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NEXUS GOLD CORP.
Suite 720, 700 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8
Telephone: 604.558.1920

NEWS RELEASE
NEXUS GOLD APPOINTS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Vancouver, British Columbia - June 1, 2018 - Nexus Gold Corp. ("Nexus" or the "Company") (TSX-V: NXS, OTC: NXXGD, FSE:
---> N6E) is pleased to announce that Zula Kropivnitski has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effe
--->ctive immediately.  Ms. Kropivnitski brings several years of experience serving in the Chief Financial Officer role fo
--->r public companies in the resource sector.  Ms. Kropivnitski has replaced Michael Kinley, who has stepped down as Chie
--->f Financial Officer to focus on other ventures.  The board of directors thanks Mr. Kinley for his many years of servic
--->e to the Company.

The Company also confirms that Alex Klenman has replaced Peter Berdusco as President of the Company.  Mr. Berdusco wil
--->l remain as a director of the Company going forward.

About the Company
Nexus Gold Corp. is a Vancouver-based gold exploration and development company operating primarily in Burkina Faso, We
--->st Africa. The 38-sq km Bouboulou gold concession contains five established zones of gold mineralization confirmed by 
--->both historic and current drilling.  The 250-sq km Rakounga gold concession is contiguous to the Bouboulou concession 
--->that features several active artisanal zones, in addition to extending two 5km gold trends from the Bouboulou property
---> up to 16km in length.  The Niangouela gold concession is a 178-sq km project featuring high grade gold occurring in a
--->nd around a primary quartz vein 1km in length and associated shear zone.  For more information on these projects, plea
--->se visit the Company website at www.nexusgoldcorp.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of
NEXUS GOLD CORP.
Alex Klenman
Chief Executive Officer
604-558-1919
info@nexusgoldcorp.com www.nexusgoldcorp.com

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