VANCOUVER, British Columbia , May 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amerigo Resources Ltd. (TSX:ARG) ("Amerigo" or the "Company") announces the results of voting at its 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”) held on May 7, 2018 in Vancouver British Columbia.

A total of 97,166,852 common shares were voted at the meeting, representing 54.83% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares of the Company.  Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the meeting, including the election of all director nominees as follows:



Name

Votes For
Votes
Withheld		Percentage
of Votes
For		Percentage of Votes
Withheld
Klaus Zeitler86,193,960159,66199.820.18
Robert Gayton85,249,0711,104,55098.721.28
Sidney Robinson85,246,6211,107,00098.721.28
Alberto Salas85,249,7211,103,90098.721.28
George Ireland86,234,021119,60099.860.14

In addition, the ordinary resolution re-approving the Company's stock option plan and all unallocated options thereunder, was carried with 89.82% of the votes cast in favour of such resolution.  In addition, the ordinary resolution amending and reconfirming the Company's shareholder rights plan, was carried with 90.37% of the votes cast in favour of such resolution.

Detailed voting results for the 2018 Annual General Meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com 

About the Company:

Amerigo Resources Ltd. is an innovative copper producer with a long-term relationship with Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (“Codelco”), the world’s largest copper producer. Amerigo produces copper concentrate at its 100% owned Minera Valle Central (“MVC”) operation in Chile by processing fresh and historic tailings from Codelco’s El Teniente mine, the world's largest underground copper mine. Tel: (604) 681-2802; Fax: (604) 682-2802; Web: www.amerigoresources.com; Listing: ARG:TSX.

For further information, please contact:          

Rob Henderson
President and CEO
(604) 697-6203

Aurora Davidson
Executive Vice-President and CFO
(604) 697-6207

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