Vancouver, B.C. - Bear Creek Mining (TSX Venture: BCM / BVL: BCM) ('Bear Creek' or the 'Company') announces that the Board of Directors has authorized the grant of 936,000 incentive stock options under its incentive stock option plan to directors, officers and employees of Bear Creek, including an employee performing investor relations activities, at an exercise price of Cdn$2.48 per share, exercisable on or before June 17, 2021. These options are exercisable for a five-year period and the grant is subject to vesting provisions in accordance with the Company's Stock Option Plan.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Andrew Swarthout
President and CEO

For further information contact:
Barbara Henderson - Investor Relations
Direct: 604-628-1111
E-mail: barb@bearcreekmining.com
Or visit www.bearcreekmining.com

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.

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