Eastmain Appoints David Stein to the Board of Directors

Laurence (Laurie) Curtis, Chairman of Eastmain Resources Inc. (TSX:ER, OTCQB:EANRF) ("Eastmain” or the "Company”) is pleased to announce that David Stein, CFA, MSc. has joined the Board of Directors. Mr. Stein takes the place of Mr. Lemasson who stepped down from the Company in December 2019.

Laurie Curtis, Eastmain Resources Chairman commented, "We are delighted to welcome David Stein to our board. His financial and technical experience in the resource sector will be a key voice in the strategic development of our assets.”

David Stein is a well-respected Mining Executive with over 20 years experience bridging the gap between the technical and financial sectors of natural resources. He is currently Founder, President and Director of Kuya Silver Corp. Prior to Kuya, Mr. Stein served as President, CEO/COO of Aberdeen International and led the strategic focus shift from public to private equity investments and subsequently managed the portfolio of investments, which included serving on several investee boards of directors. Mr. Stein started his career at Cormark Securities as mining analyst, eventually serving as Executive Director of the company.

Mr. Stein earned a First Class Honours Bachelor of Science Engineering degree in Geological Engineering, followed by a Masters of Science in Economic Geology, both from Queen’s University.

About Eastmain Resources Inc. (TSX: ER | OTCQB:EANRF)

Eastmain is a Canadian exploration company operating in the Eeyou Istchee emerging James Bay gold camp in Québec. The Company holds a 100%-interest in the Clearwater Property, host of the Eau Claire Project, for which it issued a Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA”) in May 2018, and the Percival Discovery made in November 2018. Eastmain is also the operator of the Éléonore South Joint Venture, located immediately south of Goldcorp Inc.'s Éléonore Mine, which hosts the Moni/Contact Trend Discovery (2017).

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