Mason Graphite Announces New Board Member and Details Other Activities

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Nov. 22, 2017) - Mason Graphite Inc. ("Mason Graphite" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LLG)(OTCQX:MGPHF) and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Godin, Eng., ASC, as a Director as of November 23, 2017.

Patrick Godin's extensive experience in project development and operations will be highly valuable to the Company as it moves forward. Mr. Godin is currently Chief Operating Officer of Stornoway Diamond Corporation where he has overall responsibility for the development of the Renard Diamond Project in north-central Québec, which was recently put into production. Prior to joining Stornoway, Mr. Godin acted as Vice-President, Project Development for G Mining Services and, among other, participated in the development of the Essakane Mine in Burkina Faso under contract to IAMGOLD. He was previously Vice-President of Operations for Canadian Royalties, specifically heading the development of their nickel project in northern Québec.

The Company would like to report that it has accepted the resignation of M. Alastair Neill from its Board of Directors and would like to thank M. Neill for its contribution to the progress of the Company over the last five years.

New Appointment to Managing Team

Mason Graphite has appointed Mrs. Genevieve Gauthier, P. Eng., as Director, Metallurgy and Processes. For the last ten years, Mrs. Gauthier has been working for Soutex as mineral processing engineer for iron, gold and graphite ores. Over the last four years, she was instrumental in developing with Mason Graphite's team the concentration process of Lac Guéret Project and she significantly contributed to the Feasibility Study and pre-execution work. In her new position within Mason Graphite, she will be responsible for the integration of the process during execution and be involved with the laboratory, commissioning and training of the employees.

Work Underway on Access Roads

Construction of the access road leading to the plant site in Baie-Comeau, an extension of highway 389 currently under construction by the Quebec Government, should be completed by year end. The access to the site via this road segment is already possible and the services, such as water and sewer, are already in place.

Furthermore, Mason Graphite has awarded two contracts for the logging road (202) linking the Lac Guéret Project to highway 389: one for snow clearing and one for road maintenance. Work is underway. This will allow starting construction at the mine and campsite once permitting and financing are completed.