Santacruz Silver Reports Completion of Carrizal Mining Acquisition and Early Warning Report Disclosure of C. Silva

TSX.V: SCZ

FSE: 1SZ

October 7, 2019

SANTACRUZ SILVER REPORTS COMPLETION OF CARRIZAL MINING ACQUISITION AND EARLY

WARNING REPORT DISCLOSURE OF C. SILVA

Vancouver, B.C. – Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. (TSX.V:SCZ) (the “Company” or “Santacruz”) reports that

effective October 4, 2019, the Company , having received requisite shareholder and stock exchange

approvals, has acquired the remaining 50% of the outstanding shares of PCG Mining, S.A. de C.V. ("PCG")

from a non -arm's length party in consideration for the issue of 30,000,000 common shares of the Company

(the “Transaction”), resulting in the Company owning 100% of PCG, which is the parent holding company of

Carrizal Mining, S.A. de C.V.

Pursuant to the requirements o f National Instrument 62 -103 – The Early Warning System and Related Take -

Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues, Mr. Carlos Alberto Silva Ramos, with an address at c/o Suite 880 –

580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3B6, confirms that on Oct ober 4, 2019 he and three

family members (collectively, the " Silva Family ") acquired ownership and control of an aggregate of

30,000,000 common shares of the Company (the " Transaction Shares ") pursuant to the T ransaction at a

deemed price of C$0.05 per share for total deemed consideration of C$1,500,000.

Immediately prior to the closing of the Transaction, the Silva Family did not own any common shares of the

Company and Mr. Silva holds stock options exercisable to purchase 1,500,000 common shares of the

Company.

Immediately after the closing of the Transaction, the Silva Family owns the Transaction Shares representing

approximately 14.7% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company on a non -diluted basis

and 15.3% on a partially-diluted basis assuming the exercise of the stock options owned by Mr. Silva.

The acquisition by the Silva Family of the Transaction Shares was primarily made for investment purposes.

Each member of the Silva Family may increase or decrease his or her investment in th e Company from time to

time according to market conditions or other relevant factors.

The Transaction Shares were issued by the Company on a private placement basis and are subject to a hold

period in Canada expiring on February 5, 2020.

A copy of the r equisite early warning report (the " Report") will be issued and filed by Mr. Silva on the SEDAR

website at www.sedar.com under the Company's profile. The Company's head office in Canada is located at

Suite 880 – 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, British Columb ia, V6C 3B6. To obtain a copy of the Report,

contact Robert McMorran, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, at 604-569-1609.

‘signed’

Arturo Préstamo Elizondo,

President and CEO

For further information please contact:

Arturo Prestamo

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: (011) (52) 81 8378 5707

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of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.