DRILLING TO COMMENCE AT MCKINNON-HAWKINS GOLD PROJECT, ONTARIO

Vancouver, British Columbia – January 27, 2017 – Sunvest Minerals Corp. (TSX-V: SSS) ("Sunvest Minerals" or the “Company”) announces crews are mobilizing at the McKinnon-Hawkins Gold Project located in Hawkins and Walls townships, Ontario. Drilling is expected to commence in the coming week.

The McKinnon – Hawkins project represents an advanced exploration gold project for the Company, with a maiden 43-101 resource estimate of 239,100 ounces of gold (4,957,000 tonnes at 1.50 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au), at a cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t Au), with excellent potential to grow resources and discover new zones of gold mineralization.

Company director Don McKinnon Jr. comments: “We are very proud to be commencing drilling on this project which Don McKinnon Sr. (of Hemlo fame) had great hopes for.”

The diamond drill program will be directed at the main deposit for confirmation and at the Taylor showing area to expand the resource.

Garry Clark, PGeo, is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 is the independent qualified person responsible for reviewing and approving the technical contents of this press release as they pertain to the McKinnon-Hawkins Property.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Mike England”
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Mike England, CEO & DIRECTOR

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