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Adventus and Salazar Provide Santiago Project Update and Plans FOR Drilling IN 2020

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ADVENTUS AND SALAZAR PROVIDE SANTIAGO PROJECT UPDATE

AND PLANS FOR DRILLING IN 2020

Toronto, June 15, 2020 – Adventus Mining Corporation (“Adventus”) (TSX -V: ADZN ; OTCQX: ADVZF ) and

Salazar Resources Limited (“Salazar”) (TSX-V: SRL) (together the “Partners”) are pleased to announce that with

the Pijilí project mobilization now commenced, the exploration team has started preparations and planning for

the commencement of work on the Santiago project (“Santiago”), which contains a potential porphyry copper-

gold system and an epithermal target area. Santiago consists of a single concession, which totals 2,350 hectares

and is located approximately 37 km north of the city of Loja in Loja province in southcentral Ecuador. The project

is controlled by the Partners in a joint venture that is 80% -owned by Adventus and 20%- owned by Salazar.

Explorers and project developers in the direct vicinity include groups such as the Newcrest Mining Limited-

Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. joint venture and SolGold plc.

Highlights

• Principal target is a large prospective porphyry (3,000 by 2,000 metre) with coincident prospective

geology, a wide-spread hydrothermal alteration footprint, an extensive gold and copper surficial

geochemistry anomaly, and a coincident airborne MobileMT geophysical anomaly

• Secondary target is an epithermal target area denoted by a swarm of mineralized veins and breccia units

• Historical drilling results include:

o FUD-01 intersected 323.09 metres of 0.23% copper and 0.40 g/t gold for 0.65% CuEq

o FUD-02 intersected 267.80 metres of 0.24% copper and 0.43 g/t gold for 0. 70% CuEq, including

a higher-grade subinterval that intersected 170.95 metres of 0.33% copper and 0.55 g/t gold for

0.91% CuEq

o FUD-09 intersected 295.17 metres of 0.22% copper and 0.20 g/t gold for 0.42 % CuEq, including

a higher-grade subinterval that intersected 67.86 metres of 0.79% copper and 0.27 g/t gold for

1.06% CuEq

• Historical rock chip sampling results from veins and breccia units include:

o Española Vein – 2.0 metres grading 28.10 g/t gold and 231.0 g/t silver ; 1.0 metre grading 26.00

g/t gold and 242 g/t silver ; 1.0 metre grading 18.2 g/t gold and 252 g/t silver; and 1.0 metre

grading 4.8 g/t gold and 442.0 g/t silver

• Minimum 3,000 metre drilling program is being planned for second half of 2020

Sampling results and figures referenced in this news release are available on the Adventus website :

http://adventusmining.com/projects/santiago

The 2020 exploration program at Santiago will consist of two components: (1) Technical teams will first focus

on field work for validation of historical results to finalize target generation for drilling in conjunction with the

airborne MobileMT geophysical results , and (2) drilling will be undertaken to both confirm historical drilling

results and to test the possible depth extent of this intrusion-related system. A field work program and drilling

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budget for a minimum 3,000 metres is being planned to the end of 2020. The Partners will adapt their detailed

health and safety protocols for novel coronavirus enacted for the Pijilí project (see June 8, 2020 news release)

when field work at Santiago begins in the second half of 2020.

Jason Dunning, Vice President of Exploration for Adventus, stated: "We have been eagerly working towards and

anticipating the start of drilling on the Santiago project since it joined the exploration alliance portfolio in 2018.

With the completion of the airborne MobileMT geophysical survey in 2019, our level of excitement has only risen,

as it has given us a never before seen deep , 3D view into geological framework hosting two very prospective

intrusion-related targets. One is a large porphyry copper-gold target and the other is an epithermal target that

has never seen drilling. The second half of 2020 is going to be very exciting for Adventus and Salazar.”

Santiago Exploration History

Exploration field work has a long history at Santiago dating back to an agreement signed between the United

Nations Development Programme – Operation #8 (“United Nations”) and the Government of Ecuador in

December 1964 that allowed for access and the assessment of both metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits.

