BTU Named to TSX Venture Exchange Venture 50; to Display at PDAC

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 24, 2020 / BTU METALS CORP. ("BTU" or the "Company") (BTU-TSX:V) has been recognized as the top ranked company in the mining sector for the 2020 TSX Venture 50. The Venture 50 are comprised of the top ten companies listed on TSX Venture Exchange in each of five major industry sectors - mining, energy & energy services, clean technology & life sciences, diversified industries and technology - based on a ranking formula with equal weighting given to market cap growth, trading volume amount and share price appreciation. All data was as of December 31, 2019* (see details at https://www.tmxmoney.com/en/investor_tools/venture50.html).

To view an interview with the Company's V.P Exploration Bruce Durham regarding BTU's inclusion in the Venture 50 please click here.

BTU CEO, Paul Wood stated, "Selected Venture 50 companies are active traders in the market that have seen tremendous growth over the past year, consequently offering excellent returns to their shareholders. BTU is taking this momentum into 2020 as we actively drill both our high-grade gold targets at Dixie Creek and our VMS target at TNT."

PDAC 2020

We would like to invite our investors, mining enthusiasts, and anyone interested in rocks to visit Booth 2951 in the Investors Exchange at PDAC 2020 (in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre) to meet the BTU management team and see some of our drill core.

BTU Metals Corp. is a publicly traded junior, mining exploration company focused in the Red Lake district of Ontario, Canada. BTU currently holds or has under option approximately 200 sqkm of exploration properties continuous to Great Bear Resources in the Red Lake, Ontario area. BTU is actively exploring two key targets; the Dixie Creek prospect, a high-grade gold target immediately south of GBR and the TNT prospect, a very large potential-VMS systems towards the south on the properties. For more information please visit www.BTUMetals.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

"Paul Wood"

Paul Wood, CEO, Director
pwood@btumetals.com

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Andreas Curkovic, Investor Relations
+1 416-577-9927

BTU Metals Corp.
Telephone: 1-604-683-3995
Toll Free: 1-888-945-4770

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.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management's current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and using information currently available to the Company. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and they are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. These forward -looking statements are made as of the date hereof and, except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. All forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and by those made in our filings with SEDAR in Canada (available at WWW.SEDAR.COM).

*The Venture 50 ranking is provided by TSX Venture Exchange Inc. ("TSXV") for information purposes only. Neither TMX Group Limited nor any of its affiliated companies guarantees the completeness of this information, and are not responsible for any errors or omissions in or any use of, or reliance on, this information. The Venture 50 program is not an invitation to purchase securities listed on TSX Venture Exchange. TSXV and its affiliates do not endorse or recommend any of the referenced securities or issuers, and this information should not be construed as providing any trading, legal, accounting, tax, investment, business, financial or other advice and should not be relied on for such purposes.

SOURCE: BTU METALS CORP.