Mr. Jared Lazerson of MGX reports

MGX MINERALS ANNOUNCES NEVADA LITHIUM BRINE PROJECT JV WITH BELMONT RESOURCES; DRILLING TO COMMENCE AT KIBBY BASIN, NV

MGX Minerals Inc. has entered into a property option agreement with Belmont Resources Inc. to acquire an initial 25-per-cent interest in the Kibby basin, Nevada, lithium brine property, approximately 50 kilometres north of Clayton Valley, Nevada. MGX will finance up to $300,000 in exploration expenditures, to be used for drilling in the Kibby basin. The target area is a large well-defined anomaly discovered by a magnetotelluric survey carried out by Belmont in January, 2018. The agreement allows MGX to earn an additional 25-per-cent interest in Kibby basin property by financing an additional $300,000 in exploration expenditures for drilling at which time the project will become a 50/50 joint venture with access to MGX's rapid lithium extraction technology.

MGX has also agreed to acquire four million units of Belmont at a price of five cents per unit in the form of a non-brokered private placement. Each unit will consist of one common share of Belmont and one transferable share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant will permit the holder to acquire one additional share of the company at a price of eight cents in the first year and at 10 cents in the second year after closing. The common shares and warrants are subject to a statutory hold period and subject to the TSX Venture Exchange approval. Additionally, MGX will be granted warrants to purchase up to 10 million shares of Belmont, at a price of 20 cents per share, exercisable for a period of three years.

Upon exercise of the full option agreement, MGX will become operator and the 50/50 joint venture will be formed with Belmont covering further exploration in the Kibby basin, which may include additional exploration drilling, well testing operations, and extraction plant installation and operation. The joint venture will have access to MGX's rapid lithium extraction technology.

About the Kibby basin lithium brine project

Kibby basin is located in the western portion of the Great basin in Nevada. The property covers 2,560 acres located in Esmeralda county, Nevada. Kibby Flat is a dry playa and no springs or water sources occur on the property. Geothermal research by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NvBMG) identified three wells and springs in the region. All three sources indicated near-surface water. Nevada has abundant geothermal resources and NvBMG compilation has outlined areas with potential heat flow, based on surface temperatures of springs, drill hole water temperatures, geothermal-related geochemical signatures and associated geologic settings. These areas suggest zones of potential elevated heat flow.

Geologic research of the Kibby basin has indicated that proximal rhyolitic flows and tuffs surrounding the basin could be a potential source of lithium brine in the Kibby basin playa. In addition, the Kibby basin is located within a geothermal cluster at a basin low setting. Regional geophysical signatures in the area reflect similar anomalies comparative with that of Clayton Valley, approximately 50 kilometres to the south, location of Abermarle's Silver Peak mine, the only North American lithium producer.

Petrolithium technology

MGX's rapid recovery process concentrates lithium, magnesium and other minerals from a variety of brines, including oil and gas waste water, natural brine, and industrial plant waste water. The process uses a nanofiltration technology that utilizes a proprietary design process currently covered under patent and patent-pending applications.

Qualified person

Andris Kikauka, PGeo, vice-president of exploration for MGX Minerals, has prepared, reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this press release. Mr. Kikauka is a non-independent qualified person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 standards.

About MGX Minerals Inc.

MGX Minerals is a diversified Canadian resource company with interests in advanced material and energy assets throughout North America.

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