Centenera Launches Esperanza Copper‐Gold Project, San Juan, Argentina Receives Drill Permit and Mobilizes for Planned Drilling Announces Non‐Brokered Private Placement
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Centenera Launches Esperanza Copper‐Gold
Project, San Juan, Argentina
Receives Drill Permit and Mobilizes for Planned Drilling
Announces Non‐Brokered Private Placement
At $0.18 per Unit to Raise up to $2.156M
Vancouver, British Columbia – Centenera Mining Corporation (“Cen t e n e r a ” o r t h e “ C o m p a n y ” ) ‐ ( T S X V : C T , O T C Q B :
CTMIF) reports that it has received a drill permit for its flagship E speranza Copper‐Gold Project (formerly known as the
Huachi project) (“Esperanza” or the “Project”) in San Juan Province, Argentina. The Company will commence site logistics
work immediately and plans to begin diamond drilling as soon as possible (Figure 1).
The Company also announces a non‐brokered private placement of up to 12,000,000 units (the “Units”) priced at $0.18
per Unit to raise a total of up to $2.16 million. Each Unit will consist of one common share of Centenera and one warrant,
with each warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one common share of Centenera at an exercise price of $0.30
for a period of 18 months from the closing of the Financing.
“We are announcing our new project name and we will now move qu ickly to put logistics in place for the drill program,
beginning with an upgrade of the road to site. Mobilization is in progress and contractors are in place for the drill
program,” stated Keith Henderson, President and CEO of Centenera, “Previous drilling advanced the project significantly,
demonstrating grade from surface and continuity at depth. The new drill program will investigate the tonnage potential
of the deposit with holes planned to test deeper and stepping o ut approximately 150 metres from previous mineralized
intersections.”
Mineralized Copper‐Gold Porphyry
The outcropping copper‐gold porphyry mineralization at Esperanza was first drill‐tested by Cardero Argentina S.A. (now a
wholly‐owned subsidiary of Centenera) in 2006‐2007 with 7 diamond drill holes totalling 2,011 metres. All drill holes
intersected significant copper‐gold mineralization (Figure 1). Drilling highlights include:
Best intersection is 353.1m 1 from surface, grading 0.35% copper and 0.18 g/t gold (0.49% co pper equivalent 2)
including 243.1m1 grading 0.40% copper and 0.21 g/t gold (0.57% copper equivalent2)
Mineralization is outcropping at surface with a pyrite halo extending over a 1,400m x 850m area
Drill holes generally intersected mineralization at surface
Mineralization is open all directions
Majority of drill holes terminated in mineralization due to the depth limitations of the drill rig and are open at
depth
Several drill holes demonstrate increasing grade with depth
Notes: 1 True width is not known. 2 Copper equivalent = copper grade % x (0.795 x gold grade g/t), where the conversion factor of 0.795 is calculated
by comparing the value of 1 tonne of copper ore (at copper prices of $2.20/lb ($4,850.16/t)) to the value of 1 t of gold ore (at gold prices of $1,200/oz
($38.58g/t)) and assuming 100% recovery.
Readers are directed to the Company's technical report dated March 6, 2017 on the Project, San Juan Province, Argentina
available on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com for further information on the historical drilling on the
Project.
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Planned Drill Program
The objective of the current Esperanza drill program is to investigate the potential for a bulk tonnage, copper‐gold
porphyry style deposit. The Company plans to initially drill 4 drill holes for approximately 2,000m. The planned drill holes
are expected to step out at le ast 150m from previous drill hole s. Since previous drill holes are open at depth, planned
holes will aim to reach 500m to 600m down hole. Access road upgrades and camp construction will begin immediately.
Figure 1: Section through the porphyry system at Esperanza showing the location of
the first planned drill hole relative to previous drill holes.
Notes: 1 True width is not known. 2 Copper equivalent = copper grade % x (0.795 x gold grade g/t), where the conversion factor of 0.795 is calculated
by comparing the value of 1 tonne of copper ore (at copper prices of $2.20/lb ($4,850.16/t)) to the value of 1 t of gold ore (at gold prices of $1,200/oz
($38.58g/t)) and assuming 100% recovery.
