Midland and NioBay Commence Their First Drilling Campaign on La Peltrie, Southeast of Detour Gold's Zone 58N

Midland Exploration Inc.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Oct. 10, 2017) - Midland Exploration Inc. ("Midland") (TSX VENTURE:MD) is pleased to announce the commencement of a diamond drilling campaign in partnership with NioBay Metals Inc. ("NioBay") on its La Peltrie gold property, currently wholly owned by Midland. The La Peltrie property now consists of 520 claims totalling approximately 288 square kilometres and covers, over more than 25 kilometres, a series of NW-SE-trending subsidiary faults to the south of the regional Lower Detour Fault.