Inventus Mining Corp. announced that it has commenced a winter drill program at the 100% owned Pardo Paleoplacer Gold Project, and provides details of exploration plans and strategy for 2017. 2017 Exploration and Development Program: 1,500 meter (m) winter drill program: approximately 50 diamond drill holes are planned for the winter drill program (average 30 m depth) that will focus on extending a 50 m by 50 m grid of holes in Exploration Zones A and B. 4,500 m summer/fall drill program (starting in third quarter): approximately 130 diamond drill holes are planned for the summer/fall drill program that will focus on Exploration Zones C, D, E, F, G and H. Bulk sampling of up to 1,000 tonnes of material (in third quarter or fourth quarter): a permit is in place to remove 1,000 tonnes of material from the property for metallurgical testing.