Parallel Mining Commences Drilling on Sebe Property

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 15, 2017) - Parallel Mining Corp. (TSXV: PAL) (the "Company" or "Parallel") announces the commencement of drilling on the Company's optioned Sebe property in Burkina Faso. The Company has contracted Falcon Drilling Burkina Faso, S.A.R.L. to conduct a diamond drilling program intended to follow up on the previously announced intercepts of 10.2 grams per tonne gold ("gpt") over 4.5 meters and 2.2 gpt over 18 meters (see news releases dated May 24, 2017 and April 6, 2017 respectively).

About the Company

Parallel holds the right to earn a 100% interest in the Sebe Property in the Hounde Greenstone Belt. The Sebe Property is located between the producing gold deposits Hounde and South Hounde operated by Endeavour Mining and Acacia Mining respectively.

Parallel also has an option to earn a 100% interest in the 165.7 square kilometer Garsay exploration permit in a highly prospective greenstone gold belt located in northwest Burkina Faso, 60 kilometers southeast of the producing Inata Gold Mine and Souma deposit.

On Behalf of the Board

John Anderson
President & Chief Executive Officer
T: +1-604-218-7400
E: janderson@parallelmining.com

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This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements." All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.