Vancouver, B.C. – January 17, 2019: San Marco Resources Inc. (SMN: TSX-V) (“San Marco” or the “Company”) announces that Phase 1 exploration drilling results from its 100% owned Chunibas copper/silver project, located in Sonora State, Mexico (the “Project”) have been received. San Marco and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Antofagasta plc (“Antofagasta”) have entered into an earn-in agreement to jointly explore and drill test several copper-silver rich mineralized targets mapped on surface. Antofagasta is funding all activities during the Phase I exploration program, to a maximum of US$700,000.