VANCOUVER, June 28, 2017 /CNW/ - Eco Oro Minerals Corp. ("Eco Oro" or the "Company") (TSX: EOM) announced today that it has requested an extension from the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") from the TSX requirement to hold its annual meeting of shareholders within six months from the end of its fiscal year, being June 30, 2017. As previously announced, in light of the numerous legal and regulatory proceedings surrounding the Company's annual general and special meeting of shareholders previously scheduled to take place on April 25, 2017 (the Meeting), the Company has postponed the Meeting to now occur on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, 1800-510 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 0M3.  The Company remains subject to a remedial review of the Company's listing on the TSX on the basis that it no longer meets the minimum listing requirements for its listing category as announced on May 26, 2017.

Company Profile

Eco Oro Minerals Corp. is a publicly-traded precious metals exploration and development company with a portfolio of projects in Colombia. Eco Oro has been focused on its wholly-owned, multi-million ounce Angostura gold-silver deposit, located in northeastern Colombia.

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SOURCE Eco Oro Minerals Corp.

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