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“A Manex Resource Group Company”

Drill Results

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NR-01-17

Southern Silver Intersects 14.8m Grading 39.4g/t Ag, 0.1% Pb,

and 10.2% Zn (410g/t AgEq; 11.6% ZnEq) at Cerro Las Minitas;

Second Drill Mobilized to Property

Southern Silver Exploration Corp. (TSX.V:SSV) (“Southern Silver”) reported today assay results

from the Fall 2016 core drilling on the Cerro Las Minitas project , Durango State, Mexico which

identified a thick interval of semi-massive and massive sulphide mineralization in drill hole

16CLM-091. Highlights from 16CLM-091 include:

 a 15.1m down hole interval (14.8m est. True Thickness) averaging 39.4g/t Ag, 0.1% Pb and

10.2% Zn (410.7g/t AgEq; 11.6% ZnEq) including a higher grade 4.8m interval ( 4.7m est.

TT) averaging 38.7g/t Ag, 0.12% Cu, 0.1% Pb and 23.2% Zn (877g/t AgEq; 24.8% ZnEq)

Mineralization in drill hole 16CLM -091 occurs in skarn near the margin of the Central Intrusion

within the Blind Shoulder target and appears to confirm the flattening of the mineralized zone

in this part of the deposit . Significantly, the mineralization in 16CLM-091 contains some of the

highest grade zinc intercepts drilled on the project to date by Southern Silver.

The mineralization is open both down -dip to the southwest and along strike to the north and

northwest and represents a 150 metre step-out from previously reported mineralization in hole

13CLM-066 ( 9.3 metres averaging 9.4g/t Ag, 0.13% Cu and 13% Zn; see NR -10-13, July 16,

2013), a 85 metre step -out from hole 15CLM-081 (16.8 metres averaging 136g/t Ag, 0.5% Cu,

0.3% Pb and 4.5% Zn; see NR-14-15, December 1, 2015 ) and a 250 metre step -out from hole

16CLM-088 (30.4 metres averaging 107g/t Ag, 0.4% Cu, 1.1% Pb, and 2.3% Zn; see NR-14-16,

June 13, 2016). The above intervals are quoted as down hole thickness.

“The recent set of drill results has yielded further improvement in potential size, quality and

scope of the Cerro Las Minitas project,” said Lawrence Page, Southern Silver’s President. “Our

focus will remain to establish this rapidly evolving district into one of the most significant

economic polymetallic discoveries in our industry.”

As of December 31, 2016, approximately 1 ,300 metres of the planned 10,000 metre US$2

million drilling program had been completed consisting of two drill holes and the extension of

an earlier hole. Drilling tested both the Blind Shoulder target with hole CLM -091 and the Mina

La Bocona target with hole 16 CLM-090 and extension of hole 13CLM-037. Hole CLM -090

returned anomalous values of silver and base metals (see Table 1).

Drilling on the Blind Shoulder during 2017 will continue to target a 600 metre x 400 metre area

which will test the lateral extension of mineralization identified in holes CLM -091, CLM -088,

CLM-081 and CLM-066. Continued delineation of this target area remains a high priority which

with continued success, would have a significant positive impact on the cumulative mineral

resources of the project.

A second drill has been mobilized to the property for the commencement of the 2017 program

which will allow continued exploration of the project on an expedited basis.

Table 1: Select Composites from Fall 2016 Drilling on the Cerro Las Minitas Property

Analyzed by FA/AA for gold and ICP -AES by ALS Laboratories, North Vancouver, BC. S ilver (>100ppm), copper, lead and zinc (> 1%) overlimits

assayed by ore grade ICP analysis, High silver overlimits (> 1500g/t Ag) and gold overlimits (>10g/t Au) re -assayed with FA-Grav. High Pb (>20%)

and Zn (>30%) overlimits assayed by titration. AgEq and ZnEq were calculated using averag e metal prices of: US$18.2/oz silver, US$1240/oz

gold, US$2.8/lbs copper and US$0.9 1/lbs lead and US$0.9 4/lbs zinc. AgEq and ZnEq calculations did not account for relative metallurgical

recoveries of the metals. Ore-grade composites calculated using a 80g/t AgEq cut -off and <20% internal dilution, except where noted;

anomalous intercepts calculated using a 10g/t AgEq cut-off.

Cerro Las Minitas Project

Exploration on the company’s flagship Cerro Las Minitas property, Durango Mexico is funded by

Electrum Global Holdings L.P. (“Electrum”), which has financed a broad range of exploration

activities and has earned a 60% interest in the project through a US$5.0M earn -in on the

property, with Southern Silver acting as operator.

