November 6, 2017, Toronto, Ontario - Discovery Metals Corp. (TSX-V: DSV) ("Discovery" or the "Company") is saddened to announce the sudden passing of Peter Drobeck, its Vice President of Exploration, at home in Colorado. Mr. Drobeck had a long and illustrious career working for such companies as Silver Standard Resources Inc., AuRico Gold Inc., Electrum USA Ltd., and Newcrest Resources Inc., before joining Discovery earlier this year.

“Pete was highly regarded in the mining community and worked for many well-known companies over his +35 year career,” commented Taj Singh, Discovery President & CEO. “We will miss our friend and colleague. He was a true professional, a natural leader and a man of great character. Although he only worked with Discovery a short time we are very grateful for the leadership he provided and the contributions he made to building the foundations of the Company. On behalf of the Discovery team I wish to express our deepest condolences to the Drobeck family.”

On Behalf of the Board of Directors of:

DISCOVERY METALS CORP.

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