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Just the stuff to develop bigger and healthier crops, potash complements a world growing in population and appetite. Two contrasting companies pursuing the commodity are Western Potash TSX:WPX, the most advanced junior in the space, and Pacific Potash TSXV:PP, with a very big but early-stage property optioned from Western. Those differences aside, both companies have seen a general upturn in share price over the last month.

Pacific Potash TSXV:PP chart

for the month ending May 16, 2013.

Pacific’s V.P. of corporate communications Mike Blady largely attributes his company’s stock performance to a $2.25-million financing announced in April. The money will fund exploration on the Amazonas project in the Brazilian potash basin of the same name, a region that’s being compared in size and geology to Saskatchewan’s prolific potash region.

With 796,000 hectares, Pacific holds a substantial chunk of property. Even so, it’s been trimmed from its original size of over 1.5 million hectares. Last September the company dropped claims to the south that involved indigenous communities, protected forests or inaccessible terrain. Much of the remaining land had already been cleared. A 43-101 technical report followed in November.

Parts of the property might be remote but “there are several cities within our claim blocks, with 40,000 to 100,000 inhabitants,” Blady explains. “There are roads in and around the cities but the majority of the property is accessible by boat through tributaries of the Amazon River,” which he calls “the super-highway for commerce in most of Amazon state.”

The location offers an even greater advantage—an already huge domestic potash market with a faster rate of increase than anywhere else on the planet.

Pacific Potash hopes to begin drilling its

Amazonas property in September or October.

“Brazil has a very large agricultural sector but almost zero domestic production,” Blady points out. The country currently imports over 90% of its supply from places as distant as Canada, Russia and the Middle East, he says. Shipping costs add about $175 to $225 per tonne to the price, compared to an estimated $40 to $60 for shipping if a local mine were developed. Consequently “the government’s very supportive of these projects. Brazil’s trying to increase domestic production to 60% of demand by 2020. They’re very interested in seeing this basin get developed, which is great for a company like us.”

He adds, “In Brazil, agro-business is the fastest-growing industry and one of the government’s largest cash generators. It’s expected that Brazil will have the largest sustained growth in potash consumption over the next 50 to 100 years as it still has 20% of the world’s remaining arable land. Brazil is the number one growth market for fertilizer and potash. It’s growing even faster than China for potash consumption.”

That potential attracted Asian capital to Pacific’s recent $2.25-million financing. A first tranche of $1.25 million closed last month while another $1 million from Sino-Canada Natural Resources Fund is being held in trust until May 31. That’s the day shareholders decide whether to approve a change of control in which the fund would hold about 18.1% of Pacific’s outstanding shares and nominate a co-chairman and director.

Sino-Canada plans to invest more than $500 million over two years in Canadian natural resource companies.

They bring to the table very deep pockets and a commitment to fund future exploration programs on this property and other acquisitions as long as we continue to be successful,” Blady says. In addition the company might apply for exploration funds from the Brazilian Development Bank, which has increased its funding for agricultural and fertilizer products tenfold.

To complement the Brazilian project, Pacific has some Brazilian expertise in Andre Costa, the exploration geologist who helped discover Potash Brazil’s deposit, Luis Silva, Pacific’s country manager, and William Freire, “one of the best mining lawyers in Brazil.”

The exploration team is currently compiling and reviewing the property’s data prior to setting drill targets for a program to start in late September or October.

Western Potash TSX:WPX chart

for the month ending May 16, 2013.

In Saskatchewan, meanwhile, Western Potash has distinguished itself as “the most advanced junior potash development story,” says Western VP of corporate development John Costigan. The company cleared its last hurdle with April’s environmental assessment approval. “Even those of our peers who have environmental approval have contingent approvals only,” Costigan emphasizes. “Nobody’s quite where we are.”

The approval followed December’s feasibility study, which used a 10% discount rate to calculate a pre-tax net present value of $3.6 billion and a 21% internal rate of return. After taxes the numbers show a $2.44-billion NPV and an 18.6% IRR. With a $2.91-billion initial capital cost, the operation would produce 2.8 million tonnes of potassium chloride a year over its 40-year life, based on proven reserves of 35.84 million tonnes and probable reserves of 101.44 million tonnes KCl. Payback would take 5.6 years.

Even those of our peers who have environmental approval have contingent approvals only. Nobody’s quite where we are.—John Costigan, VP of corporate development for Western Potash

A number of advantages brought Milestone this far. Among them is solution mining, in which water is pumped into underground caverns and then pumped out as potash-rich brine. With a construction phase that can be completed in three and a half years, the method offers much lower capex, says Costigan.

As for the water supply, it’ll come from the city of Regina, which signed a 45-year agreement to supply the company with treated effluent.

And with Regina only 30 kilometres away, Milestone enjoys an enviable location. Roads, power lines and two railways run right through the property. “We have agreements in place ready to be executed for electricity, rail and the port,” says Costigan.

While the company’s stock has trended favourably over the last month, Western conducts talks with potential joint venture partners.

Corn production relies on potash-based fertilizer, as do soybeans, rice, sugar and a variety of fruits and vegetables.

“Our contribution would be the project,” Costigan explains. “Our partner would match that, depending on what the percentage is. If it’s 60/40, they’d put 60% in, which would be more than the value of our project, and that would be the first equity contribution to the project. Then together we could raise the debt, which we’d repay from operations down the road.”

Western already has mine-building expertise on board. Project director Richard Lock has also served as project director for the Resolution copper mine, now in pre-feasibility, and brought Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamond mine into production. “Those are larger operations under much more difficult conditions,” points out Costigan. “It’s a slam dunk for Richard to build a potash solution mine in Saskatchewan.” Additionally, “We’ve been in the Basin six years and we probably have better geological knowledge than anyone out there.”

With Western Potash discussing a potential JV for a Saskatchewan mine and Pacific Potash preparing for early-stage Brazilian exploration, the two companies might be a study in contrasts. But, if all goes well, they could both play a part in helping feed generations to come.

Source: http://resourceclips.com/2013/05/16/in-pursuit-of-potash/

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Discovered in 2007 by the Donner and Glencore Xstrata team, the Bracemac-McLeod mine represents a $159 million investment. It is the 12^th zinc mine in the Matagami camp. Matagami operations contribute significantly to Québec's economic development by employing 260 people, directly injecting $27 million into the economy through wages. In addition, the operations create hundreds more indirect jobs via $13.5 million in annual goods and services procurement through 23 mostly Québec-based companies.

The Bracemac-McLeod deposit contains Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves of 3.7 million tonnes grading 9.60% zinc, 1.26% copper, 28.25 g/t silver and 0.43 g/t gold. Inferred Mineral Resources of 2.6 million tonnes grading 8.79% zinc, 1.31% copper, 38.84 g/t silver and 1.06 g/t gold are located in proximity to the Mineral Reserves. The Company is a fully vested partner with Glencore Xstrata in the extensive Matagami base metal camp located in the Abitibi region of Québec. This joint venture partnership covers claims, mining licences and other direct mineral titles comprising six joint ventures (collectively the "Matagami Project") at either 50%/50% or 65%/35% Glencore Xstrata/Donner joint venture interests respectively. The Matagami Project covers prime volcanic stratigraphy in which high-grade zinc and copper massive sulphide deposits have been discovered and mined since 1963. Additional information is available at www.donnermetals.com.

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Pacific Potash has acquired a 100% interest in the Amazonas Basin Potash project in Brazil. The Company is planning a late summer exploration program on its claim block which totals 795,824 hectares. The Amazonas Potash Basin is similar in size, scale and geology to Saskatchewan’s potash evaporate deposit, which is the largest and most prolific potash reserve in the world.

