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Red Pine Exploration Prepares to Host Institute on Lake Superior Geology at its Wawa Gold Project

Corporate Updates

NEWS RELEASE

May 8, 2017

Red Pine Exploration Prepares to Host Institute on Lake Superior Geology

at its Wawa Gold Project

Toronto, Ontario – May 8, 2017 - Red Pine Exploration Inc. (TSX -V: RPX) (“Red Pine” or

“the Company”) is pleased to announce that the 2017 Institute on Lake Superior Geology

Annual Meeting will be showcasing the Wawa Gold Project with a field trip on Tuesday

May 9, 2017.

Quentin Yarie, President and CEO of Red Pine, stated, “Being invited to participate in the

63rd Annual Meeting of the Institute on Lake Superior Geology is a unique opportunity and it

speaks to the quality and breadth of our technical team . We are excited to welcome

participants and showcase our Wawa Gold Project. Being able to take fellow geoscientists

on a visit of the property, share our findings and receive insights from peers is extremely

valuable as we continue to advance exploration.”

Wawa Gold Project Highlights

 100% owned land position between JV partners

 2 k m southeast of the Municipality of Wawa, Ontario , close to roads, power and

other infrastructure

 8 past producing mines on property with historical production of 120,000 oz gold

at 9.04 g/t average grade1

> 1M oz Inferred Gold Resource at 1.71 g/t (0.5 g/t cut-off)2

o Near surface mineralization

o Open in all directions

o Historical royalties held by Red Pine

Considerable Growth Potential

o Potential for multi-million ounces resource

o Newly discovered high-grade gold zones

o Gold mineralization extends 5 km along strike

Preliminary Metallurgical Study Underway

o Optimization of gold and silver recoveries

Significantly Undervalued

o Peer group average trading 2.5 X higher on a EV/oz gold basis

Qualified Person

Quentin Yarie, P Geo. is the qualified person responsible for preparing, supervising and

approving the scientific and technical content of this news release.

About the Institute

The Institute on Lake Superior Geology is a non -profit professional society with the

objectives of providing a forum for exchange of geological ideas and scientific data and

promoting better understanding of the geology of the Lake Superior region. The maj or

activity of the Institute is its Annual Meeting with geological field trips and technical

presentations.

About Red Pine Exploration Inc.

Red Pine Exploration Inc. is a gold and base -metals exploration company headquartered

in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Company's common shares trade on the TSX Venture

Exchange under the symbol "RPX".

Red Pine has a 60% interest in the Wawa Gold Project with Citabar LLP . holding the

remaining 40% interest. Red Pine is the Operating Manager of the Project and is focused

on expanding the existing gold resource on the property.

For more information about the Company visit www.redpineexp.com

Or contact:

Quentin Yarie, President & CEO, (416) 364-7024, [email protected]

Or Mia Boiridy, Investor Relations, (416) 364-7024, [email protected]

1Mineral Resource Statement , Surluga -Jubilee Gold Deposit, Wawa Gold Project, Ontario, SRK Consulting

(Canada) Inc. (effective May 26, 2015)). The report is available on www.SEDAR.com under Red Pine’s profile.

2NI 43-101 inferred resource of 1,088,000 ounces of gold at 1.71 grams per tonne (g/t) using a 0.40 g/t gold

cut-off grade for pit -constrained and 2.50 g/t gold cut -off grade for underground -constrained resources,

contained in 19.82 million tonnes open along strike and at depth. The Cut-off grades are based on a gold price

of US$1,250 per once and a gold recovery of 95 percent (Mineral Resource Statement , Surluga -Jubilee Gold

Deposit, Wawa Gold Project, Ontario, SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc (effective May 26, 2015)).

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

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

This News Release contains forward -looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward -looking

statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”,

“predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These

statements are only predictions and involve kn own and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that

may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially

different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these

forward-looking statements.

Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward -looking

information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information,

which only applies as of the date of this news release. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to

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

otherwise, other than as required by law.