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    June 16, 2017

    Cartier Iron Signs Letter Agreement on Chilean Gold Property


    TORONTO, June 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cartier Iron Corporation (CSE:CFE) (“Cartier Iron” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter Agreement to earn 55% of Incienso Property (“Incienso Property” or the “Property”), located in the Coquimbo District, III Region, Chile. The Letter Agreement pertains to 31 mining concessions owned by a Chilean private corporation, Compañia Minera La Rubia S.A., that total 4,112 hectares (41.1 square km). The Property is located approximately 23 km from the coastal city of La Serena in III Region, Chile in an active exploration area, and borders Anglo American plc concessions to the West; Minera Mandalay concessions to the east; and Teck-Cominco concessions to the north and north-east.

    The terms of the Letter Agreement are summarized in Table 1:

    Table 1: Terms of the Letter Agreement

    StageEventCartier La Rubia CashExplorationCommon
      InterestInterestPaymentsSpendShares
      EarnedRetainedUS$US$Issued
    1Sign Letter of Intent0%100%$  15,000  
    2Sign Definitive Agreement and Receive Exchange Approval0%100%$  50,000  
    3First year after  Stage 20%100%$  50,000$  500,000  250,000
    4Second year after Stage 20%100%$  75,000$  500,000  250,000
    5Third year after Stage 20%100%$  125,000$  500,000  250,000
    6Fourth year after Stage 255%45%$  150,000$  500,000  250,000
    Totals   $  465,000 $  2,000,000   1,000,000

    The Incienso Property hosts a series of mesothermal-epithermal veins in diorite, tonalite, and granodiorite host rock intrusions. Veins are present in two principal orientations that parallel local structural discontinuities. The northwest-southeast set of veins varies between 0.7 m to 3.0 m in true width, and have been mapped across surface exposures for up to 2.0 km. The northeast-southwest vein set has similar widths but appears to be more restricted in extent and surface exposure. Rudimentary underground development has been carried out on two of the vein zones; however, only a small amount of material has been mined, judging by the size of waste-dumps at the portals.

    There are six primary exploration zones, separated by elevation and by the vein system(s) upon which they are focused. Table 2 shows results from channel/chip samples obtained across selected veins from Goldberg (2010)1. Sample widths are true widths.

    “We are very happy to be involved with the Incienso Property”, remarked Cartier CEO Tom Larsen, “and are looking forward to evaluating the Property with Minera La Rubia S.A. for real mining potential as we aggressively embark on a 2-month due diligence period.”

    Table 2: Summary of Historic* Channel/Chip Samples (after Goldberg, 20101)

    SectorElevationVeinHostVein Samples
     mSetRockGoldberg (2010)
    Campamento610NE-SWGranodiorite3.94 g/t Au over 2.7m
        1.25 g/t Au over 2.8m
        14.0 g/t Au over 1.5m
    Incienso Inferior883NW-SEGranodiorite2.44 g/t Au over 0.5m
        43.4 g/t Au over 1.3m
        8.9 g/t Au over 0.5m
    El Torro887UnknownGranodiorite42.9 g/t Au over 1.0m
        41.3 g/t Au over 0.6m
        25.0 g/t Au over 1.0m
    Incienso Superior994NW-SEGranodiorite1.1 g/t Au over 2.0m
        18.1 g/t Au over 1.70m
        53.5 g/t Au over 1.55m
        70.6 g/t Au over 1.30m
        218.4 g/t Au over 1.40m
    Picado Blanco939NW-SEDiorite1.90 g/t Au over 1.20m
        1.84 g/t Au over 0.30m
        18.4 g/t Au over 0.7m
    Zanja Superior1072NW-SEDiorite11.8 g/t Au over 0.20m
        2.1 g/t Au over 0.50m
        3.68 g/t Au over 0.50m
    *This data was sourced from an historic report.

    According to the Letter Agreement, Cartier Iron has sixty days to execute a due diligence program prior to negotiating a Definitive Agreement. This work is expected to commence in early July, 2017, and will include a legal-title search with systematic property-wide reconnaissance mapping and resampling of surface and underground vein exposures. 

    1 Guerra, E. (2010). Informe de Avance Geologico Prospecto el Incienso. Goldberg Ltda, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile. Private Report, Minera La Rubia S.A., La Serena, Chile

    About Cartier Iron Corporation

    Cartier Iron is an exploration and development Company focused on discovering and developing significant iron ore resources in Quebec, and is evaluating a potentially significant gold property in Chile. The Company's iron ore projects include the Gagnon Holdings in the southern Labrador Trough region of east-central Quebec.

    The technical information in this news release was prepared by Jim Steel MBA P.Geo. a Qualified Person under NI 43-101 standards.

    Please visit Cartier Iron's website at www.cartieriron.com.

    The CSE has not reviewed nor accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Statements in this release that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” and readers are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance, and that actual developments or results, may vary materially from those in these “forward-looking statements”.

    CONTACT: For further information please contact:
    Thomas G. Larsen	
    Chief Executive Officer	
    (416) 360-8006		
    
    Jorge Estepa
    Vice-President
    (416) 360-8006

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