VANCOUVER, BC – January 3, 2020 - SilverCrest Metals Inc. (“SilverCrest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that SSR Mining Inc. (“SSR Mining”) has elected to exercise its Shareholder Participation Right pursuant to an agreement between the Company and SSR Mining dated November 28, 2018 (see news release dated November 29, 2018). Accordingly, SSR Mining has agreed to purchase 1,819,074 shares of SilverCrest for aggregate proceeds of C$13,242,859 at the same price of C$7.28 as the bought deal public offering announced by SilverCrest on December 3, 2019.

The net proceeds of the private placement will be used for continued exploration and development of the Company’s Las Chispas Project and for general working capital and administrative purposes.

The private placement is scheduled to close on or about January 10, 2020 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory and other approvals including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.