SOLITARIO TO PRESENT AT PDAC ON TUESDAY, MARCH 5

Denver, Colorado: Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp.'s ("Solitario;" NYSE MKT: XPL; TSX: SLR) Chris Herald, President and CEO, will make a presentation at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) at 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5 in Room 803AB, South Building of the Metro Toronto Convention Center. 

All shareholders and interested parties are invited to attend the presentation as well as come by Solitario's booth #2422 in the Investor's Exchange area between 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Sunday and Monday, March 3-4 to meet Mr. Herald and other Solitario staff members and learn more about Solitario.

About Solitario Solitario is a gold, silver, platinum-palladium, and base metal exploration, development and royalty company actively exploring in Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Nevada. Solitario has significant business relationships with Votorantim Metais and Anglo Platinum. Solitario is traded on the NYSE MKT ("XPL") and on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("SLR"). Additional information about Solitario is available online at t www.solitarioxr.com

For more information at Solitario, contact:

Debbie Mino-Austin

Director - Investor Relations

800-229-6827

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This press release includes certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, including without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and reserves, exploration results and future plans and objectives of Solitario, are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Development of Solitario's properties are subject to the success of exploration, completion and implementation of an economically viable mining plan, obtaining the necessary permits and approvals from various regulatory authorities, compliance with operating parameters established by such authorities and political risks such as higher tax and royalty rates, foreign ownership controls and our ability to finance in countries that may become politically unstable. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Solitario's expectations are disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Solitario's documents filed from time to time with Canadian Securities Commissions and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

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