Adventus Zinc Corporation and Salazar Resources Limited announced the commencement of drilling at the 21,537-hectare Curipamba project located in Ecuador ("Curipamba Project"), as part of a fully funded approximately USD 7 million program for 2018. Adventus entered into a definitive option agreement, whereby it may earn a 75% interest in the Curipamba Project by spending USD 25 million over five years. Perforaciones Andesdrill S.A. of Quito, Ecuador has been contracted to conduct the 2018 drill program and equipment to support two drill rigs that have been mobilized to the Curipamba Project site.

Adventus and Salazar expect a minimum 18,000 metres of drilling at the Curipamba Project will be completed in 2018. All surface exploration activities are well supported by Salazar's existing infrastructure. The first drill holes of 2018 are positioned to test the favourable volcanic strata between El Domo volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit ("El Domo") and the El Gallo target; which is located approximately 420 metres to the south.

A second key area for drilling in the 2018 work plan will be infill, definition drilling for El Domo. Drill holes will be planned after receipt of an update of the NI 43-101 Mineral Resource for El Domo, which will be available shortly. The drill core from the infill drill program will be utilized in a metallurgical program that is anticipated to start in the second half of 2018.

The third key area that will see drilling activities in 2018 are the numerous, previously known, base and precious metal-rich regional targets at Curipamba Project in addition to El Gallo. This includes, but is not limited to Cade, Cade 1, Cade Sur, Roble, Roble 1, Roble Este, Sesmo, Sesmo Sur, Agua Santa, and La Vaquera. An airborne electromagnetic, geophysical survey is planned for 2018, and its results will be used as a guide for regional drilling, as well as to generate new regional reconnaissance targets.

Salazar crews have commenced surface exploration work to ready the Sesmo target for drilling in February.