Initial exploration field work started over a large geographic area of 8,328 km 2 in March 1970, which included

Santiago (formerly known as Fierro Urco), and continued through November 1970. In the area around Santiago,

United Nations developed two copper-molybdenum stream sediment anomalies in creeks draining from the

Fierro Urco ridge, however these anomalies were located within a much broader geochemically anomalous

footprint of 93 km2.

An intrusive rock that was hosted in acid volcanic rocks with mineralized vein with gold, silver, and minor zinc

and lead values was identified and mapped at Fierro Urco (Figure A). The vein was considered to be potentially

fringe mineralization to a porphyry copper system, as suggested by the copper -molybdenum stream sediment

anomaly. Follow-up field work and target generation continued through May 1972 at Fierro Urco, but the area

around Fierro Urco w as awarded to a privat e group, a joint venture between DIYAS Corporation and Minera

Marshal del Ecuador Inc., which formed Prospection Panama S.A. (“Prospection”).

Prospection conducted exploration activities between 1971 and 1981 , which included regional prospecting,

geochemical studies, and a ground magnetometer survey that led to a drilling program totaling 2,137 metres in

11 drill holes (Figure B). Notable drill results of this historical drilling program are presented in Table 1. Drill

collar location information is presented in Table 3. No further work was completed by Prospection after

completion of the drilling program.

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Table 1: Historical Prospection Drilling Results

Notes:

(1) The results in Table 1 represent currently available historical data for assay results and intersection lengths. The Partners have not verified the data and

investors should not place undue reliance on the data. The Partner’s future exploration work programs will include verification of historical data.

(2) No original drill core and records are available for Prospection drilling; however, it is summarized in a Minera Climax del Ecuador report, September 1996

(3) Drill holes M2, 3, 4, and 5 did not yield significant results

(4) Gold assay results (*) appear to report below detection limits (0.3 g/t gold) or were not assayed for (-)

(5) It is unclear what QAQC measures Prospection undertook, but it is believed industry best practices of the time were observed in sample collection and

analysis

(6) The approximate true thickness cannot be estimated, as this is an early stage project

Upon expiry of the 10 -year concession to Prospection in 1981, a contract was signed between PREDESUR

(Commission for the Development of South Ecuador) and DGGM (Ecuadorean Mines Department) (collectively

“PREDESUR”) for exploration in the Fierro Urco area in August 1982 . Between 1982 and 1991, PREDESUR

undertook exploration directed towards discovery of a porphyry copper system . Field work included stream

sediment sampling, d etailed soil sampling, and both geological and alteration mapping. Although

recommended, PREDESUR did not undertake ground geophysical surveys or drilling.

Ag Armeno Mines & Minerals Inc. (“Ag Armeno”) then applied for the project concession from the Government

of Ecuador in 1991, which was granted in July 1992. After the concession was granted, Ag Armeno sold a 50%

undivided interest to Trans Atlantic Enterprises Inc., a related company with common management. After minor

field work testing the geochemistry of numerous quartz vein occurrences, Ag Armeno chose to farm- out the

project to interested parties. The first group was Newmont Overseas Exploration Limited (“Newmont”) in 1993

and the second group was Pactech Ventures Inc. (“Pactech”) in 1995.

Newmont optioned the project and their work programs between 1993 and 1994 focused around a Yanacocha-

style deposit model for discovery of an epithermal system. Their focus was the Fierro Urco area after optioning

the project from Ag Armeno. Field work defined a 2,200 by 600 metre gold rock chip anomaly greater than 100

ppb gold that had four areas of greater than 250 ppb gold. This target was developed from 244 rock chip samples

and a further 1,564 rock/saprolite soil samples over a 2,200 by 1,500 metre area. It was noted that 22 of 1,564

rock/saprolite soil samples were greater than 1,000 ppm gold and large areas of copper and zinc anomalism

(Figure C).

