Abraplata Announces Issuance of Stock Options

ABRAPLATA ANNOUNCES ISSUANCE OF STOCK OPTIONS

Vancouver, BC, March 22, 2018 AbraPlata Resource Corp. ("AbraPlata" or the "Company") (TSX-V:

ABRA; OTCPK: ABBRF; Frankfurt: 1AH) announces that a total of 1,125,000 incentive stock options

have been grante d to dire ctors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. The stock options

have an exercise price of CAD$0.20 per share and are exercisable for a period of five years from the date

of grant. The stock options vest 25% immediately, 25% after six months, 25% after twelve months and

25% after eighteen months.

About AbraPlata

AbraPlata is a junior mining exploration company focused on delivering shareholder returns by unlocking

mineral value in Argentina. The Company's experienced management team has assembled an outstanding

portfolio of gold, silver and copper exploration assets, and is focused on advancing its flagship Diablillos

silver-gold property, with an indicated resource of 80.9M oz Ag and 732k oz Au, through the various

stages of feasibility. In addition, AbraPlata owns the highly prospective Cerro Amarillo property with its

cluster of five mineralized Cu -(Mo-Au) porphyry intrusions located in a mining camp hosting the

behemoth El Teniente, Los Bronces, and Los Pelambres porphyry Cu -Mo deposits. Further exploration

work is also planned for the Company’s Samenta porphyry Cu -Mo property, located south of First

Quantum's TacaTaca project, as well as its Aguas Perdidas Au-Ag epithermal property.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

ABRAPLATA RESOURCE CORP.

"Willem Fuchter"

Willem Fuchter

President and Chief Executive Officer

For further information concerning this news release, please contact:

Willem Fuchter

President & Chief Executive Officer

AbraPlata Resource Corp.

Tel: +54.11.5258.0920

E-mail: [email protected]

Rob Bruggeman

Investor Relations

AbraPlata Resource Corp

Tel: +1.416.884.3556

Email: [email protected]

This news release includes certain "forward -looking statements" under applicable Canadian securities

legislation. Forward -looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and

assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties,

and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those

expressed or implied by such forward -looking statements. All statements that address future plans,

activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur are

forward-looking information. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate,

as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.

Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward -looking statem ents. The Company

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.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Serv ices Provider (as that term is defined in the

policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.