Toronto, Ontario - January 10, 2017 - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN and EXN.WT; OTC:EXLLF) ("Excellon" or the “Company"), Mexico’s highest grade silver producer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Craig Ford as Vice-President Corporate Responsibility. In this newly created consulting role, Dr. Ford will be responsible for enhancing the Company’s corporate responsibility policies and initiatives, instilling a culture of excellence, enhancing operational performance and improving relationships with all key stakeholders in the areas of safety, health, security, environment, community relations and development, and human rights.

 “Craig has been instrumental in designing and executing strategic corporate responsibility initiatives in multiple areas of the mining industry,” stated Brendan Cahill, President and CEO. “He is recognized and respected throughout the industry as an expert in all areas of corporate responsibility and has a proven track record of driving positive change and influencing growth through engagement at all levels of various organizations. We are privileged to have Craig on board and look forward to benefiting from his expertise as we position Excellon for our next phase of growth.”

A geologist by training, Dr. Ford has more than 24 years of experience as a corporate responsibility mining executive - he has a proven track record of driving corporate and operational performance in safety, health and security, environmental affairs, community relations and development, human rights and government relations. He is the President of Corporate Responsibility Solutions Inc., an advisory firm servicing the resource development industry in designing and implementing management systems for corporate responsibility and strategic planning. Dr. Ford was Vice-President, Corporate Responsibility for Inmet Mining. Under his leadership, Inmet earned a reputation for innovation, openness, transparency and excellent operational performance. During 2006-2015, he served as an influential board member of the Mining Association of Canadian and helped develop Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) to improve operational performance, build privilege to operate and enhance the reputation of the Canadian-based mining industry. Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Ford has been a member of various professional associations, served on many boards and is a frequent speaker and presenter on many industry-leading panels relating to corporate responsibility. 

About Excellon

Excellon’s 100%-owned Platosa Mine in Durango has been Mexico’s highest-grade silver mine since production commenced in 2005. The Company is focused on optimizing the Platosa Mine’s cost and production profile, discovering further high-grade silver and CRD mineralization on the Platosa Project and capitalizing on the opportunity in current market conditions to acquire undervalued projects in Latin America.

Additional details on the La Platosa Mine and the rest of Excellon’s exploration properties are available at www.excellonresources.com.

For Further Information, Please Contact:

Excellon Resources Inc.
Brendan Cahill, President & CEO or
Nisha Hasan, Director, Investor Relations
(416) 364-1130
info@excellonresources.com
www.excellonresources.com

Forward-Looking Statements

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