Southern Silver Exploration Corp. (TSX.V: SSV) (“Southern Silver”) reported today an expansion of the exploration program at the CLM West portion of its Cerro Las Minitas project in Durango, Mexico with the mobilization of a second core drill to begin the next phase of the current US$3 million, 2018 exploration program on the project. The second drill will focus on the discovery and delineation of major Ag-Au quartz vein systems within the more recently acquired CLM West claim. The identification of a significant vein system at CLM West would greatly enhance the overall dynamic of the Cerro Las Minitas project through the addition of more precious-metal-enriched (Au-Ag) mineral systems to complement the existing base-metal-enriched (Zn-Ag-Pb) Mineral Resources currently identified on the project and targeted for expansion in the ongoing 2018 drill program.