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Searchlight Resources Options 4 Claims in Saskatchewan from Diamond Projects

Mergers & Acquisitions Property Options & Staking

TSXV : SRCH

Suite 408 – 1199 West Pender Street • Vancouver, B.C. • V6E 2R1

TEL (604) 331 - 9326 • FAX (604) 684 - 9365

Searchlight Resources Options 4 Claims in

Saskatchewan from Diamond Projects

 4 claims optioned covering 654 hectares adjoining Bootleg Lake claims

 Gold and VMS exploration targets on new claims

 P hantom Ledge Lake Gold target with past drill results includ ing 0.655 oz/t

(20.37 g / t) Au over 0.5 metres and 0.401 oz/t (12.47 g/t) Au over 0.5 metres

 Curve Lake VMS target with assays of 3.13% Cu, 1 . 16% Ni and 0.06% Co

 Right of First Refu sal granted to SRCH on additional area cl aims

Vancouver, British Columbia, October 4 th , 201 8 - Searchlight Resources Inc.(“Searchlight” or

the “Company”) (TSX - V: SRCH ) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option

agreement ( the " Option ") with Diamond Projects Inc . a private Saskatchewan company, to earn

a 1 00 % interest in four claims (the “Property” or the “ Claims ”) located near Creighton,

Saskatchewan, Canada, five kilometres southwest of the city of Flin Flon, Manitoba.

Searchlight has optioned 4 mineral claims totaling 65 4 hectares that adjoin the Comp any’s

existing Bootleg Lake claims , building the Company’s core land position . (See map below) The

new ly optioned claims cover historical gold and v olcanogenic m assive s ulphide ( “ VMS ”) base

metal showings , including the Curved Lake VMS and Phantom Ledge Lake Gold targets

hi ghlighted below.

Terms of the Option Agreement

 To earn 100% interest in the Claims, subject to a 1% NSR, Searchlight must maintain

the claims in good standing and complet e 12 years of assessment expenditures on the

claims. The assessment expenditure requirements are outlined in the Saskatchewan

regulation document “ The Mineral Tenure Registry Regulations ”

 Once the 100% interest is earned, Diamond Projects will retain a 1% NSR.

Claim No. Area (ha.)

MC00006104 196

MC00010965 134

MC00006095 96

MC00006098 228

 Further if any Claims optioned by Searchlight from Diamond Projects are sold or

optioned by Searchlight to a third party, Diamond Projects is to receive 25% of all cash

and share payments.

 The agreement allows Searchlight to modify the size of optio ned claims by adding or

removing claim units during the life of the O ption.

 Any claims or claim units returned to Diamond Project will have a least one year

remaining before Good Standing Date .

This Agreement is subject to approval by the TSXV

Stephen W allace , President and CEO of Canyon stated , “This option agreement adds

significant VMS and gold exploration potential close to the Company’s core Bootleg Lake claims

and fits with the Company’s long - term consolidation plan in the geologically important Cr eighton

- Denare Beach area. ”

Right of First Refusal

In addition to the option agreement, Diamond h as granted Searchlight a Right of First Refusal

(“RoFR”) for Diamond mineral claims on NTS Map Sheet 63L and the portion of NTS Map Sheet

63K located in Saskatchewan. The right extends to all 100% owned Diamond claims in this area

apart from two claim area s being explored and advanced by Diamond.

The RoFR provides that any additional claims optioned by Searchlight will be under the same

terms as the first option presented above.

Stephen Wallace, President and CEO of Canyon stated “this right allows Searchli ght to option

claims from one of the largest set s of staked mineral claims in Saskatchewan and the security of

knowing in advance the terms for option. This is the beginning of what we hope is a long and

successful working relationship with Mr. Spelliscy.”

Diamond Projects Inc

Diamond Project s Inc. is wholly controlled by Mr. Shaun Spelliscy who also controls Gem Oil

Inc. a 19. 6 % shareholder of Searchlight. As such Gem Oil is an insider of Searchlight and this

transaction is subject to the acceptance of the TSXV .

Diamond Projects and GEM Oil are e xploration companies active in staking, evaluating and

holding mineral claims in Saskatchewan. At present these companies hold over 1.3 million

hectares of mineral claims throughout the province , one of the largest single claim holder s .

Historical S howi ngs on Optioned Claims

The newly optioned claims host several historical exploration targets, the two of most important

are the highlighted below and shown on map below.

