Braveheart Resources Inc. Appoints Director to Board and Grants Options

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 17, 2017) - Braveheart Resources Inc. (TSXV: BHT) ("Braveheart" or, the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Phil Keele to the Board of Directors.

Mr. Keele holds a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from Queen's University and is a registered professional engineer in the Province of Alberta. He has more than 30 years experience in all facets of the mining industry particularly in engineering, operations and senior management. Mr. Keele retired from Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) in 2016 where he held the position of VP, Mining. Prior to joining CNRL, Mr. Keele held senior positions with a major Canadian mining company in western Canada.

The board is delighted to welcome Mr. Keele to the board. Mr. Keele's experience and expertise will benefit the company's development immensely and we look forward to the results of his role and leadership with Braveheart

In addition, the Company announces that it is doing a financing of up to $750,000 comprised of units and flow through units at $0.06. Each unit includes one common share and a warrant which entitles the holder to acquire one additional common share at a price of $0.12 for 24 months. The flow through units include one common share and one-half warrant where each warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional common share at $0.12 for 24 months. The proceeds of the financing will be used to advance the Company's exploration efforts in British Columbia and for general working capital.

In addition, the Company also announces the granting of up to 3,000,000 options at a strike price of $0.06 and an expiry date of five years to officers, directors and consultants of the Company.

About Braveheart Resources Inc.

Braveheart is a Canadian based junior exploration company focused on building shareholder wealth through aggressive exploration in a favorable and proven mining jurisdiction - the West Kootenays in southeast British Columbia (silver and gold). Braveheart's shares are listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol BHT.V. Braveheart has approximately 31,314,505 common shares issued and outstanding.

Qualified Person

Braveheart's disclosure of a technical or scientific nature in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Jim Decker, P.Eng., a director of Braveheart who serves as a qualified person under the definition of National Instrument 43-101.

Contact
David W. Johnston, CEO/President
403-701-2781
davidwjohnston@shaw.ca

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