Desert Star Announces Closing of Placement of Convertible Securities

Desert Star Resources |717– 1030 West Georgia Street |Vancouver, British Columbia |Canada| V6E 2Y3|Telephone: (604) 628-5623| Facsimile:

(604) 647-6613 |www.desertstar.ca

TSX-V: DSR February 23, 2017

For Immediate Release

Desert Star Announces Closing of Placement of Convertible Securities

VANCOUVER, B .C. – February 23, 2017 – Desert Star Resources Ltd. (“Desert Star ” or the

“Company”) is pleased to announce that today it has closed its non -brokered private placement of

convertible securities of the Company (the “ Private Placement”) for gross proceeds of $150,000. The

Private Placement was previously announced on February 16, 2017. The convertible notes bear interest at

the rate of 1 0% per year and have a maturity date of February 23, 2018 . The lenders may convert at any

time, all or a portion of the principal into units of the Company at a price of $0.11 per unit (each a “Unit”).

Each underlying Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one transferable common share

purchase warrant ( “Warrants”). Each underlying Warrant is exercisable into one common share in the

capital of the Company ( “Warrant Share”) for a period of 18 months from the d ate of issuance , at an

exercise price of $0.20 per Warrant Share. The convertible notes are subject to a four month hold period.

No insiders participated in this portion of the Private Placement.

On behalf of the Board of

DESERT STAR RESOURCES LTD.

“Vince Sorace”

Vince Sorace

President and CEO, Desert Star Resources Ltd.

For further information regarding Desert Star, please email [email protected] or visit our website at

www.desertstar.ca.

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Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.