Hannan Metals(TSXV:HAN)is pleased to announce drill results from the second hole completed in its resource expansion program at the 100%-owned Kilbricken zinc-lead-silver-copper deposit inCounty Clare, Ireland. Thirteen holes are planned in this 8,500 metre drill program, scheduled to be completed during the first quarter of 2018.

Key Points:

  • Significant mineralization was intersected in DH 17-3679-218 (DH218), the first diamond drill hole to test outside the Kilbricken resource (Figure 1). Massive sulphides were discovered within a down-hole thickness of 55 metres, including:

    • 4.0 metres @ 0.7% Zn, 8.9% Pb and 31 g/t Ag(8.6% ZnEQ)from 526 metres, including 1.4 metres @ 1.6% Zn, 15.2% Pb and 53 g/t Ag from 526 metres and 1.0 metres @ 0.4% Zn, 13.8% Pb and 46 g/t Ag from 529 metres;

    • 6.0 metres @ 2.5% Zn, 1.8% Pb and 13 g/t Ag (4.4% ZnEQ)from 544 metres, including 2.1 metres @ 5.0% Zn, 3.7% Pb and 25 g/t Ag from 548 metres;

    • 6.4 metres @ 4.8% Zn, 1.3% Pb and 15 g/t Ag(6.3% ZnEQ)from 558 metres, including 1.1 metres @ 13.3% Zn, 3.1% Pb, 34 g/t Ag from 558 metres;

    • 10.0 metres @ 3.4% Zn, 1.0% Pb and 13 g/t Ag(4.7% ZnEQ)from 571 metres;

  • DH218 is a 50 metre up-dip step out from the Fort Zone and showed good lateral continuity of mineralization from adjacent holes, including drill hole DH167 which intersected a lower zone of mineralization of 4.5 metres @ 0.8% Zn, 2.6% Pb, 18.91% Cu, 867.6g/t Ag from 616.5m; and a 70 metre up-dip step out from drill hole DH217 which intersected 8.0 metres @ 4.1% Zn, 33.7% Pb and 174 g/t Ag from 528 metres and 26.6 metres @ 7.5% Zn, 0.9% Pb and 14 g/t Ag from 588 metres (Hannan Press Release, 20 July 2017) (Figure 1);

  • The mineralized position remains open for further testing up-dip from DH218;

  • Two holes have been completed by Hannan at Kilbricken, and one in progress for a total of 1,986 metres. A 8,500 metre resource expansion drill program is ongoing, with two drill rigs now at site to test along strike and down dip from the mineral resource area (Hannan Press Release, 10 July, 2017). Drilling will continue through to Q1 2018.

Mr.Michael Hudson, CEO and Chairman, states:DH218 is the first hole drilled by Hannan outside the Kilbricken mineral resource, and clearly demonstrates the potential for resource expansion at Kilbricken. The higher-grade mineralization shows good lateral continuity within a broader mineralized zone totaling 55 metres down hole length which remains opens up-dip with further opportunities to extend. This is a strong start to our resource expansion drill program.

A plan and cross section view of the drill results is provided in Figure 1. Table 1 shows highlight intersections and Table 2 shows all relevant collar and assay information. The true thickness of mineralized intervals at Kilbricken is interpreted to be greater than 95% of the sampled thickness.

The maiden mineral resource for Kilbricken was published onJuly 10, 2017, and immediately ranked Kilbricken as one of the top ten base metal deposits discovered inIrelandby tonnes and grade. Total indicated mineral resources were calculated as 2.7 million tonnes at 8.8% zinc equivalent (ZnEq), including 1.4 million tonnes at 10.8% Zneq and total inferred mineral resources of 1.7 million tonnes at 8.2% ZnEq, including 0.6 million tonnes at 10.4% ZnEq. Importantly, as DH218 shows, the initial resource is expandable at all scales, from near-resource to prospect scale.

NI 43-101 Technical Report:

OnAugust 22, 2017, Hannan filed an independent National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report (the NI 43-101 Technical Report) on The Mine