Nicola Mining Announces Flow-Through Private Placement

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NICOLA MINING ANNOUNCES FLOW-THROUGH PRIVATE PLACEMENT

VANCOUVER, B.C. , December 8, 2017 – Nicola Mining Inc. (the “ Company ”) is pleased to

announce a non-brokered private placement financing of up to $1,500,000 (the “ Financing ”)

consisting of the issuance of up to 7,500,000 flow-through common shares of the Company

(each, a “ FT Share ”) at $0.20 per FT Share.

Finders’ fees may be payable in connection with the Financing in accordance with the policies of

the Exchange. Insiders may participate in the Financing.

All securities issued in connection with the Financing will be subject to a statutory hold period

expiring four months and one day after closing of the Financing. Completion of the Financing is

subject to the approval of the Exchange.

The aggregate gross proceeds from the sale of the Financing will be used for further exploration

on the following key targets:

• Continued extension of the Embayment Zone skarn mineralization;

o Southern extension of the Embayment Zone

• Promontory Hill

• South Embayment Zone

• Reverse circular drilling (“RC Drilling”) on the approximate 80-90 million tonne waste

piles surrounding the historic pit, which had a cut off grade of 0.7% Cu.

The Company’s wholly-owned New Craigmont Property, which covers an area of 10,084

hectares along the southern end of the Guichon Batholith and is adjacent to Teck Resources

Ltd.’s Highland Valley Copper, Canada’s largest copper mine.

None of the securities sold in connection with the Financing will be registered under the United

States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and no such securities may be offered or sold in the

United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor

shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale

would be unlawful.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

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“Peter Espig ”

Peter Espig

CEO & Director

For additional information contact:

Peter Espig

Telephone: (604) 647-0142

Email: [email protected]

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