Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 21, 2018) - McLaren Resources Inc. (CSE: MCL) (FSE: 3ML) (OTC: MLNRF) ("McLaren" /
the "Company") announces that it intends to undertake approximately 1,500 metres of exploration diamond drilling in three holes to
expand gold mineralization on the south boundary of the TimGinn Property which is situated between the Hollinger and McIntyre Gold
Mines operated by Goldcorp Canada Ltd. ("Goldcorp"). Drilling is planned to commence during the last week of February.
The Hollinger Open Pit Mine is located 100 metres from the TimGinn Property boundary. The Gold Zones to be explored on the
TimGinn Property are projected to cross the property boundary and trend towards and below the Hollinger Open Pit Mine. The TimGinn
Property hosts the former producing Gilles Lake Gold Mine. The planned drill program is designed to test gold zones from the Gilles
Lake Gold Mine and expand them to the south and adjacent to the Hollinger Mine Property.
Diamond drilling from November 2011 to present has intersected the following gold mineralization:
- MTG-11-02 - 24.2 gpt Au / 1.1 metres
- MTG-11-04 - 7.0 gpt Au / 7.4 metres
- MTG-11-05 - 4.1 gpt Au / 5.5 metres
- MTG-11-12 - 1.6 gpt Au / 20.0 metres
- MTG-11-14 - 7.4 gpt Au / 3.2 metres
About the TimGinn property
The TimGinn Property consists of nine patented mining claims covering 238 hectares in Tisdale Township, Central Timmins that lie
between the Hollinger Mine (19.3 million oz) and the McIntyre Mine (10.7 million oz). Gold production took place on the TimGinn
Property during the 1920's from a 940 foot deep shaft at the Gilles Lake Gold Mine.
The information presented in this news release has been reviewed and approved for release by Kenneth Guy, P.Geo, the Qualified
Person for McLaren for exploration on the TimGinn Gold Property, as defined by National Instrument 43-101 "Standards of Disclosure
for Mineral Projects".
About McLaren
McLaren is focused on exploration work on its three gold properties which are located in the Timmins Gold District of
Northeastern Ontario. These properties include, the TimGinn Property (described above), the Augdome Property and the Blue Quartz
Property. The Augdome Property, which consists of 414-hectares is located in Tisdale and Whitney Townships adjacent to the Dome
Mine operated by Goldcorp. The Blue Quartz Property, which hosts the former Blue Quartz Mine, consists of 25 patented mining claims
and 8 crown claims covering a total of 640 hectares in Beatty Township and is located 10 km north of McEwen Mining's Black Fox Mine
in East Timmins. In addition to the exploration properties, the Company has recently created a new blockchain development project
which is to be operated in a new subsidiary corporation.
During 2018, McLaren intends to continue its exploration efforts on these three attractive gold properties and will continue to
review other properties of merit in the Timmins Camp for acquisition or joint venture.
For more information, please contact: Radovan Danilovsky, President, Phone: 416-203-6784
MCLAREN RESOURCES INC.
44 Victoria Street, Suite 1616
Toronto, Ontario M5C 1Y2
The Canadian Securities Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of the press release. The Canadian
Securities Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward looking statements". When used in this document, the
words "anticipated", "expect", "estimated", "forecast", "planned", and similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking
statements or information. These statements are based on current expectations of management; however, they are subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements in this news release. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements. McLaren Resources Inc. does
not undertake any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise after the date hereof, except as required by securities laws.