Ground geophysical surveys defined an IP chargeability -resistivity anomaly partially coincident with the rock

chip geochemical anomaly from approximately 172 line-kilometres of data acquisition. A ground magnetometer

Drill Hole

From

(m)

To

(m)

Thickness

(m)

Cu

(%)

Au

(g/t)

Approx. True

Thickness (m)

M01 43.58 80.77 37.19 0.18 - N/A

M06 99.36 109.42 10.06 0.21 - N/A

M07 33.53 124.97 91.44 0.16 - N/A

M08 85.34 327.76 242.48 0.23 0.3* N/A

M09 31.56 151.79 120.21 0.26 0.3* N/A

M10 3.96 151.17 147.21 0.36 0.3* N/A

M11 3.66 185.93 182.27 0.12 0.3* N/A

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survey was also completed over a larger area (3,200 by 2,700 metres) and it appears to show a northwest to

southeast structural lineation that perhaps mimics the trend of the gold anomalism in the surficial environment.

Geological and hydrothermal alteration mapping used terminology from the Yanacocha deposit and resulted in

a large area described as quartz -alunite alteration in hydrothermal and phreatic breccia units hosted in

intermediate to felsic volcanic rocks displaying spherulitic, devitrification textures (Figures D and E). A 4,587.55-

metre drilling program was undertaken over 23 drill holes with an average depth of 200 metres (Figure B)

targeting the coincident gold rock chip and IP chargeability-resistivity anomaly.

Wide intercepts of low- grade copper and gold were intersected, but in Newmont’s interpretation, it did not

constitute a Yanacocha -style system. Significant results from this historical drilling program are presented in

Table 2. Drill collar location information is presented in Table 3.

Table 2: Historical Newmont Drilling Results

Drill Hole

From

(m)

To

(m)

Thickness

(m)

Cu

(%)

Au

(g/t)

CuEq(4)

(%)

Approx. True

Thickness (m)

FUD-01 0.61 323.70 323.09 0.23 0.40 0.65 N/A

Including 127.65 138.45 10.80 0.58 0.40 1.01 N/A

Including 188.65 209.90 21.25 0.65 0.18 0.83 N/A

FUD-02 32.20 300.00 267.80 0.24 0.43 0.70 N/A

Including 129.05 300.00 170.95 0.33 0.55 0.91 N/A

FUD-07 1.52 300.22 298.70 0.08 0.17 0.25 N/A

FUD-08 3.05 300.23 297.18 0.12 0.23 0.37 N/A

Including 158.68 169.16 12.48 0.61 0.27 0.89 N/A

FUD-09 5.06 300.23 295.17 0.22 0.20 0.42 N/A

Including 152.59 300.23 147.64 0.41 0.21 0.64 N/A

Including 213.39 281.25 67.86 0.79 0.27 1.06 N/A

FUD-10 2.12 199.61 197.48 0.10 0.17 0.28 N/A

Including 74.11 199.61 125.50 0.14 0.21 0.36 N/A

FUD-11 181.36 300.22 118.86 0.18 0.12 0.31 N/A

Including 240.37 298.02 57.65 0.28 0.14 0.43 N/A

FUD-15 1.22 72.28 71.06 0.09 0.39 0.50 N/A

Including 24.67 33.95 9.28 0.05 1.49 1.62 N/A

FUD-16 29.75 140.29 110.54 0.09 0.31 0.42 N/A

Including 44.53 55.68 11.15 0.31 1.10 1.47 N/A

FUD-17 2.43 150.00 147.57 0.20 0.23 0.44 N/A

FUD-18 10.97 106.87 95.90 0.07 0.39 0.48 N/A

Including 34.33 59.26 24.93 0.06 0.91 1.02 N/A

FUD-19 3.04 115.82 112.78 0.08 0.18 0.27 N/A

FUD-21 3.65 94.48 90.83 0.15 0.25 0.41 N/A

FUD-23 53.75 400.50 346.75 0.12 0.23 0.37 N/A

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Notes:

(1) The results in Table 2 represent currently available historical data for assay results and intersection lengths. The Partners have not verified the data and

investors should not place undue reliance on the data. The Partners’ future exploration work programs will include verification of historical data.

