WEST Kirkland Announces a Non-Brokered Private Placement FOR $1,374,000

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News Release No. 103-2018

March 13, 2018

Not for dissemination in the United States or to United States newswire services

WEST KIRKLAND ANNOUNCES A NON-BROKERED

PRIVATE PLACEMENT FOR $1,374,000

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, March 13, 2018 – West Kirkland Mining Inc. (WKM:TSXV)

(“West Kirkland” or the “Company”) announces the execution of subscription agreements for a

non-brokered private placement of comm on shares of the Company with three of its major

shareholders and two new investors (the “Private Placement”) . The Company has agreed to

issue an aggregate of 22,900,000 common shares at a price of $0.0 6 per share for aggregate

gross proceeds of $1,374,000. A 6% finder’s fee amounting to $27,720 is to be paid on a portion

of the Private Placement, which was otherwise arranged by management.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Private Placement for general working

capital, phase two permi tting in Nevada on its 75% -owned Hasbrouck Gold Project, and for

targeted resource expansion drilling and regional exploration on surface gold mineralization

identified on the recently acquired 100% mineral rights at Gold Mountain and Hill of Gold, which

adjoin the Hasbrouck Gold Project.

Clover Nevada LLC, a wholly -owned subsidiary of Waterton Precious Metals Fund II Cayman,

LP, (“Waterton”), owns the remaining 25% interest in the Hasbrouck Project. Waterton has been

funding their 25% share of project expenditures since September, 2016.

The Private Placement will be subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (“Exchange”)

and the common shares issued pursuant to the Private Placement will bear a four-month resale

restriction from the date of closing, which the Company anticipates will occur as soon as possible

after receipt of Exchange approval.

The common shares to be sold pursuant to the Private Placement have not been, and will not be,

registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any

U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the

account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration or any applicable exemption f rom the

registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. This

press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in

the United States, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such

offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About West Kirkland Mining Inc.

West Kirkland owns a 75% interest in, and a 1.1% net smelter return royalty over, the Hasbrouck

Gold Project in Tonopah, Nevada. A Pre-feasibility Study was completed and updated in 2016 for

two open-pit heap-leach mines comprising the Hasbrouck Gold Project. The Pre-feasibility Study

along with construction-level drawings and all federal and state permits for the phase-one Three

Hills Mine provides a ready-to-construct project. See the technical report titled “Technical Report

and Updated Preliminary Feasibility Study: Hasbrouck and Three Hills Gold -Silver Project,

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Esmeralda County, Nevada,” dated September 14, 2016 as filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Permitting for the phase-two Hasbrouck Gold Project is well advanced.

West Kirkland recently optioned a 100% working interest from Tonopah Divide Mining Company

of certain mineral rights that adjoin the Hasbrouck Gold Project. The Company has identified a

new gold and silver target on this property exposed and sampled in road cuts for 1600 feet. The

Company looks to add open pit heap leach resources within a short trucking distance to its

planned Hasbrouck heap leach extraction operations.

On behalf of West Kirkland Mining Inc.

“R. Michael Jones”

Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please see the Company’s website at www.wkmining.com or contact us

by email at [email protected].

Investor Relations:

Rob Bruggeman

(416) 884-3556 / [email protected]

Authors and Qualified Persons Statement

Sandy McVey, P.Eng., Chief Operating Officer for West Kirkland, and a non -independent

Qualified Person as defined by N ational Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral

Projects (“NI 43-101”), has reviewed the technical information contained in this news release and

has verified the relevant data. Quality Control and Assay information is as previously disclosed in

the Company’s technical reports.

Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains forward -looking information or forward -looking statements

(collectively "forward -looking information") within the meaning of applicable securities laws.

Forward-looking information is typically identified by words such as: “believe”, “expect”,

“anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “postulate” and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their

nature, refer to future events. Forward-looking information in this news release includes, without

limitation, the intended use of proceeds raised from the Private Placement ; the approval of the

Exchange; regulatory processes and permitting; construction activities and the timing thereof and

other statements that are not historical facts. Information the economic analysis contained in the

prefeasibility study are also forward -looking statements in that they reflect a prediction of the

mineralization that would be encountered, and the results of mining it, if a minera l deposit were

developed and mined. Although West Kirkland believes that such timing and expenses as set out

in this press release are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations and

estimates will prove to be correct. The Company cautions investors that any forward -looking

information provided by the Company is not a guarantee of future results or performance, and

that actual results may differ materially from those in forward -looking information as a result of

various factors, including, but not limited to, the state of the financial markets for the Company's

equity securities, the state of the market for gold or other minerals that may be produced generally,

significant increases in any of the machinery, equipment or supplies required to develop and

operate a mine, a significant change in the availability or cost of the labor force required to operate

a mine, a significant increases in the cost of transportation for the Company’s products, variations

in the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located, the Company's

ability to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities, to

raise the necessary capital or to be fully able to implement its business strategies and other risks

associated with the exploration and development of mineral properties. The reader is referred to

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the Company's public filings for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential

effects which may be accessed through the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Regarding the Use of Mining Terms

This press release has been prepared in accordance with the securities laws in effect in Canada,

which differ from the requirements of U.S. securities laws . Unless otherwise indicated, all

resources and reserve estimates reported by the Company in relation to the 2016 Updated Pre -

feasibility Study have been prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 and the Canadian Institute of

Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral

Reserves. NI 43 -101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators which

establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical

information concerni ng mineral projects. Canadian standards, including NI 43 -101, differ

significantly from the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)

Industry Guide 7, and resource or reserve information contained herein may not be comparable

to similar information disclosed by U.S. companies. In particular, and without limiting the

generality of the foregoing, “resources” and “reserves” established under NI 43 -101 standards

may not qualify as “resources” and “reserves” under U.S. standards. Under U.S. standards,

mineralization may not be classified as a “reserve” unless the determination has been made that

the mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted at the time the reserve

determination is made. In addition, under U.S. standards, a “Final” or “Bankable” feasibility study

is required to report reserves, the three -year historical average price is used in any reserve or

cash flow analysis to designate reserves and the primary environmental analysis or report must

be filed with the appropriate governmental authority. Disclosure of “contained ounces” in a

resource is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations; however, the SEC normally only

permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute “reserves” by SEC standards as

in-place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures. Accordingly, information

concerning mineral deposits set forth in this press release may not be comparable with

information made public by companies that report in accordance with U.S. standards.

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.