Metallis Commences Drilling at Thunder North

VANCOUVER, Oct. 2, 2018 - Metallis Resources Inc. (TSX-V: MTS; OTCQB: MTLFF) ("Metallis" or the "Company") announces that the Company has commenced drilling its Thunder North targets on its 100%-owned Kirkham Property ("Kirkham") approximately 2 km from Garibaldi Resources Corp.'s historic E&L Deposit at Nickel Mountain in the heart of the Eskay Camp.

Multiple discrete EM responses have been confirmed at Thunder North.  Most of the EM targets lay within strong magnetic anomalies bordering Nickel Mountain as shown in the linked map. (Click here to view 2018 Target Map)

Dr. Peter Lightfoot, Metallis' Technical Advisor, commented: "Gabbroic rocks have been located in association with the Jurassic-aged Texas Creek plutonic suite which was emplaced close to the boundary between andesitic volcanic rocks and sedimentary rocks of the Hazelton formation in the footprint of the Thunder North claim block. These rocks may extend beneath young volcanic cover to the immediate west where unexplained conductivity has been identified VTEM survey.  Metallis is continuing the search for magmatic sulfide mineralization associated with small structurally-controlled differentiated mafic intrusions." (See link to Thunder North Geological Model)

Qualified Person

Technical aspects of this news release have been reviewed and approved by Metallis Resources' V.P. of Exploration David Dupre, P.Geo. designated as a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101.

About the Kirkham Property

The 106 sq. km Kirkham Property is located about 65 km north of Stewart, B.C., in the heart of the Golden Triangle's prolific Eskay Camp.  The northern border of Kirkham is contiguous to Garibaldi Resources' E&L Nickel Mountain Project.  The northeast corner of Kirkham is within 12 km of the Eskay Creek mine while the eastern border is within 15 – 20 km of Seabridge Gold's KSM deposits and Pretium Resources' Brucejack mine.

About Metallis

Metallis Resources Inc. is a Vancouver-based company focused on the exploration of gold, copper, nickel and silver at its 100%-owned Kirkham Property situated in northwest British Columbia's Golden Triangle.  Metallis trades under the symbol MTS on the TSX Venture Exchange and currently has 32,981,129 shares issued and outstanding.

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On behalf of the Board of Directors:

/s/ "Fiore Aliperti"
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

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