(2) No original drill core and records are available for Newmont drilling; however, it is summarized in a Minera Climax del Ecuador report, September 1996

(3) Drill holes FU-03, 04, 05, 06, 12, 13, 14, 20, and 22 did not yield significant results

(4) Metal equivalency based on US$5,203.50/tonne Cu, US$1,707.30/oz Au from April 16, 2020 LME long-term metal pricing; noting that no adjustments were

made in the metal equivalency calculation for metal recovery, as this is still an early stage project

(5) It is unclear what QAQC measures Newmont undertook, but it is believed industry best practices of the time were observed in sample collection and analysis

(6) The approximate true thickness cannot be estimated, as this is an early stage project

Newmont returned the property to Ag Armeno and Pactech Ventures Inc. (“Pactech”) entered into an option

agreement with Ag Armeno in 1995, however, it was short-lived, and Ag Armeno terminated the agreement for

non-fulfillment of terms. This led to Minera Climax del Ecuador (“Minera Climax”) to undertake a detailed

examination of the property for a possible option in 1996, however, there are no records such a transaction

occurred with Minera Climax except for a detailed property review report dated September 1996 . Pactech’s

work extended the large Newmont gold rock chip anomaly a further 450 metres to the southeast in porphyritic

dacite volcanic rocks. Minera Climax interpreted mineralization associated with this new extension to be

structurally controlled.

Santiago sat idle until acquired by Mariana S.A. Comador (“Mariana”) in 2005 from Iamgold Ecuador S.A. ,

whereupon technical compilations were completed under a partnership with Silex Ecuador S.A., and field work

recommenced to include geological mapping and geochemical sampling including rock chip from mineralized

locations (Figures F and G).

Salazar announced the acquisition of Mariana in 2010, which included ownership of Santiago (see December 6,

2010 Salazar news release). The property is subject to a 1.5% net smelter royalty that can be bought out for

US$1 million, as well as a 4% net profits interest royalty that is in favour of INV Metals Inc. INV Metals Inc. had

acquired all of Iamgold Ecuador S.A.’s exploration interests in Ecuador. The rationale for Salazar’s acquisition of

Santiago was the presence of favourable geology (Figure D ), a large hydrothermal alteration footprint (Figure

E), and numerous mineralized vein and breccia structures (Figure A). Sulphide -bearing vein and breccia

structures were sampled by Salazar, which yielded significant results for gold and silver (see February 23, 2012

Salazar news release). A summary of the vein and breccia mineralization grades are listed below.

Española Vein: (up to 3 metres width)

• 2.0 metres @ 28.10 g/t gold and 231.0 g/t silver

• 1.0 metre @ 26.00 g/t gold and 242.0 g/t silver

• 1.0 metre @ 18.20 g/t gold and 252.0 g/t silver

• 1.0 metre @ 4.80 g/t gold and 442.0 g/t silver

Structure Quartz-Tourmaline: (3 metres width)

• 1.9 metres @ 1.19 g/t gold, 14.3 g/t silver and 0.03% molybdenum

• 3.3 metres @ 0.59 g/t gold, 36.6 g/t silver and 0.04% molybdenum

Ribs Zone and Ancha Vein: (up to 5 metres width)

• 1.0 metre @ 1.29 g/t gold and >100 g/t silver

• 1.0 metre @ 1.65 g/t gold and >100 g/t silver

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Structure F.U.: (1.5 metres width)

• 1.4 metre @ 4.80 g/t gold and 378.0 g/t silver

• 1.2 metres @ 6.40 g/t gold and 136.0 g/t silver

• 1.2 metres @ 4.20 g/t gold and 183.0 g/t silver

Advancing Santiago with Adventus

In 2018, Adventus entered into a definitive agreement with Salazar to include Santiago in the Partners’ Ecuador

country-wide exploration alliance (“Alliance”): 80% owned by Adventus and 20% owned by Salazar (see May 23,

2018 news release). The Alliance completed an airborne Mobile MagnetoTellurics (“MobileMT”) geophysical

survey that was flown over Santiago at 150-metre line spacing (see April 5, 2019 news release). The historical

exploration results from prior operators were integrated with the MobileMT geophysical mapping (apparent

conductivity, resistivity, RTP, and TMI-RTP magnetics) to generate preliminary target areas for validation in the

field by crews during the third quarter of 2020.

