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RIO2 Retains Buyins.net to Surveil Short Sellers and Market Makers

Marketing Announcement

RIO2 RETAINS BUYINS.NET TO SURVEIL SHORT SELLERS AND MARKET

MAKERS

• Approximately 10 Million Total Shares Shorted in US Since March 2019

• Approximately 35 Million Total Shares Shorted in Canada Since March 2019

For Immediate Release April 30, 2020

Rio2 Limited (“Rio2” or the “Company”) (TSXV: RIO; OTCQX: RIOFF; BVL: RIO) today announces that it

has retained BUYINS.NET, http://www.buyins.net, a leading provider of Regulation SHO compliance

monitoring, short sale trading statistics and market integrity su rveillance. BUYINS has initiated

coverage on Rio2 after releasing the latest short sale data through April 27, 2020. The total aggregate

number of shares shorted in the US since March 2019 is approximately 10 million shares. On average

approximately 55% o f daily trading volume is short selling. The SqueezeTrigger price for all RIOFF

shares shorted is $0.31. A short squeeze has begun in the US as shares of RIOFF have exceeded this

level. In Canada, (TSXV: RIO) has a C$0.42 Trigger Price. A short squeeze is underway in Canada as well.

View Report: http://www.buyins.io/reports/rioff4-28-20.pdf

View US SqueezeTrigger: http://www.buyins.io/images/rioffstr4-28-20.JPG

View Canada SqueezeTrigger: http://www.buyins.io/images/riostr4-28-20.JPG

View Friction Factor: http://www.buyins.io/images/rioffff4-28-20.JPG

View detailed explanation: http://www.buyins.com/brochure.pdf

Friction Factor calculates if a fair market is being made in the shares of RIOFF. 63% of the previous 35

trading days have been positive or bullish-biased and 37% have been negative or bearish-biased.

Regulation SHO requires bona-fide market-making activities to include making purchases and sales in

roughly comparable amounts. The Commission has stated that bona- fide market-making DOES NOT

include activity that is related to speculative selling strategies for investment purposes of the broker-

dealer and is disproportionate to the usual market making patterns or practices of the broker-dealer

in that security. Likewise, where a market-maker posts continually at or near the best offer but does

not also post at or near the best bid, the market-maker's activities would not generally qualify as bona-

fide market-making. Moreover, a market -maker that continually executes short sales away from its

posted quotes would generally not be engaging in bona-fide market-making.

BUYINS.NET monitors RIOFF market -makers daily for compliance with Fair Market -Making

Requirements.

ABOUT RIO2 LIMITED

Rio2 is a mining company with a focus on development and mining operations with a team that has

proven technical skills as well as a successful capital markets track record. Rio2 is focused on taking its

Fenix Gold Project in Chile to production in the shortest possible timeframe based on a staged

development strategy. In addition to the Fenix Gold Project in development in Chile, Rio2 Limited

continues to pursue additional strategic acquisitions where it can deploy its operational excellence

and responsible mining practices to build a multi -asset, multi-jurisdiction, precious metals company

focused in the Americas.

ABOUT BUYINS.NET

BUYINS.NET, http://www.buyins.net, monitors trading in all US stocks in real time and maintains

massive databases of short sale and naked short sale time and sales data, short squeeze

SqueezeTrigger prices, market-maker price movements, shareholder data, statistical data on earnings,

sector correlation, seasonality, hedge fund trading strategies and comparable valuations.

BUYINS.NET is not a registered investment adviser and nothing contained in any materials should be

construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any securities. Rio2 Limited has paid $2,500 per month

for twelve months of data provided in this news release and reports to be subsequently prep ared,

along with advertising services. Please read the Buyins’ report and visit its web site,

http://www.buyins.net, for complete risks and disclosures.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively

“forward-looking information”) within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to Rio2. All

statements included herein, other than statements of historical fact, may be forward- looking

information and such information involves various risks and uncertainties. Forward- looking

information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as “seek”, “anticipate”, “plan”,

“continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “predict”, “potential”, “targeting”, “intend”,

“could”, “might”, “should”, “believe”, and similar expressions. The forward- looking informat ion is

based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by Rio2’s management. Rio2 believes the

expectations reflected in these forward- looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be

given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements in this news

release should not be unduly relied upon. A description of assumptions used to develop such forward-

looking information and a description of risk factors that may cause actual results to differ materially

from forward-looking information can be found in Rio2's disclosure documents on the SEDAR website

at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date

of this news release and such information should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any

date subsequent to the date of this news release. Rio2 has attempted to identify important factors that

could cause actual results, performance or achievements to vary from those current expectations or

estimates expressed or implied by the forward- looking information. However, there may be other

factors that cause results, performance or achievements not to be as expected or estimated and that

could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ mater ially from current

expectations. Rio2 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 expressly

required by applicable securities legislation.

To learn more about Rio2 Limited, please visit: www.rio2.com or Rio2's SEDAR profile at

www.sedar.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF RIO2 LIMITED

Alex Black

President, CEO & Director

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 1 (604) 260-2696

Contact:

BUYINS.NET

Thomas Ronk

800-715-9999

[email protected]

http://www.buyins.net

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

policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts the responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this

release.