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Vancouver, B.C. / TheNewswire / August 4, 2016 - UMBRAL ENERGY CORP. (CSE: UMB) (OTCQB: UMBBF) (the " Company " or " Umbral ") is pleased to announce that it has received geochemical results of up to 204 PPM Lithium from samples taken on its 100% owned Tule Valley Lithium Exploration Project. The property is 4,800 acres and is located approximately 190km south west of Salt Lake City, Utah.

A total of 4 water samples and 13 soil samples were collected from the property. The soils were crushed, pulverized and assayed for lithium and a suite of pathfinder elements (eg, K, Mg, B, F, Na, Ca, Li/K and Li/Mg ratios). Most soil samples were collected at the claim post sites that were located on exposed playa.

Samples of actively evaporating briny surface muds are all anomalous in lithium (>0.01% Li). Each of these anomalous samples (indicated in gree n) is very wet, saturated with salty brine, contains salt and/or gypsum crystals, and lies below 1340m altitude. These locations are where the playa surface dips below the current groundwater table (<1339m), wherein near-surface brines reach the surface, form shallow pools (<0.3m deep), and evaporate. The western half of the playa seems to lie at a lower altitude than the eastern half. The fact that both the surface brines (W03, 04) and resultant saturated muds are anomalous in lithium is deemed encouraging for the deposition of near-surface lithium mineralization on the property.

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Jag Bal, President of Umbral commented,"`we are encouraged with our first round of exploration on our Tule Property. With the presence of Lithium as high as 204 ppm in our samples, we are now focused on phase two of our exploration program."

Tule Valley has similar characteristics to Clayton Valley, Nevada, a dry lake bed where lithium is derived from brines located within more porous sediment layers at depth under playa. The Tule Valley exploration will focus initially on geophysical surveying, particularly IP, to detect conductive layers beneath the playa. Brines are salty, and are therefore strongly conductive. The thicker and strongest conductive zones will subsequently be drill-tested for lithium content.

About Umbral Energy Corp.

The Company is currently listed as a junior resource issuer having mineral exploration projects. The Company is considering other activities to increase shareholder value, including non-resource projects.

The Company has a mineral exploration projects in Utah, Nevada and Quebec, as well as an interest in oil and gas property in Alberta. In addition the Company has an interest in PhyeinMed, who has applied for a license from Health Canada to legally grow and sell medical marijuana.

Qualified Person:

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Phil van Angeren, a registered Professional Geologist with APEGA, and a Qualified Person under the provisions of National Instrument 43-101.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UMBRAL ENERGY CORP.

"Jag Bal"

Jagdip BAL

President and CEO

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This news release contains forward-looking information, which involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual events to differ materially from current expectation. Important factors - including the availability of funds, the results of financing efforts, the results of exploration activities -- that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations are disclosed in the Company's documents filed from time to time on SEDAR (see www.sedar.com) . Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The company disclaims any intention or obligation, except to the extent required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise .

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