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ECR MINERALS plc

('ECR Minerals', 'ECR' or the 'Company')

CHANGE OF ADVISER

LONDON: 4 AUGUST 2017 - The directors of ECR Minerals plc are pleased to announce the appointment of WH Ireland as its Nominated Adviser with immediate effect.

ABOUT ECR

ECR is a mineral exploration and development company. ECR's wholly owned Australian subsidiary Mercator Gold Australia has acquired 100% ownership of the Avoca, Bailieston, Moormbool and Timor gold projects in Victoria, Australia.

ECR has earned a 25% interest in the Danglay epithermal gold project, an advanced exploration project located in a prolific gold and copper mining district in the north of the Philippines. An NI43-101 technical report was completed in respect of the Danglay project in December 2015, and is available for download from ECR's website.

ECR's wholly owned Argentine subsidiary Ochre Mining has 100% ownership of the SLM gold project in La Rioja, Argentina. Exploration at SLM has focused on identifying small tonnage mesothermal gold deposits which may be suitable for relatively near-term production.

MARKET ABUSE REGULATIONS (EU) No. 596/2014

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 (MAR). Upon the publication of this announcement via Regulatory Information Service (RIS), this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

ECR Minerals plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7929 1010
Craig Brown, Director & CEO

Ivor Jones, Director & COO

Email:

info@ecrminerals.com

Website: www.ecrminerals.com

WH Ireland Limited

Nominated Adviser

Tel: +44 (0)161 832 2174
Katy Mitchell

James Sinclair-Ford

Optiva Securities Ltd Tel: +44 (0)203 137 1902
Broker
Graeme Dickson
FlowComms Tel: +44 (0)7891 677 441
Investor Relations
Sasha Sethi

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