Metallis Announces Non-brokered Private Placement

VANCOUVER, Sept. 28, 2020 - Metallis Resources Inc. (TSXV: MTS); (OTCQB: MTLFF); (FSE: 0CVM) (the "Company" or "Metallis") announces a proposed non-brokered private placement (the "Financing") of up to $3 million. The Financing will consist of up to 2.22 million flow-through units at a price of $0.45 per unit for proceeds of up to $1,000,000 and 5 million non-flow-through units at a price of $0.40 per unit for proceeds of up to $2,000,000. The flow-through proceeds from the Financing will be used only on qualifying exploration and the non-flow-through proceeds will be used for both exploration and general working capital.

Each flow-through unit will consist of one flow-through common share and one non-flow-through, non-transferable share purchase warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.68 per share for a 3-year period.

Each non-flow-through unit will consist of one common share and one non-flow-through, non-transferable share purchase warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.60 per share for a 3-year-period.

The flow-through shares will qualify as "flow-through shares" for the purpose of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Act"). The proceeds of the flow-through private placement will be incurred on "Canadian exploration expenses" (within the meaning of the Act). The Company will renounce these expenses to the purchasers with the effective date no later than December 31, 2020, and as required under the Act.

Shares and warrants issued on closing will be subject to a trading hold period expiring four months plus one day from the date of issue.

About the Kirkham Property

The wholly-owned 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 Property is prospective for multiple mineral deposit types and is located along a strategic geological boundary – the "Red-line" exposed on the western margin of the Eskay Rift system in the Golden Triangle, northwestern British Columbia.

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 symbols MTS on the TSX Venture Exchange and MTLFF on the OTCQB Exchange. The Company currently has 36,155,767 common shares issued and outstanding.

On behalf of the Board of Directors:

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

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SOURCE Metallis Resources Inc.