Altiplano to Commence Underground Drilling at Farellon Copper-Gold Vein System, Chile

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - April 20, 2017) - Altiplano Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:APN) ("APN" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of underground drilling at the company's Comet Joint Venture (CJV), near La Serena, Chile. To date, the CJV has advanced the 3.5 m high by 3.5 m wide adit approximately 95 m at a 15% decline from surface. At 95m the adit intersected the Farellon Vein system over a true width at that point of 1.8 m. The adit was continued for an additional 8-10 m at which point it turned to run parallel to the vein in the footwall behind the vein. As of this release work continues on the adit and it has advanced an additional 35 m in the footwall parallel to and about 7 m behind the vein.