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File: 2018 May 22 PRESS Announcing Commencement of Drilling & Options.docx

NEWS RELEASE
HIGHWAY 50 GOLD ANNOUNCES THE RE-COMMENCEMENT OF DRILLING AT MONROE
Vancouver, British Columbia - Highway 50 Gold Corp. (TSX.V - HWY)
May 22, 2018
Highway 50 Gold Corp. ("Highway 50" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has re-commenced drilling at its 
--->Monroe Project located in southeastern British Columbia.  The drill program will include two drill holes comprising ap
--->proximately 1,800 metres, located to offset lead-zinc mineralization encountered in the previous drill campaign.  Stra
--->tabound lead zinc mineralization has been encountered within the Sullivan Mine sequence over an area of approximately 
--->800 metres x 350 metres.  Management believes that this low grade mineralization may represent the distal edge of an o
--->re forming system.

The Company also announces that 1,100,000 incentive stock options have been granted to directors and officers at a pri
--->ce of $0.25 per share for a five-year period, pursuant to its Stock Option Plan.

Gordon P. Leask, P.Eng. or John M. Leask, P.Eng.
Tel: 604.681.4462  
Email:  gord@highway50gold.com or jml@highway50gold.com 

About Highway 50 Gold Corp.

Highway 50 Gold Corp. is a mineral exploration stage company led by a team of experienced explorers and deal-makers.  
--->The Company is executing an exploration plan refined over 25 years of experience in Nevada and the Aldridge Formation 
--->of southeastern British Columbia.  The exploration focus on its projects are a result of what management believes to b
--->e breakthroughs in the understanding of north-central Nevada's crustal architecture and a new geological understanding
---> on the Monroe property in British Columbia. 

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accu
--->racy of this release.

Cautionary Note This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Comp
--->any's proposed plans for the exploration of the Monroe property; and the business and anticipated financial performanc
--->e of the Company. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ mater
--->ially from results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ m
--->aterially from those in forward-looking statements include the Company may not obtain satisfactory results from its dr
--->illing program and exploration activities, changes in metal prices, changes in the availability of funding, unanticipa
--->ted changes in key management personnel and general economic conditions.  Mining is an inherently risky business.  Acc
--->ordingly the actual events may differ martially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.  When relying 
--->on forward-looking statements to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors 
--->and other uncertainties and should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.


File: 2018 May 22 PRESS Announcing Commencement of Drilling & Options.pdf

                                                   NEWS RELEASE

  HIGHWAY 50 GOLD ANNOUNCES THE RE-COMMENCEMENT OF DRILLING AT MONROE

Vancouver, British Columbia   Highway 50 Gold Corp. (TSX.V   HWY)
May 22, 2018

Highway 50 Gold Corp. ("Highway 50" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has re-commenced drilling at
its Monroe Project located in southeastern British Columbia. The drill program will include two drill holes comprising
approximately 1,800 metres, located to offset lead-zinc mineralization encountered in the previous drill campaign.
Stratabound lead zinc mineralization has been encountered within the Sullivan Mine sequence over an area of approximat
--->ely
800 metres x 350 metres. Management believes that this low grade mineralization may represent the distal edge of an or
--->e
forming system.

The Company also announces that 1,100,000 incentive stock options have been granted to directors and officers at a pri
--->ce of
$0.25 per share for a five-year period, pursuant to its Stock Option Plan.

Gordon P. Leask, P.Eng. or John M. Leask, P.Eng.
Tel: 604.681.4462
Email: gord@highway50gold.com or jml@highway50gold.com

About Highway 50 Gold Corp.

Highway 50 Gold Corp. is a mineral exploration stage company led by a team of experienced explorers and deal-makers.
The Company is executing an exploration plan refined over 25 years of experience in Nevada and the Aldridge Formation 
--->of
southeastern British Columbia. The exploration focus on its projects are a result of what management believes to be
breakthroughs in the understanding of north-central Nevada's crustal architecture and a new geological understanding o
--->n the
Monroe property in British Columbia.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accu
--->racy
of this release.

Cautionary Note This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the
Company's proposed plans for the exploration of the Monroe property; and the business and anticipated financial perfor
--->mance
of the Company. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materia
--->lly
from results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materia
--->lly from
those in forward-looking statements include the Company may not obtain satisfactory results from its drilling program 
--->and
exploration activities, changes in metal prices, changes in the availability of funding, unanticipated changes in key
management personnel and general economic conditions. Mining is an inherently risky business. Accordingly the actual
events may differ martially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. When relying on forward-looking
statements to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertain
--->ties and
should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.