RENO, Nevada, October 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Magellan Gold Corporation (OTCQB: MAGE) ("Magellan" or "the Company") today announced that further
to a Letter of Intent announced July 5, 2016, it had concluded a Definitive Agreement with Rio
Silver Inc. (TSX.V: RYO) ("Rio Silver") pursuant to which Magellan has the right to earn an undivided 50% interest in the
Niñobamba Silver/Gold Project in central Peru. To earn its 50% interest, Magellan must spend
$2.0 million in exploration over three years. The Niñobamba project is comprised of four
concessions that total 31 square kilometers (7,660 acres). As announced September 12, 2016, three
of the concessions were recently acquired from a Peruvian company owned jointly by Newmont Mining Corporation and Southern Peru
Copper Corporation.
"The Niñobamba Silver/Gold Project has all the early indications of a significant, disseminated precious metals system", said
Pierce Carson, CEO. "We are very encouraged by the results of the historical drilling and surface
trenching, which returned potential ore grade mineralization over substantial widths. The concessions contain a number of largely
untested and open-ended silver and gold anomalies, several of which appear to represent excellent bulk mineable open pit
targets.
"With the signing of the Definitive Agreement, we can now proceed with local community agreements and drilling permits that
will allow for surface exploration and a first phase of drilling. We anticipate drilling in early 2017. We feel our upcoming
programs have the potential to demonstrate substantial value and that our shareholders will be duly rewarded."
In connection with the Rio Silver transaction, Magellan is obliged to subscribe to two private placement unit financings in
Rio Silver, each for aggregate proceeds of Cdn$75,000. The Company completed the first unit private
placement on August 23, 2016. The second unit private placement is expected to close within the
next ninety days.
About Magellan Gold Corporation
Magellan Gold Corporation (OTCQB: MAGE) is a US public enterprise focused on the exploration and development of precious
metals. The Company's two mineral properties are located in Arizona and in Peru.
The 100% owned Silver District Property in southwest Arizona comprises over 2,000 acres
covering the heart of the historic Silver District. The property contains a near-surface historical drilled resource of 16
million ounces of silver and exhibits exploration promise for significant expansion. The Niñobamba Silver-Gold Property in
central Peru, on which the Company has the right to earn a 50% interest, covers 7,660 acres and
demonstrates potential for a large, bulk tonnage, silver-gold deposit.
To learn more about Magellan Gold Corporation, visit http://www.magellangoldcorp.com.
Cautionary Statement
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission permits mining companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only
those mineral deposits that a company can legally extract or produce. Under SEC Industry Guide 7 standards, a "final" or
"bankable" feasibility study is required to report reserves. Currently we have not delineated "reserves" on any of our
properties. We cannot be certain that any deposits at our properties will ever be confirmed or converted into SEC Industry Guide
7 compliant "reserves." Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of any "resource" estimates will ever be
confirmed or converted into reserves or that they can be economically or legally extracted.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements." Such statements are based on good faith assumptions that Magellan
Gold Corporation believes are reasonable but which are subject to a wide range of uncertainties and business risks that could
cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated are discussed in Magellan Gold
Corporation's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contacts:
Magellan Gold Corporation
Pierce Carson
+1-505-463-9223
John Power
+1-707-884-3766
SOURCE Magellan Gold Corporation