Cornerstone Metals Appoints Lawrence Page to Advisory Board and Grants Stock Options

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 25, 2017) - Cornerstone Metals Inc. (TSXV: CCC) ("Cornerstone" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the addition of Lawrence Page to its Advisory Board. Lawrence Page, Q.C. obtained his law degree from the University of British Columbia in 1964 and was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1965, where he has practiced in the areas of natural resource law, corporate and securities law to the present date.Through his experience with natural resource companies and, in particular, precious metals development, Mr. Page has established a unique relationship with financiers, geologists and consultants and has been counsel for and a director of companies, which have discovered and developed producing mines in North America.Specifically, he has been a director and officer of companies which have discovered and brought into production the David Bell and Page Williams mines in Ontario, the Snip, Calpine/Eskay Creek and Mascot Gold Mines in British Columbia and the discovery of the Penasquito orebody in Mexico. Mr. Page is the principal of the Manex Resource Group of Vancouver, which provides administrative, financial, corporate, corporate finance and geological services to a number of public companies in the mineral resource sector. He currently serves as a director of Bravada Gold Corporation, Southern Silver Exploration Corp. and Valterra Resource Corporation.

Over the past year, the Company has taken significant steps to strengthen its boards of directors and advisors with the addition of experienced, highly regarded professionals in their respective fields of expertise. Collectively, the Company now has a broad skill set ranging from financing to mineral exploration, mine development, construction and operations, including mining and processing - a unique attribute compared with many of its peers.

The Company also announces the grant of a total of 645,000 incentive stock options to directors, officers, advisors and consultants of the Company, subject to the terms and provisions of the Company's stock option plan, at an exercise price of $0.30 per share, for a five year term.

ON BEHALF OF CORNERSTONE METALS INC.

per:

"Paul Cowley"
CEO & President

For further information, please contact:

Paul Cowley
Tel:604-340-7711
Email:pcowley@cornerstonemetals.ca

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