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Wallbridge Intersects 12.70 g/t gold over 2.71 metres within Newly Discovered Broad Gold Mineralization 300 metres Southwest of the Fenelon Deposit TORONTO

Drill Results

Wallbridge Intersects 12.70 g/t gold over 2.71

metres within Newly Discovered Broad Gold

Mineralization 300 metres Southwest of the

Fenelon Deposit

TORONTO

, Feb. 21, 2019 /CNW/ -

Wallbridge Mining Company Limited (TSX:WM, FWB: WC7)

("Wallbridge" or the "Company")

is pleased to announce continued positive drill results that have

extended a known gold zone and have identified an entirely new gold zone with many similarities to

the main deposit at its 100%-owned Fenelon Gold Property ("Fenelon" or the "Property").

Highlights

Since the last press release (see

Wallbridge Press Release dated

January 15, 2019

), highlights

of received assay results from the surface exploration drill program are as follows:

FA-18-051:

1.02 g/t gold over 24.59 metres

, including

3.13 g/t gold over 4.78 metres

which includes an interval containing visible gold that assayed

9.90 g/t gold over

0.54 metres

, and

12.70 g/t gold over 2.71 metres

included within a wider interval of

3.93 g/t gold over 9.96 metres

both hosted within an approximately 200 m wide so far unknown package of favorable mafic-ultramafic host rocks with broad low-grade gold mineralization

throughout.

FA-18-040:

19.18 g/t gold over 0.58 metres

in the Cayenne zone,

extending this zone approximately 100 metres to the Northwest, and

3.08 g/t gold over 3.27 metres

in a new zone at depth in the Tabasco South area

The 2019 drill program has now commenced with one underground drill rig and one surface drill

rig to follow at the end of the month. The first two drill holes of the underground resource drill

program (19-5150-003 and 19-5150-001) have intersected visible gold.

Assay results from seven underground drill holes and ten surface drill holes are pending.

"These results are significant as they continue to show the considerable potential that exists to

increase gold mineralization beyond the known zones at Fenelon along the four-kilometer strike

length of the gold-bearing corridor," said

Marz Kord

, President and CEO. "The new zone intersected

in hole FA-18-051 is located several hundred metres away from the main deposit and has very

similar characteristics to the existing deposit."

"The discovery of this broad gold mineralized system in a so far unknown gabbroic intrusion at depth

in hole FA-18-051 is very exciting. This new mineralized system is made up of a stockwork of gold-

bearing veins surrounding more focused higher-grade shear zones which are similar to the ones

found in the main deposit," stated Attila Péntek, Vice-President, Exploration of Wallbridge. "This

discovery lines up well with a strong break in the airborne magnetic signatures, indicating a

significant northwest-southeast trending structure, as can be seen in Figure 3 of this release. This

structure also appears to control other, so far isolated, historic gold intersections and represents an

entirely new exploration target for our 2019 drill program"

The 2018 underground and surface drill programs were completed before the holidays and drill rigs

were de-mobilized. Assay results of several drill holes are still pending and will be reported as they

are received in the next few weeks.

The 2019 drill program (50,000-

75,000 m

planned) has commenced last week with one underground

drill rig and with one surface drill rig to follow at the end of the month. The 2019 underground

resource drilling will initially be carried out from the recently established 5130 level (~125 m depth)

and will target the main high-grade shoots down-plunge to

200 m

depth.

The development of an exploration drift is currently underway and will be completed by the end of

February. This drift will facilitate resource drilling to greater depth and along strike, including the

Tabasco and Cayenne mineralized corridors, as well as the new deep mineralized system

discovered in FA-18-051.

The 2019 surface exploration drill program will follow known mineralized zones to 300-

400 m

depth

and test targets further away from the mine workings.

An Orevision surface IP survey to test

600 m

strike length of the gold-hosting mineralized

environment northwest of the main deposit was completed by Abitibi Geophysics Inc. in February.

Results of this study will be incorporated with existing geophysical data into a coherent 3D mode,

which will be used to guide geologic modeling and drill targeting.