Investment Highlights - Brazil

Amazonas Potash Basin

• The Brazilian Government plans to reduce Brazil’s reliance on potash imports from 91% to 60% over the next 5 years
• Soils in Brazil are deficient in potassium and require potash to remain productive
• The Amazonas potash basin is similar in geology and dimension to the Saskatchewan potash basin in Canada

·Two deposits owned by Petrobras—Arari and Fazendinha—are located 20 and 40 km west of the property being optioned by Pacific Potash. These two deposits have reported historic resources as follows*:

Fazendinha – 520 Mt @ 28.8% KCl
Arari – 659 Mt @ 17.7% KCl

Highlights of 43-101 Report

• Potash has been intersected on 3 margins immediately adjacent to the property (West, North, and North East).

• The Property is located on the northwest limb of the Middle Amazonas Basin, extending across the deepest part of the basin axis. The known occurrence of potassium salts (potash) is in Cycle VII in the Nova Olinda Formation. The Cycle VII potash mineralization occurs in numerous drill holes in the Middle and Lower Amazon basin, including those that define the Fazendinha and Arari potash occurrences.

• Well log control from within the basin, but outside the claims, indicates thickening of the Nova Olinda formation towards the basin axis.

• Potential potash layers are expected to occur at depths of 1100 to 1800 m.

Highlights of the Agapito & Associates Report

• Potash mineralization at the Fazendinha and Ararí properties was identified by Petrobrás in the 1970s and 1980s. Grades reported at Fazendinha range from 28% to 33% potassium chloride (KCl) over thicknesses ranging from 0.98 m to 4.58 m. The depth of the potash zone ranges from 1,000 to 1,100 m. At Ararí the depth to the potash zone ranges from 995 to 1,300 m.

• Brazil Potash Corporation’s drilling near Autazes, west of the Company’s claims, has encountered potash in 13 wells. Potash grades ranged from 15% to 40% KCl, over thicknesses ranging from 1.35 m to 3.13 m. Two wells near Itapiranga, north of the Company’s claims, encountered potash, with grades of 23% KCl over 2.20 m and 26% KCl over 4.84 m, respectivel.

• The ambient temperature at these depths could range from 41 degrees Celsius (°C) to 51 °C based on average crustal heat flows and the local geology. This temperature range is comparable to the temperature encountered at the Belle Plaine solution mine in Saskatchewan.

• Based on the above, the Agapito report concludes that solution mining on the Company’s permits is potentially feasible if potash is encountered during exploration drilling, provided that the true thickness of the potash bed(s) exceeds 2 m, and the grade of the potash exceeds 15% K2O (24% KCl).Solution mining of KCl is enhanced if the ambient formation temperature in the potash beds exceeds 40°C.

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THREE REASONS WHY SANTO MINING?

1. Three claims next to Barrick Gold in the mineral rich Dominican Republic
2. Charles claim 1 mile from Goldquest's 2012 monster gold discovery
3. Company to start producing gold and silver in Mexico

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC OPERATIONS

To give a sense of the scale of the opportunity, consider the following:

• Pueblo Viejo gold-silver deposit (Barrick/ Goldcorp JV), estimated to contain 23.7 million ounces of gold. There has been documented mining activity here going back to the Spaniards in 1505. Sulphide mining operations here produce more than 450 ounces of gold and 1,800 ounces of silver every day.
• Falcondo ferronickel mine, which can produce 29,000 tons of nickel each year.
• Perilya’s Cerro de Maimón copper-gold mine, which constitutes a 6 million ton open-pit copper/gold reserve.

$16 Million Equity Enhancement Program Underway

• Program allows, but does not obligate, the Company to issue and sell up to $16 million of shares of common stock to the Investor Hanover Holdings NY from time to time over the 36-month period

Charles Claim

This highly prospective claim is located above San Juan in western Dominican Republic and planted in the heart of the mineral rich "Tireo Formation."

• Charles Claim borders Goldquest's renowned La Escandalosa claim where in 2012 three bonanza drill intercepts were reported as being the largest gold discovery in the Dominican Republic in 20 years.
• The Company continues its positive growth, adding yet another quality claim to its portfolio of exploration concession applications and its focus on near-term gold production opportunities.
• Santo Mining finalizing due diligence on remaining four claims that immediately wrap around Goldquest.

Richard Claim

The company recently announced that it has signed a definite agreement to acquire 100% of the Richard gold exploration application.

• located just 200 meters southeast of Barrick gold in the mineral-rich "Los Ranchos" geological formation of the Hispaniola Gold-Copper Back-Arc.
• This definitive agreement is part of the Company's aggressive expansion of its portfolio of precious and base metal exploration concession applications assets in its quest for near-term production opportunities.
• Shallow Diamond Core Drilling Targets to sample the underlying bed rock awaiting permitting

During the last five months Santo Mining's field exploration team led by Elpidio Moronta conducted due diligence on the Richard Claim consisting of property wide reconnaissance surveys, including stream sediment sampling and surface soil geochemistry. Early in 2013 the exploration team sent soil, sediment and rock samples to Acme Laboratories for multi-element trace analysis. The laboratory results have potentially identified two zones of gold, silver, and copper anomalies. The principal gold zone is located in the northwest quadrant of the Richard Claim, approximately 500 meters east of Barrick Gold's Pueblo Viejo boundary. The exploration team is currently in the field conducting a "detailed" surface soil geochemistry survey and rock sampling to better define a series of shallow drill targets.

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Mr. Liu is the Managing Partner of Sino-Canada Natural Resources Fund, and has significant investment and management experience in natural resources and venture capital. His professional career has included serving as a senior officer for the Asian Pacific Division of Apple, and Vice President of Dell China. Mr. Liu has an Executive MBA from the University of Minnesota and a BS from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

The Company also wishes to announce Mr. Dean Pekeski has tendered his registration from the Board of Directors. Mr. Pekeski will continue his association with Pacific Potash as an advisory board member and a consultant for technical matters as required.

Executive Co-Chairman and Director Mr. Balbir Johal stated "It will be my great pleasure to co-chair the Company with someone of Mr. Liu's experience and background. We both look forward to steering the Company's development from these initial stages into a significant commercial venture focused on the development of agri-business opportunities in Brazil".

About Sino-Canada Natural Resources Fund:

Sino-Canada Natural Resources Fund is a Cayman Islands registered private equity fund focused on investments in Canadian listed and private companies that develop and operate natural resources projects (mining, oil & gas, forestry) worldwide. Sino-Canada Fund is managed in Hong Kong on behalf of private and institutional investors from China.

About Pacific Potash Corporation:

Pacific Potash Corporation trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol: PP, as well on the OTCQX under the symbol: PPOTF and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under P9P. Pacific Potash is engaged in the exploration and development of the Amazonas Basin Project and the surrounding potash claims targeting the Middle Amazonas Potash Basin, currently the host to multiple new exploration campaigns for potash. The Company also is exploring the Provost Potash Property and the surrounding potash claims targeting the prolific Prairie Evaporite Formation, which is host to multiple conventional and solution potash mines.

On behalf of the Board,

Pacific Potash Corporation

Balbir Johal, LL.B

Executive Co-Chairman & Director

For further information, please visit our website at www.pacificpotash.com or contact our V.P of Corporate Communications, Mike Blady:

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This press release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. This information and statements address future activities, events, plans, developments and projections. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements or forward-looking information. Such forward-looking information and statements are frequently identified by words such as "may," "will," "should," "anticipate," "plan," "expect," "believe," "estimate," "intend" and similar terminology, and reflect assumptions, estimates, opinions and analysis made by management of Pacific Potash in light of its experience, current conditions, expectations of future developments and other factors which it believes to be reasonable and relevant. Forward-looking information and statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause Pacific Potash's actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information and statements and accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed thereon.

Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary include but are not limited to the availability of financing; fluctuations in commodity prices; changes to and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including environmental laws and obtaining requisite permits; political, economic and other risks; as well as other risks and uncertainties which are more fully described in our annual and quarterly Management's Discussion and Analysis and in other filings made by us with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and available at www.sedar.com. Pacific Potash disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information or statements except as may be required.

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Pacific Potash is engaged in the exploration and development of the Provost Potash Property and the surrounding potash claims targeting the Prairie Evaporite Formation. Pacific Potash also acquired 100% interest in Western Potash Corporation’s Amazonas Basin claims in Brazil.

Investment Highlights - Brazil

Amazonas Potash Basin

• The Brazilian Government plans to reduce Brazil’s reliance on potash imports from 91% to 60% over the next 5 years
• Soils in Brazil are deficient in potassium and require potash to remain productive
• The Amazonas potash basin is similar in geology and dimension to the Saskatchewan potash basin in Canada
• The claims are situated close to a primary market: Brazil is the 2nd largest importer and 3rd largest user of potash in the world

• Two deposits owned by Petrobras—Arari and Fazendinha—are located 20 and 40 km west of the property being optioned by Pacific Potash. These two deposits have reported historic resources as follows*:

  Fazendinha – 520 Mt @ 28.8% KCl
  Arari – 659 Mt @ 17.7% KCl

• On execution of the option agreement, Pacific Potash Corp will earn 100% interest

Highlights of 43-101 Report

• Potash has been intersected on 3 margins immediately adjacent to the property (West, North, and North East).

• The Property is located on the northwest limb of the Middle Amazonas Basin, extending across the deepest part of the basin axis. The known occurrence of potassium salts (potash) is in Cycle VII in the Nova Olinda Formation. The Cycle VII potash mineralization occurs in numerous drill holes in the Middle and Lower Amazon basin, including those that define the Fazendinha and Arari potash occurrences.

• Well log control from within the basin, but outside the claims, indicates thickening of the Nova Olinda formation towards the basin axis.

• Potential potash layers are expected to occur at depths of 1100 to 1800 m.

Investment Highlights - Alberta

Provost Potash Property

• Two 100%-owned MAIM permits totaing 17,781 hectares of land, located 250 km southeast of Edmonton and 45 km west of the historic Unity Potash Mine
• Exceptional infrastructure (access to water, paved roads, services lines, railway, workforce)
• Alberta was ranked the No. 1 jurisdiction for Mining and Exploration by the Fraser Institute in 2011
• The Alberta Department of Energy (Mineral Development Division) advised that potash royalty would be similar to salt at $.045/tonne compared to Saskatchewan’s $6.00/tonne
• 50:50 Joint Venture Twenty-four MAIM permits totaling 213,269 hectares, owned in a 50:50 Joint Venture with Grizzly Discoveries Inc.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, May 9, 2013 -- Santo Mining Corporation (OTCQB:SANP), (the "Company"), announced it has commissioned leading metallurgy laboratories SGS Metcon / KD Engineering, of Tucson, AZ and The Center For Advanced Mineral And Metallurgical Processing (or "CAMP") at Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, MT.

Together they will conduct advanced testing on bulk ore samples collected from the "Angel Del Desierto" concession located at Ocampo, Coahuila, Mexico, 45 miles south of the United States border. Recent assays by Inspectorate Labs, Reno have returned impressive average grades up to 8.581 g/t Gold and 148.1 g/t Silver. Scheduled to take two weeks, this new round of testing will outline processes to optimize the extraction of the precious metals. In only nine months Santo Mining has transformed from a fledgling exploration company into an incipient gold and silver producer.

In April and May 2012 respected mine engineer Juan Luis Castillo Velez together with CEO Al French collected five soil and rock samples totaling 100 kilos for metallurgical study. The samples were dispatched in secure plastic buckets to the SGS facility in Durango, Mexico where they were repackaged and forwarded to SGS in Tucson, Arizona. During the following two weeks SGS will conduct precious metal characterization, gravity concentration, cyanide leaching, and bottle roll testing. Three samples will be forwarded to Montana Tech for mineralogy testing on their MLA or Automated mineral analysis system. The various studies will define the mineral ore and provide a general understanding of the ore body and outline processes that will optimize the extraction of gold, silver and potential platinum group metal previously reported in an economic evaluation by Platinum Investments.

Santo Mining will establish a 100% owned local subsidiary in Mexico to administer this project. As early as this summer, the Company plans to commission a qualified geologist to supervise a shallow core-drilling program with the objective of substantially increasing the inferred resources for precious metals within the policies of the CIM 43-101 standard. The Company also plans to have SGS run a pilot plant to fine tune the design of a concentration plant. Funding will likely be sourced from a recently approved $16 million equity funding program with Hanover Holdings I, LLC, of New York.

Al French, CEO, Santo Mining stated: "We are forging ahead and utilizing all available resources to keep our promise to begin producing gold and silver in the short term. This, in conjunction with the recent $16 million equity funding agreement, and enormous Greenfield opportunity in the Dominican Republic, will allow us to continue our exponential growth curve."

About Santo Mining

Santo Mining Corporation is a junior minerals exploration and development company, based in the Dominican Republic. The Company is actively pursuing the acquisition and exploration of properties, which are strategically located in the prolific and highly prospective Hispaniola Gold-Copper Back-Arc area in the Dominican Republic. A detailed description of the Company's activities is available at www.SantoMining.com.

Further information on the Company and its filings can be found at www.sec.gov

The Santo Mining Corporation logo is available at: http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=14686

Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This current report contains "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements in this press release, such as the Company's plans to acquire a number of highly prospective gold exploration properties, which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future, including but not limited to, any mineralization, development or exploration of the Company's properties and the timing of any work program or exploration activities, and any results that may be obtained or the commencement of production.

Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, the inherent uncertainties associated with mineral exploration and difficulties associated with obtaining financing on acceptable terms. We are not in control of metals prices and these could vary to make development uneconomic. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the beliefs, plans, expectations and intentions contained in this press release are reasonable, there can be no assurance those beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions will prove to be accurate. Investors should consult all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factors disclosure outlined in our most recent annual report for our last fiscal year, our quarterly reports, and other periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Pacific Potash is engaged in the exploration and development of the Provost Potash Property and the surrounding potash claims targeting the Prairie Evaporite Formation. Pacific Potash also acquired 100% interest in Western Potash Corporation’s Amazonas Basin claims in Brazil.

Investment Highlights - Brazil

Amazonas Potash Basin

• The Brazilian Government plans to reduce Brazil’s reliance on potash imports from 91% to 60% over the next 5 years
• Soils in Brazil are deficient in potassium and require potash to remain productive
• The Amazonas potash basin is similar in geology and dimension to the Saskatchewan potash basin in Canada
• The claims are situated close to a primary market: Brazil is the 2nd largest importer and 3rd largest user of potash in the world

• Two deposits owned by Petrobras—Arari and Fazendinha—are located 20 and 40 km west of the property being optioned by Pacific Potash. These two deposits have reported historic resources as follows*:

  Fazendinha – 520 Mt @ 28.8% KCl
  Arari – 659 Mt @ 17.7% KCl

• On execution of the option agreement, Pacific Potash Corp will earn 100% interest

Highlights of 43-101 Report

• Potash has been intersected on 3 margins immediately adjacent to the property (West, North, and North East).

• The Property is located on the northwest limb of the Middle Amazonas Basin, extending across the deepest part of the basin axis. The known occurrence of potassium salts (potash) is in Cycle VII in the Nova Olinda Formation. The Cycle VII potash mineralization occurs in numerous drill holes in the Middle and Lower Amazon basin, including those that define the Fazendinha and Arari potash occurrences.

• Well log control from within the basin, but outside the claims, indicates thickening of the Nova Olinda formation towards the basin axis.

• Potential potash layers are expected to occur at depths of 1100 to 1800 m.

