Zonte Announces Director Resignation TSXV – ZON

Zonte Announces Director Resignation

TSXV – ZON

HALIFAX

,

April 7, 2017

/CNW/ - Zonte Metals Inc. (TSXV-ZON) (the "Company" or "Zonte") announces the resignation of

Marshall Farris

as a director of the

Company effectively immediately.

About Zonte

Zonte Metals Inc. is a junior explorer focused on gold exploration and holds and option on the McConnells Jest project located in the

Yukon Territory

. The

Company owns the drill ready Wings Point Gold Project located in

Newfoundland

and

Labrador

. In addition, the Company and a Colombian partner have an

application over open areas sitting on top of the Gramalote Deposit in

Colombia

, which is held by AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) and B2Gold (TSX: BTO, NYSE:

BTG). The title issuance is being contested by the state governing the application and the Company has started legal action to protect its rights.

Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking statements which include statements regarding the Corporation's future plans, as well as statements regarding

financial and business prospects and the Corporation's future plans, objectives or economic performance and financial outlooks. The Corporation believes that the

expectations reflected in this news release are reasonable but actual results may be affected by a variety of variables and may be materially different from the

results or events predicted in the forward-looking statements. Readers are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

In evaluating forward-looking statements readers should consider the risk factors which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those

indicated by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and unless otherwise required by applicable

securities laws, the Corporation does not intend nor does it undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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 of accuracy of this release.

SOURCE

Zonte Metals Inc.

To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2017/07/c7010.html

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For further information:

Terry Christopher, CEO and President, 902-405-3520, [email protected], www.zontemetals.com

CO: Zonte Metals Inc.

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