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SOLIDUSGOLD INC.

JTS\470101\SHARES FOR DEBT- DORSEY\5153

NEWS RELEASE

SolidusGold Inc. Announces Shares for Debt Transaction

Vancouver, BC – January 2, 2018 – SolidusGold Inc. (the "Company") (TSX -V: SDC) announces that

the board of directors of the Company has approved the issuance of 222,753 common shares of the

Company at a price of US$0.12 per share in settlement of an outstanding debt in the amount of

US$26,730.38 owing to an arm's length party. The debt settlement is subject to approval of the TSX

Venture Exchange.

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Contact Information

SolidusGold Inc.

Sorin Posescu, Chief Executive Officer

Email: [email protected]

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.