Appointment of Director

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2017

(AAG 2017 - NR #2)

Appointment of Director

Vancouver, British Columbia, May 16, 2017 – Aftermath Silver Ltd . (the “Company” or

“Aftermath Silver”) announces the appointment of Mr Sean Hurd as a Director of the Company.

Mr Hurd has 20 years of experience in the mining exploration sector holding positions as President,

CEO, Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Development . His primary activities have been

with publicly traded venture companies in mining, oil & gas, and industrial sectors providing

management, fundraising and various consulting/marketing services. He has held leading roles

taking companies public, marketing, mergers, acqui sitions, restructurings and negotiating joint

ventures with major multinational companies. Mr Hurd’s network of contacts encompasses North

and South America, Europe and the UK.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

“Doug Ramshaw”

Doug Ramshaw

President & CEO

604-484-7855

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.

Certain disclosure in this release, including statements regarding the intended use of proceeds from the private

placement, constitute forward-looking information or statements (collectively, "forward-looking statements") for the

purpose of applicable securities laws . In making the forward -looking statements, the Company has applied certain

factors and assumptions that are based on the Company's current beliefs as well as a ssumptions made by and

information currently available to the Company, including that the Company is able to obtain any government or

other regulatory approvals required to complete the Company's planned exploration and development activities, that

the Com pany is able to procure personnel, equipment and supplies required for its exploration and development

activities in sufficient quantities and on a timely basis and that actual results of exploration activities are consistent

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with management's expectations . Although the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on

information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect, and the forward-looking statements in this release

are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and other fa ctors that may cause future results to differ materially from

those expressed or implied in such forward -looking statements. Such risk factors include, among others, that the

Company will be unable to obtain required regulatory approvals on a timely basis or at all, that actual results of the

Company's exploration activities will be different than those expected by management and that the Company will be

unable to obtain or will experience delays in obtaining any required government approvals or be unable t o procure

required equipment and supplies in sufficient quantities and on a timely basis. Readers are cautioned not to place

undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend, and expressly disclaims any intention

or obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events

or otherwise, except as required by law.