Outcrop Announces New Board Member Chris Grainger

VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 20, 2020 /CNW/ - Outcrop Gold Corp. (TSXV: OCG) (OTCPK: MRDD.F) (DE: MRG1) ("Outcrop") is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Grainger to the Outcrop Gold Board of Directors.

Mr. Grainger was previously the Vice President Exploration at Continental Gold and was involved in the identification and due diligence of the asset portfolio, including recognition of the world-class Buritica Au-Ag deposit which was recently acquired by Zijin Mining for over $1.4 billion. Mr. Grainger is an exploration and resource delineation geologist with a Ph.D. from the University of Western Australia in Economic Geology. He has over twenty years experience incorporating various aspects of exploration and development geology with an emphasis on precious metals within diverse geological environments and a dedicated focus on Colombian geology and mineral deposits over the last decade.

Outcrop has granted 3,500,000 incentive stock options to directors and employees at an exercise price of $0.40 expiring October 20, 2025.

About Outcrop Gold

Outcrop is a hybrid prospect generator active in Colombia progressing gold and silver exploration projects with world-class discovery potential. Outcrop performs its own grass roots exploration and then employs a joint venture business model on its projects to maximize investor exposure to discovery and minimize financial risk. Outcrop has seven primary projects in Colombia with three at an advanced stage of exploration. Outcrop will conduct focused drilling on flagship properties such as Santa Ana to create its own catalysts for value creation.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Joseph P Hebert, Chief Executive Officer
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www.outcropgoldcorp.com

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SOURCE Outcrop Gold Corp.

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