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Benz Mining Corp. drills Seven High-Grade Barite intersections in the Mel Main Zone and Announces Corporate Communication Appointment

Drill Results

BENZ MINING CORP.

Suite 606, 909 Burrard Street

Vancouver, BC V6Z 2N2

News Release TSX-V: BZ

FSE: 1VU

Benz Mining Corp. drills Seven High-Grade Barite intersections in the Mel Main Zone and

Announces Corporate Communication Appointment

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, December 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX-V:BZ, FSE: 1VU)

Benz Mining Corp. (the “Company” or “Benz”), is pleased to announce the completion of barite

assays for its 2017 drill hole campaign on the Mel Main Zone zinc-lead and barite deposit. Seven

of the nine 2017 drill holes intersected significant barite values as predicted by the model. Seven

high-grade barite intersections are reported from the barite-rich portion of the resource model.

Those holes with low barite values occur primarily in the southern portion of the resource model

predicted to have low barite values.

Barite (Barium sulphate - BaSO4) is a major component and the weighting agent used in drilling

mud for the oil and gas industry's exploration and developmental drilling programs. It suppresses

high formation pressures and prevents blowouts; the deeper the hole, the more barite is needed

as a percentage of the total mud mix.

“The latest barite marketing study confirms initial barite sales in the 50,000 t/year range. When

oil and gas drilling activity , in the eastern British Columbia and north -central Alberta regions ,

increase again, the Mel project is uniquely positioned to tap into this growing market by selling

its valuable byproduct.”-stated Miloje Vicentijevic, Benz President & CEO.

As previously announced, all nine 2017 drill holes also encountered base metal mineralization

where predicted by the resource model. Both the base metal and barite drill-hole results support

the current resource model and provide a high degree of confidence in both the model and

continuity of the Mel deposit mineralization for zinc, lead and barite.

The 2017 drilling combined with additional drilling planned for 2018 are expected to provide the

database required to expand Resource and upgrade the Current Inferred Resource to the

Measured and Indicated categories. Analytical results are also providing information on the

tenor and distribution of silver in the Mel deposit.

The new barite results along with the previously released 2017 base metal results from the Mel

Main Zone are summarized in the following table.

MEL MAIN ZONE 2017 DRILL RESULTS SUMMARY

Hole No. From To Interval Est. True

Width

Zinc Lead Barite

(BaSO4)

Silver

(m) (m) (m) (m) (%) (%) (%) (ppm)

MEL-17-050 34.97 40.92 5.95 4.87 5.22 1.23 16.18 8.23

234.22 239.04 4.82 3.69 2.11 1.09 0.53 2.80

MEL-17-051 295.50 296.84 1.34 0.86 14.15 4.17 0.27 8.12

MEL-17-052 48.83 56.20 7.37 5.65 6.02 0.07 56.73 0.62

includes 52.00 54.09 2.09 1.60 16.50 <0.01 57.94 1.08

253.36 256.89 3.53 2.70 10.34 4.33 31.67 2.18

MEL-17-053 66.64 72.00 5.36 4.39 5.10 2.14 61.76 1.91

239.52 256.95 17.43 13.35 6.41 0.97 49.70 1.33

includes 245.97 250.58 4.61 3.53 11.15 0.33 49.84 0.98

MEL-17-054 250.63 257.59 6.96 4.47 2.44 1.10 10.03 0.58

MEL-17-055 214.71 225.00 10.29 6.61 4.50 1.73 55.35 0.60

MEL-17-056 224.38 229.00 4.62 4.00 16.65 0.66 10.58 1.10

includes 226.25 229.00 2.75 2.38 27.78 0.66 4.95 1.46

MEL-17-057 141.72 146.45 4.73 4.44 5.11 0.35 40.65 1.88

MEL-17-058 119.63 142.12 22.49 12.90 8.45 0.26 65.99 0.42

includes 128.44 137.06 8.62 4.94 10.93 <0.01 62.79 0.48

includes 140.76 142.12 1.36 0.78 16.65 <0.01 37.89 0.76

Assays and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)

The Company had an industry standard QA/QC program in place for its 2017 drill campaign that

included insertion of blanks, duplicates and certified reference standards . Results of the control

samples indicate reliable analytical results.

Sawn half core from the 2017 drill program were submitted to ALS Minerals Laboratories in

Whitehorse, YT, for sample preparation with pulps forwarded to their analytical laboratory in

North Vancouver, BC, Canada. ALS Laboratories for multi-element analysis. Description of the

analytical procedures for base metals were given in the prior news release of Nov. 25, 2017. To

obtain accurate barite content in the core samples, the Company submitted all mineralized

samples for barium analysis using a Fusion digestion and XRF finish. Over limit barium assays (e.g.

>45% Ba) were re -assayed using a C arbonate Fusion digestion and a gravimetric finish a

methodology specifically for high-grade barite samples.

DRILL HOLE LOCATION PLAN – shows locations of all 2017 drill holes

Michael Gareau, P.Geo ., Vice President of Geology for Benz and a qualified person for the

purposes of National Instrument 43 -101, has reviewed the results of the 2017 Mel Main Zone

drilling; and approved the technical information contained in this release. Mr. Gareau visited the

Mel project in late October to review the 2017 drill core.

Benz is pleased to also announce the appointment of Mr. Gary Lindsey of StrataStar LLC to

provide corporate communications and management consulting services to the Company. Mr.

Lindsey has provided corporate communication services at numerous mining companies over the

past decade, where he gained extensive experience in the metals and min ing industry, with a

proven track record of success with exploration, development, and production companies.

Mr. Lindsey, as part of his compensation, will be granted an incentive stock options exercisable

to purchase up to 250,000 common shares in the cap ital of the Company at an exercise price of

$0.185 per share.

Benz President, Miloje Vicentijevic states, “We are pleased to add Mr. Lindsey to our team and

look forward to utilizing his expertise to help Benz grow.”

About Benz Mining and the Mel Deposit: Benz Mining is focused on acquiring and developing

mineral base metal assets in safe jurisdictions and is led by a team of experienced mine

developers. In March 2017, the Company entered into a purchase agreement to acquire the Mel

zinc-lead-barite projec t located in southeast Yukon (Company news release dated March 13,

2017).

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Benz Mining Corp.

Miloje Vicentijevic, President and Chief Executive Officer

For more information please contact

Benz Mining Corp.

Telephone: 604.617.1239

Email: [email protected]

Gary Lindsey, Corporate Communications

Phone: (720)-273-6224

Email: [email protected]

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 accuracy or adequacy of

this release.