Metallic Minerals Corp.

(TSX.V: MMG | OTC: MMNGF)

has just issued an important press release further validating the value proposition of Metallic Minerals.

Greg Johnson, President and CEO of Metallic Minerals, stated, “We are very excited to add the La Plata property in southwestern Colorado to our portfolio of high-quality silver and gold properties thatincludeour flagship Keno silver, McKay Hill silver and Klondike gold properties in the Yukon. Geologically the La Plata system has many similarities to the precious-metals-rich Galore Creek porphyry system owned by Newmont and Teck in British Columbia’s “Golden Triangle”.We believe the Metallic Minerals team is uniquely suited to take on this compellingexploration opportunity at La Plata based on the experience of its key members who are credited with the majorresource expansion of the Galore Creek deposits following their acquisition from Rio Tinto in the early 2000s. Our team also brings additional specific expertise in high-grade, structurally controlled silver and gold deposits both in the region andfrom exploration in the high-grade Keno Hill silver district.”