Early work at Bramaderos Cu Au Project Delivering Encouraging Results at the Three Key Target Areas

OTTAWA, Aug.29, 2017(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. ("Cornerstone" or "the Company") (TSX-V:CGP) (Frankfurt:GWN) (Berlin:GWN) (OTC:CTNXF) is pleased to announce further results from the initial field program at its Bramaderos Gold-Copper Project in southern Ecuador where its subsidiary La Plata Minerales S.A. ("PLAMIN") has signed a binding letter of intent with Avalon Minerals Ltd. (ASX:AVI) whereby Avalon will have the right to earn a majority interest in the project subject to satisfaction of certain conditions (see news release 17-08 dated April 10, 2017).

A location map of the Bramaderos concession, figures and photographs can be seen in PDF format by accessing the version of this release on the Company's website (www.cornerstoneresources.com) or by clicking on the link below:

http://www.cornerstoneresources.com/i/pdf/NR17-31Figures.pdf.

Highlights:

• The Bramaderos Main area has been the focus of geological mapping and rock chip sampling during July and August
• Key results from rock chip¹ samples include:
  - Multiple samples exceeding 0.5g/t Au and up to 1.82g/t, and
  - Multiple samples exceeding 0.1% Cu
  - Anomaly definition exceeding 500m strike length
• At the Limon area soil sampling is almost complete with results received for 40% of the survey area
• At the West Zone epithermal gold prospect, several trenches have been prepared and sampling is underway
• The drilling permit process is progressing on schedule and is expected to be complete towards the end of 2017

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¹ NOTE: The results reported are from grab samples from outcropping rocks collected over approximately one metre, and are not necessarily representative of the mineralization hosted on the property.

Further Information:

Exploration is advancing on three prospects - Bramaderos Main, Limon and West Zone (figure 1).

At Bramaderos Main detailed geological mapping and rock chip sampling is well advanced and assay results have been received for many rock chip samples (figure 2).

The copper rock chip results show the most coherent distribution and anomalous results and cluster in an area along the inside curve of an historical IP chargeability anomaly (figure 2), consistent with the expected distribution within a porphyry gold-copper system. Gold is > 0.4 g/t over a strike length of greater than 500m at surface in the main recognized mineralized zone. Molybdenum broadly re-enforces the copper and gold patterns.

At the broader Limon Prospect, soil sampling is incomplete and assays have only been received for the southern part of the soil survey area south of the main Limon prospect. A subtle and loosely coincident copper-gold-molybdenum anomaly is emerging in soil samples (with some support locally in rock chip samples to the south) across a broad area from Limon back towards Bramaderos Main (figure 2).

At West Zone Prospect, several historical trenches, and new trenches have been prepared and systematic sampling is underway. This work is following up on historical trenching results that delivered 41.7m @ 3.37 g/t gold in trench WZTR-02 and 22m at 4.74g/t gold in trench WZTR-05.

Qualified Person:

Yvan Crepeau, MBA, P.Geo., Cornerstone's Vice President, Exploration and a qualified person in accordance with National Instrument 43-101, is responsible for supervising the exploration program at the Bramaderos project for Cornerstone and has reviewed and approved the information contained in this news release.

Sampling and assaying

Rock samples are collected by PLAMIN's personnel, placed in plastic bags, labeled and sealed, and stored in a secure place until delivery by PLAMIN employees to the LAC y Asociados ISO 9001-2008 certified sample preparation facility in Cuenca, Ecuador.

Rock samples are prepared crushing to 70% passing 2 mm (10 mesh), splitting 250 g and pulverizing to 85% passing 75 microns (200 mesh) (MSA code PRP-910). Prepared samples are then shipped to MS Analytical Services (MSA), an ISO 9001-2008 laboratory in Langley, BC, Canada, where samples are assayed for a multi-element suite (MSA code IMS-136, 15.0 g split, Aqua Regia digestion, ICP-AES/MS finish) and gold by Fire Assay (MSA code FAS-111, 30 g fusion, AAS finish). Over limit results for Cu (>1%) are systematically re-assayed (MSA code ICF-6Cu, 0.2 g, 4-acid digestion, ICP-AES finish). Gold is assayed using a 30 g split, Fire Assay (FA) and AAS finish (MSA code FAS 111).Over limit results for Au (>10 g/t) are systematically re-assayed (MSA code FAS-415, FA, 30g., gravimetric finish).

Quality assurance / Quality control (QA/QC)

The MSA Analytical Laboratory is a qualified assayer that performs and makes available internal assaying controls. Duplicates, certified blanks and standards are systematically used (1 control sample every 20-25 samples) as part of PLAMIN's QA/QC program. Rejects, a 100 g pulp for each rock sample, are stored for future use and controls.

About Cornerstone:

Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. is a well-funded mineral exploration company with a diversified portfolio of projects in Ecuador and Chile, and a proven ability to identify, acquire and advance properties of merit.

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On Behalf of the Board,
Hugh Brooke Macdonald
President and CEO

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