Azure Minerals Limited reported additional near-surface, high-grade zinc and lead drill results have extended the mineralization previously reported on its Oposura Project ("Oposura"), located in the northern Mexican state of Sonora. By the conclusion of 2017, Azure's first drilling campaign at Oposura had completed 72 diamond drill holes for 4,424m, the majority of which were focused on the Oposura East Zone. Following the end-of-year break, drilling has recommenced and is now being undertaken concurrently on both the East and West Zones and further results are expected to be reported shortly. The latest round of drill results has extended the high-grade mineralized zone to the south and west of previously reported near-surface, high-grade mineralization in the East Zone. Drill hole OPDH-008 intersected 16.62m at 14.09% Zn and 7.95% Pb including 9.32m at 23.89% Zn and 13.03% Pb. Drill holes OPDH-036, OPDH-023 and OPDH-026 have extended this flat-lying, near-surface, high-grade mineralization approximately 100m to the south of drill hole OPDH-008. Mineralized intervals include: OPDH-036: 2.05m at 21.33% Zn and 21.23% Pb from 37.5 metres; OPDH-023: 2.90m at 9.68% Zn and 6.45% Pb from 18.9 metres; OPDH-026: 2.15m at 8.73% Zn and 5.47% Pb from 15.2 metres. Mineralisation remains open to the south and west of OPDH-036, OPDH-023 and OPDH-026 and further drilling is planned for this area. Encouragingly, OPDH-027, which tested a part of the East Zone where no historical drilling occurred, intersected flat-lying, high-grade mineralisation including an interval of 2.65m at 9.53% Zn and 0.87 % Pb from 80.10 metres down hole. Most of Azure's holes along the eastern part of the deposit have intersected fresh, unoxidized, massive sulphides within 10m of surface. This is consistent with sampling of near surface mineralisation in the historical underground workings and augurs well for an initial open pit mining operation in this area. Historically, more than 100 diamond core holes were drilled by previous explorers at Oposura, with the majority intersecting significant zinc and lead mineralisation. Azure's resource drill-out coincides with the previously drilled mineralised zone, and many of the Company's holes are either "twinning" or are being drilled close to historical holes. To date, Azure has observed that its drill holes closely replicate the sulphide intercepts achieved in the historical holes, which provides confidence that a substantial resource will be confirmed.