The Cerro Las Minitas project contains an estimated Inferred Resource of 17.5Mozs silver and

237Mlbs of lead and 626M lbs zinc (77.3Mozs AgEq) and an estimated Indicated Resource of

10.8Mozs silver, 189Mlbs lead and 207Mlbs zinc (36.5Mozs AgEq).(1)

Hole # From To Interval Est. Tr. Thck. Ag Au Cu Pb Zn AgEq ZnEq Comments

(m) (m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) (%) (%) (%) (g/t) (%)

16CLM-090 163.0 163.6 0.6 0.3 81.2 0.07 0.00 1.7 0.5 163 4.6

16CLM-090 300.1 303.8 3.7 2.4 6.2 0.02 0.14 0.0 0.9 53 1.5 10g/t AgEq Cutoff

inc. 301.5 302.7 1.3 0.8 2.1 0.02 0.04 0.0 1.8 73 2.1 10g/t AgEq Cutoff

16CLM-090 314.5 317.5 13.0 8.4 6.8 0.02 0.15 0.0 0.0 25 0.7 10g/t AgEq Cutoff

inc. 316.7 317.8 1.1 0.7 23.7 0.05 0.67 0.0 0.1 101 2.9

16CLM-091 549.0 551.6 2.6 1.0 11.5 0.03 0.04 0.2 0.5 40 1.1 10g/t AgEq Cutoff

16CLM-091 646.2 658.4 12.2 11.5 20.9 0.21 0.01 0.0 0.0 37 1.1 10g/t AgEq Cutoff

16CLM-091 662.8 677.9 15.1 14.8 39.4 0.01 0.05 0.1 10.2 411 11.6

inc. 667.5 672.3 4.8 4.7 38.7 0.02 0.12 0.1 23.2 877 24.8

A total of 93 drill holes for 37,255 metres have been completed on the Cerro Las Minitas project

with exploration expenditures of approx imately US$8.6 million spent through to the end of

2016.

Figure 1: Plan Map showing the distribution of Fall 2016 Drill Holes at Cerro Las Minitas

About Southern Silver Exploration Corp.

Southern Silver Exploration Corp. is a precious metal exploration and development company with a

focus on the discovery of world -class mineral deposits in north -central Mexico and the southern USA.

Our specific emphasis is the Cerro Las Minitas silver -lead-zinc project located in the heart of Mexico’s

Faja de Plata, which hosts multiple world -class mineral deposits such as Penasquito, San Martin, Naica

and Pitarrilla. We have assembled a team of highly experienced technical , operational and transactional

professionals to support our exploration efforts in developing the Cerro Las Minitas project into a

premier, high -grade, silver -lead-zinc mine. The Company engages in the acquisition, exploration and

development either direc tly or through joint -venture relationships in mineral properties in major

jurisdictions. Our property portfolio also includes the Oro porphyry copper -gold project located in

southern New Mexico, USA.

1. The 2016 Cerro Las Minitas Resource Estimate was prepare d following CIM definitions for classification of Mineral Resources. Resources

are constrained using mainly geological constraints and approximate 10g/t AgEq grade shells. The block models are comprised of an array

of blocks measuring 10m x 2m x 10m, with grades for Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, Zn and AgEq values interpolated using ID 2 weighting. The models

identified at a 150g/t AgEq cut-off, an indicated resource of 3,724,000 tonnes averaging 90g/t Ag, 0.05g/t Au, 2.3% Pb, 2.5% Zn and 0.09%

Cu and a cumulative inferre d resource of 6,611,000 tonnes averaging 82g/t Ag, 0.17g/t Au, 1.6% Pb, 4.3% Zn and 0.2% Cu. Mineral

Resource cut-offs are estimated using an average long-term price of $15/oz silver, $1,100/oz gold, $2.75/lb Cu, $0.90/lb lead and $0.90/lb

zinc and metal recoveries of 82% silver, 86% lead and 80% zinc. AgEq calculations did not account for relative metallurgical recoveries of

the metals. All prices are stated in $USD. Mineral Resources are conceptual in nature and as such do not have demonstrated ec onomic

viability.

The current Resource Estimate was prepared by Garth Kirkham, P.Geo. of Kirkham Geosciences Ltd. who is the Independent Qualif ied

Person responsible for presentation and review of the Mineral Resource Estimate.

Robert Macdonald, MSc., P.Geo, is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43 -101 and

responsible for the supervision of the exploration on the Cerro Las Min itas Project and for the

preparation of the technical information in this disclosure.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

“Lawrence Page”

Lawrence Page, Q.C.

President & Director, Southern Silver Exploration Corp.

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involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such state ments. Factors that

could cause actual results to di ffer materially from those in forward looking statements include the timing and receipt of government and

regulatory approvals, and continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions . Southern Silver

Exploration Corp. does not assume any obligation to update or revise its forward -looking statements, whether as a result of new information,

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