Irving Resources Inc. announced that diamond drilling has commenced at its East Yamagano high-grade epithermal gold-silver vein project, Kyushu, Japan. The Shin-Yamagano (New Yamagano) Prospecting Plan covering drilling activities at East Yamagano has received Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ("METI") Kyushu approval. Importantly, this is the first ever drill program at this large-scale target believed by Irving's geologists to potentially host the eastern extension of the famous Yamagano vein system.

Yamagano was one of the largest historic gold mines in Japan. Irving plans to complete an initial one to two drill hole test over the coming months. The Company's BLYLF90D diamond drill is being utilized and is operated by Nagasaki Chiken Co.

Ltd, a local drilling company sub-contracted by Irving Resources Japan GK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Irving. The Yamagano project is subject to the Irving-Newmont Exploration Pty Ltd. ("NEPL") and Irving-Sumitomo Corporation exploration alliance agreements. NEPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Corporation.

Description of the Yamagano Mining License: The Yamagano mining district, situated approximately 11 km southwest of the large, high-grade Hishikari gold mine, is host to innumerable historic gold mine workings, some dating back to 1640AD during the early Edo Period in Japan. Mining focused on a multitude high- grade epithermal gold veins hosted by volcanic rocks meeting this region. Gold veins at Yamagano appear associated with a particular geophysical feature, an area of anomalously high gravity, thought to represent a buried uplift, or dome, in underlying denser basement sedimentary rocks.