Copper Reef Welcomes New Director and Forms Advisory Board

Flin Flon, Manitoba, September17, 2019…………Copper Reef Mining Corporation (CZC.CSE) the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Brent J. Peters. Brent is currently a director of Northfield Capital Corporation and Nighthawk Gold Corp. 

Copper Reef also is pleased to announce the formation of an Advisory Board consisting of Robert D. Cudney, John D. Harvey and Edward Thompson. Mr. Thompson is currently a Copper Reef advisor.

Mr. Harvey graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of New Brunswick. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hemlo Gold Mines Inc. and also held the position of President of Noranda Exploration Company Limited. In 2009 he was the recipient of the Bill Dennis Award for discovery of the Ring of Fire in the James Bay Lowlands of Ontario.

Robert Cudney is also a recipient of the Bill Dennis Award in 2016 for the discovery of the Gold Eagle Mine in Red Lake Ontario, which was subsequently sold to Gold Corp for $1.5 Billion. Robert has extensive resource company experience serving on boards such FNX Mining Company Inc. and as Chairman of Gold Eagle Mines Ltd. Currently Mr. Cudney serves and President and CEO of Northfield Capital Corporation. 

Edward Thompson is a dedicated supporter of mining industry causes and associations. Ed contributed to the growth of Teck Corporation and Lacana Mining (since absorbed by Barrick Gold) and served on the boards of more than 50 junior exploration companies. He also played a leadership role in the expansion of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) into a globally respected institution and was a founding member of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. Mr Thompson was inducted into the Mining Hall of Fame in 2018.

The Company also reports the resignation of Robert Granger QC, long time Director and Chairman of Copper Reef as of September 9, 2019. Robert served as a Director of Copper Reef since 2005. The board wishes to thank Robert for his years of service.  

Going Forward

The addition of Messrs. Cudney, Harvey and Peters assures an exciting future for Copper Reef and the rebuilding of the Company as a financially strong exploration company having significant gold and basemetal projects as well as Royalties.  The Company’s immediate focus will be to develop drill targets through field work and compilations on its properties in Manitoba and Saskatchewan; to be followed by further exploration and development

Stephen L. Masson M.Sc. P.Geo.
President & CEO
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ABOUT COPPER REEF MINING CORPORATION

Copper Reef is a Canadian mineral exploration company with a specific focus on mineral properties within the Flin Flon Greenstone Belt of north-western Manitoba and north-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. The Company has assembled a portfolio of base metal and precious metal prospects, including strategic locations in the Provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The Company holds Royalties on Foran Mining’s large Hanson Lake property, which hosts the large polymetallic Zn Cu Ag Au McIlvenna deposit and their Bigstone and Balsam Deposits.

No stock exchange or securities regulatory authority has reviewed or accepted responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Some of the statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements, such as estimates and statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature, they involve inherent risks and uncertainties.