Canadian International Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: CIN) Appoints Mr. Rafael Vaudrin to Board of Directors

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Canadian International Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: CIN) Appoints Mr.

Rafael Vaudrin to Board of Directors

January 3, 2017 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Canadian International Minerals Inc. (the

“Company”) (TSX-V: CIN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Rafael Vaudrin to the

Company’s board of directors. Mr. Vaudrin has a Mas ters degree in Geosciences from the

University of Tübingen in Germany, where he special ized in Exploration, Mineralogy, and

Structural Geology. Mr. Vaudrin is fluent in French , English, and German, and holds dual

Canadian and German citizenship.

To make way for Mr. Vaudrin’s appointment, Mr. Thom as Hasek, P.Eng, has resigned from the

Company’s board of directors. Mr. Hasek will return to the Company’s advisory board and will

continue to serve as the Company’s Qualified Person . Mr. Hasek is fluent in Czech and English,

and holds dual Canadian and Czech citizenship.

Canadian International Minerals Inc. is committed t o exploration and development in the prolific

Erzgebirge “Ore Mountains” mining district that str addles the Czech-German border region. The

region is host to a number of significant past prod ucing copper, tin, cobalt and silver mines, as

well as an advanced stage lithium deposit. Europe i s host to a number of cobalt and electronic

metals refinery plants, along with lithium battery plants operated by Daimler, Panasonic, and LG

Chem.

For further information, please contact:

Canadian International Minerals Inc.

Michael E. Schuss

President and CEO

Phone: 604-241-2254

Website: www.cin-v.com

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