Investment Highlights - Alberta

Provost Potash Property

• Two 100%-owned MAIM permits totaing 17,781 hectares of land, located 250 km southeast of Edmonton and 45 km west of the historic Unity Potash Mine
• Exceptional infrastructure (access to water, paved roads, services lines, railway, workforce)
• Alberta was ranked the No. 1 jurisdiction for Mining and Exploration by the Fraser Institute in 2011
• The Alberta Department of Energy (Mineral Development Division) advised that potash royalty would be similar to salt at $.045/tonne compared to Saskatchewan’s $6.00/tonne
• 50:50 Joint Venture Twenty-four MAIM permits totaling 213,269 hectares, owned in a 50:50 Joint Venture with Grizzly Discoveries Inc.

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• Entered into a definitive long-term license agreement to develop and mine its three metallic concessions located at Ocampo, Coahuila, Mexico

• Inferred resource tonnage: 3M mt at 3.17 g/t gold and 57.3 g/t silver

• Inferred resource ounces: 306K oz gold and 5.5 M oz silver

• Open-pit mining with truck access to highway

• Most entitlements are in place including the environmental permit.

Al French, CEO, Santo Mining Corp. goes Beyond The Press Release to discuss the closing of this gold & silver mining contract as a major milestone for Santo Mining Corp as it squarely launches the company into the "Junior Mining" league.

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What a year so far!

With three successful years of exploration behind us, we have shown that the Lac 50 Trend hosts one of the highest-grade, undeveloped uranium deposits in the world. We’ve identified 12 new uranium-mineralized zones, drilled 87,000+ metres to date (454 diamond drill core and 126 reverse circulation “RC” holes), and increased our property holdings to 340,000+ acres.

Increase in Uranium Resource & Discoveries

Drilling along the Lac 50 Trend in 2012 resulted in a 60% increase in the NI 43-101 inferred resource estimate, now totalling 43.3 million pounds U3O8 grading 0.69%. This improves on the previous resource estimate of 27.1 million pounds, and is a 200% increase over our maiden resource estimate announced in early 2011. In addition, Kivalliq’s aggressive RC exploration drilling campaign identified numerous new zones, several of which will be further tested by diamond drilling in 2013. Results from geophysical surveys this season also continue to expand and enhance Kivalliq’s inventory of exploration targets.

Metallurgical Results: High Uranium Extraction, Low Impurity Yellowcake

Not only have we continued to increase our inferred resource base, we have also demonstrated the potential to extract an attractive final yellowcake product from the deposits within the Lac 50 Trend. Preliminary metallurgical test results received to date indicate that 94.1% of uranium can be extracted in 48 hours and 95.9% of uranium extracted in 72 hours from conventional alkaline leaching. The uranium value attained from the leach solution was 71.9% (U) for a final yellowcake product. This was a low impurity product and certainly a very positive outcome at this early stage.

Financing: $4.5 Million Non-Brokered Deal Closed

To date, Kivalliq has raised approximately $64M in the public markets. In April of 2013, despite very volatile market conditions, Kivalliq closed a private placement financing totalling $4.5 million which will fund the first phase of this year’s work program that will include high priority drilling and geophysical surveys in key areas that must be completed before ice break-up sometime in June. Pending results and market conditions, Kivalliq will continue with a second phase of exploration at Angilak in the third quarter of 2013. Despite our remote northern location, we have maintained industry beating discovery costs of $1.32 per lb. U3O8.

A Look Ahead: Exploration & Expansion in 2013

Our technical team continues to deliver exceptional exploration results with low finding costs, as we work toward extending known resources and testing new targets. The season has started on an extremely positive note, with drill confirmation that a prospective new zone exists between the Eastern Extension and J4, two zones that form part of the current Lac 50 Trend inferred resource.

Numerous property wide targets, the rate of new discoveries and three consecutive years of substantial uranium resource growth clearly demonstrate the “District Scale” potential of the Angilak Property. As part of our fully-funded phase one work program which includes drilling 3,000m, we have already released news on five holes this year, all of which have hit radioactive zones.

We expect that this year will continue to provide opportunities for substantial advancement of the Angilak Property.

Communication

Kivalliq is committed to maintaining open communication with stakeholders. We encourage you to visit our website to review our latest presentation and sign up to receive Kivalliq news releases at www.kivalliqenergy.com.

We also invite you to contact us directly to keep up-to-date on all the latest advancements as they unfold at 604-646-4527.

The entire Kivalliq team would like to thank you for your continued support.

All the best,

Jim Paterson, CEO

Kivalliq Energy Corporation
1020 - 800 W Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6C 2V6
Tel: (604) 646-4521; TF: 1 888 331-2269
Fax: (604) 646-4526
Email: info@kivalliqenergy.com

Below, we include a link to The Globe and Mail's recent article on uranium. In this article, David Sadowski, an analyst for Raymond James, lists his top picks in the uranium space.

Cheap uranium stocks: Three top picks
Source: Sonali Verma - The Globe and Mail published Thursday, May 2, 2013

We hope you find the article highly informative and welcome any feedback or questions you may have.

All the best,


Jim Paterson, CEO

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 3, 2013) - The Next Biggest Winner, a leading and nationally televised investment show focusing on small-cap and mid-cap companies, is pleased to announce Episode 7 will be airing across Canada this weekend.

EPISODE 7 GUESTS

U3O8 Corp. (TSX:UWE) (OTCQX:UWEFF)

InterAmerican Gaming Inc. (PINKSHEETS:IAGM)

Lomiko Metals (TSX VENTURE:LMR)

Paul Gill, President and CEO of Lomiko Metals and Richard Spencer, President and CEO of U308 Corp. provide valuable information about the resource sector and their respective properties.

Marc Askenasi CEO of InterAmerican Gaming Inc. discusses the company's mobile strategy. The company's first product SoFit is a social gaming company that has developed software to empower individuals to track, train and compete through its SoFit platform.

PROUD SPONSORS

We are proud to announce that UC Resources (UC:TSXV) and Pacific Potash (PP:TSXV) will serve as anchor sponsors for all 30 episodes of Season 2. Both companies appeared in Episode 4 and will also be appearing on future episodes.

In addition, Marketwired is the official Media Partner of The Next Biggest Winner and distributor of this press release.

NEW SEASON, NEW HOST

Season 2 promises to be even better than Season 1 with the addition of our new host, George Tsiolis. As the Founder of AGORACOM.com George brings his significant knowledge and experience of small-cap markets to the show, insuring robust interviews and information for the benefit of our viewing audience.

Tsiolis stated "The Next Biggest Winner fills a significant void in Canadian Business Media by strictly focusing on emerging companies capable of becoming... The Next Biggest Winner. Show creators Jamie Bailey and Metaphoria Productions smartly recognized there is no other nationally televised show of its kind and now provide small cap companies and investors everywhere with a great platform to connect. The production quality in our state of the art studio is second to none. I'm proud to be a Co-Producer for Season 2 and beyond!"

TELEVISION BROADCAST DETAILS

The show airs nationally on television via iChannel in prime time as follows:

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About The Next Biggest Winner

The Next Biggest Winner is a television interview series for Canadian investors dedicated to identifying companies poised for growth. If your company believes it is The Next Biggest Winner and would like to appear on the show, please contact us below.

To watch a sneak peek of this episode, as well as, previous full episodes click here.

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Mr. Gary Economo
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613-691-1091 ext. 101
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www.focusgraphite.com

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, May 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Santo Mining Corporation (OTCQB:SANP), (the "Company"), announced that on March 13, 2012 the Company entered into a definitive long-term license agreement (the "Agreement") with Campania Minera Los Angeles Del Desierto SA De CV (Mexico) (the"Concessionaire")to develop and mine its three metallic concessions (the "Concessions") located at Ocampo, Coahuila, Mexico, 45 miles south of the United States border. Pursuant to the 15 year Agreement, the Concessionaire will receive a 40% of any royalty from the Concessions and the Company will keep the remaining 60%. The Concessions total more than 7.27 square kilometers and have been assayed for Gold and Silver with impressive grades. Most entitlements are in place including the environmental permit.

