Silver Viper Signs Non-Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire Core Claims of La Virginia Gold-Silver Project, Sonora, Mexico
December 13, 2017
Silver Viper Signs Non-Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire Core Claims of La Virginia Gold-Silver
Project, Sonora, Mexico
Vancouver, BC. Silver Viper Minerals Corp. (the “Company” or “Silver Viper”) (TSX-V: VIPR) is pleased
to announce the signing of a non-binding Letter of Intent (“LOI”) on three mineral concessions forming
the core of the La Virginia Gold-Silver Project (“La Virginia”), located in the Sierra Madre Occidental, 220
kilometres (“km”) east-northeast of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
Terms specified by the LOI provide for Silver Viper to earn 100% ownership of the 2,102 hectare project
by making cash payments to the owners totaling US$4.5 million in staged, escalating payments over a 4-
year period as per the following schedule;
First Anniversary of Effective Date, US$200,000 cash payment
Second Anniversary of Effective Date, US$500,000 cash payment
Third Anniversary of Effective Date, US$1,000,000 cash payment
Fourth Anniversary of Effective Date, US$2,800,000 cash payment
Silver Viper will assume responsibility for claim taxes and maintenance costs. Claim owners will retain a
2% Net Smelter Return (NSR) which may be purchased by Silver Viper for US$2.0 million within 5 years of
the effective date, or for US$3.0 million after the 5th Anniversary. The LOI also provides Silver Viper with
a 120 day due-diligence period to complete data compilation and verification. Not all project data is
available at this time and the due diligence period will allow Silver Viper to locate, compile and interpret
all information generated during the project’s history as it advances toward the Definitive Agreement.
La Virginia is characterized by laterally extensive epithermal st yle gold-silver mineralization in quartz
stockworks, veins and hydrothermal breccias hosted in andesites and felsic dykes. Mineralization is
controlled by structures related to the north-northwest regional trend. Anomalous geochemical results
have been returned from these structures from the length of the property. Historical mining activities
evidenced by several underground workings are developed on zones of increased silica alteration and
veining. The largest historical workings, “La Virginia” and “Con Virginia” are still accessible and host
mineralization ranging between one metre to greater than twenty metres in thickness.
Project History
Minefinders Corporation Ltd (“Minefinders”) explored La Virginia between 2010 and 2012, spending $3.5
million on 48 diamond drillholes for a total 15,686 metres of exploration drilling during 2011 alone
(Minefinders MD&A dated December 31, 2011). Minefinders was acquired by Pan American Silver Corp.
in 2012, primarily for its flagship asset, Dolores silver mine, located some 100km south-southeast of La
Virginia (Pan American news release dated January 23, 2012).
Silver V iper’s President and CEO Stephen Cope states, “La V irginia is a highly prospective gold-silver
property aggressively explored by Minefinders, whose last reported assays, prior to their acquisition, were
highly encouraging. The property may have been overlooked as a non-core asset during the transition.
Silver Viper sees in La V irginia an opportunity to build a portfolio of exciti ng exploration projects and
advance work to date in the prolific Sierra Madre Occidental.”
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.
About the Company
Silver Viper Minerals Corp. is a Canadian-based junior mineral exploration company focused on
precious metals exploration in northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. The company has an option to
acquire a one hundred percent (100%) interest in the Clemente Precious-Base Metals Property, a highly
prospective e xploration project located within the prolific Sonora-Mojave Megashear. Silver Viper is
under management provided by the experienced Belcarra Group Management Ltd (“Belcarra Group”).
The Belcarra Group is comprised of highly qualified mining and financial 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 th is press release contains forward-looking statements relating to the use of
proceeds, are made as of September 27, 2017 and are based on assumptions as of that date. These
statements reflect management’s current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations; they are not
guarantees of future performance. The Company cautions that all f orward 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 cu rrency 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 form
the estimates, beliefs, intentions and e xpectations expressed or implied in the forward looking
information. Ex cept as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.
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