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32 www.resourceworld.com A P R I L / M A Y 2 0 1 7 TSXV:HMX Contact: Dean Stuart, Investor Relations (403) 617-7609 or dean@boardmarker.net Hunt Mining geared up operations at the Martha Project, in Argentina's Santa Cruz Province, in January 2017. And in March, we delivered our first shipment of gold and silver concentrate from the Deseado Massif district – one of the most promising mining regions on Earth. Hunt Mining is continuing production on a monthly basis, delivering Martha's output to international smelters through an offtake agreement with Ocean Partners USA. Our exploration activities at the Martha Project, mean- while, remain active; the latest blast-hole drilling results have yielded 28.6 g/t of gold and 15,471 g/t of silver over four meters. In addition to our regular deliveries from the Martha Project, we expect to produce Au and Ag concentrate at Hunt Mining's flagship La Josefina and La Valenciana projects, less than 120 km away. We are excited about the promise that Santa Cruz Province holds. We've invested more than US$55 million in the area, we have mineral rights to 429,000- plus acres, we've drilled more than 62,000 meters – and we are well positioned to become a major producer of gold and silver in Argentina. http://huntmining.com/investors/presentations Argentina's Newest Silver and Gold Producer W W W . G R E A T P A N T H E R . C O M NYSE MKT: TSX: steering clear of doing business there, and for good reason. Venezuela is one of the countries that miners are taking a pass on. Foreign min- ers operating there were dealt a huge blow and suffered gigantic losses when in 2011, then-President Hugo Chávez, nationalized Venezuela's gold mining industry, taking control of the property and mining rights of every gold mining company in the country. Rusoro Mining Ltd. was one of the companies that had their projects expro- priated. The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ordered Venezuela to pay US $966.5 mil- lion plus interest to Rusoro. Payment still has not been received by Rusoro. Crystallex International Corp. was awarded $1.2 billion for the same reasons and is still waiting for compensation. Gold Reserve Inc. likewise, has been expect- ing payments from Venezuela, the first of which was supposed to be made on or before December 15, 2016. That there are higher instances of crime and corruption in developing countries is not surprising. Colombia's, mining indus- try strives to survive in a country whose reputation and economy suffered from the results of drug crimes and corruption. Investors and mining companies remain wary, though mining continues in some areas. However, there are places in South America that are attracting the inter- est of mining companies and investors. Argentina is one of those countries. Joe Grosso, President of Grosso Group, spoke to Resource World about his experiences there. With silver, uranium and lithium projects in Argentina, and 24 years of min- ing experience in that country, he is able to provide a unique, inside perspective. For miners in Argentina, the election of President Mauricio Macri, in December 2015, was an industry game changer; he quickly eliminated burdensome retention taxes on mining activities in Argentina. The pro-mining president's stated goals are to increase mining activity in Argentina and attract foreign investment. Grosso said that the election has