“estimates”, “plans”, “expects”, “may”, “will”, “could” or “would”. Forward-looking statements and information contained herein

are based on certain factors and assumptions regarding, among other things, the estimation of mineral resources and reserves, the

realization of resource and reserve estimates, metal prices, taxation, the estimation, timing and amount of future exploration and

development, capital and operating costs, the availability of financing, the receipt of regulatory approvals, environmental risks, title

disputes and other matters. While the Company considers its assumptions to be reasonable as of the date hereof, forward -looking

statements and information are not guarantees of future performance and readers should not place undue importance on such

statements as actual events and results may differ materially from those described herein. The Company does not undertake to

update any forward-looking statements or information except as may be required by applicable securities laws. The Company's

Canadian public disclosure filings may be accessed via www.sedar.com and readers are urged to review these materials, including

any technical reports filed with respect to the Company's mineral properties.