Esperanza Project Background
The Esperanza copper‐gold mineralization is associated with a porphyry‐epithermal system with extensive multiphase
quartz‐stockwork development. Historical exploration work on Esperanza identified porphyry style copper mineralization,
which is best developed around two intrusive stocks: the Canyon s t o c k a n d t h e O r o R i c o s t o c k . B o t h s t o c k s h a v e
mineralization at surface consisting of chalcopyrite, with diss eminated magnetite, pyrite, and local sparse bornite and
molybdenum. Additionally, a large 1,400m by 850m elongate >3% pyrite halo overlies the prospect suggesting significant
porphyry mineralization may remain untested under cover.
The Project is located in San Juan Province in northwestern Argentina, 135km due north of the city of San Juan. The
Project is situated close to existing infrastructure, is within 35km of power lines and has year‐round road access. It is
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located at elevations between 2,800m and 3,250m above sea level , which is low relative to other projects in the Andes
(Figure 2). Exploration can be conducted year‐round.
Figure 2: Location of Esperanza Project and Infrastructure
Under a binding letter agreement with the vendors (collectively, the "Vendor") of the Project (see news release of
January 23, 2017), Centenera has the option (the "Option") to earn a 100% interest in the Project through the payment of
USD $2,306,000 and the issuance of common shares in the Company valued at USD $500,000 (at the time of issuance) to
the Vendor, subject to a 2% Net Smelter Royalty ("NSR") to be g ranted to the Vendor. Centenera will have a right to buy
back 0.5% of the NSR for USD $1,000,000, at which time the NSR payable to the Vendor shall be 1.5%. During the Option
period, Centenera will be responsible for maintaining the explo ration concession and permits comprising the Project in
good standing, and paying all fees and assessments, and taking such other steps, required in order to do so. There will be
no other work commitments, and any work carried out on the Project will be at the sole discretion of Centenera.
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Non‐Brokered Financing
The Company also announces a non‐brokered private placement (th e “Financing”) of up to 12,000,000 Units priced at
$0.18 per Unit to raise a total of up to $2.16 million. Each U nit will consist of one common share of Centenera and one
warrant, with each warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one common share of Centenera at an exercise price
of $0.30 for a period of 18 months from the closing of the Fina ncing. The common shares and warrants comprising the
Units will be subject to a hold period of four‐months and one d ay in Canada. The proceeds of the private placement are
intended to be used to fund drilling at the Esperanza project and for general working capital purposes. The Company may
pay finder’s fees on a portion of the Financing consisting of a cash commission equal to 7% of the gross proceeds raised
and finder’s warrants equal to 7% of the total number of Units issued, where each finder’s warrant will entitle the holder
thereof to purchase one common share of Centenera at an exercis e price of $0.18 for a period of 12 months from the
closing of the Financing. The Financing is subject to TSX Venture Exchange and other regulatory approval.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein i n
the United States, or in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or sale would be unlawful. The securities described herein
have not been and will not be registered under the United State s Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or
any United States state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to the account or benefit of
a "U.S. person" (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) or a person in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
Stock Option Grant
The Company also announces that it has granted 6.6 million stoc k options to various directors, officers, employees and
consultants of the Company and its affiliates. The options are exercisable by the holders to purchase common shares of
the Company on or before November 20, 2020 at an exercise price of $0.20 per share.
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
The Esperanza copper‐gold porphyry drill testing was undertaken by Cardero Argentina S.A. from 2006 to 2007. On site
personnel at the project rigorously collected and tracked sampl es, which were then sealed and shipped to ALS Chemex
for analysis. ALS Chemex's quality system complies with the requirements for the International Standards ISO 9001:2000
and ISO 17025: 1999. Analytical accuracy and precision are monitored by the analysis of reagent blanks, reference
material and replicate samples. Quality control was further as sured by the use of international and in‐house standards.
Blind certified reference material was inserted at regular intervals into the sample sequence by Cardero personnel to
independently assess analytical accuracy. Finally, representative blind duplicate samples were forwarded to ALS Chemex
and an ISO compliant third‐party laboratory for additional quality control.
