Canadian International Minerals Inc. Appoints Mr. Rafael Vaudrin to Board of Directors

Vancouver, January 3, 2017 - Canadian International Minerals Inc. (the "Company") (TSX-V: CIN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Rafael Vaudrin to the Company's board of directors. Mr. Vaudrin has a Masters degree in Geosciences from the University of Tubingen in Germany, where he specialized in Exploration, Mineralogy, and Structural Geology. Mr. Vaudrin is fluent in French, English, and German, and holds dual Canadian and German citizenship.

To make way for Mr. Vaudrin's appointment, Mr. Thomas Hasek, P.Eng, has resigned from the Company's board of directors. Mr. Hasek will return to the Company's advisory board and will continue to serve as the Company's Qualified Person. Mr. Hasek is fluent in Czech and English, and holds dual Canadian and Czech citizenship.

Canadian International Minerals Inc. is committed to exploration and development in the prolific Erzgebirge "Ore Mountains" mining district that straddles the Czech-German border region. The region is host to a number of significant past producing copper, tin, cobalt and silver mines, as well as an advanced stage lithium deposit. Europe is host to a number of cobalt and electronic metals refinery plants, along with lithium battery plants operated by Daimler, Panasonic, and LG Chem.



For further information, please contact:

Canadian International Minerals Inc.
Michael E. Schuss, President and CEO
Phone: 604-241-2254
Website: www.cin-v.com



Forward-looking Information

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