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Indigo Exploration Closes Djimbala Property Transaction, Mali

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Indigo Exploration Closes Djimbala Property Transaction, Mali

June 1, 2020 - Vancouver, British Columbia. Indigo Exploration Inc. (the “Company”) (TSX-

V: IXI, FSE: INE) announces that it has finalized the Option Agreement with Desert Gold Ventures

Inc. (“Desert Gold”) and its local Mali subsidiary, Desert Gold Mali SARL (“DGM”), to acquire

up to a 100% interest in the Djimbala Permit in southern Mali, West Africa.

The Djimbala Permit lies immediately east of Hummingbird Resources’ 0.7 million oz Au Komana

gold mine1, 21 kilometres north, along strike, of the Kodieran gold Mine and 28 kilometres north,

along strike, from Endeavour Mining Corporation’s high grade 3.3 million oz Au Kalana project2.

Paul Cowley, President and CEO of the Company, states: “We are very pleased to move forward

on the Djimbala option and with our recent financing, will initiate field work this month with

mapping, prospecting and sampling of artisanal mine workings. We look forward to working with

the Desert Gold team. The Djimbala Permit will complement the Company’s West African gold-

focused portfolio.”

Under the terms of the four-year Option Agreement, the Company can acquire up to 100% interest

in the Djimbala Permit by the issuance of shares and completing work. The Company has met and

removed pre-conditions of the Option Agreement, including: a financing, the consolidation of the

Company’s shares and technical and title due diligence, setting a Commencement Date of May 29,

2020 for the Option Agreement, by the issuance of 1,000,000 shares to Desert Gold . The shares

are subject to a four-month hold period that expires September 30, 2020. Three subsequent share

issuances will be required over three years totalling $300,000 at a deemed price equal to the

volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the prior 10-day trading period. With work

expenditures of CAD $400,000, the Company would earn a 51% interest in the permit, and with

an additional CAD $600,000 in work expenditures, the Company would earn a 100% interest in

the permit, subject to a 2% net smelter royalty (“NSR”) in favour of Desert Gold, where 1% NSR

could be bought out at any time for USD $1 million by the Company.

The Djimbala Permit is located in southern Mali, West Africa, 220 km south of the capital of

Bamako and covers a 100 km2 area. The permit is situated in the Yanfolila G old Belt and is

surrounded by a significant number of gold deposits, mines and prospecting permits. The bulk of

the permit has not been explored. Two small soil sampling campaigns and a limited artisanal pit

sampling program were completed by Desert Gold over parts of the permit with positive Au

anomalies coinciding with interpreted favourable mineralized structures. Four north -south

trending gold soil anomalies were defined, reflecting the regional structural trend. These soil

anomalies also appear to correspond to the southern extension of the Faliko Fodela mineralized

zones drilled by Gold Fields Limited immediately north of the Djimbala Permit. To date, several

active artisanal workings were located during the limited soil campaigns, confirming Au

mineralization.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors,

“Paul Cowley”

President and CEO

For further information, please contact Paul Cowley: (604) 340-7711

Website: indigoexploration.com

Paul Cowley, P.Geo., President, CEO and Director of Indigo Exploration Inc., is the Qualified Person as

defined in National Instrument 43 -101, who has read and approved the technical content of this news

release.

Neither the 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 release.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements entail various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual

results to differ materially from those reflected in these forward -looking statements. Such statements are based on

current expectations, are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks, and actual results may differ materially from

those contained in such statements . These uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, the strength of the

capital markets, the price of gold; operational, funding, and liquidity risks . Risks and uncertainties about the

Company's business are more fully discussed in the Company's disclosure materials filed with the securities regulatory

authorities in Canada and available at www.sedar.com and readers are urged to read these materials. The Company

assumes no obligation to update any forward- looking statement or to update the reasons why actual results could

differ from such statements unless required by law.

1. Hummingbird Komana gold res erve ; 7.9Mt proven and probable @ 2.66 g/t for 676,000 oz Au

(20 20) https://hummingbirdresources.co.uk/operations -projects/mali/

2. Endeavour Mining Corporation’s Kalana gold resource; 3.3 million oz Au measured & indicated

(2020) https://www.endeavourmining.com/our -portfolio/Kalana -Project/default.aspx