Location Map

Due Diligence Sampling

Photos accompanying this release are available at

http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=18475

http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=18474

The signing of the Agreement follows a year of due diligence under three consecutive standstill agreements. Under the Agreement, the Company is required to make payments during the first year to the Concessionaire totaling $210,000, and on 15 June 2013 the Company will transfer 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock to the Concessionaire. $100,000 of the total initial cash payments is considered an advance on future 40% royalty payments. Preliminary assessments conducted on the first 60 hectares indicated a high probability of economic reserves that warranted entering into a definitive contract. There are indications that additional reserves are yet be discovered on the remaining 667 hectares.

QUICK FACTS:

Location: Coahuila State, North Central Mexico

Nearby Mining Operations: First Majestic Silver Corp (NYSE:AG ; TSX:FR) operates the Encantada silver mine nearby.

Area: 7.47 square kilometers of rolling desert

Inferred resource tonneage: 3M mt at 3.17 g/t gold and 57.3 g/t silver

Inferred resource ounces: 306K oz gold and 5.5 M oz silver

Secondary metals: silver & zinc

Type of mine: open-pit mining with truck access to highway

Estimated production: 2014

Estimated mine life: 2014-2030 (16 years)

Estimated employees: 66

Percent to the Company: 60%

Royalty to the Concessionaire: 40%

DUE DILLIGENCE SAMPLING:

In November 2012, a geochemical sampling survey was conducted by respected local mine engineer Juan Luis Castillo Velez under the direct supervision of Al French, the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Surface soil and rock samples were collected at the base perimeter, sides and top of a mineralized rise and sent to Inspectorate Labs of Reno Nevada for fire assay analysis. The average results of all the samples was 3.17 g/t AU (gold) and 57.37 g/t AG (silver) which confirmed numerous certified and uncertified analyses previously commissioned by the Concessionaire. The highest results obtained were 8.581 g/t AU and 148.1 g/t AG.

RESOURCE CALCULATION & VALUATION:

The inferred mineral resource estimate is based partially on: 1) The results of the November 2012 geochemical sampling; 2) A 2007 Geological Assessment (Sketch) sponsored by the Mexican Secretary of Economy,

Coordination General de Mineria, and Fideicomso de Formento Minero; and 3) A Geological Report by Juan Jose Lopez Reyna, a Professional Geologist at the Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila. Adopting a conservative approach, the preliminary tonnage estimate inputs are limited to just 50% of the 60 hectares (600,000 square meters) study area multiplied by 5 meters of depth. The result indicates a potential of 3 million tonnes or $700 million in gold and silver in inferred resources at current prices. The Company plans to start shallow drilling, metallurgy testing, bulk sample testing in a local pilot plant, and commission a qualified geological report with the objective of augmenting the preliminary inferred resources estimates.

GEOLOGY & LOCATION:

The Concessions are located on the south periphery of the extinct volcano Cerro Minerva and consist of a numerous tertiary intrusive igneous rocks whose composition varies from granite, granodiorite, gabbro, diorite, andesite porphyries, rhyolite, and syenite as stocks, sills and dikes, and are generally rolling hills and all are accessible by truck transport. A jagged metamorphic aureole formed in the areas of contact with limestone and shale intrusive bodies generally consisting of irregular garnet skarn, marble, hornfels and recrystallized limestone. The gold-silver mineralization is largely encapsulated in silica. Because the gold and silver is so fine grained as to be invisible and largely refractory, the ore is not readily susceptible to standard cyanidation process. Santo Mining is evaluating a number of processing options to determine the most economical way to pre-treat or concentrate the refractory ore. Preliminary tests indicate a combination of conventional processes look optimistic and may provide excellent gold and silver recoveries on a cost effective basis.

PLAN OF OPERATION:

Santo Mining will establish a 100% owned local subsidiary in Mexico to administer this project. Later in 2013 and early 2014 the Company plans to systematically scale-up operations and purchase equipment and machinery with funds from a recently approved $16 million equity funding program with the Magna Group affiliate of Hanover Holdings I, LLC, of New York.

The Concessionaire is providing the three exploitation concessions and an environmental license all of which are in force. The Company will submit an application for a Forestry Permit (which typically takes 60-90 days to process) and a well permit for process water (which is expected to take 30 days to process). In Mexico Mining Concessions are typically granted for 50 years and allows for the exploration and extraction of underlying mineral deposits. Established in 2005, this modern system has attracted substantial long-term investment with 286 mining companies operating with foreign capital. In 2010, Mexico produced 79.37 tonnes of Gold, 4.41 billion tonnes of Silver (the largest in the World) and 476 tonnes of Base metals (copper, lead, Zinc, etc). According to Thomson Reuters, Mexico has lower gold production costs than most other countries. Since the implementation of NAFTA 19 years ago and its strong foreign investment protection provisions, the Mexican government has implemented a transparent and consistent mining policy, and Mexico has evolved into a friendly mining jurisdiction. Foreign mining companies and their wholly owned subsidiaries have a clear legal framework to refer to when exploring, developing and operating a project. In an effort to expand exploration, the Mexican government has created the Mexican Geological Survey which has established a detailed database of prospective exploration areas throughout the country.

Al French, CEO, Santo Mining Commented on the news: "The closing of this gold & silver mining contract is a major milestone for Santo Mining Corp as it squarely launches us into the "Junior Mining" league. The project is consistent with our vision to acquire production ready properties in Mexico and highly prospective properties (exploration concession applications) in the Dominican Republic. This, in conjunction with the recent $16 million equity funding agreement, provides Santo Mining with a credible window of opportunity for short-term exponential growth on top of the longer-term opportunities in the Dominican Republic."

About Santo Mining:

Santo Mining Corporation is a junior minerals exploration and development company, based in the Dominican Republic. The Company is actively pursuing the acquisition and exploration of properties, which are strategically located in the prolific and highly prospective Hispaniola Gold-Copper Back-Arc area in the Dominican Republic. A detailed description of the Company's activities is available at www.SantoMining.com.

Further information on the Company and its filings can be found at www.sec.gov.

The Santo Mining Corporation logo is available at: http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=14686.

Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This current report contains "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements in this press release, such as the Company's plans to acquire a number of highly prospective gold exploration properties, which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future, including but not limited to, any mineralization, development or exploration of the Company's properties and the timing of any work program or exploration activities, and any results that may be obtained or the commencement of production.

Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, the inherent uncertainties associated with mineral exploration and difficulties associated with obtaining financing on acceptable terms. We are not in control of metals prices and these could vary to make development uneconomic. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the beliefs, plans, expectations and intentions contained in this press release are reasonable, there can be no assurance those beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions will prove to be accurate. Investors should consult all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factors disclosure outlined in our most recent annual report for our last fiscal year, our quarterly reports, and other periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Tyler Troup, B.Comm
Circadian Group, Investor Relations
North American: +1 (647)-930-1037
Toll Free: +1 (866) 603-3330

www.SantoMining.com
Due Diligence Portal: http://circadian-group.com/santo.html

Dr. Elena Polyakova founded Graphene Laboratories in 2009 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Since founding Graphene Laboratories, the company has grown to be the leading manufacturer and supplier of graphene materials. Dr. Polyakova is an invited speaker at many international forums and conferences, and her input on the graphene industry is regularly published by journalists covering business and technology.

Dr. Polyakova has won numerous awards for her entrepreneurship, including Mass High Tech's Women to Watch award (2011) and the Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Islands' Young Entrepreneur award (2012).

