Eclipse Gold Mining Corp. (TSX-V: EGLD) (OTC:EGLPF) and Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (TSX-V:NEE) (OTC-NASDAQ Intl: NHVCF) are pleased to announce that, further to the companies’ press release dated December 7^th, 2020 and the Eclipse press release dated December 15^th, 2020, Eclipse has successfully closed its previously announced private placement, issuing 45,119,000 subscription receipts at a price of C$0.50 per Subscription Receipt for gross proceeds of C$22,559,500. The Offering was conducted by a syndicate of agents led by Stifel GMP, and including Canaccord Genuity Corp., Raymond James Ltd., Beacon Securities Ltd. and P.I. Financial Corp. and is being completed in connection with the plan of arrangement transaction between Northern Vertex and Eclipse that was announced on December 7^th, 2020.

Immediately prior to the closing of the Transaction, the Subscription Receipts will automatically convert into 1/1.09 of a unit of Eclipse. Each Eclipse Unit will consist of an Eclipse common share and one-half of an Eclipse share purchase warrant. Upon the closing of the Transaction, the Eclipse Units will be exchanged for Northern Vertex units in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement resulting in purchasers of Subscription Receipts receiving one Northern Vertex Unit for each Subscription Receipt purchased in the Offering. Each Northern Vertex Unit will consist of one Northern Vertex common share and one half of a Northern Vertex common share purchase warrant. Each Warrant will be exercisable, for a period of two years from the closing of the Offering, into one Northern Vertex Share at a price of C$0.80 per Warrant.

The Subscription Receipts were issued pursuant to a subscription receipt agreement entered into by Eclipse, Stifel GMP on behalf of the Agents and Computershare Trust Company of Canada as subscription receipt agent. Pursuant to the Subscription Receipt Agreement, the gross proceeds of the Offering will be held in escrow pending satisfaction of certain conditions, including, amongst others, (a) the satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions precedent to the Transaction; and (b) the receipt of all required shareholder and regulatory approvals in connection with the Transaction and the Offering, including the conditional approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. If the Escrow Release Conditions have not been satisfied on or prior to March 31^st, 2021, the holders of Subscription Receipts will be returned a cash amount equal to the Issue Price of the Subscription Receipts and their share of any interest that has been earned on the Escrowed Funds.

In connection with the Offering, the Agents will receive a cash commission equal to 6% of the gross proceeds, other than in connection with certain President List sales for which the Agents will receive 5% Cash Commission. 50% of the Cash Commission will be paid concurrently with the closing of the Offering and 50% of the Cash Commission will be paid at the time of the closing of the Transaction. In addition, the Agents received 2,642,500 broker warrants entitling them to purchase shares of Eclipse. Following the completion of the Transaction the Broker Warrants will entitle the Agents to purchase 2,642,500 shares of Northern Vertex for a period of 24 months following the closing of the Offering at a purchase price of C$0.50. If the Transaction does not close for any reason, then only 50% of the Broker Warrants will be exercisable by the Agents.

Upon closing of the Arrangement, the Vertex Units issued to the former holders of Subscription Receipts upon the automatic exchange of the Eclipse Units will not be subject to any statutory hold period in Canada.

On January 12^th, 2021, Eclipse mailed its information circular prepared in connection with the Transaction, and the special meeting to approve the proposed Transaction will be held on February 4^th, 2021 at 9:00am PST. The Transaction is expected to close on or around February 12^th, 2021.

Certain directors and management of Eclipse purchased an aggregate of 2,090,000 Subscription Receipts pursuant to the Offering. Participation by the Insiders in the Offering was considered a “related party transaction” pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61- 101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). The Company was exempt from the requirements to obtain a formal valuation or minority shareholder approval in connection with the Insiders’ participation in the Offering in reliance of sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101.

About Northern Vertex

Northern Vertex Mining Corp. owns and operates the Moss Mine, currently the largest pure gold and silver mine in Arizona. Focused on low-cost gold and silver production, the company has experience across all areas of operations, mine development, exploration, acquisitions, and financing of mining projects. With operations at the flagship Moss, the company intends to consolidate additional producing and exploration gold assets within the Western US.

About Eclipse Gold Mining

Eclipse Gold Mining is exploring the district-scale Hercules gold property within Nevada’s Walker Lane trend. The Hercules property is located only a one-hour drive from Reno and appears to have all the characteristics of a large, low-sulphidation epithermal gold system. The company brings together a team with a track record of extensive M&A and nine successful buyouts totaling $4.6 billion.