Pacific Ridge Grants Incentive Stock Options


VANCOUVER, B.C., Jan. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. (TSX Venture:PEX) ("Pacific Ridge" or the "Company") has granted incentive stock options under its 10% rolling stock option plan to certain directors and officers of the Company to purchase a total of 200,000 common shares at $0.06 per share exercisable for a period of five years.

About Pacific Ridge

Pacific Ridge has assembled a portfolio of highly-prospective gold and base metal projects located in the Yukon, where its board and management team have a track record of success. Its holdings include the Mariposa, Eureka Dome and Gold Cap gold exploration projects in the Klondike-White Gold District, RC Gold in the Tintina Gold Belt and Fyre Lake in the Finlayson District.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

“Gerald G. Carlson”

Gerald G. Carlson
President & CEO
Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd.

For further information, contact:
Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd.
Gerald G. Carlson                                                            
President & CEO                                                              
Tel: (604) 687-4951                                                                                               
www.pacificridgeexploration.com

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