EPM Mining Ventures Inc. to Commence Trading on the TSX Venture Exchange

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 20, 2011) - EPM Mining Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EPK) ("EPM") is pleased to announce that effective at the opening of trading on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX VENTURE") on June 21, 2011, the common shares of EPM (the "EPM Common Shares") will commence trading on the TSXV under the trading symbol "EPK".

Upon listing, EPM will have approximately 50.9 million EPM Common Shares and approximately 54.3 million non-voting common shares (the "EPM Non-Voting Shares") outstanding. The EPM Non-Voting shares are convertible into EPM Common Shares on a one-for-one basis and if all were converted, EPM would have approximately 105.2 million EPM Common Shares outstanding.

This follows the previously announced acquisition of 44170 Yukon Inc. ("BidCo") by EPM. On April 5, 2011, Bidco participated in a federal lease auction conducted by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management for land in the Known Potash Leasing Area at Sevier Lake in Utah. Bidco was the high bidder and was granted rights to 95,171.96 acres (the "Project Lands"). Prior to its acquisition of the Project Lands, Bidco completed a brokered financing through Cormark Securities Inc. of approximately C$30,100,000 that provided it with the funds necessary to bid and pay for the Project Lands. The private placement was for subscription receipts at a price of $0.67 per subscription receipt. The subscription receipts were converted into common shares and class B common shares (non-voting) of BidCo following the occurrence of certain escrow release conditions. Following payment in full for the leases, Bidco has approximately $9 million in cash remaining from the financings.

EPM also acquired a 40% interest in Emerald Peak Minerals, LLC ("Emerald Peak") which controls 6,409 acres of land leased from the state of Utah ("State Leases") contiguous to the federal lands described above. In addition, EPM entered into a commercial arrangement whereby it has assumed the operation of the State Leases and responsibility for the marketing and sale of potash and related minerals produced in respect of the State Leases. Emerald Peak was granted a 7.5% royalty on sales of potash produced from lands which comprise the State Leases.

"We are excited to begin trading on the TSXV" said Lance D'Ambrosio, Chief Executive Officer. "We have begun a drilling program and other engineering work with the intention of producing a "bankable" feasibility study. We look forward to providing the results to our shareholders over the next several months".

Please refer to the Listing Application of EPM dated June 6, 2011, which is available on EPM's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, for additional details with respect to EPM.

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