Eastmain Drills 30.6 g/t Au over 4.9 m, including 254 g/t Au over 0.5 m at Eau Claire

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 16, 2017) - Eastmain Resources Inc. ("Eastmain" or the "Company")(TSX:ER) is pleased to announce new assay results from its 55,700 m mineral resource definition drill program at the Eau Claire deposit, located in James Bay, Québec (see FIGURES 1-5). The Company's 100%-owned Clearwater Project hosts the Eau Claire gold deposit.