She received her Masters' degree in Physics and Applied Mathematics with honors from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Southern California. During Dr. Polyakova's post-doctoral work at Columbia University, her work on graphene was published in many leading peer-reviewed journals, which she co-authored with Nobel and Kalvi prize winners, as well as members of the National Academy of Sciences. It was then that she realized the commercial potential of graphene, which led to the founding of Graphene Laboratories, Inc.

Dr. Daniel Stolyarov co-founded Graphene Laboratories in 2009 and has since served as Chief Technology Officer. At Graphene Laboratories, he leads efforts to introduce new materials to the Graphene Supermarket product line. He also overviews all production efforts and leads all collaborative R&D projects of Graphene Labs. His work continues to play a critical role in securing Graphene Labs place as a leader in the manufacture and sale of 2D materials.

Dr. Stolyarov speaks at many international conferences about advancements in 2D materials, and insight from his work at Graphene Laboratories has been written about by several publications, including BBC and Physics World.

Previously, he worked at Energetiq Technology Inc. as a Research Scientist, where he helped develop the EQ-99 Laser Driven Light Source™ which won the SPIE and Photonics Media Prism Award (2010), and at Brookhaven National Laboratory as an Assistant Scientist.

He received his Masters' degree in Physics and Applied Mathematics with honors from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Southern California. During his academic career, his work on graphene was published in many leading peer-reviewed journals, which he co-authored with Nobel and Kalvi prize winners, as well as members of the National Academy of Sciences.

Lomiko Metals also confirms that it has issued 200,000 stock options at .10 to each new Advisor exercisable for up to 60 months from the date of grant. The options are subject to a four-month hold period commencing April 30, 2013. The options to be granted will be issued in accordance with the company's stock option plan.

For more information, review the website at www.lomiko.com, or contact A. Paul Gill at 604-729-5312 or by email at: info@lomiko.com.

On Behalf of the Board

"A. Paul Gill"

Chief Executive Officer

We seek safe harbor. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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Pacific Potash is engaged in the exploration and development of the Provost Potash Property and the surrounding potash claims targeting the Prairie Evaporite Formation. Pacific Potash also acquired 100% interest in Western Potash Corporation’s Amazonas Basin claims in Brazil.

Investment Highlights - Brazil

Amazonas Potash Basin

• The Brazilian Government plans to reduce Brazil’s reliance on potash imports from 91% to 60% over the next 5 years
• Soils in Brazil are deficient in potassium and require potash to remain productive
• The Amazonas potash basin is similar in geology and dimension to the Saskatchewan potash basin in Canada
• The claims are situated close to a primary market: Brazil is the 2nd largest importer and 3rd largest user of potash in the world

• Two deposits owned by Petrobras—Arari and Fazendinha—are located 20 and 40 km west of the property being optioned by Pacific Potash. These two deposits have reported historic resources as follows*:

  Fazendinha – 520 Mt @ 28.8% KCl
  Arari – 659 Mt @ 17.7% KCl

• On execution of the option agreement, Pacific Potash Corp will earn 100% interest

Highlights of 43-101 Report

• Potash has been intersected on 3 margins immediately adjacent to the property (West, North, and North East).

• The Property is located on the northwest limb of the Middle Amazonas Basin, extending across the deepest part of the basin axis. The known occurrence of potassium salts (potash) is in Cycle VII in the Nova Olinda Formation. The Cycle VII potash mineralization occurs in numerous drill holes in the Middle and Lower Amazon basin, including those that define the Fazendinha and Arari potash occurrences.

• Well log control from within the basin, but outside the claims, indicates thickening of the Nova Olinda formation towards the basin axis.

• Potential potash layers are expected to occur at depths of 1100 to 1800 m.

Investment Highlights - Alberta

Provost Potash Property

• Two 100%-owned MAIM permits totaing 17,781 hectares of land, located 250 km southeast of Edmonton and 45 km west of the historic Unity Potash Mine
• Exceptional infrastructure (access to water, paved roads, services lines, railway, workforce)
• Alberta was ranked the No. 1 jurisdiction for Mining and Exploration by the Fraser Institute in 2011
• The Alberta Department of Energy (Mineral Development Division) advised that potash royalty would be similar to salt at $.045/tonne compared to Saskatchewan’s $6.00/tonne
• 50:50 Joint Venture Twenty-four MAIM permits totaling 213,269 hectares, owned in a 50:50 Joint Venture with Grizzly Discoveries Inc.

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Percentage: +17.39% Vol. 468K Shares

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Donner metals is a Canadian development and exploration company focused on base and precious metal projects in Québec. Donner's flagship project is a partnership with Xstrata Canada Corporation in the Matagami Mining Camp covering both the current development of a new mine and on-going exploration activities. The project is located in the Abitibi region of central Québec and it is supported by Xstrata's existing mine infrastructure, a highly experienced workforce and an operating 2,950 tonne per day mill. As well, the area is serviced by highway, power, airport, railway and town site infrastructure.

High-grade sulphide mineralization has been discovered in drill hole MCL-13-25 between the Mineral Reserves in the McLeod Zone and the Inferred Mineral Resources in the McLeod Deep Zone. The hole intersected massive and semi-massive sulphides that returned 12.80 metres (7.33 metres estimated true width) grading 9.42% zinc, 2.51% copper, 35.71g/t silver and 0.81g/t gold from 932.40 to 945.20 metres. This result dramatically increases the likelihood that the two zones, separated by a 200-metre un-drilled gap, are connected by continuous high-grade sulphide mineralization. Five surface drills and one underground drill are currently active on the project, including three surface rigs at McLeod Deep.

Bracemac-McLeod Development:

Development of the Bracemac-McLeod Mine continues on schedule and on budget, with production scheduled for May 2013. Development totals 8,660 metres to date on multiple headings. Pre-production activities are as follows:

• Bracemac Main Zone: ore has been accessed on 3 levels, development currently in progress on 5 levels;
• Bracemac KT Zone: ore has been accessed on 2 levels, development currently in progress on 4 levels;
• An additional level has been added to the mine plan to access incremental ore discovered by development drilling immediately down-dip of known reserves in the Bracemac Main Zone.

Development continues in both the main and vent ramps towards the McLeod Zone. The main ramp is currently at 3,035 metres from the ramp portal at a 15% grade. The vent ramp is currently at 595 metres from the Bracemac Zone at an average grade of 7%. Underground pre-production drilling in the Bracemac Main and KT zones is ongoing.

Surface:

Underground:

The Donner - Xstrata team discovered the proven and probable mining reserves of 3.73 million tonnes grading 9.60% zinc, 1.26% copper, 28.25g/t silver and 0.43g/t gold that support an initial 4 year mine plan. In close proximity to these reserves are inferred resources of 2.63 million tonnes grading 8.78% zinc, 1.31% copper, 38.83g/t silver and 1.06g/t gold. Mineralization is open in many parts of the deposit and exploration potential is considered excellent. Relative interests in the deposit are Donner 35% and Xstrata 65%.

McLeod Up-Dip

Three diamond drill holes were completed and one hole was deepened as part of the continuing McLeod Zone up-dip exploration program (Figure 1). All holes intersected mineralized chlorite alteration ("Pipe" alteration) with local copper and copper-zinc sulphides. The holes investigated the Key Tuffite Horizon at an approximate spacing of 50 metres.

