Vancouver - Origen Resources Inc. (the 'Company' or 'Origen') (CSE: ORGN) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a purchase agreement with Crest Resources to purchase additional shares of Exploits Gold Corp. ('Exploits').

Origen will purchase 3,000,000 shares of Exploits from Crest Resources Inc., ('Crest') in exchange for 4,200,000 Origen shares. Exploits is a private exploration company engaged in exploring for district scale high-grade gold deposits in the Central Newfoundland Gold Belt. Recent discoveries in the Central Newfoundland Gold Belt include New Found Gold Corp.'s Queensway discovery and this investment by Origen expands it's position in Exploits and it exposure to great opportunity in an emerging gold district. In the Company's June 11, 2020 news release it announced its initial strategic investment into Exploits. Upon completion of this transaction Origen will own a total of 3,666,667 shares representing 19.5% of Exploits outstanding shares.

About Exploits

Exploits Gold Corp. holds a strategic land position, with its core mineral land holdings predating the 2019 New Found Gold Corp. discovery. The two projects are known as the Mt. Peyton and Jonathan's Pond gold projects. The Mt. Peyton and Jonathans Pond properties are located two and twenty-five kilometers west and northeast respectively of New Found Gold's Queensway Discovery. Both projects are easily assessable via the Trans Canada Highway and together consist of 939 mineral claims encompassing a land area totalling 234.75 km-2 in the Exploits Subzone Camp.

CEO Blake Morgan comments, 'We have watched the development of exploration in the Exploits Subzone and the team running exploration at Exploits, and we are pleased to have this opportunity to further invest in Exploits Gold Corp. This investment will provide a financial base for Origen as well as a window into opportunity in this exciting gold play. '

About Origen

Origen is an exploration company engaged in generating, acquiring and advancing base and precious metal properties. The Company currently holds a property portfolio of four 100% owned precious and base metal projects in southern British Columbia and recently acquired a 100% interest in the 26,771 ha LGM project and an option to acquire a 100% interest in the 3,971 ha Wishbone property in the mineral rich Golden Triangle of British Columbia.

Contact:

Blake Morgan

Tel: 236-878-4938

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