MONTREAL, Jan. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amex Exploration Inc. (“Amex or the Company”) (AMX: TSX-V; FRA: MX0) is very pleased to announce that it has launched its 2019 diamond drill program on the Perron property Eastern Gold Zone (EGZ) and reports 393.33 g/t Au over 1.70 m in hole PE2019-22 (see Table 1) at a vertical depth of 170 m (see Fig. 1, 2 and 3). This hole was planned to test the high-grade vein interval in hole PE2018-17 that returned 269.2 g/t Au over 1.35 m (see PR2018-12-13B) at a vertical distance of 25 m above it, starting from the same collar location. The Perron property is located approximately 110 kilometers North of the town of Rouyn-Noranda in the Abitibi region of Quebec and is accessible year-round by road and is serviced by excellent infrastructure.