Southern Silver Exploration Corp. reported assay results from the Fall 2016 core drilling on the Cerro Las Minitas project, Durango State, Mexico which identified a thick interval of semi-massive and massive sulphide mineralization in drill hole 16CLM-091. Highlights from 16CLM-091 include: a 15.1m down hole interval (14.8m est. True Thickness) averaging 39.4g/t Ag, 0.1% Pb and 10.2% Zn (410.7g/t AgEq; 11.6% ZnEq) including a higher grade 4.8m interval (4.7m est. TT) averaging 38.7g/t Ag, 0.12% Cu, 0.1% Pb and 23.2% Zn (877g/t AgEq; 24.8% ZnEq) Mineralization in drill hole 16CLM-091 occurs in skarn near the margin of the Central Intrusion within the Blind Shoulder target and appears to confirm the flattening of the mineralized zone in this part of the deposit. Significantly, the mineralization in 16CLM-091 contains some of the high grade zinc intercepts drilled on the project to date by Southern Silver. The mineralization is open both down-dip to the southwest and along strike to the north and northwest and represents a 150 metre step-out from previously reported mineralization in hole 13CLM-066 (9.3 metres averaging 9.4g/t Ag, 0.13% Cu and 13% Zn), a 85 metre step-out from hole 15CLM-081 (16.8 metres averaging 136g/t Ag, 0.5% Cu, 0.3% Pb and 4.5% Zn) and a 250 metre step-out from hole 16CLM-088 (30.4 metres averaging 107g/t Ag, 0.4% Cu, 1.1% Pb, and 2.3% Zn). The above intervals are quoted as down hole thickness. Drilling on the Blind Shoulder during 2017 will continue to target a 600 metre x 400 metre area which will test the lateral extension of mineralization identified in holes CLM-091, CLM-088, CLM-081 and CLM-066. Continued delineation of this target area remains a high priority which with continued success, would have a significant positive impact on the cumulative mineral resources of the project. A second drill has been mobilized to the property for the commencement of the 2017 program which will allow continued exploration of the project on an expedited basis.