Eskay Announces the Appointment of Corporate Secretary and Grant of Options

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Dec. 23, 2015) - Eskay Mining Corp. ("Eskay" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ESK) wishes to announce the appointment of William R. Johnstone as Corporate Secretary of the Company.

Mr. Johnstone has been a partner at Gardiner Roberts LLP since February of 2005 practicing in the areas of securities and corporate law. He is the Practice Leader of the firm's Securities Law Group. Mr. Johnstone has been practicing law for over thirty (30) years. He is also a director and/or officer of four other TSX Venture Exchange listed companies and three Canadian Securities Exchange listed companies.

Mr. Johnstone has been granted 250,000 options to purchase common shares of Eskay at $0.08 per share for five years.

The appointment of Mr. Johnstone and the grant of stock options are subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Eskay Mining Corp:

Eskay Mining Corp (TSX VENTURE:ESK) is a TSX Venture Exchange listed company, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Eskay is an exploration company focused on the exploration and development of precious and base metals in British Columbia in a highly prolific, poly metallic area known as the Eskay Rift Belt located in the "Golden Triangle", 70km northwest of Stewart, BC. The Company currently holds mineral tenures in this area comprised of 177 claims (130,000 acres).

All material information on the Company may be found on its website at www.eskaymining.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.