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Opawica Explorations Inc. Announces Charter Membership in Newfoundland.Gold Strategic Alliance Group

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3043 – 595 Burrard Street, PO B ox 49152 Stn Bentall, Vancouver, BC Canada V7X 1J1

T (604) 681 -3170, F (604) 681 -3552, i [email protected]

www.opawica .c om

NEWS RELEASE

Opawica Explorations Inc. Announces Charter Membership in

Newfoundland.Gold Strategic Alliance Group

Vancouver, B.C. – May 3, 2021 – Opawica Explorations Inc. ( “Opawica” or the “Company”)

(TSX.V: OPW ) is pleased to announce it has joined a founding membership in the

Newfoundland.Gold Strategic Alliance Group.

Newfoundland.Gold is a strategic alliance of Newfoundland-focused precious metal exploration

companies that is collectively commi tted to bringing awareness to the emerging gold distri ct.

The Alliance is focused on creating innovative capital attraction init iatives to promote and

inform the investor of Newfoundland.Gold member companies.

Newfoundland.Gold will launch an online event from June 1 to 3, 202 1, featuring Virtual

Investor Days. This daily online event will include Member corporate presentations moderated

by industry thought -leaders. Registration for Virtual Investor Day s will open in May 2021. For

details and to register, please visit www.newfoundland.gold.

The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is experiencing a modern-day gold rush, as a top

ranked exploration and mining jurisdiction. Mining is one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s

largest and oldes t industries and a major con tributor to the economy . Newfoundland’s mining

history dates back centuries and is well known for its location for international transportation.

“We are excited to be a founding memb er of the Newfoundland.Gold Alliance. As

Newfoundland gold discoveries continue to grow, Opawica Explorations Inc. intends to be in the

forefront. This alliance is ke y as we move to wards our 2021 exploration season in

Newfoundland,” states Blake Morgan, CEO of Opawica.

The Company holds a strong portfolio of gold properties in Newfoundland and Labrador,

including the Enterprise, Lil d’Espoir Lake, Chapel Is land, Density, Eclipse and Mass projects,

which total approximately 390 km2 within Central Newfoundland.

The Founding Member Companies

Newfoundland.Gold is a n alliance established by industry leaders in Newfoundland and

Labrador’s gold exploration and mining sector. The alliance is open to all companies operating

projects in Newfoundland and Labrador. The founding members include:

Opawica Explorations Inc. TSXV: OPW

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New Found Gold Corp. TSXV: NFG OTC: NFGFF

Exploits Discovery Corp. CSE: NFLD OTC: NFLDF

Labrador Gold Corp. TSXV: LAB OTC: NKOSF

K9 Gold Corp. TSXV: KNC OTC: WDFCF

Leocor Gold Inc. CSE: LECR OTC: LECRF

C2C Gold Corp. CSE: CTOC OTC: CTCGF

Sky Gold Corp. TSXV: SKYG OTC: SRKZF

Rogerson Structural Gold Corridor Newfoundland

The Company has assembled a group of structurally controlled gold property targets in

Newfoundland. These types of gold mineralization represent the mo st economically significant

for gold found in Canada.

Newfoundland’s Rogerson Structural Corridor gold district occu rs within a northeast -trending

structural corridor defined by crustal -scale faults extending forms sout hwestern to nort h-central

Newfoundland. The Rogerson Lake Conglomerate characterizes the structural corridor. The

presence of conglomerate reflects pres ervation of syn -orogenic upper crustal clas tic sequences

commonly associated with orogenic gold vein s ystems. The largest known gold resour ce along

this corridor occurs on Marathon Gold Corporation’s Valentine Lake property. Marathon Gold

Corporation’s April 15, 2021 NI43-101 Feasibility Study, Valentine Lake project has estimat ed

Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves of 2.10 Moz (Proven 29.7 Mt at 1.4 6 g/t Au Probable

17.4.7 Mt at 1.17 g/t Au) and Total Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources (inclusive of the

Mineral Reserves) of 3.13 Moz (Measured 32.0 Mt at 1.79 g/t Au and Indicated 23.4 Mt at 1.52

g/t Au ). Additional Inferred Mineral Res ources are 1.64 Moz ( 26.5 Mt at 1. 52 g/t Au) * .

Recent exploration by Antler Gold Inc. on previously unexplored property in the Wilding Lake

area, adjacent to the northeast corner of the Valentine Lake property, exposed a system of gold -

bearing quartz ve ins hosted by syn -orogenic sedimentary rocks, fe lsic v olcanic rocks an d

volcaniclastic rocks.

The Company is in the process of developing a structural model for its 2021 exploration program

on the Density, Mass, and Eclipse Properties.

*The qualified p erson has not verified t he information on Marathon Gold Corporat ion’s

Valentine Lake proper ty and the information disclosed is not necessarily indicative of

mineralization on the Company’s properties that are the subject of this press release .

Mineralization hosted on adjacent and/or nearby and/or ge ologically similar pr operties is not

necessarily indicative of mineralization hosted on the Company’s properties.

Mr. Derrick Strickland, P.Geo. is the Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 and has reviewed

and approved the technical content of this news release.

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About Opawica Explorations Inc.

Opawica Explorations Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company with a strong portfolio of

precious and base metal properties within the Rouyn -Noranda region of the Abitibi Gold Belt in

Québec and in Central Newfoun dland and Labrador . The Company’s management ha s a great

track record in discovering and developing successful exploration projects. The Company’s

objective is to increase shareholder value through the development of exploration propert ies

using cost effec tive exploration practices, acquiring further e xploration properties, and seeking

partnerships by either joint venture or sale with industry leaders.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Blake Morgan

President and Chief Executive Officer

Opawica Explorations Inc.

Telephone: 604-681-3170

Fax: 604-681-3552

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

the policies of the TSX Ven ture Exchange) accepts res ponsibility for the adequacy of accura cy

of this news release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news rele ase contains certain forward-looking statements, which relate to f uture events or

future performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. Such

forward-looking statements reflect manag ement’s current beliefs and are based on assump tions

made by and inf ormation currently available to the Company. Readers are cautioned that the se

forward-looking statement s are neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and

uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materiall y from those expected including, but

not limited to, market condit ions, availability of financing , actual results of the Comp any’s

exploration and othe r ac tivities, environmental risks, fut ure metal prices, op erating risks,

accidents, labor issues, delays in obtaining governme ntal approvals and permits, and other risks

in t he mining industry. All the forward-looking statements made in this news release are

qualified by these cautionary stat ements and those in our continuous disclosure filings available

on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof

and the Company does not assume any obligation to update or re vise them to reflect new events

or circumstances save as required by applicable law.