A summary of the new drill hole results from the ongoing 2018/2019 underground and surface drill

programs are reported in Tables 1and 2 and also shown on the

Figures

below as well as on the

Company website

Table 1. Wallbridge Fenelon Gold Property 2018/2019 Drill Assay Highlights

(1)

Drill Hole

From

Core

Length

True

Width

Capped

(2)

(3)

Zone

Drill Program

(m)

(g/t)

FA-18-040

276.00

276.58

0.58

(4)

19.18

Cayenne

Surface Exploration

FA-18-040

531.00

534.27

3.27

3.08

New Zone

Surface Exploration

FA-18-041

93.60

95.00

1.40

1.83

New Zone

Surface Exploration

FA-18-042

194.05

195.00

0.95

1.37

New Zone

Surface Exploration

FA-18-051

501.46

526.05

24.59

1.02

New Zone

Surface Exploration

Including...

501.46

506.24

4.78

3.13

New Zone

Surface Exploration

Which includes...

501.46

502.00

0.54

9.90

New Zone

Surface Exploration

FA-18-051

543.00

552.96

9.96

3.93

New Zone

Surface Exploration

Including...

550.25

552.96

2.71

12.70

New Zone

Surface Exploration

FA-18-051

610.75

611.83

1.08

1.73

New Zone

Surface Exploration

FA-18-051

624.64

625.75

1.11

1.27

New Zone

Surface Exploration

18-5175-008

89.35

94.95

5.60

3.06

1.26

Naga Viper

U/G Resource

18-5175-010

64.03

65.55

1.52

0.97

1.93

Chipotle

U/G Resource

18-5175-010

81.59

83.92

2.33

1.49

3.28

Naga Viper

U/G Resource

(1)

Table includes only highlight assay results since the latest press release. Earlier highlight intersections of the 2018 program can be found on the Company website:

http://www.wallbridgemining.com/i/maps/fenelon/Fenelon-2018-UG-drilling-highlights.pdf

(2) Au capped at 140 g/t following InnovExplo's 2016 Mineral Resource Estimate.

(3) Intervals containing visible gold ("VG").

(4) Currently not enough information available to estimate true width.

Table 2. Wallbridge Fenelon Gold Property 2018/2019 drill hole information

(1)

Drill Hole ID

Local

grid E

Local

grid N

Elevation

Length

(Metres)

Azimuth

Dip

VG/CP

(2)

Note

FA-18-040

10459

11054

5261

528

246

-48

Further assays pending

FA-18-041

10752

10825

5262

201

-62

Further assays pending

FA-18-042

10752

10825

5262

243

-72

Assays pending

FA-18-044

10750

11130

5260

651

195

-51

Assays pending

FA-18-046

10242

10807

5257

225

-57

Assays pending

FA-18-047

10634

11123

5260

620

210

-60

Further assays pending

FA-18-048

10242

10807

5257

372

-70

Further assays pending

FA-18-049

10242

10807

5257

185

-51

Assays pending

FA-18-050

10242

10783

5257

400

358

-70

Assays pending

FA-18-051

10432

11040

5260

670

220

-51

Further assays pending

18-5175-006

10580

10986

5177

147

212

-37

Assays pending

18-5175-007

10580

10986

5177

205

228

-43

Assays pending

18-5175-011

10580

10986

5177

200

191

-48

Assays pending

18-5175-021

10580

10986

5177

132

242

-19

Further Assays pending

18-5175-012

10580

10986

5177

243

204

-55

Assays pending

18-5175-013

10580

10986

5177

102

178

-51

Assays pending

19-5150-003

10595

10950

5147

102

205

-32

Assays pending

19-5150-001

10595

10950

5147

ongoing

230

-62

Assays pending

(1) Table includes only drill holes for which assays are pending. For earlier holes please refer to tables in previous press releases.

(2) Drill holes containing visible gold ("VG") or chalcopyrite-bearing mineralized shear zone ("CP").

Fenelon is located in northwestern

Quebec

proximal to the Sunday Lake Deformation Zone ("SLDZ")

which hosts the Detour Gold Mine in

Ontario

, and Balmoral Resources' gold deposits at Martiniere.

Fenelon hosts the Discovery Zone gold deposit and surrounding 4 km strike length of a gold-hosting

secondary splay of the SLDZ.

Since acquiring the property in late 2016, Wallbridge has completed an updated resource estimate

and a positive pre-feasibility study on the existing resource. Wallbridge has completed successful

surface exploration drilling campaigns in 2017 and in 2018 has commenced an underground 35,000-

tonne bulk sample at Fenelon, which will be completed in Q1 2019. Drilling to date has significantly

extended existing zones and discovered several new parallel zones. A substantial 2019 exploration

and resource expansion drill program is currently underway.

