UrbanGold starts its 2019 field exploration program at StarGold

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 23, 2019) - UrbanGold Minerals Inc. (TSXV: UGM) ("UrbanGold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has commenced field operations on its 100% owned StarGold property in Quebec (the "Property") where a large angular boulder which reportedly analyzed 279 g/t gold along with variable amounts of silver, copper and zinc in grab samples (See February 21, 2019 UrbanGold press release).

The field crew has arrived on the property to conduct surface exploration over the entire property, initially focusing on the strongest electromagnetic anomalies identified by the recently completed helicopter-borne survey. The use of ground instruments designed to detect sub-cropping Magnetic and Conductive bedrock and boulders will greatly facilitate exploration.

All conductive targets are efficiently accessible by road or waterways. The prospecting, trenching and sampling program is to be followed-up by drilling positive results.

Mathieu Stephens, President and CEO of UrbanGold commented: "We are excited to start field operations on this promising property and look forward to drilling".

The 6,318-hectare Property is located 200 kilometres northeast of the town of Val-d'Or, a gold mining hub and 68 kilometres south of the Windfall gold deposits. The Property is easily accessible by a network of forestry roads and accommodation is available on the property.

Please refer to the UrbanGold website for the location of the Property with respect to the Monaco property and Windfall deposit. The Property acquisition is pending TSX Venture Exchange Inc. approval and it is to be noted that grab samples are selective in nature and are not necessarily representative of the mineralization hosted on the Property.

Qualified Person

This news release has been prepared by Mathieu Stephens, P.Geo., President and CEO for UrbanGold, the Qualified Person, as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

About UrbanGold

UrbanGold is incorporated under the federal laws of Canada and has its principal office in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Company is engaged in the evaluation, acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in Canada, and its current focus is Quebec. The Company plans to ultimately develop the properties, bring them into production, option or lease the properties to third parties, or sell the properties outright. The Company has not determined whether these properties contain mineral reserves that are economically recoverable, and the Company is considered to be in the exploration stage.

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For further information

Mathieu Stephens, Chief Executive Officer
mstephens@urbangoldminerals.com

Jens Hansen, Chairman of the Board
jhansen@urbangoldminerals.com

Phone (613) 721-2919
www.urbangoldminerals.com

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