55 North Mining Inc.: Private Placement Extension

TORONTO, Aug. 17, 2018 - 55 North Mining Inc. (TSXV:FFF) (“55 North” or the “Company”) (formerly named SGX Resources Inc.) announces that further to its news release on July 4, 2018, it intends to seek approval from the TSX Venture Exchange to extend the deadline for filing final documentation for its non-brokered private placement for 30 days. The Company closed the first tranche of this private placement offering on July 4, 2018 for gross proceeds of $222,000 by the issuance of 3.7 million Units at a price of $0.06 per Unit.

Each Unit is comprised of one flow-through common share and one non-flow-through purchase warrant (“Warrant”) entitling the holder to acquire one additional common share at a price of $0.07 per share for 24 months.

The proceeds from the private placement will be used to advance the Company’s Canadian mining projects, and for general working capital purposes.

All of the securities issued in connection with the private placement offering are subject to a hold period expiring four months and one day after date of issuance.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Mr. Bruce Reid, Chief Executive Officer, Director
55 North Mining Inc.
br@bunkerhillmining.com or

Ms. Jennifer Boyle, Director
55 North Mining Inc.
jennifer@capexgroupinc.com
416-904-2714



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