MONTREAL, June 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AM Resources Corporation (“AM” or the “Corporation”) (TSXV: AMR) (Frankfurt: 76A) is pleased to announce that it is undertaking an exploration program on its recently acquired La Esperanza asphaltite project located Norte de Santander, in Colombia.  The main goal of the drilling program will be to guide the Corporation in its anticipated start in asphaltite production.  Several targets have been identified on the property including geophysical anomalies (Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) and Time-Domain Electromagnetic Method (TDEM)) and recently productive shallow underground workings.  Drilling will be aimed at extending known zones of mineralization as well as discover new zones.  The secondary goal of the program is to collect sufficient data to produce a 43-101 resources estimate on the property based on drilling as well as the near surface occurrences of asphaltite.

The Corporation continues to be active on its other Rio Negro asphaltite project (exploration) and its Mina Luz coal project (production).

Grant of Options

Lastly, the Corporation announces it has granted incentive stock options to a director to purchase up to an aggregate of 300,000 common shares of the Company (the "Options").  The Options are exercisable for a period of five years, at a price of $0.10 per share.  All Options were granted in accordance with the Corporation's stock option plan on May 30, 2019.

The technical and scientific content of this press release has been reviewed and approved by Pierre O’Dowd, P. Geo., the Corporation’s qualified person under National Instrument 43-101.

ABOUT AM RESOURCES CORP.

AM Resources Corp. is a mining exploration Corporation with interests in coal and natural bitumen projects in Colombia. AM is betting on Colombia's excellent mineral potential and favourable climate to pursue its Colombian venture.

For more information, please contact:
Adriana Rios Garcia
President and Chief Executive Officer
1-514-360-0576
1-844-988-2632
www.am-resources.com

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