Three drill holes were completed up-dip and to the east of MCL-12-16 (2.83% copper over 19.4 metres). MCL-12-19 was drilled 37 metres east and up-dip from MCL-12-16. This hole intersected 10 metres of intense Pipe alteration carrying a mineralized zone which returned 1.0 metre grading 8.86% copper, 3.97% zinc, 33.9 g/t silver, 0.18 g/t gold. MCL-12-20 intersected stringer mineralization and patchy chlorite alteration 184 metres up-dip from MCL-12-19 and 61 metres up-dip and east of hole MC-08-35 that returned 10.75% copper over 0.6 metres. MCL-12-21 was drilled 52 metres down-dip from MCL-12-20 where it intersected sheared intrusive rocks at the target followed by 36 metres of Pipe alteration. MCL-12-13, previously reported on September 19, 2012, was deepened to 522 metres. It intersected 14.7 metres of well-mineralized Pipe alteration below the Key Tuffite carrying stringer chalcopyrite and sphalerite. Assays are pending.

Rivière Allard

Two drill holes were completed in the Rivière Allard area in the Central Camp Joint Venture area approximately 11 kilometres from the Matagami Lake Mill. Drill holes RA-12-12 and RA-12-13, drilled 180 metres apart, intersected a weakly mineralized andesite pyroclastic unit at the target horizon. Mineralization consists of disseminated and stringer pyrite, pyrrhotite, magnetite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite. No significant values are expected.

Corporate Website / Fact Sheet

The important aspect of this story is the identification by Dr. Palacios that scalable fabrication of graphene is the most important aspect of its development.

That goes to the core of what Lomiko and Graphene Labs is trying to accomplish with graphite to graphene conversion.Dr.Polyakova and Dr. Stolyarov are also principals of Maximum Materials - 2D materials that are not graphene.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/29/tech/graphene-miracle-material/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

While the products themselves are years away from development, Graphene Labs has fashioned a profitable business from the fabrication of graphene which Lomiko now has the exclusive rights to fund.

Regards,

AGORACOM

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(CNN) -- Ever since it was discovered in 2004, graphene has been hailed as a natural wonder of the materials world destined to transform our lives in the 21st century.

Graphene's amazing properties excite and confound in equal measure. How can something one million times thinner than a human hair be 300 times stronger than steel and 1,000 times more conductive than silicon?

CNN Labs asked the head of MIT's graphene research department, Tomas Palacios, to explain why graphene is such a special material and what we can expect it to do for us in the future.

CNN: What is graphene?

Tomas Palacios (TP): Graphene is a one-atom thick layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice.

This special atomic arrangement gives graphene truly unique properties. For example electrical currents in graphene move faster than in any other material we know of.

Heat can also move in graphene very fast and it is the best thermal conductor that we have. On top of this, graphene is the thinnest material in the world as well as the strongest, much stronger than steel and, of course, much lighter.

Finally, because it is only one atom thick, it is perfectly transparent and flexible.

CNN: What applications will it have?

TP: The very first application where graphene is going to be used is probably as a replacement for (the relatively expensive metal) indium selenide in solar cells.

Read: 'Mantis:' the monster-sized hexapod robot

After that, I think we will see a new array of communication devices that don't just use graphene but which also use other two-dimensional materials.

Products such as cell phones will be integrated into the likes of the clothes, pieces of paper and in windows.

Another direction is transparent displays. Basically we are going to have electronic displays embedded almost everywhere, in the windows, in our glasses, in the walls, everywhere.

To do this we need very thin materials that are also transparent and graphene could be that material.

CNN: When will products containing graphene be available?

TP: It depends on the specific application. I believe that the use of graphene in solar cells, displays and so on is probably going to be in the marketplace in a couple of years.

Read: 'Afterlife' feels 'even more real than real'

More complex applications such as computers or cell phones will probably take longer, maybe within five and ten years.

CNN: What challenges remain for researchers?

TP: One important challenge facing graphene is the way the material is developed.

Graphene was isolated for the first time using the Scotch Tape technique (where ever thinner strips are peeled off a block of graphite using sticky tape) and the quantities we can make in large areas still lag behind this method.

There has been a lot of work to try and enhance the manufacturability of graphene and there are a few techniques that look very promising but they are not completely mature yet.

The second challenge is that graphene is a material that is only one atom thick. Anything that you do to it is going to impact its properties.

Read: Flying robots learn mind-boggling tricks

We still need to understand better how to fabricate graphene devices and how to be gentle enough not to (break) the formula.

CNN: Are production methods improving?

Recently, Samsung Electronics has demonstrated a single layer of graphene which is 30 inches in diameter. So in just a few years we have gone from micro-meter sized flakes all the way to 30 inches.

The ambition is that one day graphene will be fabricated in the same way that you print newspapers -- in a roll to roll process using the same kind of equipment. This will change the entire economics of the electronics industry.

CNN: Are there any other materials like graphene?

TP: Graphene was the first two-dimensional material to be discovered, but it is not the only one. Now there are more than 10 materials that are all two-dimensional with complimentary properties that could be integrated with graphene to provide extra functionality.

Boron nitride for example is also one-atom thick and instead of being a conductor it is an insulator (of heat), the best insulator we know. If you go to three atoms thick we have another material called molybdenum disulfide which is a semi-conductor, like silicon, but lighter and stronger.

These materials can then be combined in order to fabricate completely new material structures that don't exist in nature. I think that that is a very powerful proposition.

CNN: When will graphene-based products hit main street?

TP: If you look at how long it traditionally takes new materials to make an impact in the market, it typically takes around 20 years.

We need to be patient but things seem to be moving faster than with other materials.

I think the next couple of years will see quite significant improvements in the growth techniques and synthesis of two-dimensional materials.

At a basic research level we are going to see an emphasis on trying to understand what happens when you stack these materials one on top of the other.

That is going to enable a lot of new understanding which will enable completely new devices.

I am completely convinced that graphene is going to end up changing our lives. Exactly how, I don't know and I don't think anyone can know for sure but there is nothing thinner, stronger or more suitable to conduct electricity and that has to be useful for many important things.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/29/tech/graphene-miracle-material/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

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Percentage: +16% Vol. 553K Shares

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS:

Hole LK-12-170 drilled 175 m south of the deposit

• 66.8 m grading 14.68 % Cgr (from 54.9 to 121.7 m), including

• • 8.0 m grading 21.73% Cgr (from 54.9 to 62.9 m),
  • 21.7 m grading 17.99% Cgr (from 70.0 to 91.7 m) and
  • 21.3 m grading 18.22 % Cgr (from 100.4 to 121.7 m)

Significant graphite intercepts are still encountered up to 375 m south of the deposit as evidenced by Hole LK-12-174 drilled on Line 1100 S which intersected 20.9 m grading 19.31% Cgr (from 20.0 to 40.9 m), indicating that the deposit remains open to the south. All the significant intercepts (Cgr >5%) Preliminary Phase II Locked Cycle Tests from Lac Knife Yield High Purity 96.6% C Flake Graphite

Lac Knife – PEA

The company recently announced positive results of the Preliminary Economic Assessment. Highlights of the PEA are summarized below:

Operational Highlights:

• Proposed Life of Mine production of 6.0 million tonnes (Mt) of mill feed at a grade of 15.66% graphitic carbon (Cgr), based on the initial Mineral Resource estimate disclosed on January 19, 2012
• Mine Life of 20 years, open pit operation at 300,000 tonnes per year
• Processing through a sequence of crushing, grinding, flotation, magnetic separation, thickening and drying, producing a primary concentrate of graphite of various grades and flake sizes
• Tailings directed through sulfide flotation circuit in order to minimize the volume of acid-generating residues and to enable proper management of both acid-generating tailings and waste rock within a unique disposal site
• Average graphite recovery of 91.3% at Lac Knife process plant
• Life of Mine production of 928,000 tonnes of concentrate at 92% Cgr on average at Lac Knife, or approximately 46,600 tonnes of concentrate per annum (tpa)
• Thermal purification upgrade of approximately 40% of the primary concentrate to 99.99% Cgr by an existing producer with inherent purification losses of 15%
• Life of Mine Project production of 868,000 tonnes of concentrate at 93.5% Cgr on average, including 338,000 tonnes of high purity 99.95% Cgr product

Financial Highlights:

• Exchange rate US$1.00 = C$1.00
• PEA economics for the Project calculated based on graphite market prices of $10,000, $1,300, and $800 per tonne of battery grade (>99.95% Cgr, +100 mesh), medium grade (>90% Cgr, -100+200 mesh) and fine grade (>80% Cgr, -200 mesh) respectively, on a FOB mine basis
• $246 million pre-tax Net Present Value (NPV) (at a 10% discount rate)
• 32% pre-tax Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
• $926 million pre-tax undiscounted cash flow
• $3.7 billion total net revenue
• Pre-tax payback period of 2.8 years
• $154 million initial capital cost, inclusive of $33 million and $24 million in working capital and contingency (25%), respectively
• $68 per tonne average unit operating cost at Lac Knife
• $435 per tonne average unit operating cost, assuming thermal purification on a contract basis

Kwyjibo Property

The 2012 exploration program at Kwyjibo comprised of surface showing and trench re-sampling, core drilling and ground geophysical surveying.