Drill core samples from the ongoing drill program at Fenelon were cut and bagged on site and

transported to SGS Canada Inc. Samples, along with standards, blanks, and duplicates included for

quality assurance and quality control, were prepared and analyzed at SGS Canada Inc. laboratories.

Samples are crushed to 90% less than 2mm. A 1kg riffle split is pulverized to >95% passing 106

microns. 50g samples are analyzed by fire assay and AAS. Samples >10g/t Au are automatically

analyzed by fire assay with gravimetric finish or screen metallic analysis. To test for coarse free gold

and for additional quality assurance and quality control, Wallbridge requests screen metallic analysis

for samples containing visible gold. These and future assay results may vary from time to time due

to re-analysis for quality assurance and quality control.

The Qualified Persons responsible for the technical content of this press release are

Marz Kord

, P.

Eng., M. Sc., MBA, President & CEO and Attila Péntek, P.Geo., Ph.D., Vice President Exploration

for Wallbridge Mining Company Limited.

About Wallbridge Mining

Wallbridge is establishing a pipeline of projects that will support sustainable production and revenue

as well as organic growth through exploration and scalability.

Wallbridge is currently developing its 100%-owned high-grade Fenelon Gold property in

Quebec

with

ongoing exploration and a 35,000 tonne bulk sample. Wallbridge is also pursuing other additional

advanced-stage projects which would add to the Company's near-term project pipeline. These

discussions benefit from the operating capabilities Wallbridge demonstrated by safely and efficiently

mining the Broken Hammer deposit in

Sudbury

, which was completed in

October 2015

. As part of

this strategy, the Company recently optioned the Beschefer Project, an advanced gold property with

proven size and grade-potential near Fenelon Gold. Wallbridge is also continuing partner-funded

exploration on its large portfolio of nickel, copper, and PGM projects in

Sudbury, Ontario

, with a

focus on its high-grade Parkin project.

Wallbridge also has exposure to exploration for copper and gold in

Jamaica

and

British Columbia

through its 11.3% ownership of Carube Copper Corp. (CUC:TSX-V, formerly Miocene Resources

Limited, a Wallbridge spin-out of its BC assets).

This press release may contain forward-looking statements (including "forward-looking

information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and "forward-

looking statements" within the meaning of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of

1995) relating to, among other things, the operations of Wallbridge and the environment in

which it operates. Generally, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of

words such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled",

"estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or

variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results

"may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Wallbridge has

relied on a number of assumptions and estimates in making such forward-looking

statements, including, without limitation, the costs associated with the development and

operation of its properties. Such assumptions and estimates are made in light of the trends

and conditions that are considered to be relevant and reasonable based on information

available and the circumstances existing at this time. A number of risk factors may cause

actual results, level of activity, performance or outcomes of such exploration and/or mine

development to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-

looking statements including, without limitation, whether such discoveries will result in

commercially viable quantities of such mineralized materials, the possibility of changes to

project parameters as plans continue to be refined, the ability to execute planned

exploration and future drilling programs, the need for additional funding to continue

exploration and development efforts, changes in general economic, market and business

conditions, and those other risks set forth in Wallbridge's most recent annual information

form under the heading "Risk Factors" and in its other public filings. Forward-looking

statements are not guarantees of future performance and such information is inherently

subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult to

predict and may be beyond the control of Wallbridge. Although Wallbridge has attempted to

identify important risks and factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to

differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other

factors and risks that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or

intended. Consequently, undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking

statements. In addition, all forward-looking statements in this press release are given as of

the date hereof.

Wallbridge disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking

statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, save and

except as may be required by applicable securities laws. The forward-looking statements

contained herein are expressly qualified by this disclaimer.

SOURCE

Wallbridge Mining Company Limited

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For further information:

Please visit the Company's website at www.wallbridgemining.com or

contact: Wallbridge Mining Company Limited: Marz Kord, P. Eng., M. Sc., MBA, President & CEO,

Tel: (705) 682-9297 ext. 251, Email: [email protected]; Brian W. Penny CPQ, CMA,

Chief Financial Officer, Tel: (416) 716-8346, Email: [email protected]

CO: Wallbridge Mining Company Limited

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