Sierra Metals Confirms Northern Extension of the Bolivar Northwest Orebody Containing an Average Grade of 1.37% Copper
And an Average True Width of 8.1 Meters at the Bolivar Mine, Mexico- 12 drill holes have been executed in the area where a Titan 24 program identified geophysical anomalies
- Drilling identified a new wide high-grade copper structure which extends the continuity of the Bolivar Northwest structure by an additional 400 meters
- Average grade of intercepts is 1.37% copper with an average true width of 8.1 meters
- The new extension discovery was not included in the recent Mineral Resource update due to a cut off date for drilling of October 2017 and should be incremental to future mineral resource updates. Sierra metals has an aggressive exploration program at all three Mines
Drill hole highlights include:
| Hole No. | EqCu (%) | Ag (g/t) | Cu (%) | Zn (%) | Au (g/t) | Width |
| DB17B602 | 3.02 | 38 | 2.06 | 0.41 | 0.46 | over 18 meters |
| DB17B613 | 2.58 | 17 | 2.38 | 0.04 | 0.00 | over 14 meters |
| DB17B631 | 1.66 | 25 | 1.37 | 0.04 | 0.00 | over 8 meters |
TORONTO, June 6, 2018 - Sierra Metals Inc. (TSX: SMT) (BVL: SMT) (NYSE AMERICAN: SMTS) ("Sierra Metals" or "the Company") today announces results of an infill drilling program evaluating the continuity and characteristics of geophysical anomalies that were previously tested as part of a recent Titan 24 Geophysical Survey and deemed high value targets at the Bolivar Property, Chihuahua, Mexico. The Bolivar Property is situated within the Piedras Verdes Mining District, which is located within the major north-northwest trending Sierra Madre Precious Metals Belt extending across the states of Chihuahua, Durango and Sonora in northwestern Mexico.
Drilling has identified and defined a new zone named Cieneguita which is an extension of the Bolivar Northwest structure and is situated in close proximity to the Bolivar Northwest zone with similar characteristics.
Alonso Lujan, Vice President of Exploration stated: "The Titan 24 areas we tested demonstrated an excellent relationship between chargeability and the structures. Based on those results, the Company has completed a successful infill drilling program on those previously tested areas, which resulted in a new structure being defined which demonstrates the continuity of the previously defined wide high-grade copper structures. The potential for further extensions to the North of the Cieneguita zone remain open and there is strong evidence of further high priority geological and geophysical anomalies."
Igor Gonzales, President and CEO of Sierra Metals commented: "Brownfield exploration remains a key part of Sierra Metals' growth plan, and the discovery of a new structure at Bolivar helps to support further growth and development at the Bolivar Mine and supports the Company's overall growth plans in Mexico."
TABLE 1
| Hole No | From | To | Width (m) | Au (g/t) | Ag (g/t) | Cu (%) | Zn (%) | EqCu (%) |
| DB17B602 | 349.70 | 368.30 | 18.6 | 0.46 | 38 | 2.06 | 0.41 | 3.02 |
| DB17B610 | 393.25 | 397.75 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 23 | 1.60 | 0.45 | 2.06 |
| DB17B613 | 393.35 | 408.00 | 14.65 | 0.00 | 17 | 2.38 | 0.04 | 2.58 |
| DB17B622 | 289.60 | 296.58 | 6.98 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| DB17B623 | 416.75 | 418.20 | 1.45 | 0.00 | 15 | 0.54 | 1.33 | 1.33 |
| DB17B624 | 323.90 | 325.80 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 25 | 0.91 | 0.02 | 1.19 |
| DB17B628 | 381.00 | 386.05 | 5.05 | 0.25 | 13 | 1.11 | 0.02 | 1.44 |
| DB17B631 | 357.00 | 365.40 | 8.40 | 0.00 | 25 | 1.37 | 0.04 | 1.64 |
| DB17B632 | 361.35 | 378.80 | 17.45 | 0.23 | 18 | 0.94 | 0.03 | 1.31 |
| DB17B633 | 255.30 | 261.30 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 11 | 0.95 | 0.02 | 1.07 |
| DB17B634 | 452.85 | 457.15 | 4.30 | 0.00 | 7 | 0.75 | 0.04 | 0.82 |
| DB17B642 | 443.15 | 451.00 | 7.85 | 0.00 | 5 | 0.94 | 0.02 | 0.99 |
Figure 1 is a geological map of the Bolivar Mine. Figure 2 shows a Longitudinal Section at the Bolivar Structure. Figure 3 is a Schematic orebody of Bolivar Structure.
Quality Control
All samples were dried, crushed and pulverized by the Chemex Lab (Chihuahua), pulp samples were shipped to the Chemex Lab in Vancouver Canada.
The quality assurance-quality control (QA-QC) program employed by Sierra Metals has been described in detail in the NI-43-101 report for Bolivar dated December 2016, prepared by SRK Consulting in Denver, which is available for review on Sedar. Standards and blanks are inserted into the sample stream and duplicate samples are sent to the Chemex lab in Chihuahua as per internal quality control procedures.
Qualified Persons
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Gordon Babcock P.Eng., Chief Operating Officer and a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
Américo Zuzunaga, MAusIMM CP (Mining Engineer) and Vice President of Corporate Planning is a Qualified Person and chartered professional qualifying as a Competent Person under the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves.
Augusto Chung, FAusIMM CP (Metallurgist) and Consultant to Sierra Metals is a Qualified Person and chartered professional qualifying as a Competent Person on metallurgical processes.
About Sierra Metals
Sierra Metals Inc. is Canadian based growing polymetallic mining company with production from its Yauricocha Mine in Peru, and its Bolivar and Cusi Mines in Mexico. The Company is focused on increasing production volume and growing mineral resources. Sierra Metals has recently had several new key discoveries and still has many more exciting brownfield exploration opportunities at all three Mines in Peru and Mexico that are within close proximity to the existing mines. Additionally, the Company also has large land packages at all three mines with several prospective regional targets providing longer term exploration upside and mineral resource growth potential.
The Company's Common Shares trade on the Bolsa de Valores de Lima and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "SMT" and on the NYSE American Exchange under the symbol "SMTS".
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