Qualified Person
Tyler Caswell, P.Geo., the Company's Exploration Manager and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43‐
101, has reviewed the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for portions of this news release, and has
approved the disclosure herein. Mr. Caswell is not independent of the Company, as he is an employee and holds incentive
stock options.
About Centenera Mining Corporation
Centenera is a mineral resource company trading on the TSX Vent ure Exchange under the symbol CT and on the OTCQB
exchange under the symbol CTMIF. The Company is focused 100% on mineral resource assets in Argentina. The Company
intends to focus its 2017 exploration activities on drill‐testi ng its flagship Esperanza copper‐gold project . Other assets,
including the Organullo gold project and the El Quemado lithium pegmatite project in Salta Province, are intended to be
explored by the Company with the aim of proving project potential and attracting a joint venture partner or a project sale.
The Organullo project has approximately 8,000 metres of histori cal drilling and assay results. Organullo has a geological
target range from 19.8 million tonnes grading at 0.94 g/t gold (600,000 ounces) to 31.6 million tonnes grading 0.92 g/t
gold (940,000 ounces) using a 0.5 g/t gold cut‐off‐grade. It should be noted that these potential exploration target
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quantities and grades are conceptual in nature, that insufficie nt exploration and geological modelling has been done to
define a mineral resource, and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the delineation of a mineral resource.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of
CENTENERA MINING CORPORATION
"Keith Henderson"
President & CEO
For further details on the Company readers are referred to the Company's web site (www.centeneramining.com) and its
Canadian regulatory filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
For further information, please contact:
Keith Henderson
Phone: 604‐638‐3456
E‐mail: [email protected]
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responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
This news release contains forward‐looking statements and forward‐looking information (collectively, "forward‐looking statements") within the
meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements regarding the anticipated content,
commencement, timing and cost of exploration programs in respect of the Project and otherwise, anticipated exploration program r e s u l t s f r o m
exploration activities, the Company's expectation that it will be able to enter into agreements to acquire interests in additional mineral properties or
attract joint venture partners or sell its Organullo and El Quemado projects, the successful negotiation and execution of a definitive Option Agreement
for the Project, the discovery and delineation of mineral depos its/resources/reserves on the Pr oject, the closing and amount o f the Financing, the
intended use of proceeds from t he Financing and the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, are forward‐looking
statements. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be
correct. Often, but not always, forward looking information can be i dent i fi ed by w or ds s uc h as "pr o for ma", "pl ans ", "expec ts ", "may", "should",
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Forward‐looking statements involve known and unknown risks, unc ertainties and other factors whi ch may cause the actual results , performance or
achievements of the Company to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking
information. Such risks and other factors include, among others, operating and technical difficulties in connection with mineral exploration and
development and mine development a ctivities at the Project, inc luding the geological mapping, prospecting and sampling program being proposed
for the Project (the "Program"), actual results of exploration activities, including the Program, estimation or realization of mineral reserves and mineral
resources, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production, capital expenditures, the costs and timing of the development
of new deposits the inability of the Company to prove project potential of the Organullo and El Quemado projects, to attract joint venture partners or
sell any of its projects, lack of investor interest in the Fina ncing the availability of a sufficient supply of water and othe r materials, requirements for
additional capital, future prices of precious metals and copper , changes in general economic conditions, changes in the financ ial markets and in the
demand and market price for commodities, possible variations in ore grade or recovery rates, possible failures of plants, equi pment or processes to
operate as anticipated, accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry, delays or the inability of the Company to obtain any necessary
permits, consents or authorizations required, including TSXV acceptance, for the Property acquisition, the Financing or in the completion of
development or construction activities, changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting mining operations, hedging practices, currency fluctuations,
title disputes or claims limitations on insurance coverage and the timing and possible outcome of pending litigation, environmental issues and
liabilities, risks related to joint venture operations, and ris ks related to the integration of acquisitions, as well as those factors discussed under the
heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Management Information Circular (April 2016) and as discussed in the annual management's discussion and
analysis and other filings of the Company with the Canadian Sec urities Authorities, copies of which can be found under the Com pany's profile on the
SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward looking information. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no
obligation to update any of the forward looking information in this news release or incorporated by reference herein.
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