TORONTO, Sept. 7, 2018 /CNW/ -

Excellon Resources Inc. (CNW Group/Excellon Resources Inc.)

Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN and EXN.WT.A; OTC:EXLLF) ("Excellon" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the filing of an indepedent technical report for the Platosa Mine in Durango, Mexico, which has been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") with an effective date of March 31, 2018. A copy of the technical report is available on both SEDAR at www.sedar.com and the Company's website at www.excellonresources.com.

About Excellon

Excellon's 100%-owned Platosa Mine in Durango has been Mexico's highest-grade silver mine since production commenced in 2005. The Company is focused on optimizing the Platosa Mine's cost and production profile, discovering further high-grade silver and carbonate replacement deposit (CRD) mineralization on the Platosa Project and epithermal silver mineralization on the Miguel Auza Property and capitalizing on the opportunity in current market conditions to acquire undervalued projects in the Americas.

Additional details on the Platosa Mine and the rest of Excellon's exploration properties are available at www.excellonresources.com.

SOURCE Excellon Resources Inc.

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