ScoZinc Announces a Rescheduling of Its 2019 Financial Results and a Change to the Terms of Its Non-brokered Private Placement Caused by COVID-19

Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 3, 2020) - ScoZinc Mining Ltd. (TSXV: SZM) ("ScoZinc" or the "Company") announces that as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Ontario Securities Commission has provided relief in respect of certain securities filing requirements, and that ScoZinc will postpone its 2019 Annual Financial Statements and associated Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A").

The President and CEO, Mr. Mark Haywood, stated: "In response to personnel safety concerns and logistical challenges caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are postponing the filing of our MD&A and Audited Annual Financial Statements for the year ending December 31, 2019. Management believes that due to the various state of emergencies declared across Canada including Nova Scotia, British Columbia, and Ontario where we operate, and the associated restrictions imposed on our teams, we must delay our audit work to protect our workforce and the independent auditors to the greatest extent possible."

This announcement is in connection with an Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") order under Ontario Instrument 51-502 ("OI 51-502") dated March 23, 2020, pursuant to which all issuers required to make certain Ontario securities filings between March 23, 2020, and June 1, 2020, have an additional 45 days to make such filings from the deadline otherwise applicable to make such filings.

ScoZinc will file its financial statements and MD&A as soon as possible, and in any event within the 45-day relief period provided by OI 51-502. The Company also confirms that its management and insiders are subject to an insider trading black-out policy that reflects the principles set out in section 9 of National Policy 11-207.

Additionally, the Company notifies a change to the terms of its March 19, 2020 announced proposed non-brokered private placement of units of the Company ("Units") for aggregate proceeds of up to C$500,000 (the "Offering"). The terms of the Offering have been revised to consist of the sale of up to 1,666,667 Units at a price of C$0.30 per Unit. Each Unit will consist of one common share of the Company (a "Common Share") and a Common Share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each full Warrant is exercisable into a Common Share at a price of C$0.50 per Common Share for 24 months following the closing of the Offering. The Company shall have the opportunity to increase the size of the Offering by up to an additional C$500,000. All securities issued pursuant to the Offering will be subject to a four month and one day hold period applicable under Canadian securities laws.

Certain directors, officers and other insiders of the Company are expected to acquire securities under Offering. Such participation of the insiders in the Offering would be considered to be a "related party transaction" as such term is defined in Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company intends to rely on certain exemptions available under MI 61-101 in respect to the anticipated participation of the insiders in the Offering from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101.

The Offering is subject to the TSX Venture Exchange approval.

Qualified investors interested in participating in the private placement are encouraged to contact the Company at info@ScoZinc.com or by using the other contact information provided below.

About ScoZinc Mining Ltd.

ScoZinc is a Canadian development company that has full ownership of the Scotia Mine (Zn/Pb) and related facilities near Halifax, Nova Scotia. ScoZinc also holds several prospective exploration licenses nearby its Scotia Mine and in surrounding regions of Nova Scotia.

The Company's common shares are traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "SZM".

The Company's corporate filings and technical reports can be viewed on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. Further information on ScoZinc is also available on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ScoZinc, Twitter at www.twitter.com/ScoZincMining, and LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/scozinc-mining-ltd.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

This News Release includes certain forward-looking statements which are not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "estimates", "may", "could", "would", "will", or "plan". Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these statements are based on information currently available to the Company, the Company provides no assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations. Risks, uncertainties and other factors involved with forward-looking information could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited to, the Company's objectives, goals or future plans, statements, potential mineralization, exploration and development results, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration and mine development plans, timing of the commencement of operations and estimates of market conditions. In particular, the Company has not made a production decision with respect to ScoZinc's Scotia Mine. The Company has not completed a feasibility study or established the economic viability of the Project or proposed operations on ScoZinc's Scotia Mine, and no mineral reserves have been established for ScoZinc's Scotia Mine that would support a production decision. Mineral exploration projects which are put into production without first establishing mineral reserves and completing a feasibility study have historically had a higher risk of economic or technical failure. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from ScoZinc's expectations include, among others, ability to complete the PFS, ability to complete the Offering on the terms announced, availability and costs of financing needed in the future, changes in equity markets, risks related to international operations, the actual results of current exploration activities, delays in the development of projects, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined as well as future prices of metals, ability to predict or counteract potential impact of COVID-19 coronavirus on factors relevant to the Company's business, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in ScoZinc's Management's Discussion and Analysis. Although ScoZinc has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

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