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Exploration Programs

es Drilling On Bass R Chilean C Commence River‐ Castlereagh Pr roject 

Toronto, ON. May29, 2018 Chilean MetalsInc. (“Chilean Metals,” “CMX” orthe “Company”)
(TSX.V:CMX, OTCQB: CMETF, SSE:CMX, MILA: CMX).our Bass River projectat the
very pleasedto announcethat we have commence
“We ared drilling on
Castlereagh prospect.The target is a large electromagneticanomaly that was identified first through
VTEM and then recently refined byMinotaur Exploration Ltd.’s (Australia) analysis of the groundPulse
Electro-Magnetic (PEM) data collected by Clearview Geophysics Ltd” commented ChileanMetals
PresidentMick Sharry.initial drill holes are plane strongest part of the late-time
ed on the map below the
As outlinned to test th
anomalywith pierce points approximately 100mapart alone strike and 60m apart downdip.
MinotaurExplorationLtd (Australia) has confirmed the VTEM and PEMtarget at Castlereagh. Thebody
is interpreted to have astrike lengthof 540 meters and a depth extension of 467 meters.The target dips 50
degrees to the southeast. Both airborne and ground work suggest the target extends to the northeastoff of
the survey grid.he airborne and ground gplate modeling, the Castle
sted by both t
As sugge
reagh
eophysics andsubsequent
Target isof substantialsize and accordingly, should be testedby two initial drill holes.zation. Castlereagh
uthwest, drilling of the Gamble Lake target encountAg minerali
To the soered Pb, Zn,
is the projected extension of thismineralization but the geophysical target is substantially larger and
stronger than that drilled in at Gamble Lake in 2015.”

“We are v very excited t to be commen ncing drilling g on the Bass River Castlereagh project

t. It is the firs st in a series of d drilling progr rams we will launch over this summer and fall in N Nova Scotia to

  • test a numb ber of

large high hly prospecti ive Gold, Co opper, Lead/Z Zinc/Silver a and Cobalt ta argets. Nova Scotia is qu uietly y what it sees in its becoming g a very attrac ctive mineral exploration l location and C Chilean is ver ry excited by land pack kage and is lo ooking forwa ard to deliver ring some pos sitive news t to our share a and stakehold ders.” commente ed Chilean CE EO Terry Ly ynch.

About Ch hilean Metal ls,

www.chi ileanmetals.c com/

ChileanMetals Inc.is a Canadian JuniorExploration Companyfocusing on high potential
CopperGold prospects in Chile& Canada.

Chilean M Metals Inc is 100% own ner of five p properties co omprising ov ver 50,000 a acres strategi ically located in the prolific IOCG (“Iron oxide-copper-gold”) belt of northern Chile. It also owns a 3% NSR royalty interest on any future production from the Copaquire Cu-Mo deposit, recently sold to a subsidiary of Teck Resources Inc. (“Teck”). Under the terms of the sale agreement, Teck has the right to acquire one third of the 3% NSR for $3 million dollars at any time. The Copaquire property borders Teck’s producing Quebrada Blanca copper mine in Chile’s First Region.

Chilean Metals Inc is the 100% owner of four Copper Gold exploration properties in Nova
Scotia on the western flank of the Cobequid-Chedabucto Fault Zone (CCFZ); Fox River,
Parrsboro, Lynn and Bass River North respectively. Initial targeting and geophysics has been
conducted on all properties, At Bass River North, airborne geophysics identified a major VTEM
cluster on trend with the Pb/Zn/Ag mineralization exposed at surface and in drill holes to the
southwest. Modeling of the airborne data and subsequentby
Minotaur (Australia) identified 1 target of considerable size for priority drilling.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF Chilean Metals Inc.

“Terry Lynch”

Terry Lynch, Chairman & CEO

Contact: [email protected]

Forward-looking Statements: This news release may contain certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical fact, that address events or developments that CMX expects to occur, are forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur. Forward-looking statements in this document include statements regarding current and future exploration programs, activities and results. Although CMX believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration success, continued availability of capital and financing, inability to obtain required regulatory or governmental approvals and general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

The Qualified Person for Chilean Metals Inc., as defined by National Instrument 43-101, is Mick Sharry, M.Sc. Consultant

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