Genius Metals Inc. provided an update on its ongoing exploration programs on its gold prospects: Sakami, Iserhoff and Meaghers. Sakami Property: The Sakami property is located in the James Bay area of the Province of Quebec. The investigated northern segment of the property straddles the sheared/thrusted and deformed contact between the Archean la Grande (Yasinski Group) and Opinaca (Laguiche Group) subprovinces. Samples with significant gold mineralization (values greater than 100 ppb) occur in the northern sector; the host rocks are either sheared and/or mylonitized hydrothermally altered (pyritized, sericitized) metavolcanic rocks and in iron formations. Genius Metals is conducting induced polarization, magnetic and VLF geophysical ground-based surveys on the Northern Sakami claim block. As of December over 29 km of grid lines had been completed as part of the IP survey. Iserhoff Property: The Iserhoff property is located in the northern Abitibi Greenstone Belt about 55 km NNE of Lebel-sur-Quévillion. The property is underlain by highly deformed and metamorphosed Archean intermediate volcanic rocks (andesite-dacite) and metasediments (wacke). The property was staked on the basis of the encouraging drill results obtained in 1955 by O'Brien Gold Mines; anomalous gold values with associated anomalous silver, lead and zinc values were obtained from five diamond drill holes. The Corporation is conducting induced polarization, magnetic and VLF geophysical ground-based surveys on the Iserhoff Property. Meaghers Property, Nova Scotia: The Meaghers property is located in South-Central Nova Scotia. It forms part of the Meguma Terrane and is underlain by folded Cambro-Ordovician age sedimentary sequences of the Meguma Group containing the gold prospective Goldenville formation. The latter is invaded by Mid-Devonian granitoids Starting mid-July 2018, Genius began exploration work on Meaghers. The work consisted of prospecting, geological mapping and rock sampling to generate exploration targets on which to focus more detailed work, such as channel sampling, trenching and drilling. The objective is to evaluate the gold potential of the Goldenville Formation exposed in the Meaghers property near the contact with Atlantic Gold's mining claims. A drilling program is to be conducted starting in January 2019.

The company announced the creation of an Advisory Board consisting of David Shaw, Ph.D. and Réjean Gosselin, M.Sc. The mandate of the Advisory Board will be to assist the Corporation in matters relating to acquisitions, exploration and development strategies. institutions and the global mining community. David Shaw is currently director and interim CEO of First Mining Gold Corp. and director of First Majestic Silver Corp., Great Quest Fertilizer and Medallion Resources Limited. For the past 35 years, Mr. Gosselin acted as founder and promoter of numerous junior mining companies exploring for different commodities in Canada, West Africa, and Mexico. Recent involvements include Dia Bras Exploration (now Sierra Metals) as President and CEO from 2003 to 2008 and most recently as Chairman of the Board of Maya Gold and Silver.