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Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSX:CZN)(OTCQB:CZICF) ("the Company" or "Canadian
Zinc") is pleased to announce the commencement of a follow-up exploration
diamond drill program at the Company's wholly-owned South Tally Pond
copper-lead-zinc-silver-gold project in central Newfoundland. 


The planned program consists of 20 drillholes, totaling 6,300 metres. This
program will involve two diamond drill rigs, one of which is already on the
property. The program is fully supported by a recently completed $4 million
flow-through financing which closed on August 20, 2013 (refer to Company news
release of same date).


The drill program is designed to follow up on favourable results from the drill
program completed earlier this year at the Lemarchant deposit (refer to news
release dated February 27, 2013 and April 17, 2013). Priority targets include: 




--  testing for additional massive sulphide mineralization at the newly
    discovered Northwest Target (3,200 metres over 9 drillholes); 

--  lateral and depth extensions to the known indicated and inferred
    resources of the Lemarchant deposit (2,500 metres over 9 drillholes);
    and 

--  initial testing of a strong Titan 24 geophysical anomaly (West Target)
    located 1.2 kilometres west of the Lemarchant deposit (600 metres over 2
    drillholes). 



The Lemarchant deposit is a significant precious metal-rich, copper-lead-zinc
volcanogenic massive sulphide ("VMS") discovery with expansion potential. An
initial NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate completed on the Lemarchant deposit
reported an indicated resource of 1.24 million tonnes at an average grade of
5.38% Zn, 0.58% Cu, 1.19% Pb, 1.01 g/t Au and 59.17 g/t Ag; and an inferred
resource of 1.34 million tonnes at an average grade of 3.70% Zn, 0.41% Cu, 0.86%
Pb, 1.00 g/t Au and 50.41 g/t Ag.


Highlights of the winter 2013 drill program included: 



--  new massive sulphide mineralization was discovered 250 metres to the
    northwest of the Lemarchant deposit in drillholes LM13-73 and LM13-74
    (the Northwest Target); 

--  significant massive sulphide mineralization intersected in drillhole
    LM13-79 (the Main Zone) extended the Lemarchant deposit mineralization
    35 metres up-dip; and

--  three drillholes testing the south extension to the Lemarchant deposit
    intersected favourable felsic volcanic stratigraphy with locally
    anomalous base metal mineralization. 



South Tally Pond Background

The South Tally Pond property, which includes the Lemarchant deposit, is located
in a proven mining district near Buchans, Newfoundland. The property is located
immediately adjacent to Teck Resources Limited's Duck Pond Cu-Zn mine and mill
complex. (See Paragon' Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate on
Lemarchant Deposit, South Tally Pond VMS Project, central Newfoundland, dated
March 2, 2012 filed on SEDAR).


The exploration potential outside of the Lemarchant area of the South Tally Pond
Property is still relatively untapped with numerous priority targets that have
seen limited or no drilling. Additional exploration programs will be proposed in
2014 to further test for mineral potential in some of these areas.


About Canadian Zinc 

Canadian Zinc is a TSX-listed exploration and development company trading under
the symbol "CZN". The Company's key projects are the 100%-owned Prairie Creek
property, an advanced-staged zinc-lead-silver property, located in the Northwest
Territories in Canada and the 100% owned South Tally Pond project, which
includes the Lemarchant deposit, along with other property interests in central
Newfoundland. 


Canadian Zinc also recently announced the proposed acquisition of Messina
Minerals, a mineral exploration company focused on base metals and gold
properties in central Newfoundland. Messina holds the South Tulks Hill project
with its Boomerang and Domino deposits situated near the South Tally Pond
project. Boomerang and Domino are located approximately 50 kilometres from the
Lemarchant deposit (see CZN press release dated September 12, 2013).


Cautionary Statement - Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains certain forward-looking information, including,
among other things, the expected completion of acquisitions and the advancement
of mineral properties. This forward looking information includes, or may be
based upon, estimates, forecasts, and statements as to management's expectations
with respect to, among other things, the completion of transactions, the issue
of permits, the size and quality of mineral resources, future trends for the
company, progress in development of mineral properties, future production and
sales volumes, capital costs, mine production costs, demand and market outlook
for metals, future metal prices and treatment and refining charges, the outcome
of legal proceedings, the timing of exploration, development and mining
activities, acquisition of shares in other companies and the financial results
of the company. There can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be
accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. The Company does not currently hold a permit for
the operation of the Prairie Creek Mine. Mineral resources that are not mineral
reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Inferred mineral resources
are considered too speculative geologically to have economic considerations
applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves.
There is no certainty that mineral resources will be converted into mineral
reserves.


Cautionary Note to United States Investors 

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") permits U.S. mining
companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral
deposits that a company can economically and legally extract or produce. We use
certain terms in this press release, such as "measured," "indicated," and
"inferred" "resources," which the SEC guidelines prohibit U.S. registered
companies from including in their filings with the SEC. 


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
John F. Kearney, Chairman
(416) 362-6686
Suite 700 - 220 Bay Street
Toronto, ON M5J 2W4
(416) 368-5344 (FAX)


Alan B. Taylor, VP Exploration & Chief Operating Officer
(604) 688-2001
Suite 1710 - 650 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 4N9
(604) 688-2043 (FAX)
Tollfree: 1-866-688-2001


Steve Dawson, VP Corporate Development
(416) 203-1418
Suite 700 - 220 Bay Street
Toronto, ON M5J 2W4
(416) 368-5344 (FAX)


Canadian Zinc Corporation
invest@canadianzinc.com
www.canadianzinc.com

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