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Origen Makes Further Strategic Investment in Newfoundland Focused Exploits Gold Corp.

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488 – 625 Howe St.

Vancouver, BC

V6C 2T6, Canada

 604-681-0221

www.origenresources.com

Origen Makes Further Strategic Investment in Newfoundland Focused Exploits

Gold Corp.

Vancouver, B.C. September 1, 2020. Origen Resources Inc. (the “Company” or “Origen”) (CSE:ORGN) is

pleased to announce that it has entered into a purchase agreement with Crest Resources Inc. (“Crest”)

to purchase additional shares of Exploits Gold Corp. (“Exploits”). Origen will purchase 3, 000,000 shares

of Exploits from Crest in exchange for 4,2 00,000 Origen shares. Exploits is a private exploration

company engaged in exploring for district scale high-grade gold deposits in the Central Newfoundland

Gold Belt. Recent discoveries in the Cent ral Newfoundland Gold Belt include New Found Gold Corp.’ s

Queensway discovery and this invest ment by Origen expands its position in Exp loits and exposure to a

great opportunity in an emerging gold district. In the Company’s June 11, 2020 news release it

announced its initial strategic investment into Exploits. Upon completion of this transaction Origen will

own a total of 3,666,667 shares representing 19.5% of Exploits outstanding shares.

About Exploits

Exploits Gold Corp. holds a strategic land position, with its core mineral land holdings predating the 2019

New Found Gold Corp. discovery. The two projects are known as the Mt. Peyton and Jonathan’s Pond

gold p rojects. The Mt. Peyton and Jonathans Pond propert ies are located two and twenty -five

kilometers west and northeast respectively of New Found Gold’s Queensway Discovery. Both projects

are easily a ccessible via the Trans Canada Hi ghway and together consist of 939 mineral claims

encompassing a land area totalling 234.75 km² in the Exploits Subzone Camp.

CEO Blake Morgan comments, "W e have watched the development of exploration in the Exploits

Subzone and the team running exploration at Exploits, and we are pleased to have this opportunity to

further invest in Exploits Gold Corp. This investment will provide a financial base for Or igen as well as a

window into opportunity in this exciting gold play. "

Exploits Highlights

• The Mt. Peyton project is situated on a 15 km strike length airborne magnetic anomaly,

coincident with the anomalous gold float grab samples.

• The Jonathan’s Pond project hosts visible gold bearing quartz veins up to 3m wide, with a

current strike length of 450m and open in all directions.

• Both projects contain high priority exploration targets and are fully permitted for mechanical

trenching, geochemical sampling, and geophysical surveys.

The Transaction

Origen currently holds 66 6,667 shares of Exploits . Origen will purchase 3, 000,000 shares of Exploits

from Crest in exchange for 4,2 00,000 Origen shares. On the close of this transacti on Origen will hold

3,666,667 shares in E xploits, representing a 19.5% interest in Exploits Gold Co rp. The transaction is

deemed to be a non-arm’s length transaction as Mi chael Collins, a Director of Origen is also an Officer

and Director of Exploits.

488 – 625 Howe St.

Vancouver, BC

V6C2T6, Canada

 604-681-0221

www.origenresources.com

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Michael Collins, P Geo., a Qualified Person as that term is defined in NI 43 -101 has prepared, supervised

the preparation or approved the scientific and technical disclosure in the news release.

About Origen

Origen is an exploratio n company engaged in generati ng, acquiring and a dvancing base an d precious

metal properties. The Compan y currently holds a property portfolio of f our 100% owned precious and

base metal projects in southern British Columbia and recently acquired a 100% interest in the 26,771 ha

LGM project and an option to acquire a 100% interest in the 3,971 ha Wishbone property in the mineral

rich Golden Triangle of British Columbia.

On behalf of Origen,

Blake Morgan

President

For further information, please contact Blake Morgan, President at 236-878-4938 or Gary Schellenberg,

CEO at 604-681-0221.

Neither the Canadian Securities Ex change nor its Regulation Services Provider (as th at term is defined

in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy

of this press release.