Oremex Silver Inc. (TSX VENTURE: OAG) (“Oremex” or the “Company”) announced today that John Carlesso, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is no longer with the Company. Allan Folk, a director of the Company, has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer until such time as the board of directors successfully secures a replacement.

About Oremex

Oremex is a Canadian company focusing on the exploration and development of silver projects along a highly productive mineralized belt in Mexico. The Company has a portfolio of silver projects including a mineral resource of 50.8 million ounces of silver at its Tejamen deposit.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements: The above contains forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include: changes in world commodity markets, equity markets, costs and supply of materials relevant to the mining industry, change in government and changes to regulations affecting the mining industry. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding future exploration programs, operation plans, geological interpretations, mineral tenure issues and mineral recovery processes. Although we believe the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, results may vary, and we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

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