TGX.V · 2019-02-21 12:00:00

True North Gems Closes Non-Brokered Private placement

Financings

Vancouver – February 21 , 2019 – True North Gems Inc. (TGX: TSX -V) (“True North” or the

“Company”) announces today that it has closed a placement for proceeds of $750,000 by issuing

10,000,000 units at $0.0 75. Each unit is comprised of one common share in the capital of the

Company and one whole warrant to acquire a common share at an exercise price of $0. 10 cents per

common share for a period of 36 months from the date of issuance. Commissions of $2,685 was paid

in connection with this placement.

The net proceeds from the offering will be used for working capital , general corporate and resource

exploration purposes. All securities issued under the offering, including the common shares

underlying the warrants, are subject to a statutory four-month hold period from the date of issue.

“Glen Macdonald”

On behalf of the Board of Directors of True North Gems Inc.

For further information, contact:

www.truenorthgems.com

Neither the 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 document contains “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” (together, “forward-looking statements”) within the

meaning of applicable securities legislation, which are made as of the date of this document or the document(s) referred to herein.

Statements that express predict ions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance

(often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “projects”, “estimates”, “intends”, “strategy”,

“goals”, “objectives” or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken,

occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fac t and may be

forward-looking statements. Forward- looking statements include, without limitation, statements with respect to: the amount of mineral

reserves and mineral resources; the amount of future production over any period; net present value and internal rates of return of the

proposed mining operation; capital costs; operating costs; strip ratios and mining rates; and mine life. The forward-looking statements are

made based upon certain assumptions which, if untrue, could cause the actual results, perf ormances or achievements of the Company

to be materially different from future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward- looking statements.

These assumptions include, without limitation: the price of gemstone products produced; anticipated costs; the presence of and continuity

of gemstones at modeled grades and values; the capacities of various machinery and equipment; the availability of personnel, machinery

and equipment at estimated prices; exchange rates; appropriate dis count rates; tax rates applicable to the proposed mining operation;

financing structure and costs; anticipated mining losses and dilution; gemstone recovery rates; reasonable contingency requirements; and

receipt of regulatory approvals on acceptable terms . By their very nature, forward- looking statements involve inherent risks and

uncertainties that could cause actual results, performances or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward- looking

statements. These include, without limitation: price volatility, discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves

and resources and metallurgical recoveries, mining operational and development risks, regulatory restrictions (including envi ronmental

regulatory restrictions and liability), activities by governmental authorities (including changes in taxation), currency fluctuations, the

speculative nature of gemstone exploration, the global economic climate, dilution, share price volatility, competition, loss of key employees;

additional funding requirements and defective title to mineral claims or property]. This list is not exhaustive. See also, for exa mple, the

risks disclosed in the Company’s other disclosure documents filed at www.sedar.com, including, without limitation, those disclosed in the

Company’s management’s discussion & analysis. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any

forward-looking statements, except as otherwise required by applicable securities legislation.