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Drill Turns at La Virginia Gold-Silver Project, Sonora, Mexico

Corporate Updates

September 20th, 2018

Drill Turns at La Virginia Gold-Silver Project, Sonora, Mexico

Vancouver, BC. Silver Viper Minerals Corp. (the “Company” or “Silver Viper”) (TSXV: VIPR) is pleased to

announce completion of drill camp construction and the initiation of drilling at the remote La Virginia

gold-silver project, in eastern Sonora, 220 kilometres (“km”) east- northeast of Hermosillo, Sonora,

Mexico. Minor delays associated with wet season rains and heavy vehicle access to the field camp were

encountered during the construction phase.

As announced previously, Phase I drilling will be concentrated within the Rubi-Esperanza group of claims

currently under option by Silver Viper. The program will include a combination of confirmation drilling

over known mineralized trends and exploration drilling on untested targets at a ratio of approximately

25% confirmation to 75% exploration. Confirmation holes are planned in and around the historic La

Virginia and Con Virginia workings and seek to confirm previously reported widths and grades of the main

mineralized trend. These holes are designed to complement existing data, testing gaps in the previous

work and testing the main trends for continuity and grade . Exploration holes are planned for nearby

prospect areas: La Colonia, La Cascada and El Rubi. Additional prospects may be tested during Phase I as

the campaign progresses.

Silver Viper has received all environmental permits and land-owner agreements for the current

programmed work and field operations will be conducted from the recently completed field drill camp.

Silver Viper’s regional exploration effort continues to prospect and refine additional targets slated for drill

testing in the coming months.

Silver Viper’s President and CEO Ste ve Cope states , “The slow start to Phase I drilling has required

patience. We are now extremely happy to be underway. The project has great potential and we look

forward to advancing the exploration effort to include additional areas of interest in the claim areas.”

Dale Brittliffe, P.Geo., Vice President of Exploration is a ‘Qualified Person’ under National Instrument 43-

101, and has approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release.

In addition, Silver Viper announces that it has granted 100,000 incentive stock options to a consultant to

purchase up to 100,000 common shares in the capital of Silver Viper. The incentive stock options have an

exercise price of $0.15 per share, expire five years from the date of grant and vest immediately. As a result

of this option grant, Silver Viper has stock options outstanding that are exercisable into up to 3,940, 000

common shares, representing 9.2% of the current issued and outstanding share capital.

About the Company

Silver Viper Minerals Corp is a Canadian-based junior mineral exploration company focused on precious

metals exploration in northwestern Mexican s tate of Sonora. The company currently has an option to

acquire a one hundred percent (100%) interest in the Rubi-Esperanza group of claims. The claims were

most recently operated by Pan American Silver and form the core of the large La Virginia property, over

which Silver Viper has a current LOI and is proceeding to ward a definitive agreement. The project is an

early stage exploration property targeting a series of laterally extensive intrusive dykes and breccia zones

hosting low-sulphidation epithermal gold-silver mineralization. Silver Viper is under management

provided by the experienced Belcarra Group Management Ltd (“Belcarra Group”). The Belcarra Group is

comprised of highly qualified mineral exploration professionals.

On behalf of the board of directors,

Steve Cope

President and CEO

For Further Information please contact, please contact Silver Viper Minerals Corp. at (604) 687-8566,

email [email protected] or visit our website at www.silverviperminerals.com

Forward Looking Information

Information set forth in this press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements reflect

management’s current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations; they are not guarantees of future

performance. The Company cautions that all forward looking statements are inherently uncertain and

that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which are beyond the

Company’s control. Such factors include, among other things : risks and uncertainties relating to

exploration and development; the ability of the Company to obtain additional financing; the Company’s

limited operating history; the need to comply with environmental and governmental regulations;

fluctuations in currency exchange rates; fluctuations in the prices of commodities; operating hazards and

risks; competition and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Company’s Amended

and Restated Prospectus dated July 21, 2017 available on www.sedar.com. Accordingly, actual and future

events, conditions and results may differ materially fr om the estimates, beliefs, intentions and

expectations expressed or implied in the forward looking information. Except as required under applicable

securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking

information.

NEITHER 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.