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CRES Congratulates Mariner for Consolidating the Great Bend Land Position in Exploits Subzone, Newfoundland

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CREST RESOURCES INC.

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NEWS RELEASE

CREST RESOURCES CONGRATULATES MARINER RESOURCES CORP.

FOR CONSOLIDATING THE GREAT BEND LAND POSITION IN EXPLOITS SUBZONE, NEWFOUNDLAND

Vancouver, B.C. – August 17, 2020 - Crest Resources Inc. (“Crest” or the “Company”) (CSE: CRES) is pleased

to congratulate investee company Mariner Resources Corp. (“Mariner”) for securing an option to acquire

a 100% interest in 277 mineral claims (the “Property”) encompassing a land area of 69.25 km² within and

contiguous to Mariner’s previously staked Great Bend Project located in central Newfoundland, Canada

(see Mariner news dated July 29, 2020). This acquisition by Mariner further consolidates Mariner’s land

position in the area and adds additional known mineral occurrences and high priority exploration targets

within the Exploits Subzone.

Property Highlights

• Historical drill intercepts on claims surrounding and contiguous to the Great Bend project claims

include intercepts of up to 103.5 m at 0.67 g/t Au and 35.0 m at 2.21 g/t Au (Paragon Minerals,

2007 and 2010).

• A historical non 43-101 compliant indicated and inferred resource estimate of 564,400 ounces Au

at a 0.30 g/t Au cut -off grade was also calculated on claims surrounding and contiguous to the

northwestern extent of the Great Bend project (Paragon Minerals, 2007 and 2010).

• Mariner’s inhouse desktop studies on historical geologic al and geophysical data in the area has

identified secondary and tertiary structures that could potentially host higher gold mineralization

than previously discovered on the Property.

• Mariner now has a well equipped and knowledgeable local exploration team ready to begin

exploration on its newly acquired assets.

Crest President and CEO Michael Collins comments, "It’s great to see Crest’s investee company Mariner

continue to build its land position within the Exploits Subzone through both staking and in this case,

acquisition of key claims. With this deal and others previously announced, Mariner demonstrat es that it

both understands the right ground to focus on in the Expl oits Sub zone and possesses the local

Newfoundland relationships to drive land consolidation and build coherent land packages which allow for

significant discovery."

Following the close of this and other recently announced transactions by Mariner, Crest will own a 38.4%

interest in Mariner and together with its joint actors, Michael Collins and Volatus Capital Corp., will own

and control a 42.21% interest in Mariner.

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Area Map of the Great Bend Additional Properties

Terms

Under the terms of the option agreement, Mariner may acquire a 100% interest in the Property by issuing

an aggregate of 2,000,000 common shares to the arm’s length vendors as follows:

• 1,000,000 common shares upon signing the option agreement; and

• 1,000,000 common shares upon completion of a Pre-Feasibility Study.

The vendors shall retain a 2 % net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty on the Property, of which Mariner has

the right to purchase 1% of the NSR for $1,000,000 at any time.

About Crest Resources Inc.

Crest Resources Inc. is a British Columbia company listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the

symbol “CRES”. The Company’s principal business activity is the acquisition, exploration and evaluation of

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mineral property assets in Canada, Australia and Peru and the investment in mineral exploration

companies and related mining technologies of merit. Crest is committed to creating significant

shareholder value through advancing a high -quality blended portfolio of resource development and

discrete technology plays that build on corporate knowledge and relationships and drive value outside of

the mining cycle, as well as direct investment in undervalued exploration plays at an early stage.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Collins

President and CEO

Crest Resources Inc.

Telephone: 604-681-3170

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as the term is defined in the

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

news release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward -looking statements, which relate to future events or future

performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. Such forward -looking

statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information

currently available to the Company. Readers are cautioned that these forward -looking statements are

neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results

to differ materially from those expected including, but not limited to, market conditions, availability of

financing, actual results of the Company’s exploration and other activities, environmental risk s, future

metal prices, operating risks, accidents, labor issues, delays in obtaining governmental approvals and

permits, and other risks in the mining industry. All the forward -looking statements made in this news

release are qualified by these cautionar y statements 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 revise them to reflect new events or

circumstances save as required by applicable law.