The principal target area at Santiago has coincident geological, geochemical and geophysical indicators that

include quartz-alunite alteration, a large gold rock chip geochemical anomaly identified by Newmont (~ 2,200

by 600 metres) , and both a low frequency apparent conductivity geophysical and resistivity anomaly of

approximately 3,000 by 2,000 metres (Figures H and I), and TMI-RTP magnetic low of approximately 2,000 by

1,500 metres that is encircled by areas of higher magnetic response (Figure J). The magnetic low is suggesti ve

of magnetic mineral destruction from hydrothermal alteration . This principal target is also coincident with

historical drilling by Prospection and Newmont; however, a 3D review indicates that due to the short drill hole

lengths, these two historical drilling programs do not provide an explanation for the large MobileMT geophysical

anomaly, which suggests that additional, deeper drilling is warranted. Once the currently planned field work is

completed, its results will form the basis for generation of high priority targets and a planned minimum 3,000

metre drilling program in the second half of 2020.

Qualified Persons, Technical Information, and Quality Control & Quality Assurance (“QAQC”)

The Santiago project work program is being managed and reviewed by Vice President of Exploration for

Adventus, Jason Dunning, M.Sc., P.Geo., a Qualified Person within the meaning of NI 43 -101, who has also

reviewed and approved the technical and scientific information of this news release as accurate.

About Adventus

Adventus Mining Corporation (ADZN.V) (ADVZF.OTCQX) is a well-financed exploration and project development company,

focused primarily in Ecuador. Its strategic shareholders include Altius Minerals Corporation, Greenstone Resources LP,

Resource Capital Funds, Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., and the Nobis Group of Ecuador. Adventus is leading the

exploration and engineering advan cement of the Curipamba copper -gold project in Ecuador as part of an earn -in

agreement to obtain a 75% ownership interest. In addition, Adventus is engaged in a country -wide exploration alliance

with its partners in Ecuador, which has incorporated the Pijilí and Santiago projects to date. Adventus also controls an

investment portfolio of equities in several junior exploration companies as well as exploration projects in Ireland with

South32 as funding partner. Adventus is based in Toronto, Canada, and is listed on the TSX-V under the symbol ADZN and

trades on the OTCQX under the symbol ADVZF.

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About Salazar

Salazar Resources (SRL.V) (CCG.F) is a mineral resource company engaged in the exploration and development of mineral

deposits in Ecuador and Colombia. T he company has a proven Ecuadorian discovery team led by ex -head of Newmont

Ecuador, Fredy Salazar; a team of 40 people including fifteen geologists; three drill rigs and an unrivalled Ecuadorian 'grass

roots' network. The Salazar team has been involved wi th many discoveries in Ecuador, including Curipamba (Adventus

Mining and Salazar Resources), Fruta Del Norte (Lundin Gold), the Mozo deposit, Cangrejos (Lumina Gold) Rio Blanco

(Junefield Mineral Resources and Hunnan Gold), and Gaby (ENAMI).

Salazar Resources aspires to be Ecuador's leading project generator with the right partners at the right time making the

company self-funding. Salazar Resources has an agreement with Adventus on the Curipamba VMS discovery, whereby

Adventus can earn 75% of the project by funding exploration and development expenditures of US$25 million before

October 2022. A feasibility study is expected to be completed in the first half of 2022, after which Adventus is required to

fund 100% of the development and construction expendit ures to commercial production. In addition, Salazar Resources

has a funded exploration alliance with Adventus on two other projects, Pijilí and Santiago, within a defined Area of Interest.

