Amerigo Announces Results of AGM

VANCOUVER, British Columbia , May 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amerigo Resources Ltd. (TSX:ARG) ("Amerigo" or the "Company") announces the results of voting at its 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”) held on May 7, 2018 in Vancouver British Columbia.

A total of 97,166,852 common shares were voted at the meeting, representing 54.83% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares of the Company. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the meeting, including the election of all director nominees as follows:

Name	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Percentage of Votes For	Percentage of Votes Withheld
Klaus Zeitler	86,193,960	159,661	99.82	0.18
Robert Gayton	85,249,071	1,104,550	98.72	1.28
Sidney Robinson	85,246,621	1,107,000	98.72	1.28
Alberto Salas	85,249,721	1,103,900	98.72	1.28
George Ireland	86,234,021	119,600	99.86	0.14

In addition, the ordinary resolution re-approving the Company's stock option plan and all unallocated options thereunder, was carried with 89.82% of the votes cast in favour of such resolution. In addition, the ordinary resolution amending and reconfirming the Company's shareholder rights plan, was carried with 90.37% of the votes cast in favour of such resolution.

Detailed voting results for the 2018 Annual General Meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com

About the Company:

Amerigo Resources Ltd. is an innovative copper producer with a long-term relationship with Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (“Codelco”), the world’s largest copper producer. Amerigo produces copper concentrate at its 100% owned Minera Valle Central (“MVC”) operation in Chile by processing fresh and historic tailings from Codelco’s El Teniente mine, the world's largest underground copper mine. Tel: (604) 681-2802; Fax: (604) 682-2802; Web: www.amerigoresources.com; Listing: ARG:TSX.

For further information, please contact:

Rob Henderson
President and CEO
(604) 697-6203

Aurora Davidson
Executive Vice-President and CFO
(604) 697-6207