September 18, 2017 — Vancouver, B.C. – Prospero Silver Corp (PSL.V; the “Company” or “Prospero”) is pleased to provide an update on planned drilling of the Petate project in Hidalgo State, Mexico. The drilling is being carried out as part of its on-going 6,950 m reconnaissance drill campaign funded by strategic partner Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (“Fortuna”).
The final permission to drill has now been received from the Hidalgo State branch of the Secretariat de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (“Semarnat”) and a rig is now on site. Drilling was scheduled to start overnight on Sunday, September 17, 2017. Prospero plans to drill 12 holes at Petate testing 4 targets: Apartadero SE, Apartadero Central, Tajo and Petate #3. A drill collar plan will be posted shortly on Prospero’s website.