Fairmont Resources Inc. to Seek Alternative Funding

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / March 23, 2017 / Fairmont Resources Inc. (TSX-V: FMR) (“Fairmont” or the “Company”) announces that, in connection with its Granitos de Badajoz (“Grabasa”) acquisition, it has elected to not proceed with a proposed financing from a European funding group due to certain discrepancies identified by the Spanish courts. As a result, Fairmont will be pursuing alternative methods of financing for the Grabasa acquisition. There is no assurance that Fairmont will be able to complete the financing required to acquire the Grabasa assets by the deadline of April 24, 2017.

About Fairmont Resources Inc.

Fairmont Resources Inc. is a rapidly growing industrial mineral and dimensional stone company trading on the Toronto Venture Exchange symbol FMR.

Fairmont’s Quebec properties cover numerous occurrences of high-grade titaniferous magnetite with vanadium, with the Buttercup property having a permit to quarry dense aggregate. Where these occurrences have been tested they have display exceptional uniformity with respect to grade. Fairmont also controls three quartz/quartzite properties, with the Forestville property having independent end user testing confirming the suitability of quartzite from Forestville for Ferro Silicon production. Fairmont is also in the process of acquiring the assets of Granitos de Badajoz (GRABASA) in Spain which includes 23 quarries and a 40,000 square metre granite finishing facility that has produced finished granite installed across Europe.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Michael A. Dehn
President and CEO, Fairmont Resources Inc.
Tel:647-477-2382
michael@fairmontresources.ca
www.fairmontresources.ca

For further information please contact:

Doren Quinton,
President QIS Capital
Tel:250-377-1182
info@smallcaps.ca
www.smallcaps.ca

Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect management’s current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance. Fairmont cautions that all forward looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which are beyond Fairmont’s control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating to Fairmont’s ability to complete the proposed private placement financing, limited operating history and the need to comply with environmental and governmental regulations. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the forward looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, Fairmont undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.

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SOURCE: Fairmont Resources Inc.

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