The exploration alliance is 80%-owned by Adventus and 20% -owned by Salazar, with Adventus fully funding project

activities to a construction decision. Salazar Resources is advancing its 100% owned Rumiñahui, Macara, and Los Osos

projects with the aim of making Ecuador's next significant copper-gold discovery.

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 news release.

This press release contains “forward -looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Any

statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections,

objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, identified by words or phrases such as

“believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “is expected”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “pending”, “intends”, “plans”, “forecasts”,

“targets”, or “hopes”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”,

“could”, “would”, “will”, “should” “might”, “will be taken”, or “occur” and similar expressions) are not statements of

historical fact and may be forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking information herein includes, but is not limited to, statements that address activities, events, or

developments that Adventus and Salazar expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future. Although Adventus and

Salazar have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially

from those described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not

to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate,

and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly,

readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Adventus and Salazar undertake to update any

forward-looking information except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

For further information from Adventus, please contact Christian Kargl- Simard, President and Chief Executive

Officer, at 1-416-230-3440 or [email protected]

For further information from Salazar, please contact [email protected]

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Table 3: Historical Drill Collar Information for Prospection and Newmont Drill Holes

Hole ID EAST NORTH ELEV (m) AZIMUTH DIP DEPTH (m)

FUD-01 683550 9591687 3700 0 -55 323.70

FUD-02 683619 9591627 3652 0 -45 300.00

FUD-03 683754 9591493 3701 0 -45 155.50

FUD-04 683757 9591555 3699 0 -45 140.20

FUD-05 684218 9591644 3620 0 -45 125.00

FUD-06 683852 9591869 3657 0 -45 150.60

FUD-07 683427 9591902 3681 0 -45 300.20

FUD-08 683429 9591756 3680 0 -45 300.30

FUD-09 683439 9591628 3664 0 -45 300.20

FUD-10 683524 9591634 3652 0 -55 199.60

FUD-11 683376 9592012 3689 0 -45 300.20

FUD-12 683849 9591800 3673 0 -55 150.00

FUD-13 683999 9591801 3674 0 -55 150.00

FUD-14 684241 9591813 3620 0 -50 57.30

FUD-15 683588 9591276 3595 180 -50 72.30

FUD-16 683475 9591326 3608 180 -50 144.60

FUD-17 683727 9591035 3560 0 -45 150.00

FUD-18 683897 9591056 3575 0 -45 130.00

FUD-19 683567 9591844 3695 0 -45 115.80

FUD-20 683227 9592313 3709 0 -45 127.10

FUD-21 683677 9591765 3695 180 -70 94.50

FUD-22 683525 9591522 3625 45 -70 400.00

FUD-23 683497 9591442 3600 45 -70 400.50

M01 683841 9591557 3710 0 -90 80.77

M03 684043 9591756 0 -90

M04 683852 9591782 3673 0 -90 210.00

M05 683848 9592059 3640 0 -90 125.00

M06 683851 9592241 3603 0 -90 109.42

M07 683856 9591437 3708 0 -90 124.97

M08 683779 9591006 3565 0 -90 327.76

M09 683880 9590858 0 -90 151.79

M10 683771 9590895 3500 0 -90 151.17

M11 683649 9590902 0 -90 185.93

Notes:

(1) UTM Datum (Provisional South American 1956, Zone 17)

(2) The drill collar locations in Table 3 represent currently available data from historical records. The Partners have not verified the data and investors should

not place undue reliance on the data. The Partners’ future exploration work programs will include verification of all drill collar locations.

(3) There are no drill records for M-series historical drill collar locations for Prospection, so there is neither elevation nor depth information available for M03.

Similarly, there is no elevation for M09 and M11. A summary was provided in the Mineral Climax del Ecuador, September 1996 report

(4) Drill collar location survey information needs to be verified in the field with GPS