Midland and SOQUEM Discover a Significant "Syenite-Associated" Gold System (Vortex Zone) East of Detour Lake

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Jan. 17, 2018) - Midland Exploration Inc. ("Midland") (TSX VENTURE:MD) is pleased to report the discovery of a significant gold system during its recent drilling campaign completed in the fall of 2017 on the Casault gold project in joint venture (50/50) with SOQUEM INC. ("SOQUEM"). The Casault property consists of 315 claims (173 square kilometres) and covers the Sunday Lake Fault over more than 20 kilometres strike length, about 40 kilometres east of the Detour Lake mine. This open pit mine hosts mineral reserves estimated at 14.1 million ounces of gold ("Moz Au") consisting in proven reserves of 87.7 million tonnes grading 1.27 g/t Au for 3.58 Moz Au, and probable reserves of 353.8 million tonnes grading 0.92 g/t Au for 10.49 Moz Au.