Southern Silver Exploration Corp. (TSX.V: SSV) (the “Company” or “Southern Silver”) purchased a 60% indirect working interest in the Cerro Las Minitas project (the “CLM Project”) located in Durango, Mexico from Electrum Global Holdings LP (“Electrum”) in September 2020 subject to a security pledge. The Company has now made the final payment to Electrum of US$2 million and issued 7,971,878 common shares equal to US$2 million (based on the prior 20-day VWAP) and now holds a 100% interest in the CLM Project free of such security pledge. As consideration for the acquisition, Southern Silver has paid Electrum an aggregate US$15 million in a combination of cash and common shares.