Nortec Minerals announces Extension to the Private Placement

Vancouver, BC / The Newswire / February 19, 2019 – NORTEC MINERALS CORP. (the  “Company” or “Nortec”) (TSXV: NVT): Nortec announces receipt of a 30 day extension to  the January 3, 2019 non-brokered $750,000 Convertible Debenture Private Placement  (“Private Placement” or “Debentures”). The extended final date for acceptance of the  Private Placement is March 20, 2019. The debentures mature on  January 3, 2020 and bear an interest rate of 12% per annum, payable at the end of the one year term. The debenture holders may at any time convert, all, or any portion of the convertible loan principal into common shares of the Company at an exercisable price of $0.05 (5 cents) per common share.

The Shares when converted, will be distributed to purchasers in accordance with the rules, regulations and policies of the Canadian Securities Act and TSX Venture Exchange. All shares issued will accordingly be subject to a 4 (four) month hold period from the date of issue. A finder’s fee may be payable on portions of the Placement. Completion of this Placement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Mohan R. Vulimiri, M.Sc., P. Geo, Director and CEO of Nortec Minerals, is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Mr. Vulimiri has approved the corporate and technical content contained in this press release.

About Nortec Minerals Corp.

Nortec is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company based in Vancouver, British Columbia with mineral exploration projects in Finland, Guinea – West Africa and potential acquisitions in Ecuador.

The Tomboko Gold Project is located in the North-eastern area of the Republic of Guinea, and is located immediately west of the Siguiri Gold Mine operated by AngloGold-Ashanti.  The Tomboko Gold Project is owned 100% by Alamako Corporation International SARL (ACI). The Golden Rule Mining Inc has entered into an agreement to own 100% of ACI’s Equity in the Tomboko Gold Project.  Nortec earned a 51% interest of Tomboko by completing Phases 1 and 2 of the Definitive Option Agreement (Agreement) entered with The Golden Rule Mining Inc. in 2017.   Nortec also spent approximately US$ 1 million of the required US$ 2.5 million to earn the remaining 29%.  This will convert to pro-rata interest as defined in the Agreement.

The permits are in the northern part of the Birimian Siguiri Basin which hosts three close multi-million ounce gold mines, the Lero (Nord Gold NV), the SAG (AngloGold-Ashanti) and the Keniéro (SEMAFO) along with several other lesser mines and projects in advanced stages.

Nortec undertook a first pass Diamond and RAB drill programs on these three Prospects commencing in September 2017. At TOM-1 North Target gold mineralization were intercepted (24m@3.7g/t (including 4m@10.1g/t) and 19m@2.7g/t) over the NW-striking sinistral brittle-ductile fracture systems. At TOM-2, RAB drilling over the NE-striking brittle-ductile dextral strike-slip fault systems intercepted 39m@0.7g/t (including 9m@1.1g/t) and 18m@0.5g/t.   New high grade gold mineralization from follow-up mapping, sampling of outcrops and termite mound surveys show a possible northern extension of the Tom 1 deposit over 1.5 km.

Sunstone Metals (formerly Avalon Minerals), a public Australian mining company has earned the 51% interest and is carrying out the 29% Stage 2 earn-in interest on the Tammela Gold & Lithium Project in South-West Finland.  Avalon has completed more than 3,000 meters diamond drilling on the Kietyonmaki lithium prospect and the Satulinmaki and Riukka gold prospects that comprise the Tammela Project.

Detailed information on the Company’s projects have been posted on the Company’s website www.nortecminerals.com.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept the responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

This press release contains certain forward looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, delays and uncertainties not under the Company’s control which may cause actual results, performances or achievements of the Company to be materially  different from the results, performances or expectations implied by these forward looking statements.   This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States.