Saturday, September 26, 2026
MiningNewsTerminal
Saturday, September 26, 2026 Admin

LEAP.V ·

Durango Receives First Option Payment FOR Trove Windfall Lake Property

Mergers & Acquisitions Property Options & Staking

DURANGO RESOURCES INC.

Suite 248 – 515 W. Pender Street

Vancouver, BC V6B 6H5

TSX Venture Exchange Trading Symbol:

DGO Frankfurt: 86A1 / OTC Grey: ATOXF

DURANGO RECEIVES FIRST OPTION PAYMENT FOR TROVE WINDFALL LAKE PROPERTY

Vancouver, BC / TheNewswire / April 20, 2017 – Durango Resources Inc. (TSX.V -DGO, OTC:

ATOXF, FSE:86 A1), (“ Durango”) is pleased to announce that it has received the first option

payment in relation to the option agreement (the “ Agreement”) with BonTerra Resources Inc.

(“BonTerra”) as announced on Ma rch 30, 2016 in relation to Durango’s Trove Property located

in the Windfall-Urban Gold Camp district of northern Québec (the “Trove Property”).

The Trove Property is surrounded by properties held by Osisko Mining Inc. (TSX: OSK) (“Osisko”)

and Beaufield Resources Inc. (TSXV: BFD) ( “Beaufield”), and is a direct extension of the south

west mineralized trend that BonTerra is currently exploring on its Gladiator Gold Deposit and

Coliseum Gold Property.

Pursuant to the Agreement, BonTerra has paid its first payment of C $150,000 in cash and

1,500,000 BonTerra common shar es as a first step to earning a 100% interest in the Trove

Property from Durango. In order for BonTerra to ea rn a 100% interest in the Trove Property, it

has to pay an additional $150,000 in cash and 1,500,000 BonTerra common shares on the fir st

anniversary of the Agreement, and a further $200,000 in cash and spend a minimum of

$1,000,000 in exploration expenditures on or before the second anniversary of the Agreement.

If BonTerra fully exercises its option pursuant to the Agreement, Durango will retain a 2% NSR on

the Trove Property.

Marcy Kiesman, CEO of Durango, stated “Durango is pleased with the transaction with BonTerra

as it is providing capital to Durango without any dilution to shareholders. Durango recently

acquired additional strategically located claim blocks in the Windfall Lake area , some of which

are adjacent to Osisko and within a few kilometres of the Trove Property boundary. Durango plans

to a dvance the Windfall East and West properties in 2017. Durango is positioning to finance

exploration drilling programs on its projects with the recent and future cash and share deposits

due to the Trove option agreement.”

The Agreement has been filed on SEDAR under the profile of Durango at www.sedar.com.

About Durango

Durango is a natural resources company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral

properties. The Company has a 100% interest in the Mayner’s Fortune and Smith Island limestone

properties in northwest British Columbia, the Decouverté and Trove gold properties in the Abitibi

Region of Quebec, and certain lithium properties near the Whabouchi mine, the Buckshot

graphite property near the Miller M ine in Qu ébec, the Dianna Lake silver project in northern

Saskatchewan, and the Whitney Northwest property near the Lake Shore Gold and Goldcorp joint

venture in Ontario.

For further information on Durango, please refer to its SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

Marcy Kiesman, Chief Executive Officer

Telephone: 604.428.2900 or 604.339.2243

Facsimile: 888.266.3983

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.durangoresourcesinc.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This document may contain or refer to forward -looking information based on current

expectations, including, but not limited to receiving additional paym ents pursuant to the

Agreement, Durango engaging in fut ure drilling programs, raising additional funds , exploration

results on any of its properties or the and the impact on the Company of these events. Forward-

looking information is subject to significant risks and unc ertainties, as actual results may differ

materially from forecasted results. Forward-looking information is provided as of the date hereof

and we assume no responsibility to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances.

For a detailed list of risks and uncertainties relating to Durango, please refer to the Company's

prospectus filed on its SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

Neither 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.