TORONTO, CANADA – May 30, 2018 – Kerr Mines Inc. (TSX: KER, OTC: KERMF, FRA: 7AZ1) (“Kerr” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. David Thomas as Vice President of Projects and Copperstone Mine General Manager. This key addition to the Kerr Mines executive management team  is central to the Company’s core strategy of moving into production in 2019.

Mr. Thomas is an Engineer with over 30 years’ experience in the mining industry, specifically in constructing and moving mines into production. He has held key roles in constructing mines such as the Kupol Mine for Bema Gold (now Kinross Gold), Fort Knox and Kubaka mines for Kinross Gold, Kensington and Palmarejo mines for Coeur Mining, Hope Bay for Newmont and Pogo and Red Dog for Cominco (now Teck Resources).

In addition, on May 22 the Company also released and filed its NI 43-101 technical report which can be found on SEDAR and Kerr Mines Investor Information web-page.

“On the heels of the successful 2017 Exploration Program and the positive results of the 2018 Preliminary Feasibility Study, the addition of David to the team provides a catalyst towards the goal of full gold production by the end of 2019,” said Martin Kostuik, President Kerr Mines.  “David’s accomplishments in the areas of engineering, procurement and construction management in the mining industry are second to none. David also brings an array of experience to compliment his capital project skills including permitting, financing, mine operations and business development.”

Please see SEDAR and http://kerrmines.com/investors/ for recent filing of Q3 Financial Statements and MD&A for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2018.

About Kerr Mines Inc.

Kerr Mines is a North American gold development and exploration company currently advancing the 100% owned, fully permitted past-producing Copperstone Mine gold project to production. Copperstone is a high-grade gold project located along a detachment fault mineral belt in mining-friendly Arizona. The project demonstrates significant upside exploration potential within a 4,775 hectare (11,800 acres) land package that includes a production history of over 500,000 ounces of gold.

PDF Version of 43-101 technical report available:
http://kerrmines.com/wp-content/uploads/KerrCopperstone_PFS_43-101.pdf

For further information contact Kerr Mines:

Claudio Ciavarella

Chief Executive Officer

cciavarella@kerrmines.com

416-855-9305

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements, including current expectations on the timing of the commencement of production and the rate of production, if commenced. These forward-looking statements entail various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on current expectations, are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks, and actual results may differ materially from those contained in such statements. These uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, the strength of the Canadian economy; the price of gold; operational, funding, and liquidity risks; the degree to which mineral resource estimates are reflective of actual mineral resources; and the degree to which factors which would make a mineral deposit commercially viable are present; the risks and hazards associated with underground operations. Risks and uncertainties about Kerr Mines’ business are more fully discussed in the Company’s disclosure materials, including its annual information form and MD&A, filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and available at www.sedar.com and readers are urged to read these materials. Kerr Mines assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from such statements unless required by law.

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