Curved Lake Zone

The Curved Lake Zone A is a Volcanogenic Massive S ulfide target (“VMS”) target on claim

M C00006104 which had been explored sporadically between 1952 and 1996 with surface

trenches and shallow drill holes. Assays from trenching include samples assaying 3.13%

Copper, 1 . 16% Nickel and 0.06% Cobalt. Data from Saskatchewan Mineral Deposit Index –

Property #: 0144

Phantom Ledge Lakes

The Phantom Ledge Lakes is a Structurally - Controlled Mesothermal Gold target on claim

MC00010965 located approximately 4 kilometres south east of the Rio (Bootleg) past producing

gold mine drilled by Searchlight in ear ly 2018. Below are selected drill results from exploration

by the Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation (SMDC) between 1986 and 1988.

Drill Hole From To Width Au Au

metres metres metres oz/t g/t

calculated

PN7D - 06 25.6 26.2 0 .6 0.049 1.52

26.8 27.4 0.6 0.057 1.77

27.4 28 0.6 0.03 0.93

82.6 82.7 0.1 0.023 0.72

110.3 111.3 1 0.04 1.24

PN8D - 21 35.3 35.8 0.5 0.016 0.50

39.6 40.1 0.5 0.655 20.37

PN8D - 22 51 51.5 0.5 0.035 1.09

55 55.5 0.5 0.057 1.77

55.5 56 0.5 0.249 7.74

PN8D - 23 60 60.5 0.5 0.08 2.49

64.5 65 0.5 0.048 1.49

68.5 69 0.5 0.401 12.47

Data from Saskatchewan Mineral Deposit Index – Property #: 2325

Locat ion Map showing the Curved Lake VMS and Phantom Ledge Lake Gold targets

Qualified Person

Stephen Wallace, P.Geo., is Searchlight's Qualified Person within t he meaning of National

Instrument 43 - 101 and has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this

news release.

About Searchlight Resources Inc.

Searchlight Resources Inc. (“Searchlight” or the “Company”) is professional mineral explora tion

and development company listed on the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSXV). The company is

active with mineral exploration projects in Saskatchewan, Ontario and Nevada, three of the top

seven jurisdictions in the world for mining investment as ranked by th e Fraser Institute. The

Company holds a portfolio of gold, cobalt and base metal projects from grassroots stage to

advanced exploration and NI 43 - 101 resource development.

Saskatchewan – Gold and Base Metals

The Bootleg Lake project is 16,900 hectares of claims in Saskatchewan covering prospective

areas of the Flin Flon Greenstone belt. Exploration is being carried out at the past producing

Newcor, Rio (Bootleg) and Henning Maloney Gold mines located approximately 5 kilometres

from Creighton Saskatchewan a nd less than 10 kilometres from the Hudbay 777 mine located in

Flin Flon, Manitoba.

In addition, the Bootleg Lake claims hold Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) base metal

potential with claims adjacent to the Hudbay Mines claims hosting the producing 7 77 base metal

and gold mine in Flin Flon and the four past producing base metal mines, Flexar, Birch Lake,

Amisk and Coronation.

Ontario – Copper, Cobalt, Nickel & Gold

1) The Munro Warden project is an early stage exploration prospect targeting VMS copper,

nickel and cobalt within the Kidd - Munro assemblage of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. The

project covers 1,100 hectares including 9 mining lease and 11 claims blocks located

approximately 90 kilometres east of Timmins, Ontario.

2) The Cameron project is a grass roots cobalt, gold exploration prospect located 25

kilometres southwest of Cobalt, Ontario with the highly prospective Cobalt Embayment

Nevada - Copper

Searchlight’s Nevada project New Yo r k Canyon hosts two c opper deposits in the Walker Lane

Structural Be lt located in western Nevada. The Long Shot Ridge skarn deposit with a 2010

NI43 - 101 resource estimate and the Copper Queen porphyry deposit drilled out by Conco in the

1970’s.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

“ Stephen Wallace ”

SEARCHLIGHT RESOURCES INC .

Stephen Wallace , President, CEO and Director

Contact: Searchlight Resources Inc .

Investor Relations

(604) 331 - 9326

[email protected]

Forward - Looking Statements

Information set forth in this news release con tains forward - looking statements that are based on

assumptions as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect management’s

current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not guarantees of future

performance. The Company ca utions that all forward looking statements are inherently

uncertain and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of

which are beyond the Company’s control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and

uncertainti es relating to the Company’s limited operating history and the need to comply with

environmental and governmental regulations. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions

and results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and e xpectations

expressed or implied in the forward looking information. Except as required under applicable

securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise

forward - looking information.

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THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE)

ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.