Duran Provides Aguila Norte Mineral Processing Plant Update

DURAN PROVIDES AGUILA NORTE MINERAL PROCESSING PLANT UPDATE

(Toronto, Ontario – April 19, 2017) Duran Ventures Inc. ( TSXV: DRV; BVL: DRV )(“Duran” or the “Company”) is

pleased to announce that due to a return to normal climatic conditions in northern Peru , operations at the

Company’s 80% owned Aguila Norte flotation plant (“Aguila Norte” or the “Plant”) will restart shortly. As

previously announced (see Company’s new release dated March 16, 2017) extremely heavy rain falls and floods in

northern Peru due to the El Niño effect resulted in the temporary suspension of operations at the Plant.

The Regional Government of La Libertad in Northe rn Peru declared a state of emergency for t he region on

February 9, 2017. Highways and roads throughout Northern Peru were affected by the severe weather conditions

which caused the collapse of many bridges along the coast and in the mountainous regions. Mineral shipments

and consumable material for the Plant were not available and/or were considered too dangerous to transport

during this time. Plant operations were briefly halted after the first week of March and it was decided to suspend

operations on March 15th when the highway and roads nearby the Plant became impassable.

The Company is also pleased to announce that 91.17 metric tonnes (“mt”) of zinc concentrates and 23.26 mt of

lead-silver concentrate was shipped from the Plant and has arrived at the Impala Terminals in the port of Callao,

Lima. The concentrates are 100% own by Aguila Norte and represent the first sale of concentrates produced from

wholly-owned purchased mineral. The Company entered into an agreement with mineral trader Ocean Partners

to purchase the concentrates. The Company expect s to continue purchasing and processing this mineral. Third

party mineral currently on site is expected to be processed by the end of the month once the circuit, pad and

equipment have been thoroughly inspected and approved for processing. The third party mineral is not owned by

the Company and the mineral supplier is charged a processing fee, or “Maquila”, for each metric tonne processed.

The Company has received several expressions of interest from nearby mineral suppliers in the region. Over the

next few months t he Company expect s to continue process ing third party mineral during and after the Plant

commissioning phase but at the same time will focus on establishing long term relationships with mineral

suppliers by entering into profit sharing agreements. The Company will also purchase mineral for processing and

later sell to certain mineral buyers. Relationships with these buyers , or traders, have been established and short

term loan agreements will be set up to assist the Company in mineral purchases. Jeffrey Reeder, CEO and

President of Duran commented “The recent extreme weather in Peru affected the operations during this crucial

startup phase. This rare severe El Niño effect last occurred in Peru in 1997 and I have personally witnessed the

effects of this natural phenomena both times. While constructing the Plant Duran took this into consideration and

consequently only minor repair s are required to certain areas of the Plant affected by the heavy rains. We are

very excited that our very first owned concentrates have arrived at the Impala Terminals in the port of Callao and

are awaiting payment . The produced concentrates show that the flotation circuit at the Plant is functioning as

expected.”

The Company is also pleased to announce that the Don Pancho property sale transaction with Tartisan Resources

Corp. (“Tartisan”) closed on March 30, 2017 . The Company received CDN$50,000 and 500,000 shares of Tartisan

and retains a 2% net smelter return royalty, of which half (1%) can be purchased by Tartisan for US$500,000.

Jeffrey Reeder, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, is responsible for all technical

information contained in this news release.

About Duran

Duran Ventures Inc. is a Canadian exploration company focused on mineral processing and the exploration and

development of precious and base metal properties in Peru.

Duran Ventures Inc. is a Canadian resource companylisted on the

TSX Venture Exchange and the Bolsa de Valores de Lima: Symbol “DRV”

For additional information, contact: Jeffrey Reeder Tel: (647) 302-3290

or Oscar Pezo at (011) 511 422-1467

Website: www.duranventuresinc.com Email: [email protected]

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