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Alianza Minerals Appoints New Director

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – April 29, 2016) – Alianza Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ANZ) (“Alianza” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Geoff Chater, B. Sc. Geology, as a director of the Company.

Mr. Chater is the principal of Namron Advisors, a capital markets consultancy he founded in 1998 that provides advice related to corporate strategy, transaction related business development and capital markets relationship development, financing and communications. He has over 29 years of experience in the mineral and mining industries operating in North America, South America, Europe and Africa. He has spent the majority of his career as a liaison between public companies and the financial industry, in particular with analysts and institutional investors. He is currently a Director of Reservoir Minerals Inc. and Lara Exploration Ltd. He has held positions with First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Eldorado Gold Corporation, Greystar Resources Ltd., Luna Gold Corp., Great Panther Silver Ltd., Valley High Ventures Ltd., Bearing Resources Ltd., Ivanhoe Capital Corporation, Nevada Pacific Gold Ltd, Fairbanks Gold Ltd. and Cornucopia Resources Ltd.

Mr. Jason Weber stated, “We want to welcome Mr. Chater to our board. His extensive experience in corporate finance combined with his background in geology will be highly beneficial to Alianza and our shareholders.”

The Board has also granted 100,000 options at an exercise price of $0.25 expiring on April 29, 2021 to Mr. Chater.

About Alianza Minerals Ltd.

Alianza increases the chances of success in mineral exploration by using the “Prospect Generator” business model, focusing on gold and copper exploration in the Americas.

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