PPX Receives Cease Trade Order

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NEWS RELEASE TSX.V PPX; BVL PPX; SSE PPX

PPX Receives Cease Trade Order

Vancouver, British Columbia – May 22, 2020 – PPX Mining Corp. (the "Company" or “PPX”) discloses that

the filing of the Company's annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, the

related management's discussion and analysis , and the certification of the annual filings for the year

ended September 30, 2019 (collectively, the "2019 Annual Financial Statements"), were not completed

by the deadline of April 28, 2020 as was required under the management cease trade order granted t o the

Company by the British Columbia Securities Commission . As a result, the British Columbia Securities

Commission issued a cease trade order (the "Cease Trade Order") on May 20, 2020 against the Company

and securities have been suspended from trading on the TSX Venture Exchange.

The Company continues to work closely with its auditor and expects to file the 2019 Annual Financial

Statements as soon as possible. The completion of the 2019 Annual Financial Statements were delayed by

the quarantine measures instituted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Once the 2019 Annual Financial

Statements are finalized, the Company will seek to have the Cease Trade Order revoked. The Company

will be forthcoming with an update on the 2019 Annual Financial Statements once the required filings have

been made. The Company also confirms, as of the date of this news release, that there is no other material

information concerning the affairs of the Company that has not been generally disclosed.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Brian J. Maher

President and Chief Executive Officer

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

PPX Mining Corp.

Brian J. Maher, President and Chief Executive Officer

Phone: 1-530-913-4728

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.ppxmining.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.

Cautionary Statement:

Certain disclosure in this release may constitute "forward -looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities

legislation. In making the forward-looking statements in this release, the Company has applied certain factors and assumptions that

the Company believes are reasonable. In particular, this release contains forward -looking information relating to the anticipated

filing dates of the Company’s financial statements. However, the forward-looking statements in this release are subject to numerous

risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such

forward-looking statements. Such uncertainties and risks are described from time to time in the Company's filings with the

appropriate securities commissions, and may include, among others, market conditions and delays or failure by the Company in

filing its financial statements or default status reports . There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate,

and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Readers are cautioned not to

place undue reliance on forward -looking statements. The Company does not intend, and expressly disclaims any intention or

obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,

except as required by law.