Mr. James Nelson reports

CRUZ COMMENCES OPERATIONS ON BC COBALT PROSPECT

Cruz Cobalt Corp. has commenced operations on the B.C. War Eagle cobalt prospect.

James Nelson, president of Cruz, states: "We are very pleased to start up operations in B.C. on our cobalt prospect. We plan to be operational on multiple projects throughout 2018. We anticipate being one of the most active junior cobalt companies this year and management is very optimistic about the landscape for domestically and ethically sourced cobalt."

Cruz currently has nine cobalt projects located throughout North America, comprising four in Ontario, three in British Columbia, one in Idaho and one in Montana. Cruz's four separate Ontario cobalt prospects are all located in the vicinity of the town of Cobalt making Cruz one of the largest landholders in this emerging cobalt district. Cruz's Ontario projects include the 1,265-acre Coleman cobalt prospect, the 900-acre Johnson cobalt prospect, the 4,980-acre Hector cobalt prospect and the 1,580-acre Bucke cobalt prospect. The company's 4,935-acre War Eagle cobalt prospect in British Columbia covers a past-producing mine.