New Mineral Resource Update At Prairie Creek Mine

27 March 2015

•    Measured + Indicated and Inferred Resource Tonnages Increased
•    Underground Exploration Drilling Program Underway
Vancouver, British Columbia, March 26, 2015 - Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSX: CZN; OTCQB: CZICF) (“the Company” or “Canadian Zinc”) reports that an update of the Mineral Resources at its Prairie Creek zinc, lead, silver mine located in the Northwest Territories has demonstrated an increase in overall Mineral Resource tonnages in the Measured and Indicated category and in the Inferred category.