VANCOUVER, BC – July 18, 2019 – SilverCrest Metals Inc. (“SilverCrest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has received notification from the Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recuros Naturales (“SEMARNAT”) granting approval of the Environmental Impact Statement (“MIA” or the “Operating Permit) for the development of its Las Chispas Project (“Las Chispas” or the “Project”) in the State of Sonora, Mexico. The receipt of the MIA provides the Company with conditional approval to construct a 3,000 (maximum capacity) tonne per day underground (“U/G”) mine and a conventional processing facility with subsequent dry stack tailings and U/G backfill for Las Chispas. The MIA is based on several conditions and standard requirements as discussed below.