US Administration to Remove Sudan From State Sponsors of Terror List

VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 20, 2020 /CNW/ - Orca Gold Inc. (TSXV: ORG) ("Orca" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the US Administration, on Monday, October 19, 2020, has stated its intention to remove Sudan from the List of State Sponsors of Terror ("SST List"). This intention was confirmed in a post on Twitter by President Donald Trump on the same day. This move by the US Government would end more than 25 years of Sudan being isolated from the Western world.

"The US government has now officially acknowledged and applauded the efforts of the Sudanese people in moving towards a democratic and open society. The removal of this last substantive sanction on Sudan will set the stage for further positive political change and economic recovery. At the same time, this signal to the international investment community will catalyze economic aid and relief efforts for a country and people desperately in need of assistance," Richard Clark, CEO & Director of Orca commented. "We, at Orca, have always seen Sudan as the next major frontier for mineral exploration and mine development in Africa. We look forward to the country being appreciated by the world for its exciting opportunities for investment and growth now that all sanctions are being removed; Orca's Block 14 gold project is one of those opportunities."

The Company published the results of a Revised Feasibility Study on the Block 14 gold project in September, 2020 (see news release on September 14, 2020). The US Government's decision to remove Sudan from the SST List and the economics of Block 14 strongly support the Company's intent to move forward with the development of a large-scale modern gold mine at Block 14.

BLOCK 14 REVISED FEASIBILITY STUDY HIGHLIGHTS (100% BASIS):

Probable Reserves	79.94Mt @ 1.11g/t for 2.85 Moz
Average Annual production:
First 7 Years	5.8Mtpa @ 1.49g/t averaging 228,000oz Au/year
Life of Mine ("LOM") LOM	167,000oz Au/year
Mine Life	13.6 years
Cash Costs:
LOM	$676/oz
All-in Sustaining Costs ("AISC")	$751/oz
After-Tax Net Present Value ("NPV") Discount rate: 5%; Base Case Gold Price: $1,350/oz	$607 million
After-Tax Internal Rate of Return ("IRR")	33.3%
Payback Period	2.9 years
Pre-Production Capital	$321 million
Sustaining Capital	$179 million
FINAL PERMITTING	In Progress

Note:	All amounts stated are in US Dollars. Economic parameters are shown on a 100% basis

ABOUT ORCA GOLD INC.

Orca Gold Inc. (TSXV: ORG) is a Canadian resource company focused on exploration and development opportunities in Africa. Led by a board of directors made up of industry experts and a management team with a track record of discovering and building significant mines globally, Orca is developing one of the leading gold projects in Africa. The Company is currently focused on its 70%-owned Block 14 Gold Project in the Republic of the Sudan on which a Feasibility Study was completed in November 2018.

The technical contents of this release have been approved by Kevin Ross, BSc, MBA, a Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Ross is the Chief Operating Officer of the Company, a European Engineer and a Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

The Mineral Resource estimate was carried out by Nic Johnson of MPR Geological Consultants of Perth, Western Australia who is considered to be independent of Orca Gold Inc. Mr. Johnson is a member in good standing of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the commodity, style of mineralization under consideration and activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43–101. Mr. Johnson consents to the inclusion in this press release of the information, in the form and context in which it appears. Samples used for the results described herein are prepared and analyzed by fire assay using a 50 gram charge at the ALS Chemex facility at Rosia Montana in Romania in compliance with industry standards. Field duplicate samples were taken and blanks and standards are added to every batch submitted.

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This press release contains forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, including statements regarding Orca's (the "Company", the "Corporation", "we" or "our") plans and expectations relating to the Block 14 project ("Block 14") in northern Sudan and the Revised Feasibility Study ("RFS") currently being conducted by the Corporation. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Statements concerning mineral resource estimates may also be deemed to constitute "forward-looking statements" to the extent that they involve estimates of the mineralization that will be encountered if the property is developed. The assumptions, risk and uncertainties outlined below are non-exhaustive. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results, performance or achievements of the Corporation, or industry results, may vary materially from those described in this presentation.

Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, identified by words or phrases such as "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "plans", "projects", "estimates", "assumes", "intends", "strategy", "goals", "objectives", "potential", "possible" or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events, conditions or results "may", "could", "would", "should", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements.

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SOURCE Orca Gold Inc.

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