New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - September 29, 2017) - This news release is issued by Ivanhoe Industries, LLC ("Ivanhoe
Industries"), pursuant to the early warning requirements of Canada's National Instrument 62-103 with respect to common shares and
warrants to purchase common shares of Fjordland Exploration Inc. ("Fjordland").
On September 27, 2017, Ivanhoe Industries' affiliate, HPX BC Holdings Ltd. ("HPX") acquired 14 million units of Fjordland under
Fjordland's non-brokered private placement announced August 28, 2017. Each unit of Fjordland was purchased for C$0.10 per unit,
with each unit consisting of one common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles HPX to
purchase an additional Fjordland common share at a price of C$0.20 per common share until March 27, 2019.
As previously reported by Ivanhoe Industries on September 6, 2017, HPX and Fjordland have entered into an investment agreement
(the "Investment Agreement") whereby HPX will incur C$7.4 million of exploration expenditures and make cash payments of $290,000
(the "Expenditures") to Commander Resources Ltd. ("Commander"), on behalf of Fjordland, which Expenditures are required by
Fjordland pursuant to a letter of intent between Commander and Fjordland providing for Fjordland's earn-in of a 100% interest in
Commander's South Voisey's Bay mineral claims. Upon payment of the Expenditures, Fjordland would assign a 65% interest in the South
Voisey's Bay mineral claims to HPX.
Following the issuance of 14 million Fjordland common shares to HPX, Ivanhoe Industries owns 30.27% of Fjordland's issued and
outstanding common shares, and is deemed to beneficially own 21,000,000 Fjordland common shares (including 7,000,000 unissued
common shares issuable upon the exercise of common share purchase warrants), representing 39.44% of Fjordland's then issued and
outstanding common shares. All of these securities will be beneficially owned and controlled by Ivanhoe Industries and directly
registered to HPX.
Ivanhoe Industries is acquiring these shares for investment purposes. Depending on economic or market conditions or matters
relating to Fjordland, Ivanhoe Industries may choose to either acquire or dispose of additional Fjordland common shares.
For further information and to obtain a copy of the early warning report filed under applicable Canadian provincial securities
legislation in connection with the transactions hereunder, please go to the Kaizen's profile on SEDAR website at www.sedar.com, or contact Penny Schattenkirk at (604) 689-8765. Ivanhoe Industries
has an office c/o 654-999 Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3E1.
