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New Technical Team Retained

Corporate Updates

CANADA

13236 Cliffstone Court

Lake Country BC V4V 2R1

Tel: 250-766-1517

Fax: 250-766-1839

www.sierrairon.com

NEWS RELEASE

August 22 , 2017 Symbol:-TSX-V: CLM

NEW TECHNICAL TEAM RETAINED

Vancouver, BC – Crystal Lake Mining Corporation (the “Company ”) is pleased to announce that the

company, through Emerald Lake Development Corp. (the Geological contractor) , has retained the

geological services of a new technical team. Lightfoot Geoscience Inc . is owned and operated by Dr.

Peter C. Lightfoot, PhD, P. Geo., and will provide expertise on Ni-Cu-Co sulfide ore deposits and technical

advice on the exploration program. Dr. Lightfoot will focus his efforts on the Emerald Lake Project in the

Fort Frances area of Northwestern Ontario.

Dr. Lightfoot was Chief Geologist w ith Vale Base Metals responsible for technical aspects of the

exploration programs at Sudbury, Thompson, and Voisey’s Bay and tracking the developments in

understanding of the geology and global supply of metals from nickel sulfide and laterite deposits. P eter

received his B.A. from Oxford University in 1980, his M.Sc. degree from the University of Toronto in

1982, and his Ph.D. from the Open University in 1985. Following post -doctoral studies at the University

of Toronto, he joined the Ontario Geological Survey in 1987, and worked extensively on Sudbury and

undertook a joint program of research on the Noril’sk Deposits in Russia . In 1996, Peter joined Inco as

Senior Geologist and worked on Inco's Voisey's Bay Project and international project generation. W ith

Vale's acquisition of Inco in 2006, he worked with a team of technical experts responsible for

international project support and generation. In 2010, Peter returned to work on Canadian ore deposits

by providing technical support to exploration within Vale's operations in Sudbury, Thompson, and

Voisey’s Bay. Peter is the Hutchinson Visiti ng Industry Professor at the University of Western Ontario

and Associate Editor of Elsevier's Ore Geology Reviews. For 25 years, Peter has been based in Sudbury,

and through his linkages to industry, government and academia has been positioned to develop and

assemble the ideas presented in his recent book on the Sudbury ore deposits and impact melts.

In addition Crystal Lake Mining Corp. , through Emer ald Lake Development Corp. , has also retained

Ronacher McKenzie Geoscience, a consulting firm providing geological and geophysical services. The

principal geologist, Elisabeth Ronacher, PhD, P. Geo. , has worked on the Porgera gold deposit, Papua

New Guinea, and on the giant Hugo Dummett Cu -Au porphyry deposits at Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia , among

others. During the last ten years, Elisabeth has been involved in exploration for a variety of

commodities (inc luding Au, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, PGE) and ore deposit types (including orogenic,

orthomagmatic, VMS, Sedex) worldwide. She received a PhD from the University of Alberta and was a

Post-doctoral Fellow at the Colorado School of Mines.

CANADA

13236 Cliffstone Court

Lake Country BC V4V 2R1

Tel: 250-766-1517

Fax: 250-766-1839

www.sierrairon.com

About the Company

Crystal Lake Mining Corporation is a mineral exploration company focused on creating value through the

exploration and development of its British Columbia and Ontario mineral properties.

On behalf of The Board of Directors of Crystal Lake Mining Corporation.

Richard Savage, President/CEO

This news release contains certain forward looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, delays, and uncertainties not under

the control of Crystal Lake Mining Corporation which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Crystal Lake Mining

Corporation on to be materially different from the results, performance or expectation implied by these forward looking statements.

Neither 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 press release, which has been prepared by management