Update ON the Acquisition of the Murray Brook Property BY PUMA Exploration

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ELN NEWS RELEASE JAN 23, 2017

UPDATE ON THE ACQUISITION OF THE MURRAY BROOK PROPERTY

BY PUMA EXPLORATION

January 23, 201 7 Vancouver, BC - El Niño Ventures Inc. ("ELN" or the “Company ”)

(TSXV: ELN ; OTC Pink: ELNOF ; FSE: E7Q ) EL Nino Ventures is pleased to provide an

update of the acquisition of the Murray Brook Deposit in the Brunswick Mining Camp (BMC).

By mutual agreement of all three (3) parties, the closing date for this acquisition (See Press

Release Oct 13th, 2016) has been postponed to February 28th, 2017. This extension will allow

Puma Exploration to finalize the regulatory approval to satisfy the requirements for the

acquisition.

The Murray Brook property consists of Mining Lease 252 and contiguous Mineral Claim Block

4925 (245 claims) located 4 km west of the producing Caribou Mine, which is owned and

operated by Trevali Mining Corporation. With the purchase of the Murray Brook Deposit and

Murray Brook Minerals inc., Puma will hold significant assets in the Bathurst Mining Camp,

which has produced over 120 million tons of ore since the opening of the Brunswick No.12

Mine.

El Nino will continue to maintain its current interest in the Bathurst Zinc Project - Bathurst

Option Joint Venture (BOJV) also located in the Bathurst Mining Camp.

For more information on the Company please go to www.elninoventures.com.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors,

“Harry Barr”

Harry Barr

Chairman & CEO

El Niño Ventures Inc.

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.