Update on Availability of NI43-101 Compliant Resource Estimate and Technical Report

Update on Availability of NI43-101 Compliant Resource Estimate and Technical Report

ECR Minerals plc

ECR MINERALS plc

(“ECR Minerals”, “ECR” or the “Company”)

AIM: ECR

US OTC: MTGDY

UPDATE ON AVAILABILITY OF NI43-101 COMPLIANT

RESOURCE ESTIMATE AND TECHNICAL REPORT

LONDON: 30 SEPTEMBER 2015 - The directors of ECR Minerals plc (the “Directors”) are pleased to provide the following update regarding the NI43-101 compliant resource estimate and technical report (together, the “Report”) being prepared for the Itogon gold project in the Philippines.

The Directors now expect the Report to be available by mid-October 2015. The Directors had expected the Report to be available during September 2015, however, additional time is required to conclude discussions regarding various technical matters between ECR Directors and staff and the consultants responsible for the Report.

After the Report has been finalised an announcement will be made and the Report will be made available on ECR’s website as soon as possible.

ABOUT ECR

ECR is a mineral exploration and development company with the right to earn a 50% interest in the Itogon epithermal gold project in the Philippines. Itogon is an advanced exploration project located in a prolific gold and copper mining district in the north of the Philippines.

ECR has a 100% interest in the SLM gold project in La Rioja Province, Argentina. Exploration at SLM has focused on identifying small tonnage mesothermal gold deposits which may be suitable for relatively near term production.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

ECR Minerals plc		Tel: [phone]
William (Bill) Howell, Non-Executive Chairman
Stephen Clayson, Director & CEO
Richard (Dick) Watts, Technical Director
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.ecrminerals.com
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP		Tel: [phone]
Nominated Adviser
Emma Earl/Jo Turner
Vicarage Capital Ltd		Tel: [phone]
Broker
Rupert Williams/Jeremy Woodgate

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This announcement may include forward looking statements. Such statements may be subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and therefore actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Any forward looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date hereof (unless stated otherwise) and, except as may be required by applicable laws or regulations (including the AIM Rules for Companies), the Company disclaims any obligation to update or modify such forward looking statements as a result of new information, future events or for any other reason.

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