Highlights of the Josette showing and trench re-sampling program include:

• Josette showing: 2.95% TREO, 37.35% REOc* and 1.44 % Cu over 10 m, including a high-grade sub-zone of: 4.59% TREO, 35.58 % REOc*, and 2.62 % Cu over 2m.

• Trench TR-95-30: 4.13% TREO, 36.08% REOc* and 0.23 % Cu over 2 m.

• Trench TR-95-29: 3.58% TREO, 39.90% REOc*and 0.17% Cu over 1.5 m.

Lac Tétépisca property

Focus Graphite Inc. announces the discovery of a new graphite bearing corridor on the Company’s 100%-owned Lac Tétépisca property located to the southwest of the Manicouagan reservoir, 234 km north-northwest of Baie-Comeau, Québec.

• Bedrock sampling has resulted in the identification of a 900 m long by up to 100 m wide graphite bearing corridor on the Property
• 25 grab samples define the graphitic corridor
• 17 of which host graphitic carbon* (Cgr) grades in a range or 5.59% – 45.80% Cgr.
• 8 grab samples which delineate the graphitic trend show Cgr grades below 5.00%
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25th April 2013

TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Fertilisers and their increased application will be vital in driving Brazil’s status as a global agricultural powerhouse. The country is already the world’s fourth-largest consumer, according to Reuters.

Rather than rely on imported raw material for fertiliser production, Brazil’s government is keen to facilitate the growth of a robust domestic potash and phosphate industry. Several significant projects are already in various stages of development, including those being advanced by MBAC, Brazil Potash and Verde Potash.

MBAC

MBAC is close to bringing on stream its Itafós project, located in the vast Cerrado area, Brazil’s new agricultural frontier.

Construction work is just more than 90% complete, with proven reserves standing at 15.9-million tons and probable reserves at 48.9-million tons. Life of mine is estimated at 19 years, with an average ore grade of 5.08% P2O5 (phosphorus pentoxide). Yearly output is estimated at an initial 500 000 tons single super phosphate (SSP).

“We’ve accomplished a lot over the last four years: we’ve drilled over 75 000 m; obtained the necessary permits and filed the necessary technical reports; [and] secured financing in difficult market conditions,” MBAC VP corporate development Steve Burleton told Mining Weekly Online.

“The mine is complete and licenced, and we’ve stockpiled about 250 000 t of ore so far. The beneficiation plant is being commissioned and expected to come on stream in mid-May,” he said.

“Our sulphuric acid plant is also nearing completion. Here we’ll combine the phosphate concentrate with sulphuric acid to produce SSP powder … We’re also building a plant to produce granular material,” he added.

“We aim to come on stream in June or July, selling product shortly thereafter,” he said. “Our infrastructure is pretty good, with decent roads. At most, our customers will be located 500 km to 700 km from the plant.”

MBAC is also developing the Santana project in southern Paraíba. “We’re now working on a prefeasibility study that should be ready around the end of Q2,” Burleton said.

“Santana is located just north of Matto Grosso state, which is the largest farming district in Brazil and also its largest fertiliser-consuming region,” he said. “But right now, the state is supplied by competitors far to the south or from imported material ... So we’d have a huge competitive advantage; we’d be just 300 km to 400 km away.”

Potash Brazil

Potash Brazil is advancing the Amazonas potash project located in northwest Amazonas state. The focus has been centred on the Autazes deposit and an independent National Instrument (NI) 43-101-compliant technical report with an inferred resource will be released shortly, Potash Brazil MD for Brazil operations Helio Diniz told Mining Weekly Online.

“The indication is that the global resource will be above 500-million tons for grading over 30% KCl [potassium chloride],” he said. “The mineralisation is conventional: good grades, with good geology … it will be a traditional underground mine.”

Rather than rely on rail or road, Brazil Potash will use rivers to move its output. “The project is located by a large river … Most Brazilian fertiliser producers are upriver, so we’ll be able to ship direct,” Diniz said.

“In the next 12 to 18 months we’ll complete the feasibility study and usual permitting process,” he said. “Construction will take about three or four years, which means we aim to start production at the end of 2017 or the start of 2018.”

“Brazil’s KCl [potassium chloride] consumption is estimated to reach 15-million tonnes by 2025, so our initial output will be Brazil-focussed,” he added.

The basin in which the property lies contains vast, untapped potential, Diniz said. “Its 400-km long and we’ve only really just started exploration. The basin is similar in age, geology and mineralogy to Saskatchewan and the Urals.”

“Within a generation the Amazonas basin could be as large Saskatchewan, so it’s exciting,” Potash Brazil’s CEO David Argyle told Mining Weekly Online in a separate interview.

“Brazil is a resource-rich country with policies in place that enable investors to put money into assets that will move into production. And this is the objective: it’s not to just delineate a resource and then have it sit there; the goal is production,” he stressed.

Verde Potash

Verde Potash is developing its Cerrado Verde potash project located in Minas Gerais state. It will be an openpit operation, producing KCl by processing verdete slate through a bespoke procedure that incorporates the use of a rotary kiln.

Total in-situ resources are 253-million tons potassium oxide. The first-phase capital expenditure (capex) is estimated at $598-million, with the project scheduled to come on stream during 2015. Initial output will be around 600 000 t/y of granular KCl.

“Right now we’re working on a bankable feasibility study, which is looking good,” Verde Potash president, CEO and director Cristiano Veloso told Mining Weekly Online.

“We’ve a total of over 40 000 m of drilling. This has given us significant measured and indicated resources, the details of which will be released together with the feasibility study [to be unveiled during Q2 2013],” he said

“Our sales price will be calculated on a delivered basis, including all costs, matching the price from Canada and Russia,” Veloso said.

But Verde Potash’s material has several critical advantages over imported material; the project’s proximity and shorter delivery times to the Cerrado agricultural heartlands being the most essential benefit, Veloso argued.

“Also it’s worth remembering that imported material suffers the problem of granules being ground into dust and fines each time it’s shifted in the transportation process,” Veloso said.

“Most farmers’ equipment is designed to spread the granules over some distance; well this won’t work if you have dust and fines. A farmer wants a 100% granular product if he can get it,” Verde Potash VP corporate development Jaret Anderson told Mining Weekly Online in the same interview.

Verde Potash is close to signing an off-take agreement, Veloso added. “Brazilian blenders are keen, especially when you consider that their waiting times for imported material can last, on average, between three and four months. This has massive capital implications for them.”

For Veloso, a key principal was “batalhador”, the Portuguese for someone who battles onwards, getting things done. Certainly this seems applicable across Brazil’s domestic potash and phosphate industry that is now on the cusp of great and radical change.

Source:
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/brazil-on-cusp-of-domestic-potash-and-phosphate-revolution-2013-04-25