Evrim Appoints Charles Funk VP New Opportunities & Exploration

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 12, 2016) - Evrim Resources Corp. (TSXV: EVM) ("Evrim" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Charles Funk as Vice President of New Opportunities and Exploration. Charles will be a key member of Evrim's exploration and business development team.

Mr. Funk is a geologist and geophysicist with eleven years of industry experience in project evaluation and gold/copper exploration. He joins Evrim from Newcrest Mining in Australia where he was responsible for generating new projects in the Americas. Prior to this Charles worked for OZ Minerals/Oxiana and was part of the Ankata and Khamsin Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG) discoveries in South Australia. He has a wide range of experience in porphyry, epithermal and IOCG deposits in North and South America and the Asia-Pacific region. Charles has a degree in Space Science from La Trobe University and an honours degree in Earth Science from the University of Melbourne.

"Evrim's plans for 2016 include adding new properties to our portfolio and increasing our exploration partnerships," commented Paddy Nicol, President and CEO of Evrim. "Charles brings the knowledge and experience necessary to achieve our goals and add significant value for Evrim's shareholders. We very much look forward to having Charles as part of the team."

About Evrim Resources

Evrim Resources is a mineral exploration company whose goal is to participate in significant exploration discoveries supported by a sustainable business model. The Company is well financed, has a diverse range of quality projects and a database in Mexico and portions of southwestern United States. The existing projects, and generation of quality exploration targets and ideas, are advanced through option and joint venture agreements with industry partners to create shareholder value. Evrim's business plan also includes royalty creation utilizing the Company's exploration expertise and existing projects.

On Behalf of the Board
EVRIM RESOURCES CORP.

Paddy Nicol
President & CEO

To find out more about Evrim Resources Corp., please contact Paddy Nicol, President or Mahesh Liyanage at 604-248-8648, or visit www.evrimresources.com.

Forward Looking Information

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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 may differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, and continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made. Except as required by securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.