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Savant Explorations Ltd. Announces the Appointment of Lutz Klingmann and Patrick Mcgrath to the Board Focus ON Blue MOON Zinc Project

Management Changes

SAVANT EXPLORATIONS LTD. ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF

LUTZ KLINGMANN AND PATRICK MCGRATH TO THE BOARD

FOCUS ON BLUE MOON ZINC PROJECT

April 12, 2017 - Savant Explorations Ltd. (TSXV: SVT) (the “Company”) announces the

appointment of Lutz Klingmann and Patrick McGrath to the board effective immediately. With

the appointment of Mr. Klingmann and his mine-building experience, the Company is committed

to focusing on advancing the wholly -owned Blue Moon zinc project . A NI 43 -101 report

detailing the Blue Moon resources is available on SEDAR (February 21, 2008). The Blue Moon

zinc project is at the development stage with advanced work already performed by the previous

owners, including Westmin Mines Limited (now Boliden). The Company will release its detailed

plans for the Blue Moon zinc project in due course.

Board Appointees

Mr. Klingmann is a Professional Engineer and was a Director and/or President of Golden Queen

Mining Co. Ltd. (“Golden Queen”) (TSX: GQM) from 2001 to 2015. During Mr. Klingmann’s

tenure at Golden Queen, he developed the gold and silver heap leach project known as the

Soledad Mountain Project in southern California. Mr. Klingmann secured all major approvals

and permits for the Soledad Mountain Project and construction of the mine started in January

2013. In 2014, Mr. Klingmann was involved in securing project financing of US$100 million for

the project and Golden Queen declared commercial production on the property in December

2016.

Mr. Klingmann also founded Minto Explorations Ltd. (“Minto”) in April 1993 specifically for

the acquisition of the Minto property interests held by ASARCO Inc., Teck Resources Limited

and Falconbridge Ltd. Minto concluded a US$25million financing agreement with ASARCO

Inc. to bring the Minto project to production. Minto was acquired by Sherwood Copper

Corporation in 2005. Construction was completed and the mine started production in September

2007 and continues in production today under Capstone Mining Corp. (Sherwood Copper

Corporation and Capstone Mining Corp. combined in 2008).

Mr. McGrath is a CPA, CGA and has been the Chie f Financial Officer of Cub Energy Inc. since

2013. Cub Energy is an international oil and gas producer with last reported production of

approximately 1,150 barrels of oil equivalence a day. Mr. McGrath previously acted as the Chief

Financial Officer of Anatolia Energy Corp. from 2011 to 2013. Anatolia Energy was focused on

shale oil development in Turkey and was acquired by Cub Energy in 2013. Mr. McGrath is also

a founder and was previously Vice President of Finance of Adriana Resources Inc. (now Sprott

Resource Holdings Inc.), a development company focused on iron ore.

In conjunction with the appointments of Mr. Klingmann and Mr. McGrath, Reginald Advocaat

and Rob Geisthardt resigned from the board to pursue other opportunities. The board wishes to

thank Mr. Advocaat and Mr. Geisthardt for their past services.

For more information please contact:

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Patrick McGrath, Director

Phone: 1-832-499-6009

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 adequacy or accuracy

of this release.