IMPACT Silver Corp. ("IMPACT" or "the Company") is pleased to provide its year-end review of exploration activities in 2012 at the Royal Mines of Zacualpan District and adjacent Mamatla District in central Mexico.

  • Two new mines coming on-stream in Q1 2013 as a result of successful exploration programs.
  • Significant silver discoveries at Mirasol and Condesa in 2012 will drive continued drilling in 2013.
  • Advanced use of IMPACT's ArcGIS database resulted in 2012's substantial increase in drilling success.

ROYAL MINES OF ZACUALPAN SILVER-GOLD DISTRICT


2012 was the most successful year to date for IMPACT's exploration department.

Brian Hall, IMPACT's Chief Geologist, stated, "More exploration work was completed on all fronts (prospecting, geological mapping, and drilling) with the overall results being substantially better than in past years. Two factors have likely contributed to what we consider to be a banner year for IMPACT's exploration department. The first being the growing maturity of the ArcGIS computer database that the exploration department uses to prioritize areas for field work and drilling and, secondly, an overall increased level of the skill and experience of each member on the exploration team."

During 2012, fieldwork in the form of detailed geological mapping and rock sampling was completed for the Tepejuate, Santa Efignia, Santa Teresa, Cuetzillos Sud and El Gigante mapping areas of which all, except Tepejuate, are located in the Valle de Oro area adjacent to IMPACT's currently producing Noche Buena Mine. New areas where geological mapping fieldwork was initiated in 2012 included San Pablo Norte