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AUGUSTINE VENTURES FILES UPDATED NI 43-101 TECHNICAL REPORT FOR THE WAWA GOLD PROJECT

Augustine Ventures Inc. has filed an updated National Instrument 43-101 technical report for the Wawa gold project near Wawa, Ont.

The updated technical report was independently prepared jointly by Dr. Elisabeth Ronacher, PhD, PGeo; Jenna McKenzie, PGeo (Ronacher McKenzie Geoscience); and Sebastien Bernier, PGeo (SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.).

The NI 43-101 technical report for the Wawa gold project has an effective date of June 30, 2016, and has been filed on SEDAR and on Augustine's website.

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