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Pacific Ridge Provides an Exploration Update on Its RC Gold, Gold Cap and Spius Projects

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Pacific Ridge Provides an Exploration Update on Its RC

Gold, Gold Cap and Spius Projects

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 17, 2018) -

Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: PEX) ("Pacific

Ridge" or the "Company") provides an exploration update on its Gold Cap, RC Gold and Spius projects:

RC Gold

, Tintina Gold Belt

, Yukon

The target at RC Gold is an Intrusion Related Gold deposit. The 2018 field program included prospecting and mapping, soil

sampling and an Induced Polarization (IP) geophysical survey. The property is road accessible, at the headwaters of Clear

Creek, in the heart of the Tintina Gold Belt. The IP survey detected two zones of enhanced chargeability values, suggesting the

potential for disseminated sulphide mineralization at depth. The southernmost of these is along the south side of the Far Grid

target, in an area that has not previously been prospected or sampled. The Company is considering a program of additional

mapping and sampling with detailed and focused IP surveys to further evaluate these potential drill targets.

Gold Cap

,

White Gold District,

Yukon

The target at Gold Cap is structurally controlled gold mineralization similar to the adjacent Golden Saddle deposit, 6 km to the

southwest (

Indicated Mineral Resource of 961,000 gold ounces within 12,324,000 tonnes at 2.43 g/t gold and Inferred Mineral

Resource of 282,500 gold ounces within 5,157,000 tonnes at 1.70 g/t gold - White Gold news release from March 5, 2018

).

During the 2018 program, prospecting, geologic mapping, soil sampling and deep penetrating GT Probe soil sampling was

completed over previously defined gold soil anomalies. The sampling further refined the gold target areas and numerous

samples of quartz vein float were encountered, but no bedrock gold source was found. Further detailed prospecting, sampling

and hand trenching is required over the refined anomalies to detect any related gold mineralization in underlying bedrock.

Spius

, British Columbia

The target at Spius is a copper-molybdenum porphyry deposit. The Company is pleased to announce that its exploration permit

has been approved and an exploration program, including an IP geophysical survey, additional soil sampling and geological

mapping is currently underway.

About Pacific Ridge

Pacific Ridge has assembled a portfolio of highly-prospective gold and base metal projects located in the Yukon and British

Columbia, where its board and management team have a track record of success. Its holdings include the Mariposa, Eureka

Dome and Gold Cap gold exploration projects in the Klondike-White Gold District, RC Gold in the Tintina Gold Belt, Fyre Lake in

the Finlayson District and Spius Cu-Mo-Au porphyry and TL Zinc in southern British Columbia.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

"

Gerald G. Carlson

"

Gerald G. Carlson

President & CEO

Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd.

For further information, contact:

Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd.

Gerald G. Carlson

President & CEO

Tel: (604) 687-4951

www.pacificridgeexploration.com

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.

The technical information contained within this News Release has been reviewed and approved by

Gerald G. Carlson

,

Ph.D.,

P.Eng.

, President

and CEO

of Pacific Ridge and Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 policy.

Forward-Looking Information:

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements".

All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address exploration drilling and other activities

and events or developments that Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. ("Pacific Ridge") expects to occur, are forward-looking

statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements regarding the

exercise of the options

and

future exploration plans and expenditures. Although Pacific Ridge believes the expectations expressed in such forward-

looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and

actual results or developments may differ materially from those forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual

results to differ materially from those in forward looking statements include market prices, exploration successes, and

continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions. These statements are

based on a number of assumptions including, among other things, assumptions regarding general business and economic

conditions,

that one of the options will be exercised

, the ability of Pacific Ridge and other parties to satisfy stock exchange

and other regulatory requirements in a timely manner, the availability of financing for Pacific Ridge's proposed programs on

reasonable terms, and the ability of third party service providers to deliver services in a timely manner. Investors are

cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ

materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Pacific Ridge does not assume any obligation to update or

revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by

applicable law.