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Benchmark Commences Drilling at Its Gold- Silver Property

Exploration Programs

Benchmark Commences Drilling at Its Gold-

Silver Property

Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - June 30, 2020) -

Benchmark Metals Inc.

(TSXV: BNCH)

(OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X)

(the "

Company

" or "

Benchmark

")- is pleased to announce the

start of resource expansion and definition drilling. The Company has already completed in excess of

270 metres of drilling with two (2) drill rigs positioned and turning at the Cliff Creek Zone (CCZ). An

additional two (2) dill rigs will be added this week for a total of four (4). Drill holes will be logged and

sampled in preparation for assay analysis. Benchmark's Lawyers gold-silver project is located in the

Golden Horseshoe of north-central British Columbia, Canada.

John Williamson, CEO commented, "The Company has embarked on the largest drill program in the

Toodogonne region. The drill rigs have started at Cliff's with additional drilling to soon commence at

the ABG Zone. In 2019 drilling encountered multiple new zones and large extensions across multiple

areas at the heart of the property. Every zone still remains open in all directions and as such, we

anticipate more new mineralization to be discovered with the drill".

The Company has up to 50,000 metres of planned drilling with the majority of new drilling focused on

resource expansion and definition drilling. Benchmark sees potential to convert the existing

exploration targets into a multi-million-ounce gold-silver Mineral Resource Estimate. A limited amount

of drilling will test new exploration targets that exhibit anomalous geological features for the discovery

of new, at surface, mineralized zones. The road-accessible Lawyers Gold-Silver Project located 45

km from the world-class Kemess Au-Cu Porphyry Deposit.

Image 1: Imagery showing the location of the diamond core drill rig at the Cliff Creek Zone. The CCZ is

the largest and most advance area that remains open in all directions. The area measures +1.2km on-

strike.

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Selected previous drill results from the Cliff Creek Zone include:

2.40m at 87 g/t gold & 2,407 g/t silver, and;

36.50m at 2.68 g/t gold & 82.57 g/t silver.

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Michael Dufresne,

M.Sc., P.Geol., P.Geo., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

About Benchmark Metals Inc.

Benchmark Metals Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on proving and

developing the substantial resource potential of the Lawyer's Gold and Silver Project, located in the

prolific Golden Horseshoe of northern British Columbia, Canada.

The Company trades on the TSX

Venture Exchange in Canada, the OTCQB Venture Market in the United States, and the Tradegate

Exchange in Europe.

Benchmark is managed by proven resource sector professionals, who have a

track record of advancing exploration projects from grassroots scenarios through to production.

Metals Group

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www.metalsgroup.com

Benchmark is a member of the

Metals Group of Companies,

led by a dynamic group of resource

sector professionals with a long track record of success in evaluating and advancing mining projects

from exploration through to production; attracting capital and overcoming adversity to deliver

exceptional shareholder value.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

s/ "John Williamson"

John Williamson

, Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please contact:

Jim Greig

Email:

[email protected]

Telephone: +1 604 260 6977

NEITHER 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.

This news release may contain certain "forward looking statements". Forward-looking statements

involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the

actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future

results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Any

forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this news release and, except as may be

required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any

forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise.

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