Eastmain Drilling at Eau Claire Confirms and Expands High-Grade Schist Structures

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 30, 2017) - Eastmain Resources Inc. ("Eastmain" or the "Company"- (TSX:ER)(OTCQX:EANRF) is pleased to announce the final assays from 12 drill holes (7,469 m), part of its 13,000 m drilling program at the Eau Claire gold deposit, located in James Bay, Québec (see FIGURES 1-5). These results have been incorporated into the deposit's wireframe model and delivered to SGS Geostat for inclusion in the mineral resource update expected in September. Exploration continues with two drills. The Company's 100%-owned Clearwater Project hosts the Eau Claire gold deposit.