RETRANSMISSION: BMEX Gold Provides Year End Update for 2020

Observes Visible Gold in Drill Core at King Tut and Completed Site Access to Dunlop Bay

Vancouver, January 6, 2021 - BMEX Gold Inc. (TSXV: BMEX) (FSE: 8M0) ("BMEX" or the "Company") is pleased to provide a progress update on its Phase 1 King Tut Exploration Program, as well as highlight a number of notable corporate milestones. These highlights, include but are not limited to the following:

• Acquired two flagship properties through the entering into of option agreements on King Tut and Dunlop Bay properties and shifted focus to Quebec, Canada;
• Completed 1,834 metres of drilling on King Tut property distributed in six (6) holes over a strike length of approximately 200 metres, which includes 2 holes containing visible gold intercepts;
• Initiated and completed site access at Dunlop Bay property;
• Completed name change, strengthened management, diversified Board of Directors and created strong Advisory Team;
• Raised $7.3M in cash and ended year in strong financial position.

During the year, BMEX entered into two pivotal land transactions in Quebec bringing its focus squarely onto gold exploration in two highly prospective regions of Quebec, the Chicobi Gold Belt and the Matagami Gold Camp, both in the prolific Abitibi Greenstone Belt. The King Tut property consists of 120 mineral claims covering 5,206 hectares and the Dunlop Bay property covers 76 mineral claims over 4,226 hectares. Both option agreements contemplate 100% ownership by BMEX.

King Tut

Drilling at King Tut commenced on November 26 and by December 30, 2020, a total of 1,834 metres of drilling was completed with 1,072 samples sent to two separate labs. Assay results are expected to begin during the first half of January 2020.

Core descriptions have been completed for four of six holes with visible gold exhibited in holes TUT-20-003 and TUT-20-004. The visible gold appears to be associated with pyrite and chalcopyrite bordering quartz veins and correspond to easily recognizable quartz-carbonate vein networks developed over a few meters to over fifteen meters intervals in strongly carbonatized and variably sericitized volcanic rocks. See Picture 1, below.

Picture 1 - Hole TUT-20-004

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The following table covers main intervals from holes TUT-20-001 to TUT-20-004 where significant quartz veins systems associated with disseminated pyrite and occasional visible gold was observed.

The current drill program will continue at King Tut through the first quarter of 2021, with about 2,000 still to be completed over 10 to 15 holes. The drill plan focuses on the Authier East target and its extensions covering a strike length of about 500 meters with the objective to cross-cut the entire width of this high potential structure. Interpretation to date of the first holes drilled have demonstrated that the potential width of Authier East exceeds 250 metres.

King Tut Drill Map

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Martin Demers, Vice-President of Exploration commented, "Overall, I am very pleased with the initial drilling completed on the King Tut target which has exceeded our expectations. Intersecting visible gold in two holes was unexpected as historical drilling on this property did not yield visible gold in association with high grade assay results. I look forward to reporting assay results in the near future."

Dunlop Bay

Since entering into the option agreement to acquire Dunlop Bay in August 2020, the Company has also focused on data compilation and review of historical work on the property, which includes about 30,000 metres of historical drilling. The objective was to clearly establish the exploration model and identify high potential targets. This analysis reinforces a model where the geometry of known gold bearing veins is concentric to the late tectonic Dunlop Bay pluton.

In addition to technical reviews, site preparation and winter road access has been completed. BMEX is planning a first drilling program to be initiated during the second quarter of 2021 with approximately 4,000 metres of drilling mainly to validate the continuity of the historical vein system, and to test the intrusive contact which was barely touched during historical phases of drilling.

Corporate Update

In addition to major property acquisitions, in 2020 BMEX completed a rebranding exercise and made significant additions to its senior leadership team, Board of Directors and Advisory Team. During the year Amrik Virk joined as the President and CEO and Micky Goldstein came on as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. At the Board level, Verlee Webb joined as a Director and Victor Cantore and Kelly Malcolm joined as strategic and technical advisors to the Board. These collective appointments significantly strengthened and diversified the BMEX leadership at all levels, improving corporate governance, gender and cultural diversity and fostered a culture of inclusion and performance.

Financially, BMEX ended the year in a strong financial position with $4.2 M in the bank having completed two successful financings. The current exploration programs on both King Tut and Dunlop Bay are fully funded putting BMEX in an enviable position among its peers.

Amrik Virk, President and CEO of BMEX commented, "2020 has been a transformational year for BMEX. We have a highly experienced technical team and strategic advisors that have demonstrated, in the past and present, success in the basin, and we are continuing to leverage their expertise in Quebec and in particular this region. I look forward to 2021 and to reporting our initial results from both King Tut and Dunlop Bay."

Qualified Person

Martin Demers, P.Geo (ogq #770), Vice-President of Exploration to the Company is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects for the technical disclosure contained in this news release.

About BMEX Gold Inc.

BMEX Gold Inc. is a junior Canadian mining exploration company with the primary objective to acquire, explore, and develop viable gold and base metal projects in the mining-friendly jurisdictions of Quebec, Canada. BMEX is currently fully focused on earning 100% interest in its two projects, both located in the prolific Abitibi greenstone belt:

• King Tut Project consists of 120 contiguous claims on 5,206 hectares
• Dunlop Bay Project consists of 76 mineral claims that cover 4,226 hectares

BMEX common shares trade under the symbol "BMEX" on the TSX-V and under the symbol 8M0 on the Frankfurt Exchange.

For further information please contact:

BMEX Gold Inc.

Amrik Virk, Chief Executive Officer & Director
Tel: (604) 423-4499
Email: info@bmexgold.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" and "forward looking information" (as defined under applicable securities laws), based on management's best estimates, assumptions and current expectations. Such statements include but are not limited to, statements with respect to the plans for future exploration and development of the King Tut and Dunlop Bay properties and the acquisition of additional exploration projects. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "expects", "expected", "budgeted", "forecasts" , "anticipates" "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "aims", "potential", "goal", "objective", "prospective", and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "can", "could" or "should" occur. These statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements, including but not limited to: risks related to the King Tut and Dunlop Bay projects; risks related to general economic conditions, actual results of current exploration activities, unanticipated reclamation expenses; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; fluctuations in prices of metals including gold; increases in market prices of mining consumables, possible variations in resource estimates, grade or recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes, title disputes, claims and limitations on insurance coverage and other risks of the mining industry; delays in the completion of exploration, development or construction activities, changes in national and local government regulation of mining operations, tax rules and regulations, and political and economic developments in areas in which the Company operates. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The forward-looking statements and forward looking information are made as of the date hereof and are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. The Company disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such factors or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any forward-looking statements or forward looking information contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments, except as require by law. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information. Please refer to the Company's most recent filings under its profile at www.sedar.com for further information respecting the risks affecting the Company and its business.

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