For Immediate Release

TSXV: IML OTCQB: SLDRF

Iberian Minerals Opens Mineworx Fabrication and Office Facility in Canada

Edmonton, Alberta, January 11, 2016 - Iberian Minerals Ltd. (the ``Company`` or "Iberian") (TSXV: IML) (OTCQB: SLDRF) announced today that its 100% wholly owned subsidiary, Mineworx has opened a fabrication and office facility at 1600 "C" Kingsway Avenue, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.

The 7,050 sq ft building offers a 20 ft ceiling height, large grade loading doors and three-phase electrical service. Mineworx will utilize this facility to complete the fabrication and assembly of additional patent pending gold processing technologies and progress with their development of additional proto-types for both processing and crushing to further enhance the Mineworx business model.

"The interest in the Mineworx technology with gold property owners throughout the western United States is simply overwhelming." stated Duane Nelson, President of Mineworx. "We are close to finalizing our due diligence on a considerable number of potential advanced stage gold properties and will make our selection in the immediate future. The Port Coquitlam fabrication facility is an excellent step to expedite the highly anticipated demand of our unique gold processing equipment.

About Iberian Minerals

Iberian Minerals is a Canadian junior mining company positioned for growth through the partnership of advanced cash flow mining opportunities utilizing the Mineworx environmentally friendly toll-processing technology. The Company is also implementing its business strategy of actively engaging its Spanish contacts and technical team towards the further accumulation of high interest assets throughout the mineral rich Iberian Peninsula. For further information, go to www.iberianminerals.ca

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This press release contains certain statements which constitute forward-looking statements or information ("forward-looking statements"), including statements regarding Iberian's business and the Acquisition. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond Iberian's and Mineworx's control, including the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, volatility of commodity prices, currency fluctuations, environmental risks, operational risks

in exploration and development, competition from other industry participants, the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, stock market volatility and the ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. Although Iberian believes that the expectations in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, they are based on factors and assumptions concerning future events which may prove to be inaccurate. Those factors and assumptions are based upon currently available information. Such statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could influence actual results or events and cause actual results or events to differ materially from those stated, anticipated or implied in the forward looking information. As such, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward looking information, as no assurance can be provided as to future results, levels of activity or achievements. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are made as of the date of this document and, except as required by applicable law, Iberian does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.